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'Candyman' reboot postponed to 2021, director DaCosta says film is 'community' experience - TheGrio
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms among honorees for racial justice | New Pittsburgh Courier
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and philanthropist Robert F. Smith to be honored at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hosts 20th Annual Gala to spotlight movement for racial … Continued
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Rejected absentee ballots higher for minority voters, study finds - TheGrio
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US should have enough virus vaccines to return to ‘regular life’ by end of 2021: CDC - TheGrio
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'Black-ish' to air its first-ever animated episode - TheGrio
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Coronavirus killing more Black and Hispanic kids: CDC study - TheGrio
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Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson Honored with NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | Dallas Weekly
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who began his grassroots political activism being a civil rights champion through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while a student at Tougaloo College, will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2020 National
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Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | Dallas Weekly
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'We Still Want Criminal Responsibility: Breonna Taylor Supporters Shift Focus to Grand Jury Following $12 Million Settlement
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Trump administration gives $2B to Tommy Fisher in border wall contracts
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California Black man falsely accused of deputy ambush: 'Don't feel safe at all' - TheGrio
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John Boyega quits perfume ambassdor role over Chinese ad exclusion - TheGrio
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'Lovecraft Country' star Jonathan Majors nabs leading role in 'Ant-man 3' : TheGrio
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Family of Breonna Taylor Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit For $12 Million | The Urban Daily
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A record 10 Black quarterbacks started this NFL season - TheGrio
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