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Justice for Joshua Johnson: Family, community want answers
The rash of national killings of unarmed Blacks has overshadowed a local tragedy, the killing of 35-year-old Joshua Johnson around 6 am on April 22, 2020 at the hands of Harris County Deputy Tu Tran, who has killed
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These Photos Capture the Lives of African American Soldiers Who Served During World War II
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Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American
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Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’
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Middleburgh's Reggie Harris makes sense of this past year
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Report warns of fiscal cliff for Illinois when federal funding runs out
(The Center Square) – Illinois is one of a dozen states in the country that are at risk of eliminating or scaling back programs when the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus package expires in two years. The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) were handed out to states, c
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'U Don't Need to Explain': Yandy Smith Fans Jump to Her Defense After Critics Attack Anniversary Post to Mendeecees
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U.S.Vice President Kamala Harris has been in office for the past 11 monthsbutwhat has she done? That’s the question many throughout the nation have asked or thought ofshortlyafter she made a historic step into the White House as the first woman to ever become vice president and thefirstperson of
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Donald Trump a Voice of Reason on Police Reform.
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