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\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"

 

Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?

— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021

Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.

\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated

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BET announced the Soul Train Awards are leaving Las Vegas and coming to Harlem to the legendary Apollo Theater, now in its 88th year. This move marks the first time in the awards show's 33-year history that it will be taped in New York City and will be one of the Apollo Theater's first in-person events.

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David Duke said on a recent episode of his podcast that ex-President Donald Trump and Fox News host Tucker Carlson created their platforms out of his white nationalist ideas.

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The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia

The post NFL, players agree to end ‘race-norming’ in $1B settlement appeared first on TheGrio.

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The first Black chair of Iowa's Democratic Party said he received racist and lynching threats after writing an opinion piece criticizing Donald Trump.

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You is one of Netflix's top rated shows and it has garnered the attention of many fans including rap sensation Cardi B. She discovered actor Penn Badgley, who plays the series main character Joe Goldberg, may know her better than she knows herself.

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There aren't any ranked vs. ranked matchups on the Week 8 college football schedule, but there are still plenty of opportunities for College Football Playoff contenders to slip up. No.…

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By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint By now we have all relived the life of General Colin Powell. We are reminded that death often creates sainthood for those who pass on. They become larger than life and are often remembered without fault. This was not the case with Colin […]

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Saturday, October 23, 2021 HBCU students across the country will have the opportunity to learn from entertainment industry professionals at the 3rd Annual Macro X HBCU Entertainment Summit in Atlanta. […]

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[Monitor] President Museveni's longest-serving spokesperson, Hope Kivengere, died yesterday at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala after a short illness, State House said.

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