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More Needed on COVID-19, GOP Fine with Less

Legislatively Speaking Wisconsin Republicans Unprepared to Lead As Death Toll Rises Wisconsin’s Republican controlled state Legislature has pretty much been missing in action, when it comes to minimizing the universal damage of COVID-19. In fairness, I don’t want to give the impression that Republicans have not been working. After all, they have been busy fighting […]

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Why Black people should be rethinking the hustle mentality

Growing up as a teen in the 90s, when we said someone “hustled,” we usually meant they sold drugs or some other parallel business. Now 24 years past Jay-Z’s seminal album, Reasonable Doubt, led by the Mary J. Blige-assisted single “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” the “hustle” is a near-ubiquitous term far

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Tucker Carlson says Black Lives Matter movement is poison

Tucker Carlson railed against the Black Lives Matter movement on a podcast released on Thursday. People believe he may run for president one day. The post Tucker Carlson says Black Lives Matter movement is poison appeared first on TheGrio.

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What have we become with Trump? – Daytona Times

I remember Dick Gregory frequently saying to me, “Don’t you know when a man like Donald Trump and his people put on MAGA hats and talk about making America great again, they’re acting like America once was great.” I look around me and see a few Black and Brown people that have been treated fairly

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Past due time for healthcare system to protect Black Americans – Daytona Times

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Child Rights body urges greater protections in face of coronavirus - Stabroek News

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No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Mayor Barrett Announces Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds - Milwaukee Community Journal

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Coronavirus: Texas governor mandates wearing of face masks - DefenderNetwork.com

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