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Biden Nominates Eight for U.S. Attorney Posts
President Joe Biden on Monday nominated eight people for U.S. attorney across the country, including for the District of Columbia and Maryland. The post Biden Nominates Eight for U.S. Attorney Posts appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Putting "People Over Profits": Meet 3 Black Women Aiming for Progress in Congress
The coronavirus pandemic brought to light what many Black women already knew: Our communities have endured generations of inequality, and it manifests in every segment of society. In the past
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6 Reasons Why Are People Moving Out Of California | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2021
If you were to ask anyone from outside of the US where they would like to live if they were to move to the US, we're confident that most people would say either New York or Los Angeles. However, most Americans would disagree with you. One of the latest trends Read More
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Civil Rights Icon Robert Moses Dies
Moses was central to the 1964 “Freedom Summer” in which hundreds of students went to the South to register voters.
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Prince George’s Groups Collaborate for Two-Year Project on ‘Freedom Stories’
A descendant of a family enslaved on a former White Marsh plantation in Prince George's County described slavery in one word: theft. The post Prince George's Groups Collaborate for Two-Year Project on 'Freedom Stories' appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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President Biden Picks 8 US Attorneys to Run Offices
President Joe Biden nominated eight people for U.S. attorney positions, with one that will oversee the prosecutions of people charged in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Associated Press reported. The White House named Erek L. Barron, Nicholas W. Brown, Matthew M. Graves, Clifford
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Bob Moses: Civil rights activist who used maths to fight inequality
After turning his attention to helping black people vote, Moses focused his efforts on ensuring minorities received an education
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U.S. Census Shows Maryland’s Black Population Among Highest in Nation
Maryland's Black population has held steady over the past decade, but its shrinking white population is no longer the majority — reflecting the nationwide trend, according to data from the 2020 census released
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Anne Arundel County Declares State of Emergency in Wake of Ida, Tornado
Anne Arundel County declared a state of emergency after Hurricane Ida and a resulting tornado tore through the region this week. The post Anne Arundel County Declares State of Emergency in Wake of Ida, Tornado appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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COVID-19 Relief Fund Available for Black-Owned Firms
In less than two weeks, Inga Toye will celebrate a two-year anniversary owning her Black-owned business called Blossoms Boutique at the Tanger Outlets at National Harbor in Prince George’s County. The small business owner who resides in neighboring Charles County depends on family and close friends
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2020 Census Report Reveals The White Population Is Dwindling For The First Time Ever - Blavity
The 2020 Census report, released on Thursday, revealed a decline in the number of white people in the U.S. for the first time in history. According to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the white population fell by 8.6% since 2010. At the same time, a significant growth among minority groups was
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President Biden Nominates Eight for U.S. Attorney Posts | Dallas Weekly
The President said each “will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as the top federal law enforcement officials for their district.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CRISIS, ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE - The Chicago Crusader
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged Congress to respond to the climate crisis and advance environmental justice by funding critical programs in
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Crank Lucas Opens Up About Cancel Culture, Will Smith, Censorship And His New Music | Atlanta Daily World
Crank Lucas can make you laugh and dance at the same time. The Washington, D.C., content creator, who got his start doing comedic rap parodies, is now an established artist and producer. Recently, he started doing videos of viral internet video moments. Amassing 668,000 subscribers on
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Room to Breathe: Industrial Projects and Communities Are Challenged to Co-Exist
Rising health and climate change risks spur pushback from communities impacted by facility emissions and pollution—as owners, governments, activists and industry advisers weigh better options for environmental justice.
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Olympics were not the patriot games: Devine
… . After becoming the first female black American wrestler to win Olympic gold … I am, whether I’m African American, Asian American, Hispanic, white, male …
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Texas House Democrats Spar with Congressional Republicans over Their Protest of State Voting Bills | Dallas Weekly
Three Texas House Democrats testified before a congressional committee on their efforts to thwart voting restrictions — and were met with heat from their Republican counterparts.
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Feds’ Latest Capitol Riots Arrest Is A Black Man In What Could Be A First
Maryland man Uliyahu Hayah was arrested and charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in what may be the first non-white person being held accountable for the violent insurrection that left five people dead.
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CEGTBA proves there’s strength in numbers
Imam Askia Muhammad Aquil talks about the collective power African Americans possess. BY MARK PARKER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - The night before he was assassinated, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave what became known as his “mountain top” speech in which he said, “individually we are
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Breonna Taylor Lives On In New Smithsonian Exhibit, Plus 4 Other Commemorative Pieces
The commemorative artwork will hang on the fourth floor of the  National Museum of African American History and Culture as a part of the museum's new exhibition "Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience."
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Maryland Man Charged With Murder of Black Trans Woman
A grand jury in Prince George's County indicted a District Heights man for the murder of Tavahn "Taya" Ashton, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman, county officials announced Tuesday. The post Maryland Man Charged With Murder of Black Trans Woman appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Van Hollen, Health Officials Encourage Use of ‘Creditable’ Sources for COVID-19 Information
One day after Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul chastised infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Capitol Hill hearing on COVID-19 research, a Maryland senator and health officials want Americans to use “credible sources” to help combat the virus. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), who led
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Black Organizers Want Biden To Take Definitive Action On Voting Rights
Celebrated last November for saving Democracy, Black organizers and the voters they mobilized will not rest until federal voting rights legislation is passed.
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Looking For Normalcy, Parents Get Their Children Vaccinated Before School Year Begins - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths African-American (NH) 146,674 (3,486 …
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Editorial - The President Needs To Pull Out All Stops - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher Last week, Majority Whip Clyburn, Democrat ic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, made the observation that the “Filibuster” currently being used in the U.S. Senate to block the Voting Rights Bill as well as the George Floyd Bill, is a matter of tradition
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Analysis: In Texas, Sports Can Be a Religion. Thankfully, Politics are Not Involved. Oops… | Dallas Weekly
Nothing offers a better distraction from nasty political fights over serious subjects than nasty political infighting over Texas college sports.
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Candace Owens Hit With $20M Lawsuit After Calling Kimberly Klacik a Strip Club ‘Madame’
Candace Owens has been hit with a $20 million defamation lawsuit by former Maryland GOP congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik.
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1960s Mississippi civil rights activist Robert Moses dead at 86 - DefenderNetwork.com
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86. Moses, who was widely referred
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Fairfax Co. Outpaces Region’s School Districts in Staff COVID Vaccinations; D.C. Lags Behind
The six largest school districts in the D.C. metropolitan area have various estimations on how many teachers and staff have been vaccinated against the
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More than 45 dead after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast
A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers and tornado damage Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane The post More than 45 dead after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast appeared first on TheGrio.
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