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Nigerian security forces have opened fire on demonstrators at a protest site in the commercial capital Lagos hours after the state imposed a curfew amid rallies against police brutality in Nigeria. Witnesses told Reuters that the soldiers fired at the protesters in the Lekki district of the capital
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If they decide the signature on the ballot can’t be verified, Texas election officials may continue rejecting mail-in ballots without notifying voters until after the election that their ballot wasn’t counted, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday. The appeals court halted a lower
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This is the most important election in human history — and Joe Biden finally gets why
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US election 2020: The upcoming US vote is the most important election of our times
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WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO – BEYOND THE 2020 ELECTIONS | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Julianne Malveaux No matter what the outcome of the 2020 election, there remains much work to do. Our economy is wrong-sided, and we have to right-side it. Our tax code rewards the wealthy and penalizes others. Our regulatory system protects corporations, not people. Almost a hundred
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No glitzy campaign for Lisa
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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia | The Savannah Tribune
Attorney Dawn M. Jones, managing member of The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC in Atlanta, was installed as the 58th president of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 13. The Honorable Patsy Y. Porter of the State Court of Fulton County administered the oath of office. Jones has previously
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PRESS ROOM: BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th | BlackPressUSA
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How to cope with negative attitudes from your children - Stabroek News
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Lindsey Harris: First African-American to Lead Alabama Nurses in 107 years
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Lisa and Mark make pitch to delegates
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18 Georgia NAACP branches to 'Party at the Polls' in pivotal state | BlackPressUSA
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What It's Like For Asian American Candidates During A Pandemic Marked By Racism
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