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Beginning Aug. 16, Judith Batty—a lifelong 'Girl Scout, a board member, and corporate trailblazer'—became interim CEO of the Girl Scouts of the United State, the first Black CEO in the organization's history. Batty's appointment follows the resignation of  Sylvia Acevedo, who stepped down after
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Long Island Couple Arrested for Intimidating Black Woman and Her Daughter Soon After They Moved In the Neighborhood Three Years Ago
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Detroit Federation of Teachers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Safety Strike | News | The Michigan Chronicle
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Portland protesters set fire to county government building - Black News Channel
By The Oregonian PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland broke out the windows of a county government building, sprayed lighter fluid inside and set a fire in a demonstration that started Tuesday night and ended Wednesday morning with clashes with police, officials said. The fire at the
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Elizabeth Warren pays subtle tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement at DNC | The Atlanta Voice
Sen. Elizabeth Warren paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in a subtle but pointed way during her speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. As the Massachusetts Democrat addressed the convention from the Early Childhood Education Center in
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Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Texted ‘Viva le Resistance’ after Trump Victory Admits Falsifying Document – The Wilmington Journal
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Step Brothers: A Full Length Kid Cudi And Travis Scott Album Is On The Way | The Urban Daily
As the music industry gets smaller artists are seeing the power of joint efforts. Two performers from another have confirmed an LP is in the works. As spotted on Hype Beast Travis Scott and Kid Kudi will formally be joining creative forces for a full length album. In a recent interview for a GQ
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Newswire: African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why
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Stacey Dash’s Estranged Husband Claims He Was Hypnotized Into Marrying Her
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Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone must step down in October
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