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Uncle Remus
Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form in 1881. A journalist in post-Reconstruction Atlanta, Georgia, Harris produced seven Uncle Remus books. Harris wanted to show
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Kamala Harris' First Trip Overseas Isn't Going So Well and This Lester Holt Interview Clip Didn't Help Matters: 'I Don't Understand the Point That You're Making'
NBC anchor Lester Holt recently grilled Vice President Kamala Harris about why she has not visited the U.S.-Mexico border amid an ongoing migration crisis since […]
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Democrats Offer Sweeping Police Reform Bill
(CNN) — Democrats put forward sweeping legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on police brutality and recording patterns of misuse of force across the country, the first concrete step toward action from Washington as a national movement
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Ex-cop charged in Brooks case involved in earlier shooting –
ATLANTA – Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks last week outside a downtown Wendy’s, five years ago was involved in another shooting on the job that left a man with a punctured lung, court documents
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Check It Out...Is Kamala Harris inadequately prepared and positioned? | New Pittsburgh Courier
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier In March 2020, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden vowed he would select a woman as his running mate and create an administration that looks like America. Conservative columnist Kaylee McGhee warned, “Biden has done a disservice to his future
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Book Addresses Whether or Not the Killing of George Floyd Was a Tipping Point for Racism in America
To help both Black and white Americans better understand the impact of racism in America, Paradigm Publishing is offering free copies of the Amazon Kindle book, Solving The Race Issue In America by
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of George Floyd and other Black
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Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Expand Hospital Capacity In Four Additional Texas Counties
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in these
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Biden Urged To Pick Black VP, Not Klobuchar As Minneapolis Killing Stokes Racial Tensions
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OP-ED: A Warning to Joe Biden and the Democratic Party About Black Voters | Afro
There is one profound truth this coming November – the Democratic Party knows it needs the support of black voters to win the 2020 presidential
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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo
In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to
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Middleburgh's Reggie Harris makes sense of this past year
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Kamala Harris warns President Trump against attempt to suppress vote
Sen. Kamala Harris scolded President Donald Trump for threatening to withhold federal funds from states over absentee ballots, warning such an act would be
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Citing the recent increase in patients hospitalized in Jefferson County with COVID-19, Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson issued an order Friday that will keep entertainment venues closed until June
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Hundreds Of McDonald's Workers Strike Over Company's Response To Coronavirus
McDonald’s workers in 20 cities nationwide went on strike Wednesday, protesting against the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and demanding guaranteed paid sick leave, hazard pay and
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Kamala Harris and Cory Booker call out Rand Paul for stalling anti-lynching legislation
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Mendeecees Harris left folks wondering about his ankle bracelet in a post shared to Instagram on Sunday, June
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The Family Of Aunt Jemima Fights Against Getting Rid Of The Brand
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Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?
(CALMATTERS) – California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is emerging as the top contender for Joe Biden’s vice president amid protests over police brutality and a renewed reckoning about racism in
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Harris, Everette “E” Lynn (1955-2009)
New York Times bestselling author Everette “E” Lynn Harris was born June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. Openly homosexual, Harris was best known for his depictions of gay African American men who were concealing or “closeting” their sexuality. Although he did not participate
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College of Charleston Remains Focused on Efforts to Improve Diversity, Inclusion
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Texas Southern University modifies fall academic calendar
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