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It Sure Seems Like Black Folks Are Fueling The Record Number Of Early Voters
It Sure Seems Like Black Folks Are Fueling The Record Number Of Early Voters […]
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Terminated Employees in Sheriff Department Continue to Report to Work, Drive County Vehicles
Reportedly, through various written and verbal communications, the Green County Commission had informed Sheriff Jonathan Benison that his additional employees, supported by bingo funds, would be laid-off unless the Sheriff provided the necessary payroll payments at the beginning of each quarter of 2020-2021, as well as reimburse the county the back pay due for the same employees. […]
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65-Year Old Police Officer Killed Just 2 Weeks Before His Retirement
Sergeant Harold Preston, a Houston police officer, was sadly shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex on the south side of the city. The 65-year old police officer was only two weeks away from his retirement. […]
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‘Threat to Health Care and Civil Rights’ Judge Barrett Confirmed by GOP Senate
“After refusing a Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court because an election was eight months away, they will confirm a Republican nominee before an election that is eight days away,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who is a Democrat. […]
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NNPA Publisher Respond to Joe Biden’s Commitment and Plan for Black America
“There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed,” Biden wrote in the 1,047-word column published Oct. 19, 2020 on the NNPA Newswire Service. “These are facts in the United States of America in 2020, and we must all do more to move our nation closer to the ideals inlaid at our founding – that all women and men are created equal.” […]
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Pope Names First Black U.S. Cardinal
*In 2001, he became the first Black American to be elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as the first African American to head D.C.’s archdiocese in May 2019. […]
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From Welfare and Food Stamps to Becoming the First Of 21 Children To Graduate College
Paul Lamar Hunter, author of No Love, No Charity: The Success of the 19th Child, is the 19th of 21 children. His book is an inspirational story about personal triumph and overcoming and beating all the odds. Since his birth, his life has been one obstacle after another. In fact, one person compared his trials to running a marathon on tedious terrain. Though adversity has changed the trajectory of his life, his touching story has been the source of inspiration for countless others all around the world. […]
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Unlocking The Vote In Jails
Unlocking The Vote In Jails […]
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November 3: So much at stake in this election
Over the past four years, two very conservative Supreme Court justices have been appointed, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, moving the Court further to the right and further away from protecting our rights. And a third anti-labor judge will likely be railroaded through in advance of the election. […]
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RNC Skewered After Tweeting Trump’s ‘Outer Space’ Second Term Priorities
@Amuse, a verified Twitter user, responded: “In his second term, Trump is going to take off the gloves and the masks and get down to business building. First with a permanent manned presence on the Moon, then a manned mission to Mars, then bullet trains, and finally, the world’s fastest national wireless internet network.” […]