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     “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.”

     *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.

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.

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.

     “My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 years ago and I was under no illusions that he would live forever but never, in my wildest dreams did I think he’d die like this, without his family by his side. I wish we could have talked to him. We couldn’t see him at all. That was the hardest part. I understand they were trying to prevent the spread, but it was torture. We didn’t see him.”