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African Countries Rage at New Travel Bans by Vaccine Hoarding Countries

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(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) – (Source: www.michiganchronicle.com) – Staff Writer – November 30, 2021  – Southern African countries are facing new travel restrictions after the discovery of a handful of coronavirus variants, first found in Botswana. For some […]

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Golf Legend Lee Elder Passes at 87

November 29, 2021 Staff 0

(CNN)Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday. Elder broke through Augusta’s race barrier at the 1975 edition of the […]

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Carrie Meek, Daughter of Sharecroppers Who Blazed Path to Congress, Dies at 95

November 29, 2021 Staff 0

Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek died on Sunday, and will be remembered as a trailblazer, becoming one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. The late congressman John Lewis had another way of […]

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JUSTICE FOR AHMAUD: Guilty Verdicts

November 24, 2021 Staff 0

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Brunswick, Ga. – After more than 11 hours of deliberation and eight days of testimony, a nearly all-white jury in the seaside town of Brunswick, Ga., have brought back guilty verdicts […]

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Judge Tosses Convictions of Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X

November 18, 2021 Staff 0

More than half a century after the senseless assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated this week after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death. […]

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MD Teacher Wins $1M Education Prize

November 18, 2021 Staff 0

A teacher from Maryland has won the Global Teacher Prize. Keshia Thorpe, 42, who teaches at International High School at Langley Park in Bladensburg, Maryland, will be awarded the $1 million Global Teacher Prize, which […]

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Defendants in Ahmaud Arbery Case Say Slavery-Era Law Enabled Them to Arrest, Shoot Black Man

November 9, 2021 admin 0

(Source www.dallasweekly.com) – By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent-  @StacyBrownMedia – In Georgia, defense attorneys are making the case that the three white men involved in killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, […]

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Democrats’ Failure at the Federal Level Causes Catastrophic Losses in Virginia, Elsewhere

November 4, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent- (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – In a state that President Joe Biden won by ten percentage points one year ago, the incumbent Democratic Gov. Terry […]

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‘Is Florida Really Committed to Diversity?’: Florida Black Farmers Who Got USDA Settlements Face Huge Obstacle to Get Set-Aside Marijuana Grow License

October 29, 2021 admin 0

By Kavontae Smalls | October 25, 2021 (Source: www.atlantablackstar.com) “Is Florida really committed to diversity in this industry?” Dr. Latresia Wilson asks when thinking of the state’s health department singling out Florida’s Black farmers making it harder for […]

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Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

October 26, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent“When there is public pressure to prosecute high profile individuals or groups; federal, state, and local politicians have traditionally used their […]

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