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Why Can’t Democrats Be More Like Republicans?

December 29, 2021 admin 0

By Reginald J. Clyne, Esq. (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – When Barack Obama won the election, Mitch McConnell vowed that the Republicans would block every agenda item our new president would put forth. Obama naively tried to […]

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dead at 90

December 26, 2021 Staff 0

(CNN) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his […]

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Welch Among New Mayors Invited to White House to Discuss Infrastructure Plan

December 21, 2021 admin 0

Colleen Wright / TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS – ST. PETERSBURG — (Source: www.flcourier.com) – Mayor-elect Ken Welch is one of 10 newly elected mayors, including Eric Adams of New York City, Michelle Wu of Boston, and […]

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Congress Passes Measure to Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoiding Government Default

December 20, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – @StacyBrownMedia – (Source: blackpressusa.com) – “At stake were the livelihoods of working families, who would have had to suffer drastically higher borrowing […]

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MLK Family Calls For ‘No Celebration’ on Their Father’s Annual Holiday

December 20, 2021 admin 0

Source: www.rollingout.com – By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris  – There may not be a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this year if the King family and millions of Black Americans don’t get their equal voting rights. The family […]

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Reps. Lawson and Rutherford Introduce the Keep Children and Families Safe From Lead Hazards Act

December 2, 2021 admin 0

WASHINGTON, D.C – (Source: lawson.house.gov) – U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) and Rep. John Rutherford (FL-04) introduced the Keep Children and Families Safe From Lead Hazards Act. This legislation requires that, on a yearly basis, […]

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HBCU Presidents Pen Letter Pressing Senate to Pass Biden’s Build Back Better Act

December 2, 2021 admin 0

by Derek MajorDecember 1, 2021 – www.blackenterprise.com – HBCU presidents wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging them to support and pass the Build Back Better Act. […]

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African Countries Rage at New Travel Bans by Vaccine Hoarding Countries

November 30, 2021 admin 0

(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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