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Boko Haram Claims Abduction of Students in Northern Nigeria

December 15, 2020 admin 0

By SAM OLUKOYA and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press – LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina […]

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Black Nurse in NYC is One of the First Official Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccination

December 15, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Trammell – In New York City, one of the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine was rushed into distribution due to COVID-19’s major impact on the U.S. These preliminary vaccinations were administered to […]

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Turns Down Role in Biden Admin

December 14, 2020 admin 0

By WI Web Staff – Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has officially quashed speculation that she will be part of President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration. Bottoms, 50, said she’d rather concentrate on the city of […]

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Electoral College Seals Biden’s Victory

December 14, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown –  (12.14.2020) The nation’s Electoral College officially stamped Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president-elect and vice president-elect. A total of 538 electors from every state and the District took part […]

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Health At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits Now Available Online from Walmart and Sam’s Club

December 10, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – On Thursday, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced that they’re selling Covid-19 test collection kits online, both nasal swab and saliva testing kits. Though saliva tests have not been formally approved by the […]

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Trump Considers 2024 Campaign Kickoff on Inauguration Day

December 7, 2020 admin 0

By Carol E. Lee, Monica Alba and Kristen Welker – Trump considers 2024 campaign kickoff on Inauguration Day – The president is not expected to attend his successor’s inauguration or even call him but could […]

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Trump Plans to Execute Four Black Inmates Before Leaving Office

December 7, 2020 admin 0

 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor – Brandon Bernard, a Black man who was an accomplice in a crime as a teen and received little help from attorneys during his 1999 criminal trial, is […]

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House Passes Historic Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis

December 7, 2020 admin 0

By Alicia Victoria Lozano (www.nbcnews.com)- The proposal would end a federal ban on marijuana and create a pathway to expunge related criminal records. As the cannabis industry continues to take root state by state, the […]

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Current Event Proposal: Get Covid-19 Vaccine in Exchange For a $1,500 Stimulus Check

December 7, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – (yourblackworld.net) – Americans in their millions are still hopeful that there could be a second round of stimulus checks to help them cope with the financial crisis brought about by the […]

National

Netherland’s Racist Black Pete Tradition Is Apparently Exempt To Worldwide Racial Reckoning

December 4, 2020 admin 0

Written By Ayanna Thompson and Coen Heijes – Every Dec. 5, people across the Netherlands paint their faces black and don afro wigs to celebrate the arrival of Black Pete, the blackface servant of St. Nicholas […]

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