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Biden’s Initial Appointments Ignore American Black Male Candidates

November 30, 2020 Rosetta Miller Perry Comments Off on Biden’s Initial Appointments Ignore American Black Male Candidates

By Rosetta Miller Perry President-elect Joe Biden’s first wave of candidates for Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions are generally getting raves from the mainstream press for diversity and inclusion. Sunday night he announced the appointment of […]

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Georgia Senate: Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock to Debate Dec. 6th

November 30, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Georgia Senate: Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock to Debate Dec. 6th

Nashville TN (TN Tribune) Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and her Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock have both accepted an invitation to participate in a December 6 debate, hosted by the Atlanta Press Club. […]

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An Open Letter to Georgia Citizens from SistersUnited4Reform

November 29, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on An Open Letter to Georgia Citizens from SistersUnited4Reform

Dear Georgia Citizens, This message is for all the courageous Georgian voters of color, particularly our younger voters between the ages of 18 and 45. Too many of us have always believed that our vote […]

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Commentary: Exhale. Inhale. Roll Your Sleeves Up

November 29, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Commentary: Exhale. Inhale. Roll Your Sleeves Up

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor It took five days for the 2020 election to be called for former Vice President Joe Biden. Five days with me peeled to the television and the internet. Five […]

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Second Stimulus Checks: Here’s How Biden Might Try to Boost the Economy

November 27, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Second Stimulus Checks: Here’s How Biden Might Try to Boost the Economy

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR/THE CONVERSATION) — President-elect Joe Biden has said fixing the economy will be one of his administration’s top priorities when he takes office in January. R. Andrew Butters, assistant professor of business economics and public policy […]

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Speechwriter Fired for Meeting White Nationalists Rehired by Trump to Holocaust Commission

November 27, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Speechwriter Fired for Meeting White Nationalists Rehired by Trump to Holocaust Commission

A former speechwriter for President Donald Trump, who was previously fired for attending a meeting of white nationalists, has been given a new role to help oversee memorials commemorating the Holocaust genocide. Trump nominated Darren […]

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Trump Pardons Flynn Despite Guilty Plea in Russia Probe

November 25, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Trump Pardons Flynn Despite Guilty Plea in Russia Probe

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty […]

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Gov. Bill Lee: COVID Vaccines to Be Optional in K-12 Schools

November 25, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on Gov. Bill Lee: COVID Vaccines to Be Optional in K-12 Schools

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will be optional in the state’s K-12 public schools, once they become available. The Republican said at […]

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New Trump Rule May Require African Travelers to Pay a $15K Bond to Enter the U.S.

November 25, 2020 Article Submitted Comments Off on New Trump Rule May Require African Travelers to Pay a $15K Bond to Enter the U.S.

Prospective tourists and visitors from more than 20 countries, mostly in Africa, could pay as much as a $15,000 bond to obtain a U.S. visa under a new rule from the Trump administration. The requirements […]

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Biden Administration Tasked with Dismantling History of Hate

November 25, 2020 Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Comments Off on Biden Administration Tasked with Dismantling History of Hate

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire A lot of past cruelties can underscore America’s history of hate. Today, one could capture that hate through the lens of at least some of the more than 74 […]

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