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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Protestation

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Mr. Lt. Governor, History Books Should Call “Racism,” What IT Is. BY KAYOLYN PERSON I have a protestation that revels repulsion to think that our intelligence should be, is, insulted by the notion that the truth of systemic-racism, is not a beast, and a monster, is a bold faced lie. To go forth to say that this should not be taught because it will be an agent to instill a
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Washington Football Team Celebrates BHM

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The Washington Football Team announced today several of its programs and initiatives to celebrate Black History Month. Throughout the month of February, the team will focus efforts on impactful initiatives that align with the organization’s commitment to engaging with the African American community throughout the DC Metro Area. The pillars of all the team’s efforts will focus on education, sports and activism, and community. “The legacy of Black America is
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Parents Of Child Who Killed Himself Can Sue Educators

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This undated file photo provided by Cornelia Reynolds shows her son Gabriel Taye when he was in second grade. The parents of 8-year-old Taye, who killed himself after being persistently bullied, can move forward with a lawsuit against the Cincinnati school district that alleges wrongful death and other charges, a federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. CINCINNATI (AP) — The parents of an 8-year-old student who killed himself
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‘Lean on Me’ Principal, Joe Clark, Dies At Age 82

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said. He was 82. At crime- and drug-ridden Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, Clark expelled 300 students in a single day
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It’s Official! Joe Biden Won

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Joe Biden WASHINGTON (AP) — The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. The presidential electors gave Biden a solid majority of 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232, the same margin that Trump bragged was a landslide when he won the White House four years
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Afro Comicon 2020

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By Noah Washington, NNPA Newswire Contributor The Blerd Binder covers nerdy news for the Black nerds of the world. We welcome you to take the journey with us as we talk about subjects ranging from movies to music to tech to toys.  If you’re a Blerd (Black nerd) that’s been living in Oakland, California for the past few years, your living space would have to be located under a rock
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African Health Official Blasts ‘Terrible’ Vaccine Inequality

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A grave digger prepares graves at the Motherwell Cemetery in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 that the country is now experiencing a Covid-19 pandemic second wave. (AP Photo/Theo Jeftha) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — “It will be extremely terrible to see” rich countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines while African countries go without, especially as a new surge in cases
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Mother of Man Killed By Ohio Deputy: ‘I Want Answers’

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Casey Goodson, 23-year-old, was fatally shot by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mother of a Black man shot by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy demanded answers Wednesday to her son’s death, saying he’d done nothing wrong and was returning from the dentist with sandwiches for his family when he was killed. Tamala Payne said she wants the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy
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