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Aug- 2019 -14 August
COMMENTARY: Black politicians should focus on Black issues
DAYTONA TIMES — Whenever we seem to vote a Black elected official in, they’ll try and finesse a few votes then say, “I’m not just an official for Black people. I’m…
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13 August
L.A. County Adopts ‘Socially Conscious’ Animal Shelter Practices
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Animal rights activists praised Los Angeles County’s decision to adopt “socially conscious” operating practices for its animal shelter, warning that alternative “no-kill” policies often result in unsafe,…
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13 August
State’s Attorney Celebrates Life and Achievements
THE AFRO — A gated community and posh restaurant served as the backdrop of the camaraderie at the forefront of State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy’s “45 and Fabulous Birthday Party,” at…
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12 August
Three Day Event Planned to Commemorate First African Landing in Virginia
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The commemoration kicks off on Friday, August 23 at 12:00 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Convention Center where Byron Pitts of ABC Nightline, and formerly of CBS…
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12 August
Mass shootings, widespread death, White hatred permeate America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to authorities, Patrick Crusius, the 21-year-old White male identified as the shooter, drove nearly 10 hours from his hometown of Allen, Texas, about 30 miles north…
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12 August
COMMENTARY: Calling Out Racism, White Supremacy and White Nationalism is More Vital Than Ever
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The press is the only privately-owned institution specifically mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution. Our words have power and powerful words have a responsibility to speak…
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12 August
Study explores genetics of PTSD in more than 165,000 veterans
FLORIDA COURIER — A new genetic study uses information from an unprecedented number of U.S. veterans to probe a particularly vexing question: Why does posttraumatic stress disorder affect some, but…
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12 August
AMAAD Institute offers sense of community to LGBT people
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — SOUTH LOS ANGELES – Located in the Watts Civic Center, the Arming Minorities Against Addiction & Disease (AMAAD) Institute is a peer-led, grassroots community support center that…
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12 August
Police Investigating Threat Against NAACP’s Richmond Chapter
THE AFRO — Police in Virginia are investigating a report that somebody left a threatening message on the voicemail for the Richmond chapter of the NAACP.
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9 August
Schumer and Democrats Call for Action Following White Nationalist Terror Attacks in El Paso & Six Blacks Murdered in Dayton
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to ADL’s Center on Extremism, 73.3% of U.S. extremist-related murders in the past decade were committed by right-wing extremists, including white supremacists. Texas’ Republican Governor Gregg…
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