With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because of two “Dixiecrat Senators” and a Republican blockade in the Senate that has long forgotten the Oath of Office that each of them took when taking their positions of office.
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USPS Will Issue a Forever Stamp Honoring the Black Native Sculptor Edmonia Lewis
The US Postal Service will issue a forever stamp Wednesday honoring Edmonia Lewis, the Black Native artist whose 19th century marble sculptures gained her international acclaim and are now held by the Smithsonian.
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One of Derek Chauvin’s Police Colleagues Plans to Testify in Federal Trial for George Floyd’s Death, Attorney Says
One of the three former Minneapolis Police officers who helped Derek Chauvin restrain George Floyd in May 2020 plans to testify in his own defense at his federal trial, his attorney said in opening statements Monday.
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SAT Will Soon be All-Digital and Shortened From 3 Hours to 2
CNN — The SAT taken by prospective college students across the country will go all-digital starting in 2024 and will be an hour shorter, the College Board announced in a statement […]
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Medical Examiner Rules Connecticut Woman’s Death Accidental, Multiple Reports Say
The death of Lauren Smith-Fields was caused by “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol” and was accidental, Connecticut’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Monday, multiple news outlets reported.
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Antonio Brown and the Dehumanizing of Black Athletes’ Bodies
The recent public meltdown of former Tampa Bucs wide receiver Antonio Brown during a game in New York have many questioning whether the NFL and other professional sports league show enough care and concern for athletes.
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PGA Career Services and FORE HIRE form Strategic Partnership to Promote Employment Opportunities and Paths to PGA Membership for Women in the Golf Industry
PGA Career Services and FORE HIRE announced today a strategic partnership that will directly connect interested and diversified female job candidates to employment opportunities within the golf industry.
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Cardi B Pledges to Pay Funeral Costs for Bronx Fire Victims
Rapper Cardi B plans to pay the funeral costs for those who lost their lives in a deadly fire in that New York City borough.
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This Poll Number is Very Ominous for Democrats
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large (CNN) — On the eve of his one-year anniversary in office, President Joe Biden finds himself at the lowest polling point of his tenure — […]
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Man Who Rescued 5 People During Oklahoma City Bombing Dies
Raymond Washburn, who is credited with helping rescue five people from the rubble of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, passed away on Sunday at his home in Bristow, Oklahoma, at the age of 75.
