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Republicans tell Trump to quit, billionaire vows to press on
White Man Shoots at Police, They Shot Him With Bean Bags, Then Arrest Him Alive, But Unarmed Black People Are Killed
The First U.S. Memorial for Lynching Victims Will Open in AlabamaIt will pay tribute to the more than 4,000 black victims killed between 1877 and 1950
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An Alabama-based civil rights organization will construct a monument in Montgomery to commemorate victims of lynchings across the South. The Equal Justice Initiative will also construct a museum nearby focused on African-American history, the group announced in a ... MORE
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Christine Ricks talks about the volunteer work she does to help inner city kids in Milwaukee on Aug. 2, 2016. Ricks, who says she grew up next to "the biggest dope house in the entire city," works as a substitute teacher and has almost no money. But she’s still optimistic that her life will improve, and that Clinton will be elected. "I think it’s going to be all right; I just don't know how,” she said. “I would describe it as complete faith in God. Literally. From moment to moment.” (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel
Slave shackles on display at the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
OP/ED: "My Lord! What a Morning!"
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The day was perfect, not a cloud in the sky. Dignitaries of every stripe were in attendance, including former presidents, and first ladies, our current president, and government high-fliers seated before the monumental museum.
The daughter of a slave rang the bell, echoed by bells throughout the capitol, and the country. Last weekend, the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture officially opened its doors! |
The Obamas shed tears. Members of the audience did too. I, watching the live stream from home, got something in my eye too! But why? To me the opening of the federal museum represented... More
10 THINGS TO KNOW FOR WEDNESDAY
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. CLINTON, TRUMP SET FOR LAST DEBATE
The prime-time showdown is perhaps Trump's last opportunity to right his floundering campaign, and Clinton is facing a new round of questions about her authenticity and trustworthiness.
2. FEDS TO DISPATCH FEWER ELECTION OBSERVERS
The Justice Department move is a result of a Supreme Court opinion that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
3. HOW IS WOES ARE BEING COMPOUNDED
As the battle to retake Mosul is underway, the Islamic State group is being denied access to revenue sources that once amounted to more than $1 billion in 2014.
4. PHILIPPINE POLICE VAN RAMS PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF US EMBASSY
Hundreds of protesters had gathered to demand an end to the presence of U.S. troops in the country and to back a call for an independent foreign policy.
5. IN HARD-HIT BRAZIL, ZIKA COSTS SKYROCKET
The mothers of children with the mosquito-borne virus are struggling to find and afford expensive drugs that families must pay for because government health plans don't cover them.... MORE
1. CLINTON, TRUMP SET FOR LAST DEBATE
The prime-time showdown is perhaps Trump's last opportunity to right his floundering campaign, and Clinton is facing a new round of questions about her authenticity and trustworthiness.
2. FEDS TO DISPATCH FEWER ELECTION OBSERVERS
The Justice Department move is a result of a Supreme Court opinion that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
3. HOW IS WOES ARE BEING COMPOUNDED
As the battle to retake Mosul is underway, the Islamic State group is being denied access to revenue sources that once amounted to more than $1 billion in 2014.
4. PHILIPPINE POLICE VAN RAMS PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF US EMBASSY
Hundreds of protesters had gathered to demand an end to the presence of U.S. troops in the country and to back a call for an independent foreign policy.
5. IN HARD-HIT BRAZIL, ZIKA COSTS SKYROCKET
The mothers of children with the mosquito-borne virus are struggling to find and afford expensive drugs that families must pay for because government health plans don't cover them.... MORE
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Shreveport HIV/AIDS Call to Action:
Half of black, quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime. Heterosexuals not immune.
Half of black, quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime. Heterosexuals not immune.
The Beatings Paradigm: A carryover from our slavery past? Is there a correlation between planta-tion coding, and black parenting and discipline?
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