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  • New Jersey Will Soon Send 168K Notices To Replace Lead Pipes At Properties

    New Jersey Will Soon Send 168K Notices To Replace Lead Pipes At Properties

    After Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit last week, the Garden State continues to ramp up efforts to prioritize clean water.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 18, 2022
  • Judge Will Dismiss Arkansas Redistricting Case Unless DOJ Joins As Plaintiff

    Judge Will Dismiss Arkansas Redistricting Case Unless DOJ Joins As Plaintiff

    U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky has given the Department of Justice a five-day deadline before dismissal

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 18, 2022
  • Democrats Call On Biden Administration To Address Treatment of Black Migrants

    Democrats Call On Biden Administration To Address Treatment of Black Migrants

    Lawmakers point to amending the use of Title 42 and comprehensive reviews of the immigration system as solutions.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 17, 2022
  • Gov. Greg Abbott Points To Election Officials Misinterpreting Voting Rights Law For Mail-In Ballot Issues

    Gov. Greg Abbott Points To Election Officials Misinterpreting Voting Rights Law For Mail-In Ballot Issues

    Senate Bill 1 is leading to a lot of confusion for the March 1st primary, but spokesperson says officials need to contact the Texas Secretary of State’s office.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 17, 2022
  • Mayor Eric Adams Says Vaccination Rule Keeping Kyrie Irving From Playing In Barclays Is ‘Unfair,’ Reluctant To Change It

    Mayor Eric Adams Says Vaccination Rule Keeping Kyrie Irving From Playing In Barclays Is ‘Unfair,’ Reluctant To Change It

    “I am really, really leery about sending the wrong message,” the mayor says about changing the NYC vaccination requirement

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 17, 2022
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi States ‘Defund the Police’ is not the Policy of the Democratic Party [Updated]

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi States ‘Defund the Police’ is not the Policy of the Democratic Party [Updated]

    “Community safety to protect and defend in every way is our oath of office,” says Pelosi

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 14, 2022
  • Witness In George Floyd Arrest Had “Gut Feeling” Something Was Wrong At The Scene

    Witness In George Floyd Arrest Had “Gut Feeling” Something Was Wrong At The Scene

    “I instantly knew that he was in distress,” Alyssa Funari said in her testimony in court.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 14, 2022
  • Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings

    Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings

    The “Insular Cases” stated that people living in U.S. territories do not possess the same rights under the U.S. Constitution.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 13, 2022
  • Updated: 16-Year Old Teen Charged After Several Predominantly Black Schools Receive Bomb Threats In D.C.

    Updated: 16-Year Old Teen Charged After Several Predominantly Black Schools Receive Bomb Threats In D.C.

    At least seven of the eight schools targeted have a predominantly Black student population.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 11, 2022
  • Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis’s Redistricting Request

    Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis’s Redistricting Request

    The court states that Desantis’s request on the constitutionality of a Black district is too complicated to answer in an opinion.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 11, 2022
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