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Texas State Officials Take Over Houston’s Majority Black and Latinx Public School District | Democracy Now!

Texas State Officials Take Over Houston’s Majority Black and Latinx Public School District | Democracy Now!

Texas officials announced Wednesday they are taking over Houston’s nearly 200,000-student public school district, citing poor academic performance and mismanagement ...
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Malawi’s president appeals for immediate aid after Cyclone Freddy | Floods News | Al Jazeera

Malawi’s president appeals for immediate aid after Cyclone Freddy | Floods News | Al Jazeera

President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has appealed to the international community to send urgent help to the southern African nation, ...
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Unrest in Senegal as police clash with opposition supporters | News | Al Jazeera

Police and demonstrators clashed in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday before a court case involving opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who ...
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US releases video of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

US releases video of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

The United States military has released footage it says is of an unsafe interception of a US drone by a Russian ...
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‘I can’t get rid of this trauma’: Fury over Indonesia verdicts | Police News | Al Jazeera

‘I can’t get rid of this trauma’: Fury over Indonesia verdicts | Police News | Al Jazeera

Malang, Indonesia – After the Surabaya District Court sentenced a police officer to 18 months in prison – and acquitted ...
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Pakistan court stops police action against Imran Khan till Friday | Imran Khan News | Al Jazeera

A Pakistani high court has ordered the police to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan to Friday, defusing a ...
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Mozambique urged to probe police tear gas use at rapper’s funeral | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

Mozambique urged to probe police tear gas use at rapper’s funeral | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

A human rights group has urged authorities in Mozambique to investigate the alleged use of tear gas by police forces ...
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Two freed, one police officer jailed over Indonesia stadium crush | Police News | Al Jazeera

Two freed, one police officer jailed over Indonesia stadium crush | Police News | Al Jazeera

Two of three police officers charged over a deadly crowd crush that left 135 people dead in Indonesia have been ...
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California Voice: Women of color need universal health care across the state

California Voice: Women of color need universal health care across the state

Addressing racial and economic inequality in California requires policies that improve the material circumstances of those groups in our society ...
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HISTORY - Prioleau family objects to Bruce’s Beach plaque language - Easy Reader News

HISTORY – Prioleau family objects to Bruce’s Beach plaque language – Easy Reader News

by Mark McDermott The City of Manhattan Beach will unveil a new plaque at Bruce’s Beach Park on Saturday, one ...
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HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us why

HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us why

HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us whyPosted By: Sofía Montiel on March 14, ...
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What are the next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco? | PBS NewsHour

What are the next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco? | PBS NewsHour

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members ...
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