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Written by MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

Published: 21 July 2021

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Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

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Written by AARON MORRISON Associated Press

Published: 21 July 2021

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As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world.

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• about-black-women

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Written by Rokeshia Renné Ashley Assistant Professor of Communication, Florida International University

Published: 20 July 2021

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The celebration of Sarah Baartman’s features marks a departure from her historical image.

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Written by by BOTWC Staff

Published: 19 July 2021

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A Black-owned Tulsa organization is looking to rebuild the economic infrastructure needed to support the city’s Black wealth creation 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre.

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• about-Louisiana
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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 July 2021

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Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal where it stood for 99 years in front of a city hall in south Louisiana.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 July 2021

 

Erratic winds and parched Oregon forests added to the dangers for firefighters on Monday as they battled the largest wildfire in the U.S., one of dozens burning across several Western states

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Written by BOB CHRISTIE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press

Published: 17 July 2021

 

Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review

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Written by BRIAN WITTE Associated Press

Published: 16 July 2021

 

Richardson helped organize and led the Cambridge Movement on Maryland's Eastern Shore with sit-ins to desegregate restaurants, bowling alleys and movie theaters in protests that marked an early part of the Black Power movement

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Written by JOSH BOAK Associated Press

Published: 15 July 2021

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Daniel, a 35-year-old mother of four, didn’t even know the tax credit existed until President Joe Biden expanded it for one year as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that passed in March.

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Written by JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer

Published: 15 July 2021

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Minnesota state Sen. Foung Hawj was never a fan of the “Asian carp” label commonly applied to four imported fish species that are wreaking havoc in the U.S. heartland