Cornel West and Robert Kennedy, Jr. are running as Independents

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Progressive activist Cornel West and maverick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they won’t seek their respective party’s nominations for president. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, likely pitting him against President Joe Biden, who is running for reelection. He is the third of eleven…

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Black man takes over as Canada’s speaker

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The Honorable Greg Fergus was elected Canada’s Speaker of the House of Commons on October 3.  The former Speaker, Anthony Rota, was forced to resign as Speaker of the House after honoring a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Fergus, who is 54, is the 38th speaker.  The speaker manages…

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The world record is his

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Kelvin Kipturn set a world record in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, running the 26. 219 mile course in 2:00.35. Kipturn, a 23-year-old from Kenya, defeated last year’s winner, Benson Kiputo, who ran the course at 2:04:02. Kipturn said he always felt in control as he broke the record once held by Eluide Kipchoge,…

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The United Nations has approved multinational troops to be sent to Haiti to combat gang violence

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The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti to fight gangs that have forced 200,000 people to flee their homes to avoid being raped or murdered. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the…

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Five people were shot at Morgan State University

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A gunman shot five people at Morgan State University in Baltimore as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball. Morgan State Police Chief Lance Hatcher confirmed that four of the victims were students. No one was killed.  Police released no information regarding suspects and said they did not know how many shooters were involved…

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Governor Gavin Newson appoints Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has named Laphonza Butler as the replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died on September 29 at 90. Sen. Feinstein’s term ends in January. Said she would not run again. Bulter will finish her term.  Butler is president of EMILY’s List, a political action committee based in Washington. Bulter lives in Washington, but…

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At Tesla, Blacks are less than human

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Black employees who work for Tesla, an electric car manufacturer, are called “nigger,†“monkey,†“boy,†and “black b*tch to their faces in assaults on their dignity and their ability to work to feed their families. At the Fremont, California plant, black employees regularly encountered graffiti, including variations of the nigger, swastikas, threats, and nooses, on…

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