Nazis march in Nashville, where the KKK was founded

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Nazis marched down the sidewalks in Nashville, Tennessee, in the same state where the Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1865 by Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general.  In the popular film, “Forrest Gump,†actor Tom Hanks played Forrest Gump, a distant relative of Nathan Bedford Forrest. His mother, played by actress Sally Field, gave…

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America’s top Black think tank has a new leader

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America’s top Black think tank has selected Dedrick Asante-Muhammad as president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, succeeding Spencer Overton, who served as president for 10 years before stepping down on June 14, 2023.  Jessica Fulton, vice president of policy, was named interim president on June 14. She will remain in this…

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Three Black soldiers were killed during a drone attack in Jordan

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The soldiers killed in Jordan are Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders of Waycross, Georgia; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Georgia. All three were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, Fort Moore, Georgia. More than 40 other service members were injured following…

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Sen. Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump

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Sen. Tim Scott endorsed Donald Trump for president over Nikki Haley, who appointed Scott to the U.S. Senate in 2012, replacing  Sen. Jim DeMint. “We need a president who will close our southern border today. We need Donald Trump,†Scott said while appearing on stage with the former president at a Concord, New Hampshire, campaign event.  Trump…

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Cops who murdered unarmed Black man will each receive $500,000

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Three officers who were acquitted by a jury for the murder of Manuel Ellis will each receive a big payout after agreeing not to return to the Tacoma Police Department. Each officer, Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine, will receive $500,000 if they say bye to the police department.  The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department…

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