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William L. Clay, Missouri’s First Black Congressman, Dies at 94
A co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, he represented St. Louis in the House as an uncompromising liberal Democrat ...
The St. Louis American1d
Clay emerged as civil rights standard-bearer amid shifting political, social tides
William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader who died last week, was one of ...
US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
The United States says it has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump ...
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‘Few African countries depend on aid – many are drowning in debt,’ says Nobel laureate
Disillusioned by the US retreat from multilateralism, 2019 Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo calls for an ...
US deports criminals to African nation where political parties banned
It is not clear if the men are being held in a detention centre, what their legal status is or what Eswatini’s plans are for them.
The Westside Gazette5d
Facing Pressure From Black Voters, Democrats Detail Fight Against 47th President’s Agenda
Democrats are on the cutting edge when it comes to diversifying our ranks and fighting for the issues that matter to everyday people,” Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks told the AFRO. “The public ...
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The Long Anti-Zionist History of the American Jewish Left
In the last year and a half, thousands of left-wing American Jews have protested Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. They ...