Officials from the city of Asheville, North Carolina, apologized for their historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on Tuesday, the City Council took the unanimous vote. The reparations resolution does not require direct payments, but will require investments in areas …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Campaign donations are flooding the coffers of Democrats running for the United States Senate, but some Republican incumbents seeking to protect their majority in the Senate have a powerful cash advantage over their contenders to As the electoral battle enters its final months. FILE PHOTO: Then 2020 …
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Asheville, who is 83% white and 12% black, formally apologized for her role in slavery and in implementing racist policies. The resolution, which was passed in a 7-0 city council vote, does not require direct cash payments to descendants of slaves, or 40 acres and a mule. Instead, the city …
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A woman walks past the Republican Party elephant logo. Dominick Reuter | AFP | fake pictures According to a committee spokesperson, organizers of the Republican National Convention are considering holding the event outdoors as coronavirus cases skyrocket in Florida. The convention withdrew from Charlotte, North Carolina, where it was originally …
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A giant 20-by-30-foot Confederate flag was raised along a busy highway in North Carolina this weekend to commemorate July 4, and, despite some complaints, local officials say it can’t be done. nothing in regards. The local WSOCTV network reports that the Sons of Confederate Veterans raised the flag on Friday …
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