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BTN STAFF Earlier this month, a statue was unveiled honoring Ida B. Wells. The 20-foot-tall sculpture called the “Light of Truth” was designed by Chicago artist and sculptor Richard Hunt. Ida B. Wells was born in
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Mask Requirements Return In Los Angeles County As Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Spreads
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By Tia Ewing Article Reprint SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday, including one that makes Illinois the first state in the nation to ban police from lying to children during interrogations.
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BTN STAFF Just when you thought it was safe, the pandemic is still lingering in your area. According to thehill.com, forty-one states and the District of Columbia have documented an increase in average daily cases within
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By: Javonte Anderson Article Reprint On the heels of America’s 76th birthday, Frederick Douglass, a renowned orator, abolitionist and former slave, criticized the United States for celebrating its political freedom while millions of Black Americans were
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BTN STAFF On Tuesday, June 22, Portland officials announced that they will cutting back on pursuing minor traffic offenses. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the police commissioner said that low-level traffic violations, are
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By Michael W. Chapman Article Reprint (CNS News) — In a step denounced by liberal critics as an attempt to put prayer back in school, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law on Monday a bill
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BTN STAFF NBA player Jordan Clarkson not only does good things on the basketball court, he also assists in the community as well. A local food truck in Salt Lake City, Utah called Yum Yum was vandalized
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