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Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post

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Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.

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Biden: ‘Police Would Have Reacted Far Differently with Black Lives Matter Protestors’

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The nation’s 46th president spoke of his granddaughter sending him a photo of armed security guards and law enforcement standing at the Lincoln Memorial during a Black Lives Matter protest last year. “She said, ‘Pop, this isn’t fair. No one can tell me if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they would not have been treated very, very different than the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol,'” Biden relayed. “We all know that it is true. And it is unacceptable. Totally unacceptable,” Biden remarked.

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D.C. Officials, Feds Tracking Credible Inauguration Day Threats 

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is demanding unprecedented protection for the event. Meanwhile, multiple reports indicate that the FBI is aware of chatter about plots by right-wing extremists who plan to continue their protests of the 2020 Presidential election and possibly inflict further acts of domestic terrorism like that carried out on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.

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Actress, Influencer Lends Voice to Domestic Violence in Black Communities

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A survivor of parental abuse, Samantina Zenon sought mental help while in college after what she called a life-changing emotional meltdown. Now, she’s offering help to other sufferers by having a dialogue with survivors, hoping to help people in need heal so that they can also experience their dreams.

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Congressman Al Green (D-TX) Calls for U.S. Department of Reconciliation  

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Let It Be Known” breaking news morning show, and fresh off the historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump, the veteran representative cautioned the audience about settling only for an administration change

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PRESS ROOM: Almost Two-Thirds of Top Staff Positions Are Filled & New Members Lag in Top Staff of Color

by Times Weekly Staff

NNPA Newswire — With the election of Democratic Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, there are a total of 210 top positions (chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors) in the personal offices of new Members of the 117th Congress.

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