By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rev. Raphael Warnock will make history when he becomes Georgia’s first Black senator and the first Black Democrat to represent a southern state in the Senate. Once sworn in, Warnock will be the 11th African American to serve in the US Senate — a group that includes former President Barack Obama,
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By Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business While many Americans were stunned as they watched rioters descend on the Capitol and clash with police, there has been chatter for days on various social media platforms about the prospect of Wednesday’s protests turning violent. Ahead of protests organized to contest the formal counting of electoral votes in Washington
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By Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Peter Nickeas, CNN Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is engulfed in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that confirmed President-elect
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By Ryan Prior, CNN Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a university. Not surprisingly, one of her New Year’s resolutions is to focus on her career. In order to find some delight in
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 The UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball will air on WXIA TV 11 December 29 at 11 a.m. and on WATL TV December 30 at 8 p.m. UNCF celebrated its 37th annual Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball online for the first time Dec. 19. The event successfully raised more than $800k for UNCF’s historically Black colleges and
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GRAMBLING — Grambling State University will see a direct financial benefit from passage of the Omnibus Appropriations and Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act, which includes the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Finance Debt Relief Act. Approximately $87 million in debt relief will come to Grambling State from this congressional action. The total includes $80 million for
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