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Kamala Harris Isn't 1st Woman US President, But She Has Other Firsts To Her Name
More than a decade ago, a journalist called Kamala Harris "female Obama". However, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants failed to match the achievement of first African-American president Barack Obama.
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"Empower A Woman To Lead In Bihar": US Singer Slams Nitish Kumar's Remarks
African-American actress and singer Mary Millben praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he stands for women and is the best leader for India and the progress of Indian citizens.
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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First Black Female White House Reporter Had To Pawn Her Watch Just To Eat
It was rare to be a woman or African-American covering the White House in the 1940s, and Alice Dunnigan was both.
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US Man Calls Police On Black Woman At Pool, Gets Sacked
The temperature in Winston-Salem, North Carolina crested at 90 degrees on July 4 - the same day Jasmine Edwards and her son, both African-Americans, sought cool waters of their private community pool.
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How Twitter Helped Identify The Only Woman In This Pic Of 38 Scientists
Candace Jean Andersen, who is an illustrator, was conducting research for an upcoming picture book when she stumbled across a photograph that caught her attention. The photo, from 1971, was of scientists at the International Conference on the Biology of Whales in Virginia, USA. In the sea of male - and mostly Caucasian - faces, Ms Andersen noticed ...
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Golden Globes 2018: 'Oprah For President'? Sorry Twitter, She Doesn't Plan To Run
Minutes after Oprah Winfrey competed her speech, #OprahFor President started trending on Twitter
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Protests Calls For Justice After Police Shooting In Minnesota
A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet.
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Harriet Tubman To Be First African-American On US Currency
Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of U.S. paper currency, and the first woman in more than a century, when she replaces former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
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US Police Launch Manhunt After 6 Killed In Pittsburgh
US police launched a manhunt on Thursday after a brutal shooting at a backyard barbecue in Pennsylvania killed six people, including a eight-months pregnant woman and her unborn child.
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Barack Obama Names First African-American, Woman To Be Librarian Of Congress
Baltimore library chief Carla Hayden, a defender of library users' freedom from surveillance, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Wednesday to be Librarian of Congress, the first African-American and first woman in the post.
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Obamas Find A 106-Year-Old Reason To Dance
At 106, Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 US presidents, but none like Barack Obama. Ms McLaurin, an African-American woman had waited all her life to see an African-American as President. So, when she finally got a chance to meet Mr Obama and his wife Michelle Obama at the White House, the bubbly centenarian could not contain her excitement.
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US Woman Found Dead in Jail 'Did not Deserve' Arrest: Texas senator
An African-American woman found dead in a Texas jailhouse after getting combative with a police officer during a routine traffic stop should not have been in custody, a state senator said Tuesday.
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Loretta Lynch Sworn-In As US Attorney-General
US President Barack Obama's choice for US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was sworn in at her new job today, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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Barack Obama Taps First African-American For Attorney General
President Barack Obama intends to nominate a New York City federal prosecutor to become the next attorney general and the first black woman to lead the Justice Department
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Kamala Harris Isn't 1st Woman US President, But She Has Other Firsts To Her Name
More than a decade ago, a journalist called Kamala Harris "female Obama". However, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants failed to match the achievement of first African-American president Barack Obama.
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"Empower A Woman To Lead In Bihar": US Singer Slams Nitish Kumar's Remarks
African-American actress and singer Mary Millben praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he stands for women and is the best leader for India and the progress of Indian citizens.
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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First Black Female White House Reporter Had To Pawn Her Watch Just To Eat
It was rare to be a woman or African-American covering the White House in the 1940s, and Alice Dunnigan was both.
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US Man Calls Police On Black Woman At Pool, Gets Sacked
The temperature in Winston-Salem, North Carolina crested at 90 degrees on July 4 - the same day Jasmine Edwards and her son, both African-Americans, sought cool waters of their private community pool.
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How Twitter Helped Identify The Only Woman In This Pic Of 38 Scientists
Candace Jean Andersen, who is an illustrator, was conducting research for an upcoming picture book when she stumbled across a photograph that caught her attention. The photo, from 1971, was of scientists at the International Conference on the Biology of Whales in Virginia, USA. In the sea of male - and mostly Caucasian - faces, Ms Andersen noticed ...
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Golden Globes 2018: 'Oprah For President'? Sorry Twitter, She Doesn't Plan To Run
Minutes after Oprah Winfrey competed her speech, #OprahFor President started trending on Twitter
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Protests Calls For Justice After Police Shooting In Minnesota
A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet.
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Harriet Tubman To Be First African-American On US Currency
Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of U.S. paper currency, and the first woman in more than a century, when she replaces former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
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US Police Launch Manhunt After 6 Killed In Pittsburgh
US police launched a manhunt on Thursday after a brutal shooting at a backyard barbecue in Pennsylvania killed six people, including a eight-months pregnant woman and her unborn child.
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Barack Obama Names First African-American, Woman To Be Librarian Of Congress
Baltimore library chief Carla Hayden, a defender of library users' freedom from surveillance, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Wednesday to be Librarian of Congress, the first African-American and first woman in the post.
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Obamas Find A 106-Year-Old Reason To Dance
At 106, Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 US presidents, but none like Barack Obama. Ms McLaurin, an African-American woman had waited all her life to see an African-American as President. So, when she finally got a chance to meet Mr Obama and his wife Michelle Obama at the White House, the bubbly centenarian could not contain her excitement.
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US Woman Found Dead in Jail 'Did not Deserve' Arrest: Texas senator
An African-American woman found dead in a Texas jailhouse after getting combative with a police officer during a routine traffic stop should not have been in custody, a state senator said Tuesday.
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Loretta Lynch Sworn-In As US Attorney-General
US President Barack Obama's choice for US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was sworn in at her new job today, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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Barack Obama Taps First African-American For Attorney General
President Barack Obama intends to nominate a New York City federal prosecutor to become the next attorney general and the first black woman to lead the Justice Department
