Activist Kweisi Mfume born

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Activist Kweisi Mfume born

Birthday of Rep. Kweisi Mfume who was born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1996 Mfume became president of the NAACP.

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TybeeMLK 5th Annual Juneteenth Wade In

TybeeMLK 5th Annual Juneteenth Wade In will be held 9:00 am Friday June 19 at North

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Racial Divide of Coronavirus is Real, So are Innovations that Can Help

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Atlanta police chief resigns after police shooting at local restaurant

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned as calls for her firing built following a police-involved shooting at a fast-food

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

A Look At Fashion Brands' Responses to Police Brutality And The Black Lives Matter Movement

As the black community and allies took to social media to spread the word and demand justice for Floyd and countless others (Breonna Taylor is another name among the list of black lives lost in just the first six months of 2020), many began to look at large fashion brands, who are heavily supported

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

T.I. Says Terry Crews and Candace Owens Should be Canceled Forever Because of Their Views on Black People

T.I. believes there are some in the Black community who’ve spoken out against racial justice so many times that Black folks shouldn’t deal with them

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Florida State Attorney to Re-Examine Case of Man Who Punched 14-Year Old Black Girl in the Face

The NAACP is publicly calling on the state attorney’s office, Escambia county school district, and local law enforcement to reconsider and have a backbone in this

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Senate Democrats signal they're prepared to block GOP police reform bill

As Senate Republicans move to take up their own plan — which was authored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the chamber — Democrats have faced a tough

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

How to Support the Movement for #BlackLivesMatter?

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Virtual Zoom Meeting Held To Discuss Police Brutality And Policing The Black Community

By Darlene L. Williams, Contributing Writer

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Urban League marks 100 years

The Bay State branch of the national economic and civil rights advocacy group acted to counter the challenges, urging the Massachusetts delegation in Congress to support federal anti-lynching laws while firmly pushing open the door of hiring opportunities for black men and women throughout Greater

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Queen Latifah Wants ‘Gone With The Wind’ Gone

The 1939 film Gone With the Wind has been temporarily removed from HBO Max due to the recent protests over Black people killed by

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

NAACP 'Black Media Speaks' forum omits voice of African-American newspapers

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy, black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Protests continue over the murder of George Floyd and others

While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during the arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, this according to the criminal complaint against

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and

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The Original Karens: From Emmett Till’s Accuser To The White Woman Who Sparked The Tulsa Massacre

Over the weekend, #KarensGoneWild trended on social media with jaw-dropping videos of frantic white women attacking Black women, toddlers, teenagers and grown Black

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Protesters in Cedar Hill Rally for Black Lives

More than 500 people joined the nation in protesting police brutality, the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd and racial oppression during its recent Black Lives Matter protest in Cedar

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Opposes Use of Tactical Gear by Police Officers

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion

“In 2020, for there to be a virtual panel on Black Media and not invite or involve the NNPA or any of our member publishers to be on the panel goes beyond a mere oversight,” said NNPA President/CEO Benjamin Chavis in an interview about the May 20

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

Viral Videos Of Black Death Are The Gift And The Curse

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Source: NewsOne

Forrest W. Littlejohn: Renowned Attorney & Member of Indiana Black Legislative Caucus

Forrest W. Littlejohn was a well-known attorney throughout Indiana and a member of the Indiana Black Legislative

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Source: Black Then

photojournalist’s new documentary focuses on injustice and racism –

“Fighting for Justice,” a new documentary by Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr., will make its debut on Saturday, July 18, at Cinematique Theater in Daytona

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Source: Daytona Times

Here’s What You Can Watch, Hear And Celebrate On Juneteenth

From HBO streaming the first season of its timely Watchmen series—which centers its story on the aftermath of the Black Wall Street massacre—to Spotify dedicating their Times Square New Music Friday billboards to Black artists all day long, there’s a celebration for

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

OP-ED: Racial divide of coronavirus is real, so are innovations that can help

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Hundreds participate in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ protest in Daytona –

About 500 people participated in the “I Can’t Breathe’’ protest in Daytona Beach the evening of June

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Source: Daytona Times

Here’s how you can maintain Solidarity and Support when protesting is no longer popular on social Media

A beautiful movement that calls for a pause from normal engagement, branding, and any other obligatory posting to honor, grieve, and focus on ways to insight true change in the wake of the passing of George

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

SPEAK OUT | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Pegasus Theatre stands in unity with those grieving the tragic loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless, nameless other Black lives that have been lost to systemic racism, societal injustices and sanctioned police brutality in

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Wendy's Restaurant Set On Fire In Atlanta After African American Man Killed By Police At Drive-Thru

The Wendy Co (NASDAQ: WEN) restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, which became the site of the killing of Rayshard Brooks on Friday, was set on fire

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Sacramento NAACP, BAPAC and Be Woke.Vote to Host March

Sacramento NAACP President Betty Williams says the call for change across the nation “starts right here at

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears

Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Source: theGrio

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