Black Republican Opponent Expected to Defeat Stockton’s Popular Democratic Mayor Michael Tubbs

VIDEO: Tear gas flies as Minneapolis rioters protest death of George Floyd in police custody

MINNEAPOLIS—Protests turned violent on Tuesday as anti-police activists smashed windows and vandalized police cars in response to the death of an African American man at the hands of four law enforcement

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Retreat or deploy? Police try to balance protest response

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On two straight nights of unruly protests against police brutality, officers retreated from their posts in some American cities, while in others, they deployed batons, flash-bang grenades and tear gas to quell the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Senator Doug Jones urges Governor Ivey to establish an Alabama Health Care Manufacturing Task Force

Senator Jones’ proposal would utilize existing infrastructure to create jobs in Alabama, provide a supply chain for vital COVID-19 supplies, reduce dependence on foreign health care suppliers, revamp Alabama’s manufacturing

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Remembering the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education –

May 17 marked the 66th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. the Board of

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Source: Florida Courier

African Leader Rips China’s Racism: ‘As If The Black Person Is Carrying The Covid-19!’ – Free Press of Jacksonville

Maximus Ogbonna, president of the Association of Nigerian Community in China, told the South China Morning Press that the new policies put in place to address and curb the blatant racial discrimination has already fallen well short of the desire effects and offered a bleak outlook for Africans in

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Texas Southern gave $2 million in aid to unqualified students, review finds

An external review of admissions irregularities at Texas Southern University found that the school awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to students who did not meet its academic admissions criteria from fall 2017 through 2019, according to an executive summary released

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Walk good, Shahine

THE woman who changed the tide of losses for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) with an upset in a People's National Party (PNP) stronghold in St Ann North Eastern in 2001, Shahine Robinson, died at her family home in Claremont, St Ann, around midday yesterday, after a long battle with lung

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

‘I Can’t Breathe’ pleas from George Floyd force Esaw Garner to...

The three words that still haunt Esaw Garner six years after her husband Eric Garner was killed by a New York Police Department officer rang in her ears again Tuesday

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Ann-Marie Vaz lists road improvement, access to amenities as success in first year as MP

Reflecting on her victory over People's National Party (PNP) candidate Damion Crawford in a hotly contested by-election for the constituency of East Portland, Member of Parliament Ann-Marie Vaz has listed road rehabilitation and improved access to some basic amenities as her main success so

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Entire BPO sector unfairly tainted by one outbreak, laments Henry - Several firms set to continue remote working arrangements as order expires

AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica’s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Britain pushing US to form 5G club of nations to cut out Huawei

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain said Friday it was pushing the United States to form a club of 10 nations that could develop its own 5G technology and reduce dependence on China's controversial telecoms giant

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

HBCUs, Other MD Colleges Plan for In-Person, Remote Learning in Fall | Afro

The 12 state schools that constitute the University System of Maryland will use a mix of in-person and remote learning when they reopen in the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Joe, Dems, and drinkin’ the progressive missionary Kool-Aide!

Actually, Biden–who is the preemptive Democratic Party nominee because of the ‘apparently Black enough vote’–told radio host ‘Charlamagne tha God,’ if he didn’t’ know the difference between himself and Donald Trump, he is not

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Tragic George Floyd Killing May Spark a Grim Milestone

Thursday’s demonstrations were some of the worst unrest in the Twin City since the protest movement began days after a video that showed a Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck as he

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Foster care ministry recruiting new black families

LOS ANGELES — A faith-based group formed to encourage more black families to become involved in the foster care system observed National Foster Care Month with a webinar highlighting the need for more foster

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Source: Homepage -

Biden made a stupid comment, but it doesn’t make him bad –

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic nominee for President, recently appeared on a Black media talk show and suggested that Black voters that don’t know the difference between Biden and incumbent President Donald Trump

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Source: Florida Courier

Insult to injury

Dr. Michael Grego, superintendent of Pinellas County District Schools, the school board and board members representing south St. Pete continue to offend the community, its leaders/advocates, parents, volunteers and partners who worked with them to develop Bridging the Gap, a plan to close the

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

No ceremonial opening of circuit courts or trial by jury, as courts open on a phased basis tomorrow

There will be no ceremonial opening or trials by jury in circuit courts, as the nation's court system imposes restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amid tomorrow's commencement of a phased reopening of courts across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

30 years after going solo, Ice Cube still speaks his mind

Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and

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Source: Homepage -

Shontay Lundy of Black Girl Sunscreen secures $1m investment amid COVID-19

Shontay Lundy, an African American woman founder and CEO of Black Girl Sunscreen, has managed to secure a $1-million-dollar investment from a private female funding source, notwithstanding the economic crises posed by the

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Hart named president of United Airlines

“I am honored and energized as I take on these new responsibilities to lead this incredible team that I am convinced will build United into a thriving industry leader,” Hart said in

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Black and Blue Don’t Match: Police officers kill another African American

African Americans hadn’t stopped grieving over the assassination of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia when a video surfaced out of Minnesota, showing a police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a subdued George

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Denzel Washington Is Praised For Intervening With Cops And ‘Distressed Homeless Man’

Former basketball player Rex Chapman posted the video to Twitter, writing, “Denzel Washington saw a commotion in West Hollywood with cops and an unarmed distressed homeless

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Source: NewsOne

Ahmaud Arbery shooting weighs heavily on black legal professionals

Like others across the nation, Randolph has been closely following the Ahmaud Arbery shooting

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Rift rocks PNP! - Party throws support behind Phillips as Bunting backers ignite political dynamite

GOVERNOR GENERAL Sir Patrick Allen could be asked to exercise his authority under Section 80 (5) of the Jamaican Constitution and appoint a new Opposition leader if Manchester Central Member of Parliament Peter Bunting and his supporters head to King’s House with 15 letters indicating no confidence

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Can Joe Biden Win? The Jury is Out

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Newswire: Black unemployment was 16.7 percent in April

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the jobless rate for the blacks was 16.7 percent in April, a giant leap backward from 6.7 percent in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic caused nonfarm employment to fall by 20.5 million jobs last

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Fellow Black Americans Get your Passport: Florida-Native Ernest White II breaks it Down – Free Press of Jacksonville

No matter how many languages I speak, how many countries I’ve been to, how many degrees I have, how many classes I’ve taught, how many non-black friends I have, I am part of the same pariah class as you, demonized because of my skin color and feared because of my potential – for violence as well as

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

DownSound has big plans for Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex

DownSound Entertainment (DSE) Ltd is promising, among other things, “state-of-the-art” amenities at Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay, should it be successful in its bid to secure a long-term concession to operate the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

These Photos Capture the Lives of African American Soldiers Who Served During World War II

From the 1930s to the 1970s, Charles “Teenie” Harris worked as a photojournalist for the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the most influential black newspapers of the 20th century, capturing the everyday experience of African American life in the Steel

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Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com

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