College Football Players: Are we safe?

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‘Looters and lowlifes,’ I stand with all of them –

There are documented cases of economically envious looting Black communities (Wilmington, Tulsa, Rosewood) because of economic envy, plundering our homes, and then using the power of the majority media to turn a Massacre into

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Source: Daytona Times

Second inauguration of Barack Obama

The second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, marked the commencement of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in the Blue Room of the White House. A public

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(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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Source: Black Past

Councilwoman Claims Breonna Taylor Died Because Of Judge's ‘Shocking’ Handling Of No-Knock Warrants

Breonna Taylor might be alive today if a judge had done her job with more scrutiny, a Louisville councilwoman

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

Black Sports Icon's Statue Defaced With 'White Lives Matter'

Vandals defaced a statue of Arthur Ashe Wednesday with “White Lives Matter” and “WLM” graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, where the Black tennis icon, humanitarian and civil rights activist grew

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Cops Don’t Arrest Any Armed, Violent White Thugs After Shooting At Protest In New Mexico

Just days after police in Atlanta responded to a sleepy, unarmed Black man by shooting him in the back, cops in New Mexico didn’t use their guns once while detaining armed white vigilantes following a shooting at

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Source: NewsOne

Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence

—General Order No. 3 as read by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Dave Chappelle Speaks On George Floyd In Surprise Comedy Special ‘8:46’

Source: The Washington Post / Getty

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Source: Black America Web

Sheriff Apologizes to Black Pastor in Virginia After Arrest

WOODSTOCK, Va. (AP) — A sheriff has apologized to a black pastor who described being arrested when he called 911 on a group of white people who threatened to kill him after trying to dump a refrigerator on his property in

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Source: Black America Web

Booker, Cory (1969- )

Born in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 1969, Cory Booker is currently the United States Senator from New Jersey. Booker was raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey, a mostly white town where his parents Cary and Carolyn Booker, former civil rights activists and pioneer black executives at IBM, settled

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Source: Black Past

FAMU proposal to leave MEAC and join the SWAC

In a decision heard throughout the historically black college community, Florida A&M University has decided to leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and join the Southwestern Athletic

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

The Speech that Made Obama President

In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their

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Source: Black History Resources

Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks

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Source: Stories About Black History

DMV Now Has 100K Coronavirus Cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia surpassed 100,000 Friday, as jurisdictions in the area slowly begin to reopen after months of lockdown, The Washington Post

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Source: The Washington Informer

Former President Obama Slams Trump's COVID-19 Response As An "Absolute Chaotic Disaster"

“Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster “during a conversation with ex-members of his

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Source: The Florida Star

Mainstream Media Ignores Black Unemployment Rising While Celebrating Jobless Rate

But the good news of the jobless rate dropping did not extend to Black workers as the new data showed their unemployment levels ticked upward last

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Source: NewsOne

We can’t allow Covid-19 to derail efforts to unite, develop continent - Ramaphosa marks Africa Day

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Africa has exposed how far the continent still has to go before achieving its aspirations of a united and prosperous

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Martin Luther King, Jr.

{SPEECH} MARTIN LUTHER KING - I HAVE A DREAM | with BIG SUBTITLES - Duration: 3:56. English Speeches 11,024 views

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Group Engages Mom-to-Cop Discussions to Fight Police Violence | Afro

MOCHA MOMS, NATION’S OLDEST SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR, TAKES PRACTICAL STEPS TO END POLICE VIOLENCE

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Volkswagen Apologizes For Ad Of Giant White Hand Pushing Tiny Black Man Around

The 10-second clip for the German car company’s new Volkswagen Golf model features a giant, white hand poking and prodding a Black man, much like

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Arkansas Pioneers in Flight: African Americans in Aviation from the Natural State, 1932 to 1953.

Pioneering African-American Aviators Featuring the Tuskegee Airmen of Arkansas is a study of little known black women and men who participated in the first four decades of U.S. aviation history. The book began originally in 2006 as a biography of Milton Pitts Crenchaw, a native of Little

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Source: Black Past

Protesters Try To Take Down Slaveowner Andrew Jackson Statue In Washington D.C.

Demonstrators in Washington D.C., attempted to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, near the White House on Monday (June 22), video footage posted on social media

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

Army Grants Posthumous Promotion To Slain ROTC Student

The Department of Defense is granting a posthumous promotion to Richard Collins III, a ROTC student at Bowie State University who was murdered in 2017, days after being commissioned a second lieutenant in the

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Source: Stories About Black History

Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American

Public health experts say the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color should be seen as an exclamation point in the national conversation about the systemic barriers to racial

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Source: Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post

Woman Who Called 911 Claiming Black Man Bird Watching Was 'Threatening' Her Life Is Fired, Claims She Meant Him No Harm In Apology: 'I'm Not a Racist'

The ruckus could have disturbed the birds, so he asked the dog’s owner, Amy Cooper, to put him on

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

Kenya: Catholic Sister Receives the Presidential Order of Service Uzalendo Award

Nairobi — Sr Winnie Mutuku of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, has received the Presidential Order of service Uzalendo Award for her outstanding contribution to the fight against corona virus in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Italian Lawmaker Is Convinced He’s ‘Darker’ Than Black Caucus Members Amid Ohio Racism Hearing

Source: JodiJacobson / Getty

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Source: NewsOne

NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick

He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of NFL

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Source: The Florida Star

Black America: How Do We Get Out of COVID-19?

That’s (according the Bureau of Labor Statistics latest figures from 2018) more than $8,045 for every man, woman, and child in this country; yet we still didn’t have enough people, equipment, or money to accommodate our healthcare and public health needs during this

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

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