Diddy’s Mom, Janice Combs, Speaks Out on Behalf of Her Son, “He is Not a Monster”

Stevante Clark Arrested, Released

Stevante Clark was booked into Sacramento County main jail on felony battery charges this week, after he was apprehend by the Sacramento Police Department’s Career Criminal Unit on May 18, Sacramento police

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

African women creators invited to document life under Covid-19

The Ladima Foundation in partnership with the DW Akademie announced a short film competition for African women content creators and filmmakers on life during the Covid-19

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Source: The East African

Mother Who Lied That Black Men Kidnapped Her Son Is Charged With His Murder

One of the oldest tricks in the anti-Black playbook was unsuccessfully pulled last week in Florida when a mother told police that her autistic son had been kidnapped by two Black

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Source: NewsOne

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard is a retired professional boxer who has a boxing record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw. Leonard was the first ever boxer to win more than a hundred million dollars in purses, owing to his world titles in five separate weight divisions and high profile fights with Wilfred

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Kenya coronavirus: 1,888 cases, Kericho county records infection

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Mental Health and Me: A Discussion About Blackness and Mental Health

Dr. Ragsdale (BG): We look at mental health as black people based on our

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Source: Chicago Defender

Kenya: Women Worst Affected in Kenyan Flower Farms in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

Nairobi — While coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly all sectors of the economy globally, horticulture remains among the worst hit in Kenya with reduced demand for flowers which has seen several farms across the country reduce their workforce by more than 50

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Black Crisis in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

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

Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn’t hide his past

About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and equality nationwide — Brooks gave an interview to an advocacy group about his years of struggle in the

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

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal – Voice and Viewpoint

In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Rep. Lawson Participates in #SayHerName Social Media Campaign to Highlight Victims of Police Brutality and Gun Violence – Free Press of Jacksonville

– U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05), members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other community advocates took to Twitter to highlight violence against Black

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

Africa: One in Two Children Suffer Violence Each Year - Report

A new report has shown that one out of two children aged 2-17 years experience some form of violence globally each

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Source: allAfrica.com

Trinidad woman murdered on way to make police report

(Trinidad Guardian) After a violent encounter with her former close friend, mother of five Adanna Dick was on her way to the police station to make a report, but she never made

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kenya: Woman's Body Found Dumped Inside Primary School in Umoja

The body of a woman was on Sunday evening found hidden in a sack inside the compound of Tumaini Primary School playground in Umoja estate, Nairobi

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya coronavirus: Tally hits 1,471 after record 123 new cases

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Angola: Religious Leaders Ready to Assist Luanda Government

Luanda — Leaders of various religious denominations in the province of Luanda Thursday showed willing to work with the governor, Joana Lina to improve the living conditions of the people and raise awareness of families for the prevention of the covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

We need an independent police force to police the police. Periodt.

Historically, Black people have been tortured by police, lied on by police, and killed by them, and still we continue with this laughable system of police

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Source: theGrio

Commissioners Court Approves $30 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund for Equitable Economic Relief for Vulnerable Harris County Residents

Proposed by Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, the $30 million COVID-19 Relief Fund will help our most vulnerable residents pay for rent, food, medical care, child care and other basic

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

American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy

The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American policing and police brutality, have been called on a lot since mass protests sprang up nationwide in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and

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

Mayor receives support for plans to cut LAPD budget

LOS ANGELES — Facing a growing budget deficit made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti surprised many people last week when he proposed cutting the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget by between $100 million and $150

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Source: Homepage -

51-year-old arrested for stabbing of Limpopo police station commander

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a police captain in Mbuzini village on Saturday, Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo has

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Baldwin, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After President Trump threatened to deploy U.S. military troops to “dominate” demonstrators protesting police brutality, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) helped introduce legislation to restrict the President’s authority under the Insurrection Act, and will work to include it in

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

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman was an American actor, best known for being a child star on the television sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”. He was born on February 8, 1968 in Illinois. He was adopted at birth by Edmonia Sue and W.G. Coleman. Coleman suffered from kidney disease from his childhood, and the

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2010

Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was

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Source: Black America Web

Don't Use Domestic Violence Victims To Derail Police Reform

Who, they ask, will protect women against domestic abuse and sexual violence, if not the

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

Kenya coronavirus: 4,738 cases after 100 days since index case

Total confirmed cases = 3,860

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal

In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Sheck Wes Popped In NYC On Weapons & Drugs Charges In Lamborghini, Has No Driver’s License

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Source: The Urban Daily

Bill Cosby’s wife slams #MeToo movement, says they should ‘clean up their act’

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Tammy Rivera Regrets Getting Plastic Surgery [WATCH]

For most of us, we only know Tammy Rivera because of her relationship and marriage to rapper Waka

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Source: Black America Web

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