Earl Campbell - Birthday

Former NBA Star Stephen Jackson Remembers His “Twin” George Floyd

Former NBA star Stephen Jackson, a longtime friend of Floyd and someone he regarded as a brother, is among those who have expressed their anger and is demanding justice at all levels over

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Source: The Urban Daily

TSU interim president: ‘I’ve come from behind the curtain’

HOUSTON – Following the departure of former Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin Lane, all eyes are now on Kenneth Huewitt, who’s served as the university’s chief financial officer for the past three

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Washington, Craig Anthony (1941 - ) - Birthday

Craig Anthony Washington, former Congressman from Houston, Texas, was born in Longview, Gregg County, Texas on October 12, 1941 to Roy and Azalia Washington.

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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

Hospitals, Health Care Sector Reel From COVID-19 Damage | Afro

Those patients may require hospitals to expand intensive care units, spend more on infection control and stock up on gowns and masks, among other

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

More than 1,500 Texas troopers sent | Dallas Weekly

More than 1,500 Texas state troopers were sent Saturday to various cities by Gov. Greg Abbott to help control protests over the death of Houston native George Floyd in Minneapolis police

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Black Women CEOs Launch Online Singing Competition With $5K Cash Prizes to Help Boost the Economy

Nationwide — Meet A. Cookie Williams and Beth Noisette, two U.S. Army veterans that are also the co-founders of Sing2Bling.tv, an online platform that allows at-home users to submit their video performances for a chance to win weekly cash prizes of up to

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

The Burning Of America – Again.

(ThyBlackMan.com) I do not advocate violence, but apparently those police officers and racists who kill black people every week

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Watchdog Report: Big Texas-Based Companies Took $42M in Federal Aid Meant for Struggling Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the two-month anniversary of President Trump signing the CARES Act, the $2 trillion relief package addressing the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, government watchdog Accountable.US released a new report on how large Texas businesses walked away with $42 million

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillers

Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Joe Sample - Birthday

Sample was born in Houston, Texas on February 1, 1939.

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1939

Five early lessons the pandemic has taught us about Texas schools

Margaret Spellings executive director of Texas 2036 – Photo courtesy of Texas Press Association

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

GOP says Democratic stimulus bill focuses more on cannabis than jobs

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took exception to the word cannabis appearing more times than the word jobs in the $3 trillion coronavirus bill introduced by House Democrats this

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Source: theGrio

Allen West, ex-congressman, hospitalized in Texas motorcycle accident

Former Republican Congressman Allen West (Photo by David Silverman/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Al Mohler, Southern Baptist leader, says he was ‘stupid’ to defend slavery in 1998 CNN interview

(RNS) — In December of 2018, Albert Mohler, longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, released a report detailing and denouncing the school’s legacy “in the horrifying realities of American slavery, Jim Crow segregation, racism, and even the avowal of white racial

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

TEXAS RAMPS UP COVID-19 TESTING

Governor Abbott, CVS Health Announce 44 New COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Sites In Texas

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

News Brief: Minn. Protests, Texas COVID Testing Sites, Trump Tweet

Now, at that point, video shows police on top of him, including a white officer with a knee on

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Source: Stories About Black History

Anthony Fauci vs. Donald Trump – Who’s Right?.

“If states reopen their economies too soon, there is a real risk that you may trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control,” said

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Editorial Commentary: Trump Cheers on Governors, Ignores WH Guidelines | Afro

While individual states’ decisions to move more quickly than recommended under the White House guidelines are regularly discussed during coronavirus task force meetings, those decisions are not seen as defiant toward the Trump administration, the official

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

More Protesters Across The Country Demand Justice For George Floyd

Protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd popped up in even more cities across the U.S. on Saturday as thousands of people continued to demand justice for Black victims of police

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

Jack Johnson - Birthday

Johnson was born on March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas under the name John Arthur Johnson and spent much of his teenage life working on boats and along the city’s docks.

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Facebook to pay $52M to employees with PTSD from moderating rape, murder and suicide videos

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Too much of a risk, too soon?

GALVESTON, Texas – If there was ever a fear of the novel coronavirus and spread of COVID-19, that was not made clear last weekend in Galveston, as the island was flooded with bumper-to-bumper traffic on the first day the beaches were

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Gatson, Dewey (AKA Rajo Jack DeSoto) (1905-1956) - Birthday

Automobile racer Rajo Jack DeSoto was born Dewey Gatson on July 28, 1905 in Tyler, Texas.

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Source: Black Past

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Systemic racism exist even during a pandemic

Moreover, the majority of essential workers seems to be minorities working in the food service and delivery fields, warehouse workers, health care aides in nursing homes and assisted living centers, etc. many of the which didn’t necessarily choose to work, but had to work in order to take care of

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

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Raising Cane’s Thrives, Even in Times of Crisis, with Unrelenting Focus on Crew and Culture, Distributing $2 Million Crew Bonus

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

California Gov.: Pro Sports Without Fans Possible in June

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks pro sports could be back playing in his state — without fans — in early

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

George, Zelma (1903-1994) - Birthday

Zelma Watson George, philanthropist, opera singer, and political activist was born December 8, 1903 in Hearne, Texas to Samuel E.

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Source: Black Past

Dec

8

1903

Texas pushes for kids to return to normal during pandemic

Plastic barriers are placed between Bruce McCall, 5, left, and Capri Bishop, 6, as they sit at a table during martial arts daycare summer camp at Legendary Blackbelt Academy in Richardson, Texas, Tuesday, May

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Westbury HS among winners in Michelle Obama, MTV voting challenge

Westbury High School graduating seniors learned during a video call with Michelle Obama that they are one of only 20 campuses in the nation and the only one in Texas to be named winners in a voter registration challenge co-chaired by the former first

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