Etta Moten sings for President

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Libya: AFRICOM: Russia Deploys Fighter Jets to Libya

Washington — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says Russia recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian state-sponsored, private military contractors, who are helping forces fighting the U.N.-supported Libyan

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Source: allAfrica.com

On The Money: Protests highlight COVID-19's economic toll on African Americans | Senate confirms Trump watchdog for coronavirus funds | USTR launches probes into countries' digital taxes

THE BIG DEAL—Protests highlight COVID-19's economic toll on African Americans: Protests around the country over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans at the hands of police come as communities of color suffer staggering losses to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis it

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Source: The Hill

Blind Tom: The First Black Man To Perform At The White House Was Blind, Autistic, A Slave And A Musical Prodigy

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Protesters mass near White House | Dallas Weekly

Protesters mass near White House

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New Orleans being Recognized as Example of Flattening the Curve

In a recent report on local NBC Affiliate WDSU TV-6, Dr. Joseph Kanter, with the Louisiana Department of Health, said while any number of deaths is too many, there are several positive trends happening in the New Orleans-area that show progress is being

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

Lying Donald Trump Says Colin Kaepernick Should Get NFL Spot “If He Deserves It” [Video]

Source: SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 25: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers speaks with defensive end Michael Bennett #72 of the Seattle Seahawks after the game at CenturyLink Field on September 25, 2016 in

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Source: The Urban Daily

Gayton, John T. (1866-1954)

John T. Gayton, one of Seattle, Washington’s earliest black residents, a community leader, and patriarch of one of the city’s most outstanding black families, came to Seattle in 1889. He was born in Benton, Mississippi to former slaves. With little formal education, he moved to Yazoo

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Source: Black Past

Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976)

WilliamHenry Hastie, attorney and diplomat, was born on November 17, 1904 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent his childhood in Tennessee until hisfamily moved to Washington, D.C. Hastie graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in 1921 and four years laterreceived his A.B. Degree from

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Source: Black Past

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1950

Biden Leaves Home To Visit Delaware Protest Site

Former Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit on Sunday to the site in Wilmington, Del., where protests took place the night before, one of dozens of protests across the country following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police

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Source: Stories About Black History

Trump's National Security Adviser Denies 'Systemic Racism' Across U.S. Police Forces

White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Sunday denied that there’s “systemic racism” across police agencies in the U.S., despite numerous incidents in which officers have harassed or killed unarmed Black men, including George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this

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Trump To Sign Sweeping Order To Expedite Energy, Infrastructure Projects

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to use their emergency authorities to accelerate energy, highway and other infrastructure projects, a move that the administration says will help jump-start an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, HuffPost

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(BPRW) 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Announced | Press releases

(BPRW) 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Announced

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Did Obama Change Military Funeral Protocol? - Urban Legends

Online rumor alleges that U.S. military funeral protocol has been changed such that when the folded flag is presented to relatives of the deceased, its now done on behalf of the Secretary of Defense instead of on behalf of the

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Source: ThoughtCo

‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US; protests reach Europe

Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators; cases pass 11,000

Key statistics as at May 12, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD

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

Protesters Chase Fox News Reporter From White House Demonstrations

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News reporter was pummeled and chased by protesters who had gathered outside the White House early Saturday as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George

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Debora A. Plunkett

Debora A. Plunkett is Chief Executive Officer at Plunkett Associates LLC, where she also provides consultation on cybersecurity, information assurance and management

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Source: Savoy Network

VIDEO: Chaos as police clash with George Floyd protesters at White House | Afro

Chaos ensued outside the White House Saturday night as anti-police brutality protesters fought with Secret Service, Parks Police, and Military

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Pastor Darrell Scott Claims Once Again That Trump is the ‘Most Pro-Black President in my Lifetime’

Pastor Darrell Scott, one of President Trump‘s biggest supporters, has stated that the president “has been the most pro-black president in my lifetime,” according to

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Source: The Black Chronicle

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

Biden, Trump Stage Rare Dueling Events in Pandemic Era

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Both President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are swinging through key battleground states on Thursday, presenting dueling events in a way that hasn’t happened much in the age of coronavirus and that will showcase their contrasting styles in response to

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Atlanta Mayor Vows Changes In How Police Officers Use Force

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor is vowing to change police use-of-force policies and require that officers receive continuous training in how to deescalate situations before the consequences become

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Source: Black America Web

U.S. on cusp of marking at least 100K deaths from virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Trump Calls Minneapolis Protesters ‘Thugs,’ Vows action

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting

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Source: Black America Web

James M. Rodger, Jr.

James M. Rodger, Jr. first African American to be named National Teacher of the Year is honored at a White House ceremony.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

24

1972

Newswire : Trump says he’ll deploy military to states if they don’t stop violent protests

Escalating his rhetoric during a period of roiling national crises, President Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the U.S. military to cities or states that don’t take “necessary” actions to halt violent protests, saying the armed forces will “quickly solve the problem for

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

Snapchat Says It Is No Longer Promoting Trump's Account

Snapchat said Wednesday that is has stopped promoting President Donald Trump’s content on its “Discover” pages due to recent comments he has made about protesters demonstrating against racial inequality and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis

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

Nation’s Streets Calmest in Days, Protests Largely Peaceful

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African

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Source: Black America Web

Nation's streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African

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