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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Anti-Lynching Advocate

When civil rights crusader Ida B. Wells-Barnett died in 1931, the Chicago Defender described her as elegant, striking, and always well groomed . . . regal though somewhat intolerant and impulsive. Throughout Wells-Barnetts career as a journalist, social-political organizer and suffragist, she

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‘Enough is Enough’: Ciara Shares Sweet Message to Son Future, Russell Wilson Chimes In

On Sunday, May 31, Ciara posted a message about unity and change to her 6-year-old son Future Zahir Wilburn by rapper Future, her

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Free Us From the Chains (Once and for All)

After living on this earth for six decades, the only thing that changes are the names and ages of the victims who succumb to acts of violence whether at the hands of police, vigilantes or simply living while being

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How To Talk To Kids About Racism And The George Floyd Protests

Parents know it is vital to teach their kids about race, racism and police

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Shaquille O’Neal Talks George Floyd and Racial Injustice Throughout America: “What’s Right Is Right, What’s Wrong Is Wrong”

But what people don’t know is that he has law enforcement training, and in 2016, he took some of the preliminary steps necessary to become an officer of the law, in anticipation of a run for

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The Internet Is Trying To Cancel Doja Cat And Here’s Why

A video of the 24-year-old in a chat with members of an alt-right group resurfaced and the internet kicked off a cancel

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Los Angeles Director of Public Health Links Murder of George Floyd to Injustice Seen Within the Black Community Facing COVID-19

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White People, Stop Quoting MLK To Police How Black People Protest

Last Thursday, Martin Luther King III responded to the increasingly heated protests spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police with a quote from his father, the Rev. Martin Luther King

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The Racist Origins Of Trump’s ‘When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts’ Quote

As protests intensified in Minneapolis following the death of a Black man pinned down by a white police officer, President Donald Trump issued a naked threat in a pair of

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Black Protesters Who Want To Demonstrate Peacefully Are Calling Out White People Who Instigate Violence

The whole country has been full of protests as thousands took to the streets to protest the police killings of unarmed black

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VIDEO: Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests

Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this

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Biden Says 'We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us' of Violence in U.S. Cities

Biden Says ‘We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us’ of Violence in U.S. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is seen at War Memorial Plaza during Memorial Day, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New

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A Look At Fashion Brands' Responses to Police Brutality And The Black Lives Matter Movement

As the black community and allies took to social media to spread the word and demand justice for Floyd and countless others (Breonna Taylor is another name among the list of black lives lost in just the first six months of 2020), many began to look at large fashion brands, who are heavily supported

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White New Yorkers Called Out For ‘Privilege’ Of Ignoring Social Distancing

A “white privilege” flyer was recently spotted posted in New York City addressing the apparent racial disparity in respecting and enforcing the social distancing guidelines imposed during the coronavirus pandemic that has disproportionately affected Black

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Police Deny Racism in Handling of 3,000-Person Block Party In Florida

Accusations of racism and police brutality at a Central Florida block party attended by 3,000 people has led a police department to deny that several arrests made were due to the race of the partygoers, according to

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NBA Coaches Association Create Committee to Address Racial Injustice In Franchise Cities

The death of George Floyd triggered events that have exposed the ugly underlying problems of race relations in

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Doja Cat Responds After Being Accused of Joking with White Supremacists and Mocking Sandra Bland's Death In Song

Doja Cat took to social media in recent days to address the backlash that she received for one of her old

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Los Angeles Pride Will Be Revived As Black Lives Matter Solidarity March

Nearly two months after the COVID-19 crisis forced organizers of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ Pride festival to go digital-only, plans for a reimagined in-person event are back

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'Woah': Joseline Hernandez's Niece Looks Just Like Her In This Photo

Joseline Hernandez and her 5-year-old niece Jileny apparently look just

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'We Have the Right to Fight Back': Colin Kaepernick Addresses George Floyd's Death, Starts Legal Defense Fund

Colin Kaepernick has a message for the people protesting the death of George Floyd: It’s not only within their right to fight back; it’s absolutely

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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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Ella Jones makes history as Ferguson’s first black mayor

Ella Jones just made history as the city of Ferguson, Missouri’s first African American black

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Keke Palmer Emotionally Pleads With National Guardsmen To 'March Beside Us'

Keke Palmer led a peaceful conversation between protestors and National Guard soldiers at a Los Angeles protest on

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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death

Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nairobi Tuesday to protest over the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police

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T.I. Responds Expediently To Donald Trump Utilizing His Music In Unsanctioned Contemporary Propaganda

As reported earlier this week the Trump administration got their petty on with a goal of slighting de facto Democratic presidential nominee Joe

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L.A. Prepares for More Demonstrations After Friday's Violence

L.A. Prepares for More Demonstrations After Friday’s Violence

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Black Youth Are Central Force in California George Floyd Protests

Sale and other members of the youth-led movement met officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at the steps on the east side of the state building adjacent to California State Capitol

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Protest Options: A List of Links to Petitions, Donations, Resources and Education

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During George Floyd Protests, ABC reruns 2016 ‘Black-ish’ Episode Exploring Race, Police – Free Press of Jacksonville

As the country confronts police brutality and mistreatment of black people in the wake of George Floyd‘s killing, ABC rebroadcast a groundbreaking 2016 episode of “Black-ish” on Tuesday that confronted those troubling

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NBA Coaches Association Condemns Racial Injustice, Forms Committee

The NBA Coaches Association – of which Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle is the president – recently released a statement condemning the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and also announced the formation of a committee on racial injustice and

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