Here’s What You Should Know About Recent Investigations Into 5 Black People Found Hanging From Trees

What It Is Like To Be A Black Police Officer, Pt.2

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Isaiah McKinnon, Cheryl Dorsey and Vincent Montague, three police officers of different generations, about what changes they envision for the law

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Black graduate student records racist rant in New York City

The Yale student, Kathryn Graves, is looking to identify the woman to make sure she’s not the perpetrator or victim of someone else’s ire if she continues ranting at

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NNPA President Dr. Ben Chavis to Moderate Forum on Equality

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

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Grooming Brand Bevel Launches Black Mental Wellness Initiative

Amid the ongoing fight against systemic injustices and the coronavirus pandemic, the Black-owned grooming brand Bevel is putting the focus on mental health within marginalized

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Travel Company Offers 100 Free Getaways to Black Activists

Travel Company Offers 100 Free Getaways to Black Rachel Cargle

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Gambia denies plans to relax homosexuality laws

The Gambia said on Tuesday that it would neither decriminalise homosexuality nor review its laws, following weeks of controversy over the issue in the tiny West African

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The Original Karens: From Emmett Till’s Accuser To The White Woman Who Sparked The Tulsa Massacre

Over the weekend, #KarensGoneWild trended on social media with jaw-dropping videos of frantic white women attacking Black women, toddlers, teenagers and grown Black

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Black male student group raises more than 50K for Black Lives Matter

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How moving to NYC led to my liberation as a bisexual man

I put a lot of pressure on myself to make it on my own, I was still in the closet about being bisexual, I harbored years of built-up, unresolved trauma, and I had rocky relationships with people — the worst part was I took all of that baggage with me to New

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Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist—often created by red-lining— worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Trump signs police reform executive order that focuses on training, falls short of protesters’ demands

President Trump on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 addressed the issue of police brutality by taking executive action that would provide incentives for police departments to increase training about the use of force and to strengthen a national database to track

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What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Stranded in Panama

FOUR Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Government's assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama

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Plans To Transform Atlanta Jail Into Justice And Equity Center Move Forward

In an effort to curb recidivism and cultivate spaces for community empowerment, the city of Atlanta is moving forward with its efforts to transform the Atlanta City Detention Center into a space for justice and equity, Fast Company

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Baltimore’s Only Summer Camp for Children Experiencing Homelessness Adapts Services Due to Pandemic

BALTIMORE, MD. (June 30, 2020) – Since 1907 the nationally recognized Camp St. Vincent program has been a valuable resource for local children experiencing poverty and homelessness in our

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal

National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., will serve as a moderator for an important national forum on racial equality in

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Ann Wolfe: The Hardest Puncher in Women’s Boxing

The charismatic Ann Wolfe was a force of nature in professional boxing as she devastated the women’s rankings in multiple weight

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Google Doodle Honors Iconic Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson As Pride Month Comes To A Close - Blavity

In honor of the last day of Pride Month, Google posted an illustration of Black trans icon Marsha

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Palo Conteh is not guilty of treason – says Jury

In conclusion yesterday addressing the Jury, Dr Abdulai Conteh said this: “Mr Foreman, members of the jury, we urge and pray that in this trial you will reject the prosecution’s case of treason against the 1st Accused for a woeful lack of evidence and on the offences under the Small Arms

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Land occupiers in Joburg vow to return to patch of land where shacks were destroyed

Some of the land is on people's plots, where the fencing has been

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Michael B. Jordan, Idris Elba, & Other Hollywood Stars Sign Open Letter Demanding Hollywood Divest From Police

Source: Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images / Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images

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Ruling fuels call for state LGBTQ protections –

TALLAHASSEE – LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do

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Source: Florida Courier

50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People's March

Organizers of Saturday’s online assembly have deliberately modeled it after King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign ― echoing not just his title but also his

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This is an uprising to save our lives

As people of color, racism affects our daily lives, our health outcomes, and our life

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Men’s Health Month – Q & A With Dr. Kenneth Green

June was Men’s Health Month, and as the month comes to a close, Kaiser Permanente is encouraging men to take care of their health by sharing ways they can take steps to do

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Trump vows to end Dream Act despite court ruling

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump said yesterday that he will renew his Administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after the Supreme Court blocked the first

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Poor People's Campaign stages massive online demonstration

(Religion News Service) — With COVID-19 restrictions preventing an intended in-person rally in Washington D.C., at least a million supporters of the Poor People’s Campaign reportedly tuned in Saturday (June 20) to watch a mix of live speeches and pre-recorded clips of liberal religious leaders

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Protesters return to East Liberty for march centered on Black women and Black trans women

Roughly 200 people gathered in front of Target in East Liberty Friday afternoon for a protest against police violence — the 28th day of such demonstrations in the Pittsburgh

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Reddit Suspends Pro-Donald Trump Forum In Attempt Crack Down On Hate Speech - Blavity

The community of Donald Trump supporters became a haven for white supremacists and alt-right groups promoting racist

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Over 300 Black Hollywood Artists and Executives Demand Change With New Initiative ‘Hollywood 4 Black Lives’

The way that Hollywood and mainstream media have contributed to the criminalization of Black people, the misrepresentation of the legal system, and the glorification of police corruption and violence have had dire consequences on Black

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