Jacob Blake’s Dad Says Son Left Paralyzed By Police Shooting

Eric Reid Rips NFL Teams For Posting Black Squares On Twitter: 'Hypocrisy'

Eric Reid did not let NFL teams get away with posting black squares on Twitter Tuesday in purported solidarity with the fight for racial justice while quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned in the

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Officials Confirm That Violent Protesters in Minneapolis Are Mostly From White Supremacist Groups

Minneapolis, MN — Amidst the peaceful protesting over the killing of George Floyd, CBS News and Fox 9 have confirmed that most of the rioters and violent protesters in Minneapolis are linked to white supremacist

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' statement on Atlanta demonstrations

“This morning we began mobilizing City leadership and resources to help our city recover from the devastating events that took place last

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No contract for CMU $701m building, says project manager

PROJECT MANAGER at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Elaine Hayden, told a parliamentary oversight committee on Tuesday that her reputation would “take a beating” after admitting that she had no evidence to substantiate that there was a contract between the institution and Business Supply

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cory Booker Asks A Pointed Question Over And Over In Senate Speech Against Racism

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor about racism and the protests that have erupted nationwide since the death of George

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George Floyd killing sparks national outrage and international disgrace

From Detroit to Atlanta, and from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., protestors took to the streets in record numbers to express their discontent over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was the most recent – and most visible – victim of lethal force from a police

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3 Brothers: Spike Lee Drops New Short Film In Solidarity With George Floyd Protests

As protests continue to flair up every night in America due to the killing of George Floyd, the director has debuted a new short film to shine an even greater light on the injustices that Black Americans have faced over the

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Thomas Covington Dent: Writer, Civil Rights Activist & Dramatist

Thomas Covington Dent was a writer, civil rights activist and

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Source: Black Then

This Comic About Racism In The US Was Made 2 Years Ago, And The Artist Just Reshared It Saying Nothing Has Changed

“It was ridiculous how many more [similar] videos popped up of white people calling the cops on black people for doing harmless things like entering a neighborhood pool or operating a kid’s lemonade stand on the

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Owner of High-end Day Spa Sheds Light on Importance of Self-Care, Despite Corona Virus

LeBrina Johnson, owner of Pure Vichy, a high-end day spa in Houston, TX said, “I think a lot of stress and worry has definitely put a negative strain on all of us mentally and

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Ferguson Just Elected Its First Black Mayor

Ferguson, Missouri, the city where protests helped propel the Black Lives Matter movement into a nationwide crusade, elected its first Black mayor Tuesday

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Green Spaces Are Supposed to Be an Escape. Not for Black Men.

We don’t know whether Amy Cooper, a white woman, considered any of those outcomes when she called the police on Christian after he admonished her for refusing to leash her dog in a bird garden, per park

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Source: CityLab

Phase 3 of opening up begins in city Wednesday after days of protests | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Chicago is moving into Phase 3 of reopening under Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan Wednesday, despite the damage from looting and unrest over the past several days in wake of the death of George

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Lea Michele Apologizes After 'Glee' Co-Star Blasts Her On-Set Behavior

Lea Michele offered an apology Wednesday after a former “Glee” co-star made pointed accusations about her behind-the-scenes

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Viral Clip Of Black Trans Woman’s Brutal Attack Sparks Outrage

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Virgil Abloh Breaks Silence On Looting Comments And $50 Donation Backlash

Fashion designer Virgil Abloh issued a lengthy statement on Monday in response to criticism of his earlier remarks about people looting stores amid protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police

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Horrifying Video Shows Black Trans Woman, Iyanna Dior, Being Beaten By Mob Of Men In Minnesota - Blavity

Video of the June 1 assault is being shared widely across Twitter, Instagram and

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NFL QB: Drew Brees: 'I Will Never Agree With Anybody Disrespecting The Flag'

Brees’ comments about “disrespecting the flag” come days after Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn explained how Colin Kaepernick’s protest was

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US Wrestles With Economic Response to Coronavirus Pandemic – Free Press of Jacksonville

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $3 trillion stimulus bill, known as the Heroes Act, last month that would provide an additional $1,200 direct payment per family member and $600 per household, close to $1 trillion to state, local, territorial and tribal

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

[Video] Meet Emma Christy Baker: First Black Female Officer on the Indianapolis Police Force

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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — "AM I BLACK ENOUGH?": THE FALLOUT OVER JOE BIDEN'S COMMENTS TO CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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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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'All Lives Matter' Tweet Costs NBA Announcer Dearly

Grant Napear is no longer the Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer or a local California radio host after he tweeted “All Lives Matter” in response to a question about the Black Lives Matter

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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — COVID-19 & THE FUTURE OF HBCUs — Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D Interviews Makola M. Abdulah, Ph.D

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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Washington Archbishop Condemns Trump's Visit To Catholic Shrine

Washington’s Roman Catholic archbishop has roundly criticized President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on

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June 15, 1877: Henry O. Flipper Becomes First African American Cadet from USMA

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Congresswoman Karen Bass Says CBC Wants Federal Dollars to Aid the Black Press

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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“Face Masks: To Use or Not To Use…That is the Question!”

During the 1918 global flu epidemic, medical personnel routinely adopted masks to protect themselves, and many cities required them in

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White man allegedly posed as a protester to vandalize buildings in Minneapolis

In the late evening of May 1st, Douglas Lewis was killed after he was shot four times by Watertown resident Anthony Trifiletti after a minor traffic

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Lili Reinhart Comes Out As Bisexual, Supports LGBTQ For Black Lives Matter Protest

“Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart has come out as a “proud bisexual woman” in a post urging fans to attend a Black Lives Matter solidarity protest organized by the LGBTQ

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