Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting

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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — #SaveLocalJournalism Week #4: THE VOICE OF BLACK AMERICA

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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Hurt, Pain and Tragedy Come with the Death of George Floyd

George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Monday, May 25th, in a scene that has left us numb and

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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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New Book Celebrates the Girl Power That Launched Kamala Harris

It is this legacy of dynamic, change-making women that Maya’s daughter Meena Harris, also a lawyer and founder of the Phenomenal Phenomenal Woman activism campaign and lifestyle brand, draws upon when discussing the inspiration behind her first book, Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea, due for release by

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Drew Brees Apologizes After Criticism Regarding NFL Player Protests

Drew Brees Apologizes After Criticism Regarding NFL Players Protesting During National

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'Sesame Street' Vows To 'Speak Out Against Racism' Amid Ongoing Protests

“Sesame Street was built on

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Obama Encourages Protesters to Take Activism Further

Former President Barack Obama released a statement on Monday, June 1 encouraging protesters of the George Floyd murder to further their activism once they leave the

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Ferguson, Missouri Elects First-Ever African American and Woman Mayor

Nationwide — Meet Ella M. Jones, who has been elected as the first African American mayor of the city of

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‘Now is the time’ - BET founder Robert Johnson wants U.S. to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations

And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal

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Tammy Duckworth: Trump's Use Of Military Against Protesters Is "Disgusting"

Now, President Donald Trump is using military helicopters ― along with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades ― to intimidate Americans protesting racism and police brutality outside the White

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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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Three Other Officers Charged With Aiding and Abetting Murder of George Floyd

According to nytimes.com and The Washington Post, the other three officers present while Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by holding his knee on his neck for close to nine minutes have been charged in the case for aiding and abetting

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Brees’ Anthem Comments Draw Backlash, Apologizes

UPDATE: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were “insensitive and completely missed the mark” when he reiterated his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem in 2016, drawing sharp criticism from fellow high-profile athletes and others in

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Texans are conflicted between economic risks and pandemic fears

Some may have thought Texans would pour out of their homes when Gov. Greg Abbott announced that his stay-at-home order would expire on schedule, allowing restaurants, movie theaters and malls to begin reopening at reduced

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Owner of Black-Owned BBQ Joint Killed By Louisville Officers Who Had Body Cameras Turned Off

Nationwide — David McAtee, a 53-year old African American entrepreneur who owned a BBQ restaurant in Louisville, KY, and reportedly often fed the police for free, was shot and killed by police officers who were trying to disperse a crowd that had gathered after the city’s curfew

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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — #SaveLocalJournalism WEEK 3: THE #BLACKPRESSMATTERS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE

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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George W. Bush: George Floyd's Death Means It's Time To Listen, Not Lecture

Former President George W. Bush released a statement Tuesday about the police killing of George Floyd but emphasized it wasn’t his place to say how the country should handle its systemic racism

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Michael Che Likens His Black Lives Matter Bit To 'Amazing Grace'

As protests continue to rage over the death of George Floyd, “Saturday Night Live” comedian Michael Che had a bittersweet response to the reemergence of his 2016 Black Lives Matter stand-up

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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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Program Seeking to Create More Black Travel Entrepreneurs is Now Open to Women (and Men!)

Nationwide — Launched just two weeks ago, a program that began as a movement for African American women entrepreneurs who enjoy working from home in the travel and lifestyle industry has announced that they are now accepting men who may also be

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My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result – (Part 2 of 2)

Jeffrey L. Boney Shares His Personal Journey of Surviving the Coronavirus and Dealing with the Emotional and Mental Anguish Required to Overcome COVID-19

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A Wounded Nation: Why We Can’t Give Up in the Fight for Justice

The pain of recognizing our fathers, uncles, brothers, mothers, sisters, and aunts in the faces of so many Black men and women who were taken from us because of racism and

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Watch What Happens When You Give “Too Much Dap” In Hilarious ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Clip

We could all use a little humor, and the show’s “Black History Month Spectacular” Juneteenth (June.19) return is right on

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Black Lives Matter Protesters March in Downtown Riverside

Thousands of Riverside County community members came together downtown to peacefully protest in front of the Riverside Public Library to fight against the continuous police brutality African-Americans face across the United

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Platform links loan borrowers to lenders

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White Motorist Charged with Murder of Black St Paul Man

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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Black Congresswoman Gets Pepper Sprayed During George Floyd Protest

Nationwide — Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congresswoman from Ohio, was reportedly pepper-sprayed while trying to mediate between police officers and protesters in

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Washington Post Editorial Issues Dire Warning To Trump Aides 'Enabling His Incitement'

The Washington Post editorial board on Tuesday warned Donald Trump’s top aides that the president’s threat to unleash the military on protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd could seriously

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