John Coltrane - Birthday

`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to

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Black Police Officers Open Up About Their Struggles To Choose Between Duty And Identity

Many Black police officers are walking a tightrope these days, trying to find a balance between their duty and outrage over the killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek

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Racist Cop Says Public Scrutiny Caused Him To Say Police Are Going To ‘Slaughter’ Black People

The cops were identified as Michael Kevin Piner, Jesse E. Moore II and James

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Michael Jordan Explains Why He Pledged to Help Contribute $100 Million Toward Social Justice

On Friday, June 6, Jordan and Jordan Brand, owned by Nike, have pledged to give $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations that help fight racial

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination | Afro

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

8 Of The Deadliest Race Riots Involving African Americans In U.S. History

The riot began with a fistfight between a white sailor and a black man who was thought to have insulted the

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Source: Black Then

Voter Suppression Goes to College | The Oklahoma Eagle

If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Ellis: Up your Health Literacy Game

Do you understand what’s going on with all the research for COVID-19 vaccines and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General

And Ben Crump who has been called the African American family emergency plan received yet another call from an African American family who was devastated unexpectedly by an unjustifiable killing at the hands of the

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Black Man Claiming ‘Misconduct’ In 1976 Rape Trial Calls On Gov. Roy Cooper To Commute Sentence

Lau is awaiting a decision to vacate Long’s conviction, to send it back to lower court or to uphold his

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Source: The Urban Daily

For the First Time Ever, There Will Finally Be a Black Bachelor

After 24 seasons, ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelor is finally getting its first Black

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Mail-in Deluge Tests Elections in Kentucky, New York

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials faced a deluge of mail-in votes likely to delay results for days after high-profile primaries Tuesday, contests testing if establishment Democratic congressional candidates can withstand challengers fueled by voter fury over

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George Floyd Eulogized at Minneapolis Memorial in First of 3 Events

(AP Photo/Julio

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In his new book, baseball's Dusty Baker opens up on his love of music

Yes, Dusty Baker was there, in the on-deck circle on an April night in 1974 in Atlanta when Hank Aaron hit the home run that vaulted him past Babe Ruth and into American sports

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3 North Carolina KKKops Fired After Racist Remarks Accidentally Captured On Video

The latest such incident comes from North Carolina where The Charlotte Observer is reporting three boys in blue have been fired after video of them ranting about a the necessity of a new Civil War to “wipe Black people off the

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Source: The Urban Daily

10 Classic and Essential Jazz Albums

Jazz is perhaps best experienced live, but some recordings are veritable works of art. Below is a list of ten albums that represent important periods in the development of jazz, and whose music is as fresh today as when it was recorded. The list ordered chronologically by the dates each album was

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Source: ThoughtCo

Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather to Pay George Floyd’s Funeral Expenses

As reported by The Grio, boxing champion Floyd Mayweather offered last week to cover all funeral expenses for George

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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John Coltrane

John Coltrane , in full John William Coltrane, byname Trane (born September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 17, 1967, Huntington, New York), American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, an iconic figure of 20th-century

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COPS NABBED IN US DRUG BUST - Three St James constables charged; fourth suspect flown home being grilled

The fourth cop, a woman constable, was flown back home and is now in the custody of the St James

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Officers are Torn Between Two Worlds Amid Protests | Afro

By CLIFF BRUNT and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Details For George Floyd’s Memorial Services And Public Viewings Are Announced

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An Episcopal Presidential Lament | Afro

From the streets of Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd went limp after a police officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes, to outside the White House gates to the hundreds of protestors who besieged cities like

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

More Protesters Across The Country Demand Justice For George Floyd

Protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd popped up in even more cities across the U.S. on Saturday as thousands of people continued to demand justice for Black victims of police

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

Trump to accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville, Florida

President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida during the last week of

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Source: theGrio

Protesters Try To Take Down Slaveowner Andrew Jackson Statue In Washington D.C.

Demonstrators in Washington D.C., attempted to topple a bronze statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, near the White House on Monday (June 22), video footage posted on social media

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Florida site of GOP convention orders wearing of masks

(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty

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Coronavirus Update: Impact of Lack of Data on the Pandemic and Minority Communities May Be Felt For A Generation

The damage of the coronavirus on African Americans and other minorities may never be fully known due to an ongoing delay in gathering data on race and ethnicity by the Trump

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Source: Black America Web

Local Pastor Grows Into Activist Role

Genesis’ Senior Pastor Dr. Tecoy Porter spearheaded the June 4 service as president of the Sacramento Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Jazz History by Decade - 1950 to 1960

Previous Decade: 1940-1950

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