John Slade

Across The U.S., A Juneteenth 'Tinted With Sorrow' And Buoyed By Hope

Demonstrators planned rallies in towns and cities across the country, from Atlanta to Los Angeles, to commemorate the date that the U.S. informed people in Texas that all those enslaved were now free in

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Source: Stories About Black History

Racial Justice And Police Reform In San Francisco

Mayor London Breed hosted a panel on “Racial Justice and Police Reform in San Francisco” with Malia Cohen, chair of the California Board of Equalization, San Francisco Police

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When Martin Luther King Jr addressed UWI graduands...

Just under three years before Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on the evening of April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, the famed American civil rights leader visited the island and delivered a stirring address at The University of the West Indies Valedictory

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Mother Emanuel’s Legacy of Hope Five Years Later

What started with a Bible study in the basement of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, became the scene of mass murder at the hands of

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Joe Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Murder of George Floyd

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

‘Political Stunt’: Botham Jean’s Mom Calls Out Trump’s Messaging Amid Executive Order

Source: Stewart F. House / Getty

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Source: NewsOne

Black Health Matters Launch New Channel | Dallas Weekly

Black Health launched a new Kidney Disease

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Source: Dallas Weekly

“We Have Done Nothing” – Rep. JA Moore Reflects on Emanuel AME Shooting, Five Years Later

On June 16, the eve of five year mark of the Emanuel AME church shooting in Charleston, Rep. JA Moore, who lost his sister in the attack, believes nothing has fundamentally changed to dismantle systemic racism in the United States since

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

How DACA Has Transformed The Lives Of Dreamers — And Their Communities

You had worked with, and profiled, young undocumented people before the creation of the DACA

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Source: Stories About Black History

The Real-Life Racist Killings Depicted in That Haunting Candyman Trailer

On Wednesday, director Nia DaCosta tweeted out a stunning new trailer for her upcoming Candyman film, along with a brief explanation of the themes she’s exploring in the

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Quaker Oats Retires Aunt Jemima Character Named After Racist Stereotype

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former NPR host Michele Norris, whose grandma worked as a traveling Aunt Jemima, about the retirement of the

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Source: Stories About Black History

Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America

Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Designer George Sully Launches A Platform To Celebrate Black Designers of Canada

Designer George Sully Launches A Platform To Celebrate Black Designers of via to the protests over racial injustice and police brutality in the United States, conversations surrounding race relations have not only been occurring in America but on a global scale with different international cities

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

As COVID-19 Hits Harder Among Minorities, What Can Chicago Do?

CHERYL CORLEY, BYLINE: Auburn Gresham is a predominantly African American working-class bungalow belt neighborhood on Chicago's South

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Source: Stories About Black History

Majority of Americans support anti-police protests, poll finds

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday-weekend demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Uganda: The Fake Pandemic News

Now, they have turned their attention to junk news about the COVID-19 crisis, helping social-media platforms move more quickly to dispel and discourage rumors, misinformation, and conspiracy

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Source: allAfrica.com

UN rights body to probe US over racism against African - Americans

June 19: UN rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Somalia: U.S. Not 'Adequately' Investigating Airstrikes That Killed Civilians - Rights Group Says

Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the U.S. has "not adequately investigated" two U.S. airstrikes in Somalia this year that killed seven

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya Wins UN Security Council Seat by 2 Votes

Kenya narrowly won an election for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat Thursday, in a vote impacted by the COVID-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Facebook To Increase Minority Representation In Leadership, Pledges $200M To African American Businesses

Sandberg said Facebook will invest $1.1 billion overall in support of the African American and other minority suppliers in the United States by the end of

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Source: Actionable Trading Ideas, Real-Time News, Financial Insight | Benzinga

Seven Things To Know About Juneteenth

UPDATED: 3:03 a.m. ET, June 19, 2020

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Source: NewsOne

LAFC Launches Petition To Recognize Juneteenth As National Holiday

Petition Part of Club’s Commitment to Support the Black Community; Goal is to Gather 100,000 Signatures Through Change.org Petition

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Poor People’s Campaign to move forward virtually after 57 years

Labor unions, religious organizations, faith and civic rights leaders, The Women’s March and numerous celebrities will gather virtually Saturday (June 20) for “The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Focus of GoFundMe drive for slain cops shifted

THE ‘GOFUNDME’ drive launched by a number of organisations in the United States for the families of two policemen who were killed during an operation in Horizon Park, St Catherine, will now be used to set up a scholarship in the names of the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $11 Million To Racial Justice Initiatives

One of the Clara Lionel Foundation’s latest efforts is centered on fighting police brutality and supporting organizations focused on criminal justice

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Source: NewsOne

Why The World Is More Worried Than Ever About A 2nd Wave | The Oklahoma Eagle

A fresh coronavirus outbreak in China, new cases in New Zealand and record infections in parts of the United States show that the pandemic is far from

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Africa: Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the Fight Against Systemic Racism and Discrimination

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Source: allAfrica.com

Exults Supports the American Civil Liberty Union’s Programs in Support of Ongoing Civil Rights Movements

Exults digital marketing agency proudly backs ACLU and its ongoing efforts to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights to

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

$6 Billion Construction Contract Awarded to Build Akon City in Senegal

It has been announced that a $6 billion construction contract has been awarded to build Akon City in

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Source: The Black Chronicle

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