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Joe Biden Tells Unsure Black Voters ‘You Ain’t Black’ If They Don’t Support Him

The interview also covered what Biden referred to as “institutional racism” that America has witnessed “more clearly now” because of the coronavirus, pointing to the disproportionate effect COVID-19 has had on Black people, who he recognized as making up the bulk of the nation’s essential

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Source: NewsOne

Investigate Not Just Ahmad’s Death, But The System That Let His Killers Escape

The 64-year-old former police investigator and his 34-year-old son who are charged in his death told police he thought Mr. Arbery looked like a man suspected in several break-ins in the

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol – Free Press of Jacksonville

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State

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

PVAMU Volleyball team among the teams featured on ESPNU’s “HBCU Day” on Saturday, May 23

On Saturday, May 23, 20202, The Undefeated continues its celebration of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) with its

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Alleged Gunman Posts Arizona Mass Shooting Video As State Reopens

An alleged gunman in a mass shooting in Arizona on Wednesday night recorded himself during the shooting, according to footage posted to social

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Source: NewsOne

Center for Responsible Lending virtual town hall focuses on COVID-19 and economic relief

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

Biden Pulls Back On 'Cavalier' Remarks About Black Voters

Former Vice President Joe Biden is backtracking on remarks he made on a popular black radio program on Friday that were criticized as questioning the cultural authenticity of black supporters of President

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Source: Stories About Black History

NBA Season May Restart in Orlando at Disney World

NBA Season May Restart in Orlando at Disney Courtesy of

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

ANGEL NEIGHBORS IN COVID-19 TIMES –TELLING YOUR STORY TO SAY THANKS

WEDC knew that the residents in its housing communities would need more from

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

Eventide memories still raw

THE NO. 43 Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) bus that plied the route from Red Hills Road to downtown Kingston was filled with schoolchildren and civil servants on Tuesday, May

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

White Woman Offers Apology Cookies After Physically Grabbing 11-Year-Old Girl, Falsely Accusing Her of Stealing Mail

A South Carolina woman was charged after she confronted an 11-year-old Black girl she falsely accused of stealing from her

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

Joe Biden Is Determined To Make This More Difficult Than It Needs To Be

Joe Biden is being Joe Biden, which means instead of staying in the basement and allowing Donald Trump to sink himself and be the story, he has volunteered a gaffe for us to focus

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Oak Lawn, Country Club Hills, lead in COVID-19 Deaths | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Fatalities continue to rise in towns outside Chicago with large Black populations

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Man who recorded Ahmaud Arbery shooting video arrested for murder

Bryan, who lives in the same subdivision as the McMichaels, recorded the video of Arbery’s shooting from the cab of his

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Rwanda/Nigeria: Babua Excited for Kiyovu Challenge

Nigerian striker Samson Babua has said that he is relishing his new chapter as a SC Kiyovu player after completing a reported Rwf8 million move from Sunrise on

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jessamyn Stanley Talks Breaking Stereotypes As A ‘Fat, Black And Queer’ Yogi - Blavity

Now having practiced yoga for nearly a decade, Stanley walked into their journey to being a yogi during graduate school when they were asked to join a class by one of their white

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Source: Blavity News

Dept of Energy search for oil and gas specialists persisting through political, Covid-19 distractions

Working through the twin distractions of an as yet undetermined outcome to the country’s March 2 general elections and shortly on the heels of the poll the onset of the coronavirus, Guyana’s Department of Energy appears focused on remaining on even keel with reports earlier this week disclosing

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Lagos doctors strike over 'harassment' during virus curfew

Doctors in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos have gone on strike to protest alleged police harassment of health workers during a dusk-to-dawn curfew aimed at curbing the spread of

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Source: https://www.news24.com

RUMORS DEBUNKED! Historian and Scholar Dr. Conrad Worrill is in Great Spirits

Over the last few days, esteemed international historian and scholar Dr. Conrad Worrill, has been the subject of unfounded rumors and

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Source: Chicago Defender

The Smithsonian Is Collecting Coronavirus 'Artifacts' To Document The Pandemic

The National Museum of American History and the Anacostia Community Museum have recently launched coronavirus collection

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Source: Stories About Black History

JN Group donates to the elderly

THE WORK of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), the umbrella organisation which provides support to senior citizens, was enhanced by a contribution of J$1 million, courtesy of The Jamaica National

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

St. Pete Sci-Fi author publishes futuristic release during COVID-19

With her new e-book out now, “Blueprints for Better Worlds,” and the upcoming release of her new collection of short stories, “Broken Fevers,” due out this year, Johnson is giving us lots to

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Covid-19: Kibra faces lockdown

But if they are not, then there is a high likelihood that we will register more cases and deaths,” he

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Burundi Counting Votes in Presidential Election; Opposition Alleges Fraud

Burundi’s opposition leader Agathon Rwasa is claiming an early victory in the country’s first presidential election in five

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Source: allAfrica.com

A Group Of Armed Black Men Protested Through The Georgia Neighborhood Where Ahmaud Arbery Was Killed | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

A group of armed Black men posted up in the neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed in protest of his

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Source: Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Rethink of field hospital at National Arena

THE Government is thinking about building a new health facility on the grounds of one of the country's existing hospitals, instead of going ahead with its plan to set up a 72-bed field hospital at the National Arena in

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

Jill Scott Joins ‘Def Poetry Jam’ Show Supporting COVID-19 Relief

While many arts organizations are solely focused on staying afloat in a rough philanthropic climate, Newark Symphony Hall is galvanizing support for those on the frontline of the pandemic and responding to community needs by donating food and health

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Cameroon: Deserved Homage

Africa is still witnessing a growing number of infections by the deadly virus that has made people to live in real fear as those working in hospitals face the disease head

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Source: allAfrica.com

Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black,” comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being condescending to voters who could decide whether he wins the White

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

The "Back Punch": Dangerous Medical Procedure Required Of Black Workers To Receive Their Pensions

Of the many practices carried out by the Panama Canal Zone administration in regards to the men of the Silver Roll probably one of the most questionable and the least investigated is the notorious “Back

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Source: Black Then

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