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Black Lives Matter Network Establishes $12M Grant Fund

NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting institutional racism, in the wake of the George Floyd

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Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope

DETROIT, United States (AP) — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the US job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of

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Detroit woman who worked on 'Slave Narratives' dies at 106

In 1972, Spinks along with another librarian, Phyllis Williams, went to Washington, D.C., and volunteered to help organize what’s known as the “Slave Narratives” in the Library of

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Source: theGrio

Man arrested because face recognition can’t tell Black people apart [VIDEO]

ACLU Calls on Lawmakers to Immediately Stop Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Technology

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest

MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest and into Canada yesterday, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, and

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Beyoncé drops surprise single 'Black Parade' on Juneteenth | The Atlanta Voice

Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises — a new single called “Black

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Quarantined Teens Participate In A First Ever Virtual NAACP ACTSO Competition

All nine hopeful students won gold medals, positioning themselves to advance to the Virtual 42nd Annual NAACP ACTSO National Competition in July

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Granted Early Release

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently serving a 28-year sentence has been granted an early release from

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When it comes to policing the police, strong watchdogs are the exception | The Atlanta Voice

Called the Office of Police Oversight, the new city department operates independently of the police department and aims to not only hold individual officers accountable, but also make policy recommendations that focus on systemic issues, such as racial

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Detroit ACE and Detroit Public Library Launch #313READS Challenge

Detroit ACE (Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship) has partnered with the Detroit Public Library on a new program to promote reading this summer, the 313 Summer Reading

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Loni Love Keeps It Real in Her New Book

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GOP rising star John James faces trouble at top of ticket

Michigan Senate candidate John James has been called a rising star of the Republican Party so many times it’s become

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Michigan Deputy on Leave After Video Shows Disturbingly Violent Arrest of Black Woman

Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies were responding to the scene of a female gunshot victim in Ypsilanti Township on early Tuesday morning when they encountered Sha’Teina and Dan Grady El, according to

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

How Hollywood Has Shaped Our Understanding Of Police

I think there’s a straight line you can draw from the entertainment people consume to police killing unarmed Black

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Black-owned construction companies regroup as they restart amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Swint Logistics Group hauls cabinets to New York, and gravel and asphalt to construction sites throughout metro

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Poll: Black Americans Most Likely to Know a COVID-19 Victim

DETROIT (AP) — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt of the

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Six Public Safety Employees on Leave After Michigan Woman Was Found Dead In Cell Less Than 12 Hours After Arrest

Priscilla Slater was found unresponsive at 12:45 p.m. by a Harper Woods public safety staffer on June 10, according to The Detroit Metro

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Black America speaks. America should listen.

30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in

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Source: theGrio

Quarantine Q & A with Detroit Lions DE Jonathan Wynn

Wynn’s currently in the process of preparing for the book’s Summer

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#FalseFreedom: How can we celebrate freedom when we're not truly free?

This protest encourages all people of color who have personally experienced any form of police harassment or racial injustice to tell their

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“‘We Must Do Better” Detroit’s Top Law Firms Stand Against Racial Injustice

Detroit’s leading law firms spoke out against racial injustice as the appalling deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, among many others, have sparked protests

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George Floyd's last words flown in the sky across five major US cities

The last words of the posthumously famous George Floyd have flown in the sky as part of an emotional and inspirational tribute thanks to black artist Jammie

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OP-ED: Leaders must work together to address the disparities that impact health and wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic

While the harm of COVID-19 is tragic and impacts everyone, we, as business and community leaders, must do more to reduce the social conditions that contribute to these troubling and unacceptable inequities that have become magnified during this health

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'Y'all Look Alike': Malaysia Pargo's Pic with Toya Bush-Harris Leaves Fans Convinced That They're Twinning

“Basketball Wives” veteran Malaysia Pargo and her friend “Married to Medicine” star Toya Bush-Harris share an unbreakable bond and apparently a few physical

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Chicago Defender and Michigan Chronicle host 'For the Love of House Music Celebration' this Saturday

There is much debate on the origin of house music. Join the house party May 16 and turn up the volume with two iconic DJ’s. We have legendary Detroit Native Kelly Holmes and Chicagoan Vince Adams who will be pumping out non-stop house music from 2PM EST/1PM CST to 5PM EST/4PM CST!

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Black Fact of the Day: June 18, 2020- Brought to you by Black365

Black Fact of the Day: June 18, 2020- Brought to you by Black365 T.V. host, actor, former defensive tackle, Anthony “Spice” Adams was born in Detroit, Michigan, June 18, 1980. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar.

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Admired by Presley and loved by Jackson; here’s why Jackie Wilson was great but spent 8 years in a coma

A pioneer of the fusion of 1950s doo-wop, rock, and blues styles into the soul music, Jackie Wilson is credited as one of the forefathers of

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‘We’ve Succeeded!’ Florida’s Governor Claims Coronavirus Victory As Second Wave Looms

However, that’s precisely the script that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed on Wednesday when he and Vice President Mike Pence boasted of the Sunshine State defeating the

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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis | Dallas Weekly

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Protests continue over the murder of George Floyd and others

While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during the arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, this according to the criminal complaint against

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