Pastor slams 'broke' congregation for not buying him luxury watch

THE RUN DOWN - YEEZY for PREEZY | Afro

By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Kanye for president and trending stories in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper. The post THE RUN DOWN - YEEZY for PREEZY appeared first on Afro.

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OP-ED: What Does It Mean to Protect Black Women? | Chicago Defender

You have probably never heard of Oluwatoyin Toyin Salau. She was a 19-year-old activist who did grassroots organizing in Tallahassee, Florida. She was also homeless, sexually assaulted, then murdered after fleeing a place she thought she could seek refuge. Her body discarded as if she did not

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Source: Chicago Defender

NYPD Officer in Chokehold Video is Focus of Criminal Probe

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer suspended from duty after he was recorded Sunday putting a man in what the police commissioner said was a banned chokehold could face criminal charges for the second time in his career. Queens prosecutors said Monday theyve opened an investigation into

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Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre | The Oklahoma Eagle

Eagle Staff Report Los Angeles, Cali. – LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and the 1921 race massacre. Salima Koroma, who made her directorial debut in “Bad Rap” a 2016 documentary about four

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THE RUN DOWN - Bubba Wallace Nascar Noose Scandal | Afro

By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green talks Nascar driver Bubba Wallace and the trending stories in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. The post THE RUN DOWN Bubba Wallace Nascar Noose Scandal appeared first on Afro.

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DACA Program To Remain After Supreme Court Ruling

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz History happens every day, but historical events aren’t as common. Thursday, June 18, will be remembered as a historical day, especially for those under the Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals program better known as DACA. DACA began in 2012 under President Barack

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Virus, Floyd Death Merge in Brutal Blow to Black Well-Being | Afro

By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Doctors have known it for a long time, well before the resounding cries of Black Lives Matter: Black people suffer disproportionately. They face countless challenges to good health, among them food, transportation and income. The stress of living with racism has

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Fox News Apologizes For Heartlessly Correlating Stock Market Gains To Black Death

This went too far even for the conservative network.

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Native American Groups Ask NFL To Force Redskins Name Change

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter was signed by 15 Native American advocates and

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Green, Yellow, Orange Or Red? This New Tool Shows COVID-19 Risk In Your County | The Oklahoma Eagle

www.npr.org By ALLISON AUBREY and CARMEL WROTH To find your countys risk level, explore the county-level map here. How severe is the spread of COVID-19 in your community? If youre confused, youre not alone. Though state and local dashboards provide lots of numbers, from case counts to deaths, its

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Buffalo Teen Rewarded With Car, Full Ride Scholarship For Cleaning Up Streets After Protests

Antonio Gwynn was also gifted free insurance.

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VP Mike Pence Says Black Lives Matter Wants Radical Left Agenda | Afro

By The Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says he doesnt want to say Black Lives Matter because he doesnt agree with what he believes is the political message behind it. Pence says he stands against racism and that George Floyds death was inexcusable, but that all lives matter. He tells

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SPLC Action Fund: After Flag Vote, Mississippi Legislators Take Additional Steps to Help Dismantle Vestiges of White Supremacy - Milwaukee Community Journal

HCR 47 puts a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to end the undemocratic two-tier election process for statewide offices in Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. – The following statement is regarding the passage of the HCR 47 conference report yesterday in the Mississippi Legislature, which will

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Kyrie Irving Producing TV Special About Breonna Taylor

Common, Jemele Hill and others will join the NBA player.

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Here’s Why One County In Oregon Doesn’t Want People Of Color To Wear Face Masks

People of color get a pass.

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Buying Black: Is it a trend or Something We are Committed to Doing? | Chicago Defender

Across the country, people intentionally celebrated Juneteenth. While these and other events are happening, black-owned businesses have received a massive amount of support. This is a fantastic turn of events for black business owners. However, is buying black a current trend and if so, how long

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D-Nice And Michelle Obama Are Teaming Up For The Next Club Quarantine Party

'Couch Party: A Voter Registration Live Set' is Wednesday.

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Minneapolis Police Chief Calls Other Three Officers ‘Complicit’ In George Floyd’s Death

The officers have not been arrested.

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PayPal to Commit $530 Million to Support Black-Owned Businesses | Chicago Defender

In the month following the brutal murder of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, several major companies have shown their support for the Black community through statements, the inclusion of more Black people in executive roles, as well as donations and investments. One of the largest came from the

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Slavery Advocates Statue Being Removed in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston was removing a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, sending crews to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation toward civil war. After a nightlong

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States Reverse Openings, Require Masks Amid Virus Resurgence | Afro

By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press Arizonas Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases

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Off-Duty Cop Shoots At Customer In Oklahoma Walmart Parking Lot Over Alleged Stolen Grill

Nearly a dozen shots were fired into a driver’s side window.

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Secret Recordings Capture Police Officers Framing & Beating Innocent Residents In Mount Vernon, NY

While we're sure Bovell will once again be ostracized by his fellow "brothers in blue," he's the kind of officer of the law that we ask for and hopefully his actions will inspire more in his line of work to do the same whenever they witness injustice.

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Africas Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surge Above a Half-Million

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases, while South Africas health minister declared Wednesday that “we have now reached the surge.” The continent-wide total is over 509,000, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after

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NASA Names Headquarters After First Black Female Engineer At NASA | Afro

By US Black Engineer NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at NASA. Mary started her career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the

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Joe Biden Has A Plan for COVID-19

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In times of trouble, a nation and its people turn to its leader for guidance. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, every nation looked towards its leaders to steer them through it. In America, the response from the White House has often been criticized as slow coming or

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Democrats Kneel At Capitol Building To Honor George Floyd

They also introduced a police overhaul bill.

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Black Man Convicted Of Rape In 1976 Is Fighting For His Release

Ronnie Long has been in prison for 44 years.

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Court Rejects Trump Bid to End Young Immigrants Protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their

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Gabrielle Union Joins Calls For Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor To Be Arrested

The 26-year-old EMT was killed in her bed.

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