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Senator Shelley Moore Capito Breaks Down Republican Police Reform Bill

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito about the Republican policing reform bill, a response to nationwide protests over police shootings of Black

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Source: Stories About Black History

Apple Begins To Reclose Stores As Coronavirus Cases Spike

And now, Apple has decided to close its stores once again as coronavirus cases begin to rise across the United States after it peaked in many cities back in

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Atlanta Hawks Arena to transform into massive voting site for elections

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Source: theGrio

Clemson Has 14 More Football Players Test Positive

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said 14 more football players tested positive for the coronavirus this week, bringing the team total to 37 members who have had the disease since the school reopened facilities for workouts earlier this

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Face Jugs: Created with Ominous Features to Scare Children Away From its Contents [Video]

Face jugs have been dated back as early as the 14th century. However, the most famous known vessels today were made by black slaves in the 1800s and were discovered in North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The exact purpose of the vessels is unknown, but many scholars believe them to be

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Source: Black Then

GA lawmakers pass hate crime bill following death of Ahmaud Arbery

In a bi-partisan effort, House Bill 426 will mandate enhanced sentencing for defendants convicted of targeting a victim because of their “actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability, or physical

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Source: The Florida Star

Mr. Sonny Knows 7/01/2020 | Chicago Defender

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Source: Chicago Defender

Miami Law Firm Provides Free Legal Help for Black Startups in Hospitality

As part of the current national movement toward racial equality, a Miami law firm is using its expertise to provide pro bono legal help to Black

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Source: The Black Chronicle

The ball is in Vikings’ court!

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell admitted weeks ago that the NFL was wrong three years back for not listening to the players’ past peaceful protests over racial injustice and said “Black lives

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Against Ones Interests - The New Journal and Guide

Did I miss it, or are the media lowballing Republican politics as a major factor in the recent spikes in Covid-19

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses, Strengthen Minority Communities and Fight Economic Inequality

Funds will provide immediate financial relief, sustained support and long-term investment to expand economic opportunity for Black and underrepresented minority businesses and communities

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Newswire : Aunt Jemima to change name, remove image ‘based on racial stereotype’

After 130 years, Quaker is finally changing the name of their popular pancake brand, Aunt

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Opportunity Fund Created To Promote Diversity Equality For All Lives Matters - Free Press of Jacksonville

by Lynn Jones Brian and Jake Wolfburg are the parents of a four year old African American young man. With recent events concerning racial equality and black lives matter, Wolfburg and his partner make [...]

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

Mr. Sonny Knows 6/24/2020 | Chicago Defender

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Source: Chicago Defender

Quaker Oats Announces Name Change for Aunt Jemima Brand

Quaker Oats announced that they will be changing the name of the popular Aunt Jemima brand in an effort to combat racial

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Million Man March Leaves Mark In South Carolina

Columbia (BNC) — Since the murder of George Floyd, over 300 protest across the nation has sparked, however, independent movement “Million Man March” in Columbia, South Carolina has put a new spin on how protest are seen in the United

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Star-Studded Lineup Planned for First Black Press Virtual Convention

“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on African Americans and other people of color throughout the United States. Yet, coupled with that viral pandemic is the continuing epidemic of racism in America that is unabated with the fatal realities of racially motivated police

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Star-studded lineup planned for first Black Press virtual convention - DefenderNetwork.com

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancelation and rescheduling of many events. For the first time in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the 193 years of the Black Press of America, the pandemic has resulted in the first virtual conference. “This

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

These Are the Joe Biden Rallies.

They tell us Joe Biden is keeping the politically appropriate distance from the protesters and their acts of widespread public vandalism and violence, and his aim is to remain squarely focused on those suburban voters outside of Philly, Pittsburgh and

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Source: ThyBlackMan

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 6.19.20 1PM ET — DEFENDING BLACK WALL STREET THE MOVIE

By the turn of the 20th century, African Americans in Tulsa, OK had developed their own insular society with its own economy. Black businesses clustered on a strip of land that would become Greenwood in 1905. Black Wall Street, as the town would be known, was thriving. That all changed in 1921. But

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Aunt Jemima Brand Retired Due to Racial Stereotype

NEW YORK (AP) — After more than 130 years, Aunt Jemima is being removed from packaging for syrup and pancake

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Source: Black America Web

Umontuen: 'In Atlanta, 'Black Press Matters' now more than ever' | The Atlanta Voice

What I have found as I covered the protest for Rayshard Brooks on June 13, that it’s pretty easy to see why not only “Black Lives Matter” but “Black Journalists Matter” and “Black Media

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Black-Owned Drive-in Theater Offers an Old School Solution for Fun While Social Distancing, plus a Exclusive

Mr. Percy Scott, one of the Chicago Defender’s 2016 “Men of Excellence” honorees and President/Founder of Global 360 Marketing, exemplifies beating the odds and booming in

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Source: Chicago Defender

Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe and Will Packer Talk What They're Currently Seeing In Hollywood During the Nationwide Protests

“You have certain people who are really reaching in, in a way that’s active and progressive, and you have folks that are going through the motions,” said

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

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM FRI. 6.19.20 7PM EST — CECE PENISTON | BlackPressUSA

In the early 1990s, CeCe Peniston scored five number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, including her signature song Finally, which reached the number 5 spot on the Hot 100 and number 2 in UK Top 75. With a vocal range that vacillates between five to seven octaves, Peniston

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

What do Derek Chauvin and Amy Cooper have to do with public education? Everything.

Many White educators fail to understand or accept the idea that their actions, whether large or small, consistently contribute to the oppression of Black and Brown

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Nicole Beharie is Miss Juneteenth

The actress is looking forward to celebrating the holiday.

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

Gabrielle Union On ‘America’s Got Talent’ Departure And The Need To Hold ‘Bad Apples Accountable’

Appearing on The Daily Social Distancing Show hosted by Trevor Noah on Tuesday (May 16), the actress and entrepreneur said that people in showbiz need to address problematic practices and people, especially now as Black Lives Matter protests have sprung up all across

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

Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams to Bring Their Juneteenth Musical to Netflix

Three years ago Kenya Barris tried to bring awareness to Juneteenth when an entire episode of his show “Black-ish” was dedicated to the

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

Teacher likens US exchange program to 'pimp with prostitutes' | New York Carib News

A Jamaican educator who is set to return to the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program is likening it to a pimp with

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Source: The New York Carib News

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