Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Welcoming You Back Inside the Museum

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Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Welcoming You Back Inside the Museum

After being closed for almost 17 months, the Anacostia Community Museum staff are excited to welcome visitors back inside the museum.

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Source: The Washington Informer

An open letter from a Black teen: ‘Do better

Whether you’ve contributed a single post or whether you’ve marched by my side, you are crucial to this movement; you are crucial to the roar of justice; you are crucial to MY safety and MY future as a Black man in

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Creating During a Crisis: Black Muralist Sydney G. James To Recreate Iconic Malice Green Painting

During this time of Strange Fruit, Artist, and Muralist, Sydney G. James has found a way to hang her frustrations by re-creating the mural in honor of unjustly slain Malice Green, killed at the hands of Police

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Sister of slain cop: 'Where is the outrage for a fallen officer that also happens to be African-American?'

A woman whose law enforcement officer brother was killed last month in the line of duty during ongoing nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd asked Congress on Wednesday: "Where is the outrage over a fallen officer that also happens to be

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Source: TheBlaze

Charter School Kneel for George Floyd, 6/8 @5pm

Charter School Community Gathers for 9 Minute Kneel In Solidarity for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter Event Monday, June 8 @ 5pm

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

Sick and tired of being sick and tired: Time to fight RIGHT!

Now “Big Floyd,” as he was affectionately called by family and friends, is dead, Chauvin is facing charges and the American “justice” system is under attack by angry protesters who are all “sick and tired of being sick and tired,” as Fannie Lou Hamer famously

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Reebok cuts ties with CrossFit over CEO's insensitive 'Floyd-19' tweet

The sportswear brand is cutting ties with CrossFit, essentially ending their 10-year partnership after the company’s CEO, Greg Glassman, made “insensitive” remarks on social

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Source: theGrio

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Top Health Officials Are Monitoring Nationwide Protests In Fear Of Coronavirus Spread

(CNN) — Health officials have raised concern about coronavirus spread as thousands of people are now braving a pandemic to participate in the national protests sparked by the death of George

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Black Lives Matter: Powerful Photos Of The World Protesting Racism

Protesters joined again on Saturday to chant and hold signs reminding the world that Black Lives Matter as demonstrations and rallies against racism dotted countries across the map following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial

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Source: NewsOne

Let's Just Be Clear...

Although they join a, seemingly endless list of African Americans who have fallen victim to blatant racism and deranged policing, I am sure that the names Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd will be indelibly linked to a new revolution in this era of

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

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Source: Stories About Black History

NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick

He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of NFL

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Source: The Florida Star

Afro-Caribbean Artist Paints George Floyd's Portrait On The Berlin Wall

People across Europe have been gathering to protest the killing of George Floyd and denounce police brutality in the U.S. Artist Eme Freethinker has painted Floyd's portrait on the Berlin Wall.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Fund raises $1.5M to help rebuild Northside businesses impacted by...

The West Broadway Business & Area Coalition (WBC) and Northside Funders Group have raised more than $1.5M in funds to help rebuild those businesses along the West Broadway corridor and surrounding

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

George Floyd GoFundMe raises more than $11M in 5 days | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The mass protests across the country in recent days in response to the death of George Floyd have also inspired people, charitable groups, community bail funds and Democratic

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

New York State Assembly passes Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act

(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call

Dr. Mei-ling Malone, adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Being black is not a crime

What I learned in my stint as a television news reporter was this: Television news is one of the most racist industries out

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Chicago Urban League issues statement in response to protest and riots | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Chicago Urban League President and CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson issued the following statement in response to protests that have erupted around the country following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Hundreds line up for George Floyd’s memorial in Houston

Mourners are guided into the Fountain of Praise Church during a public visitation for George Floyd Monday, June 8, 2020, in

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Source: theGrio

Arrested! ‘Karen’ Charged After Video Shows White Woman Spitting On Black Teen Protester

But the disturbing trend of white women trying to police people during the aforementioned public health crises was threatening to become the third pandemic disproportionately affecting Black

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Source: NewsOne

39 Creatives Talk Being Black in the Design Industry—and What Needs to Change – Free Press of Jacksonville

Associations like the Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG) and Black Interior Designers Network (BIDN) have been tasked with promoting Black creatives and fostering a sense of community when the larger design industry

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

VIDEO: Activists demand D.C. ‘Defund’ police amid peaceful protests after city renames street ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’

Washington — Thousands marched and protested against police brutality in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, keeping the May 25 death of George Floyd on the White House’s collective mind by demanding the city defund its police

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

What's Going On | New York Carib News

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Source: The New York Carib News

Editors Barred A Black Reporter From Covering Protests. Then Her Newsroom Rebelled

And at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, rank-and-file journalists are fighting back after editors banned a black reporter from covering local

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Source: Stories About Black History

Deelishis And Raymond Santana Are Married

Wedding bells were ringing this weekend for reality star Deelishis, 41, and Raymond Santana, 45, of the Exonerated

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Source: MadameNoire

Virginia man who drove truck into protesters is a KKK leader

(Credit: Henrico County Division of

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Source: theGrio

Colin Kaepernick Expands Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative

According to Revolt, his Know Your Rights Camp will provide legal resources for protesters throughout the

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Source: NewsOne

An open letter from a black teen: ‘Do better’

Whether you’ve contributed a single post or whether you’ve marched by my side, you are crucial to this movement; you are crucial to the roar of justice; you are crucial to MY safety and MY future as a black man in

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Judge Sets $1 Million Bail For Derek Chauvin In George Floyd's Death

Judge Jeannice M. Reding set bail for Derek Chauvin at $1 million with conditions during a court hearing Monday, making the former Minneapolis police officer eligible for supervised

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Source: Stories About Black History

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