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DeSantis now blames user error for Florida unemployment woes –

As if getting laid off isn’t scary enough, as if getting put through the unemployment wringer isn’t humiliating and frustrating enough, Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to start blaming the jobless for the state’s failure to pay

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Source: Daytona Times

Ferguson Elects First Black Mayor

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of black communities roil the

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Source: Black America Web

Zion Williamson attempts to block order requesting him to admit illegal benefits at Duke

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty

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US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions | The Atlanta Voice

Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other Monday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Cop Blames ‘Mistake’ Death On George Floyd’s ‘Health Conditions’ And ‘Toxics In His Blood,’ Keeps Job

A police department in Louisiana was investigating one of its ranking officer’s social media posts that appeared to be both defending the cop directly involved in the death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota while also relying on racial tropes to support his

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Source: NewsOne

Tallahassee Police Shooting Victim Identified On Social Media As Black Trans Man

UPDATED: 5:08 a.m. ET, May 29

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Source: NewsOne

NFL to donate $250 million to 'combat systemic racism'

READ MORE: Malcolm Jenkins says NFL needs to apologize to Kaepernick

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Source: theGrio

NBA Gives Teams, Players More Detailed Schedule For Restart

The NBA gave teams a more definitive timetable for the restart to the pandemic-interrupted season Friday, including required coronavirus testing that is set to begin this month and mandatory individual workouts in early July before training

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Rage in Minneapolis, across US after George Floyd’s Death | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Florida Police Association Recruits ‘Racist’ And Jailed Cops: ‘We Got Your Back!’

The Brevard County Fraternal Order of Police used no uncertain terms in a now-deleted Facebook post encouraging these shamed officers to come down to the Sunshine State to apparently engage in the behavior that got them in trouble without any fear of

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Source: NewsOne

2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color

There were a couple of firsts in this year’s announcement of the winners of the Pulitzer

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Carmelo Anthony Says He's Not Sure If He'll Come Back If the NBA Returns This Season

The Portland Trail Blazers were the only NBA team that was against the league’s proposal to restart in

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Flo Rida Teams With His Medical Doctor To Set Up COVID-19 Mobile Testing Site

The latest rapper to take it upon himself to do what our government should be doing is Miami’s own Flo Rida as TMZ is reporting that the “My House” rapper teamed up with his personal doctor to open up a mobile coronavirus testing center to help people take tests to learn if they have the deadly

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Source: The Urban Daily

U.S. On Cusp Of Marking At Least 100K Deaths From Virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked

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Source: Black America Web

Protesters mass near White House | Dallas Weekly

Protesters mass near White House

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Source: Dallas Weekly

State’s hurricane preparation tax holiday underway –

BY JIM TURNER AND TOM URBAN

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Source: Florida Courier

Donald Trump’s Snatch of Richard Nixon’s Law and Order Pitch Worked Once, Why Not Again.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump didn’t puff his chest out and brag that he’s the law and order president in response to the looting and burning that accompanied some of the massive anti-police violence

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Newswire : Federal Judge rules Florida felons can vote without paying legal fees

Judge Robert Hinkle says the current law is unconstitutional but his ruling is likely to face Republican challenge in key battleground state

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Minneapolis: Swift firings for officers in death of black man

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer in Minneapolis pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was

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Protesters mass near White House for 2nd day

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck (all times

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

MEET AN ANIMAL: Texas bull ‘Top Game’ is fathering the next generation of Walmart’s beef

Top Game—that’s the name they gave him—is one of the luckiest Black Angus bulls

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Source: South Florida Times

Block party that drew thousands puts community, law enforcement at odds –

A series of block parties last weekend in DeLand, a city in Volusia County, drew large crowds resulted in clashes between law enforcement and

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Source: Florida Courier

A storm in the midst of a storm –

Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said last week his agency is redeveloping plans about evacuations and shelters, while also adding facemasks to the state’s stockpile of storm

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Source: Florida Courier

Guest Editorial: Ahmaud Arbery jogs our memory of Travon Martin

A video has surfaced showing that on February 23, 2020, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by a father/son duo, Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, who took it upon themselves to stalk and kill Arbery because there had been a previous burglary in the

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Manned SpaceX mission called off minutes before lift-off

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley

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Source: TechCentral

Immigration Corner | Can I transfer my filing to the US?

Your category will depend on whether your mother is a US citizen or a green card

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Murder Charge Upgraded in Floyd Case, 3 Other Cops Charged

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd’s death, charging three of the officers with aiding and abetting a murder and upgrading the charges against the officer who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck to second-degree

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Source: Black America Web

Florida sheriff tells residents to shoot looters as more rioting follows George Floyd’s death | Afro

A Florida sheriff has put looters on notice: Gun owners in his county should use their firearms to kill

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: Public Space a 'Lifeline' for Post-Lockdown Cities

As urban areas start to reopen, some are looking at their sidewalks, squares, parking lots and even streets as a hidden asset in

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Source: allAfrica.com

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