Suspect held following armed robbery at Appleton Estate

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From ‘defund the police’ to its obvious next step

The protests triggered by the recent murders of George Floyd and other African Americans have produced widespread demands to “defund the

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Latinos follow Black Americans in being devastated by police violence, data shows

“Of course the years of systemic racism and voicelessness are not near the same level the Black community has been forced to endure,” AL DÍA News’ Ericka Conant rightfully notes, “but the recent deaths of multiple Latinx individuals at the hands of police have reignited the call to end police

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Source: Daily Kos

Detroit's Own Pretty Brown Girl Featured In New York Magazine

Pretty Brown Girl (PBG), a 501c3 organization founded in Detroit, is empowering girls of all ages to reach their fullest

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

African-American Author Releases a Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality

The Talk: A Black Family’s Conversation about Racism and Police Brutality, by Ama

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Louisville, Ky, to probe handling of Breonna Taylor shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Government officials in Kentucky said they will begin an investigation into the city of Louisville’s handling of the fatal police shooting of Breonna

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Report: At least 70 people have died in police custody after saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’

Dozens of videos, court documents, autopsies and police reports reviewed in these cases — involving a range of people who died in confrontations with officers on the street, in local jails or in their homes — show a pattern of aggressive tactics that ignored prevailing safety precautions while

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Judge Sets $500,000 Bond For Former Officer Who Fatally Shot Rayshard Brooks

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Civil Unrest Damaged Buildings; Then Local Artists Responded, In Photos

Plywood surrounding businesses and buildings is the opposite of what most people picture when they think of a thriving downtown, but, somehow, Birmingham managed to take an uncertain moment and make it

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Diva Reese, first-time muralist, pays homage to Breonna Taylor

Driving by Vibe Street Studios on 16th Avenue South at 12th Street on Birmingham’s Southside, it is easy to see the mural of Breonna Taylor, one of the many African Americans who have been slain at the hands of

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Law Enforcement Bill of Rights

However, it is unclear to me, which is more outrageous in its protection of police officers—unions or law enforcement bill of

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To Do'

De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To

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Source: Stories About Black History

Brooklyn Nets Baller DeAndre Jordan Test Positive For COVID-19, Out For Season

As spotted on TMZ DeAndre Jordan has announced that he has contracted

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Source: The Urban Daily

Netflix Series to Dramatize Kaepernick’s Path to Activism

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks released on bond

Credits: Stewart Trial Attorneys/Atlanta Police Department

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Study Links Trauma of Racism to High Blood Pressure in Black Americans

The lasting echoes of that trauma left Lawrence not at all surprised by a new study linking racism in the United States to an elevated risk of high blood pressure among Black

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Source: https://www.newsmax.com

‘Member Of The KKK’ Who Shot Daughter’s Black Boyfriend Is Freed On $500 Bail

A reported member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) shot his daughter’s Black boyfriend multiple times during what he described without proof as an instance of self-defense last month in Virginia

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Source: NewsOne

French Olympic Committee denounces racist graffiti outside Sport Institute

PARIS, (Reuters) – The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has denounced racist graffiti that was found on Black athletes’ posters in front of the National Institute of Sport (INSEP) at the

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CNN Analyst Van Jones Helped President Trump’s Order On Police Reform

According to a new report, CNN Analyst Van Jones was instrumental in President Donald Trump’s executive order on police

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Covid-19: South Sudan cases hit the 2,000 mark

South Sudan recorded an additional 18 confirmed coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 2,007, the Ministry of Health announced on

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Source: The East African

WHO calls for Brazil to better coordinate efforts against coronavirus

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Black Woman Claims She Was Beaten By White Hotel Guests While They Called Her A “Monkey”

Chrystall Caldwell, a 59-year-old woman from Groton, Connecticut, claims she was victimized by a white couple in a brutal attack while working at the Mystic Quality Inn on Friday, according to The Stonington-Mystic

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Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick Joining Forces to Produce Netflix Series on His Formative Years

Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick are those two people, and they’ve teamed up for a limited Netflix series on Kaepernick’s formative

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

NYC mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid protests | New York Carib News

NYC mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid protests

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Source: The New York Carib News

Spotify launches Premium Duo - R80/month for two users

The world’s largest music streaming company, Spotify, on Wednesday launched Premium Duo, offering access to its premium plan for R80/month for two

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Source: TechCentral

‘A New Low’: Elijah McClain’s Family Reacts To Photos Of Cops ‘Re-enacting’ Chokehold Death

Source: Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty

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Source: The Urban Daily

British Scientists Begin COVID-19 Vaccination Trials In South Africa And Brazil – Free Press of Jacksonville

On Wednesday, residents in South Africa and Brazil volunteered to begin the testing of a COVID-19 vaccination trial developed by the University of Oxford in

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

George Floyd’s Murder Case Could Move To Whiter Part Of Minnesota, Judge Warns

Moving the trial out of Minneapolis means that it would take place in an even whiter part of Minnesota, seeing as the lion share of Black people living in the state call Hennepin County

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Source: NewsOne

PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth Marchers in D.C. Confound Predictions of Violence – Voice and Viewpoint

Black Lives Matter protesters swarmed D.C. streets—not demanding to be heard, but dancing for joy that everyone is

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

'She Has a Mother': Quad Webb Clarifies Her Relationship to Baby Ariana

Quad Webb shocked fans on May 22 when she announced in an Instagram Live interview with DELUX Magazine that a baby girl named Ariana was joining her

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