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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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Black Lives Matter, Kendrick Sampson, and Tessa Thompson Pen Open Letter Calling for Hollywood to 'Divest From Anti-Black Content', Over 300 Black Celebs and Execs Sign

Kendrick Sampson, Tessa Thompson, and Black Lives Matter have joined forces to challenge Hollywood’s commitment to change in an open letter that’s already been signed by over 300 of the

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VP Mike Pence Says Black Lives Matter Wants Radical Left Agenda

By The Associated Press

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Singer H.E.R. Invests in Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Co-signed by Jay-Z

A year after Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter invested in Partake Foods, a Black-owned vegan cookie company, the healthy snack brand has landed another superstar

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Oprah to Speak With 100 Black Fathers About Racial Injustice in America

The 66-year-old media mogul will host and executive produce “OWN Spotlight: Oprah And 100 Black Fathers” on June 30, where she will speak to Black fathers about parenting in wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna

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272 NYPD Officers File For Retirement After Black Lives Matter Protests

A few weeks after 170 Atlanta police officers called in sick in response to their brothers in blue being charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks, The New York Post is reporting that members of the NYPD have staged a similar “protest” in response to the anti-police brutality demonstrations that have

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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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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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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

SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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The cigarette connection: A look back at the deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd

Although notice on cigarette packs warn that smoking the sticks can cause mouth and throat cancer, in addition to being a leading cause of death, African Americans Eric Garner and George Floyd would perish via police brutalities albeit with a cigarette

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Books to learn more about Black history, racism, social justice –

With the demonstrations on countless streets and the conversations taking place in countless homes, bookstores are now experiencing a surge of interest in books about Black history, racism and social

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Source: Florida Courier

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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Black women need to be free

Although the dominant narrative suggests men, more than women, have been more affected by COVID-19 and police brutality, Black women shouldn’t be erased in time, especially if we all want to get

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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay

In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Judge In George Floyd Case Is Worried Cops Won’t Get A Fair Trial

The Hennepin County Judge handling the case of the four former officers who have been charged with killing George Floyd is concerned they won’t get a fair

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Getting real about racism in the land of make-believe | The Atlanta Voice

Life comes at you fast and we’ve got a lot to discuss this week, people, so

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

State’s Black Police Chiefs Meet At Capitol

Black police chiefs from across the state converged on the State Capitol calling for change in law enforcement and support to make it

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

‘Stand Up:’ California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes

On June 24, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with leaders of multiple California legislative caucuses, urged California residents to stand up to hate by reporting suspected hate crimes in a powerful

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Beware the ‘White Ninjas’ Starting Riots and Scapegoating Black Folks

However, not everyone at the recent protests is on the side of Black

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NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Talks Noose, Confederate Flag and More

The only full-time Black driver in NASCAR has been thrust into the spotlight over the past week after NASCAR and the FBI investigated the discovery of a noose in his team’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway on June

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McDonald's Launches $500,000 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Fund For HBCU Students - Blavity

Last year, McDonald's launched the Black & Positively Golden movement to uplift Black communities through empowerment, education and

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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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Jodian Fearon's mom wants answers

APPROXIMATELY two months after the completion of the autopsy for Jodian Fearon, the first-time mother who died after being denied access to health care at several hospitals in April, her family is yet to receive a copy of the

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Plan Advances to Allow Dismantling Minneapolis Police Dept.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously advanced a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following widespread criticism of law enforcement over the killing of George

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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act

Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the

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Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist—often created by red-lining— worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs Hate Crime Bill Into Law

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has officially signed a new hate crime bill into

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Louisville 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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Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?

This has been a guiding purpose since 2006 for The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) for grading pro leagues and the NCAA on racial and gender

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