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This Day in Black History: July 31, 1956


Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was born.
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(BPRW) August is National Black Business Month (Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. - Madam C.J. Walker once said “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But…
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‘Pure Perfection’: Noelle Robinson’s Selfie Drives Fans Crazy
'She gets it from her momma!' Noelle Robinson, the daughter of 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' reality diva Cynthia Bailey and actor Leon Robinson, has fans […]
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The Black designers behind Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' fashion - DefenderNetwork.com

“Let Black be synonymous with glory,” says Beyoncé in Black Is King, the visual accompaniment to her 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift. Released early this morning on Disney+, the full-length film is a love letter to people of the African diaspora celebrating “the breadth and beauty of Black

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Alan Parker, director of ‘Midnight Express’ and ‘Mississippi Burning,’ dies at 76 - African American News Today - EIN News
… outlets for poor people, whether African Americans in the South or teens …
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Two mayors seek more authority - Black Voice News

In summary The mayors of two large California cities, Sacramento and San Jose, want to become “strong mayors” with executive authority, but are learning that it’s politically difficult. California has 482 incorporated cities but just five of them — Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland

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Devin McCourty rips NFL over changing player opt-out deadline - African American News Today - EIN News
… in football in terms of African American involvement. “I think it’s … , at GMs, at ownership, seeing African Americans, men and women, having those …
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He’s baaack!!! Has ‘Jim Crow’ returned? | Afram News
Racism is not "child's play," and President Donald Trump -- no matter how juvenile he acts -- is nothing to play with, nor is this election. But before we let you go about the business of your day (some blind to what is happening right before your eyes) we must take you through a walk in
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Ind. Rep. Greg Pence faces heat for racist goods sold at his antiques mall : TheGrio

Congressman Greg Pence (R-In.) is getting public backlash for racist items being sold in a mall that he co-owns in... View

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Police Department with Elijah McClain Case Gets New Chief
DENVER (AP) — A woman has been chosen as the new chief of a suburban Denver police department looking to regain public trust following a tumultuous year filled with scrutiny after the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man officers stopped on the street and put into a chokehold. Interim
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More than 500 people get free COVID-19 tests in Marion Co. - African American News Today - EIN News
… commissioner with the West Virginia African American COVID-19 Taskforce, said the … a specific focus on the African American community, which has been disproportionately
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A Vast Racial Gap in Death Penalty Cases, New Study Finds
Defendants convicted of killing white people, the study found, were far more likely to be executed than the killers of Black people.
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The pace of change
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What Going On | New York Carib News
SUMMERTIME IN AMERICA America is in the midst of its long hot summer.    Chaos prevails as the nation moves into the final stretch of the 2020 Presidential election campaign. It is just 96 days from July 30 when Americans go the polls and determine if Donald Trump will be a one-term
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Full many a ladyI have eyed with best regard…But you, O you,So perfect and so peerless are createdOf every creature's best.- Shakespeare, The Tempest III, 1�
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WATCH: Obama eulogizes John Lewis | The Michigan Chronicle

Rep. John Lewis was “forceful vision of freedom,” said former President Barack Obama in the eulogy he gave at the Democratic congressman and civil rights activist’s funeral on Thursday. The

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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: It will be Trump vs. Biden in November, conventions will be anticlimactic - African American News Today - EIN News
… State.  She classifies herself as African-American. Her mother was an Indian … person of non-white ethnicity.  African American women are the heart and …
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Anishinaabeg Like Me: Voices from People of Color in Leelanau County - African American News Today - EIN News
Samantha and Aaron TwoCrow are rising leaders in the Native American community in Leelanau County, based in Peshawbestown. Samantha, the Indian Education Director at Suttons Bay Public Schools, inh…
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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar face primary challengers; The 'Squad' plays defense | The Atlanta Voice
A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress. But plans for a larger and more robust 'squad' hinge on securing its foundation - and defending the seats they first won in 2018. Over
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In 1872, This Woman Became The First Female Black Lawyer In The United States
Charlotte E. Ray was born in New York City on January 13, 1850. She graduated
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Gil Scott-Heron, ‘godfather of rap’ who lives on despite years lost to drug addiction - Face2Face Africa

Although Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago in 1949 to mother, Bobbie Scott-Heron, an opera singer and father, Gil Heron, it was his maternal grandmother, Miss Lily, in Tennessee who raised him and imbibed in him his ‘wokeness’ which reflected his life’s work for which he was hailed as well as

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Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center now stand as police reform model - Minneapolis Star Tribune - African American News Today - EIN News
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Sounds About White: Darren Wilson Will Not Be Charged For Murder of Michael Brown
The fight for justice for Michael Brown has come to a devastating end after a grand jury declined to prosecute the officer responsible for his death for the murder. On Thursday (Jul 30), six years after the murder that sparked protest around the globe, a county prosecutor announced Thursday that
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Paterson Politicians Approve Development Project To Rebuild Historic Hinchliffe Stadium - African American News Today - EIN News
CBS2's Steve Overmyer spoke with politicians in Paterson, who are working to resurrect one of the few remaining Negro League stadiums.
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Le Hunte: The African reality—vital building blocks were lost to blacks during slavery - Wired868
… response to the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police …
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Tyranny expert explains how Donald Trump has ‘ceded the election’ but is creating a crisis to ‘cling to power’ - African American News Today - EIN News
This week, as the economy revealed that the U.S. GDP cratered, President Donald Trump teased putting a hold on the November election. While it is unclear if the president was attempting to distract from the economy in freefall or his falling poll numbers. Historian and expert on authoritarian
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by Stacy M. Brown - During a 30-minute interview with BlackPressUSA that was streamed live over Facebook, YouTube, and http://www.BlackPressUSA.com, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke of the importance of convincing African Americans to
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Over 50 Killed, Hundreds Injured in Massive Blast in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. At least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. Hours later, ambulances
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Black Woman News Anchor Makes History As First Person To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Phase 3 Trial
A Georgia news anchor participated in the first round of Phase 3 vaccine trials for the coronavirus, according to CNN.
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WATCH: Obama eulogizes John Lewis | New Pittsburgh Courier

Rep. John Lewis was “forceful vision of freedom,” said former President Barack Obama in the eulogy he gave at the Democratic congressman and civil rights activist’s funeral on Thursday. The

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