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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The National Guard has been called out, and you see those vehicles that you saw when they raided Iraq and Afghanistan. People are upset and [...]
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Nia Long Calls Out This Beauty Brand For Racist MUA Encounter
Nia Long Calls Out This Beauty Brand For Racist MUA Encounter. The ageless actress had some serious words for the Glam Squad and its CEO Amy Shecter.
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Black Lives Matter Protesters March in Downtown Riverside - Black Voice News
Thousands of Riverside County community members came together downtown to peacefully protest in front of the Riverside Public Library to fight against the continuous police brutality African-Americans face across the United States.  “Although we are expecting a peaceful and safe demonstration that
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Collins Khosa death: IPID recommends disciplinary steps against JMPD and police officers | News24
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has recommended disciplinary action should be taken against members of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department and police allegedly involved in the assault of Collins Khosa on Good Friday.
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Lil’ Wayne: George Floyd’s Death Should Be Blamed On Black America
Sounds like Lil’ Wayne is playing “blame the victim.” The rap artist was recently chatting with fellow hip-hop icon Fat Joe on Instagram Live about the murder of George Floyd and the protests. During the session, Lil Wayne, 46, said Floyd’s tragic death would be blamed on Black America. “If we
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Sza Leads Internet Outrage Against Fast Fashion Brand Dolls Kill
The stores owner, allegedly sided with the cops.
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Video Shows Cops Brutalize Black Business Owner Who Called 911 Over Robbery
An incident that occurred nearly three months ago goes viral.
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AUTONETWORK: 2020 Lexus GS 350 F Sport | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lexus has done a great job camouflaging the fact that the GS platform is aged. The car was last redesigned in 2012. In fact, it was the first Lexus to have the spindle grille. But the CD player gives away the age of the platform. Still it was and is a good car.
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Cipriana Quann Sues NYPD for False Arrest
Says cop put her in cuffs after she asked not to be shoved.
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Roland Martin: Everyone Needs To Vote
Roland Martin has been a part of the Tom Joyner Morning Show for the past 11 years and today is his last commentary. So he goes out with a bang. If you dont get anything else from him, he wants you to get how important your vote is. Sunday in the airport, a young man []
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Niecy Nash Reveals Police Pulled A Taser On Her Son During A Traffic Stop
Niecy Nash may be an actress and comedian—but she’s a Black mother just like the rest of us. Even more, she’s a Black mother with a Black son. And in the [] The post Niecy Nash Reveals Police Pulled A Taser On Son During Traffic Stop appeared first on Essence.
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Police Have a License to Kill - The New Journal and Guide
The Graham decision in 1989 changed the focus—from the individual citizen to the police officer. The Court interpreted the Fourth Amendment to protect police officers, not black people. Continue reading Police Have a License to Kill at The New Journal and Guide .
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Arrested! ‘Karen’ Charged After Video Shows White Woman Spitting On Black Teen Protester
Stephanie Rapkin, a 64-year-old white woman, was arrested twice this weekend stemming from an incident where she confronted people protesting George Floyd's police killing and spit on a Black teenager.
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Officer in George Floyd Death Arrested as Obama Shows Leadership While Trump Calls for 'Shooting' of Protestors | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The arrest comes as protests take place in many places around the nation, including in Los Angeles, where a crowd of pedestrians blocked the busy 101 Freeway, and in Minneapolis where Floyd was killed. "Chauvin (who, along with four other officers, was fired after the incident) was
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7 Interesting Things You Probably Didn't Know About Marilyn Mosby
This past Friday, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges against six police officers implicated in the death of a 25-year-old black Baltimore resident named Freddie Gray. Mosby's handling of the high-profile case — and the powerful statements she made at the press
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — #SaveLocalJournalism WEEK 3: THE #BLACKPRESSMATTERS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE | BlackPressUSA
On Wednesday, May 13th at 1PM ET, join NNPA Sr. Correspondent Stacy Brown as he discusses the state of the Black Press and small business in America with four iconic publishers: Joy Bramble of The Baltimore Times; Francis Page Jr. of Houston Style Magazine; Ayesha K. Mustafaa of The Muslim
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Citywide Curfew as Protest continue around Chicago | BlackPressUSA
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The curfew comes as a result of escalated violence seen after peaceful protests that took place in downtown Chicago.  Mayor Lightfoot expressed her “total disgust” at the number of protesters “who came to today’s protest armed for an all-out battle.” Lightfoot added, “You
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Mainstream Media Ignores Black Unemployment Rising While Celebrating Jobless Rate
The good news of the jobless rate dropping did not extend to Black workers as new data shows their unemployment levels ticked upward last month. 
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Ayesha & Steph Curry March, Kneel At George Floyd Protest In Oakland [Photos]
The famed couple draped themselves in all Black everything and took to social media to speak on how important the protests are.
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L. A. Activists Are Planning A Flower Vigil For Breonna Taylor
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Steve Hilton: Trump's gains with African-Americans will be lost if he does not lead on police reform
than police killings of African-Americans, terrible though that is stories about the senior African-American executive treated like police in the places African-Americans most suffer poverty or policing that leaves African-Americans frightened of the police
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NAACP snubs Black-owned newspapers during Black media forum - Dallas Examiner
By HAZEL TRICE EDNEY TriceEdneyWire.com A recent NAACP Black Media Speaks forum dove into a conversation in which the future of Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced dead. To the shock of some
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Bun B Calls Out Houston Police Officers Who Approved of a Racist Meme
Bun B did some calling out on his Instagram page this week, but his words weren't aimed at a rap adversary or someone he wants to challenge musically. He
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He Used to Settle for As and Bs Until He Was Inspired By Another Student. Now He Holds the Record for the Highest GPA At His Florida High School
It may be hard to believe that in 2020 there are still so many Black people achieving firsts, but high school senior Timi Adelakun is one of the latest to
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What has white supremacy done to White people? - Dallas Examiner
By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries   We have all seen it – White people (primarily) rebelling against mandates to wear face masks in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We [...] The post What has white supremacy done to White people? appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Far-Right Groups Under Increasing Suspicion Of Causing Havoc In Devolving Protests And National Unrest
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White America, Let's Negotiate: What Do You Really Want?
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