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From the streets of Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd went limp after a police officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes, to outside the White House gates to the hundreds of protestors who besieged cities like
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Beyonce is Italian, Patti LaBelle is Illuminati, rants Florida congressional candidate - DefenderNetwork.com
A congressional candidate is receiving widespread ridicule for sharing an outlandish conspiracy theory about Beyoncés heritage in a bizarre Twitter rant on Saturday. KW Miller, who is running to represent Florida’s 18th Congressional District in November, claimed the 24-time Grammy winner is not
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Gov. Whitmer Creates Black Leadership Advisory Council | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

Governor Whitmer in an act of solidarity to elevate Black voices in state government signed Executive Order 2020-163, which creates the Black Leadership Advisory Council. The governor also signed Executive

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Racist President Trump Flips His Lacefront Over Black Lives Matter Street Painting
Instead of focusing on pertinent matters, the former business mogul aimed his frustration over Black lives mattering.
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Redlands Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis With a Vision for a Better Tomorrow - Black Voice News

When the City of Redlands declared, “Racism a Public Health Crisis,” it created a living document with transparency, milestones, and measures for success as a beginning to a more equitable tomorrow. Mayor Pro Tem Denise Davis and fellow councilmember Eddie Tejeda, after realizing they were each

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The Michelle Obama Podcast is Now Live on Spotify | Chicago Defender

If you have already read Becoming and wish you could hear more of former First Lady, Michelle Obama, your wish has been granted. Now you can listen to her more

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National Museum of African American Music Announces the Appointment of Its Music Industry Relations Committee | Dallas Weekly
Eighteen entertainment professionals selected to assist new music museum with advocacy and fundraising within the music industry The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is proud to announce the appointment of the museum's first Music Industry Relations Committee (MIRC) of the Board of
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Hardin: Get Mentally Healthy Too | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Depression is real. I will say it again because some people might’ve had the TV up too loud or the baby was crying, and they didn’t hear me. So, one mo’ ‘gen, Depression… is… real. If you’re out here living a normal life, you will encounter everyday life problems like the death of a loved
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Bombay Sapphire Gin Reveals New Artist Collab For Black Lives Matter
Chicago visual artist Hebru Brantley unveiled his new collaboration with Bombay Sapphire for a limited-edition bottle to the Chicago chapter of Black Lives Matter.
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New Hampshire State Rep. Tells Residents They're 'Free To Burn and Loot' Homes With BLM Signs - Blavity
New Hampshire State Representative James Spillane shamelessly exposed his bigotry to the public when he went to Facebook earlier this month to incite violence against Black Lives Matter supporters.
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'Queen You Deserve It': ‘Savage’ Remix with Beyoncé Shoots Megan Thee Stallion to Top of Billboard 100
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Comcast and Sean Combs’ REVOLT To Expand Network’s Availability To 30 Additional Markets
Comcast and REVOLT, the hip-hop content platform owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, have announced an agreement to expand the network’s availability to new markets. According to a press release, beginning…
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Clarence Thomas’ Wife Asks Virginia Mayor To Remove Black Lives Matter Banner - The New York Beacon
  By Victor Omondi The wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Mayor William Holloway of Clifton, Virginia in an email to remove a Black Lives Matter banner. The banner which reads “Welcome to Clifton, where Black Lives Matter,” is displayed over the Main
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Catholic Priest Suspended for Comparing BLM to Maggots - Black News Channel
By AP/ BNC Contributor CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — A bishop suspended a suburban Indianapolis Catholic priest from public ministry on Wednesday for comparing the Black Lives Matter movement and its organizers to maggots and parasites in a recent church bulletin. Bishop Timothy Doherty, of the Diocese of
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The Enemy Within - The Seattle Medium
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Ohlone Community College Welcomes First Black Superintendent President
Dr. Eric Bishop was recently named the seventh Superintendent/President of the Ohlone Community College District and the first Black president in the district’s history. While some institutions of higher learning stopped their hiring processes Ohlone, with campuses in Fremont and Newark, has
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In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift
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South Africa: George Floyd's Death Presents Us With Opportunity to Address Human Rights Issues - SA
South Africa's national government said on Tuesday that the "regrettable death" of George Floyd presented the US with an "opportunity to address fundamental issues of human rights, such as freedom dignity and
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Majority of Americans support anti-police protests, poll finds
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday-weekend demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the
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It’s a reality that we have reported on and will continue to do so - black children are disproportionately over-represented in our care system. But as we move into a ‘new normal’ following the lockdown and as we move forward after the tragic death of George Floyd and the uprising of the Black Lives
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Terry Crews Responds To Backlash Over Black Lives Matter Tweet
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