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Houston White established the Houston White Men’s Room (HWMR) in 2007, located in the vibrant and welcoming, Camden neighborhood.

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Women rangers work to keep lid on illegal game hunting

Team Lioness members were given the option to remain employed full-time and on patrol at Amboseli National Park, a 392-square kilometer reserve that lies at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, with the understanding that they would have little or no contact with their families during the

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the Black Press about injustice

Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held a discussion on June 5 with members of the Black Press about the social injustice in America in wake of George Floyd’s murder by the hands of former police

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Starbucks Bans Employees From Wearing #BlackLivesMatter Apparel

Two years ago, during an episode of “Listen To Black Women” we asked our viewers if they had intentions of boycotting Starbucks after an employee called the police on two Black men who were sitting in the establishment waiting for their business associate to arrive so they could have

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ACC commences monitoring of social safety net cash transfers across Sierra Leone

According to the ACC, the role of the Task Force is “to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries for the World Bank supported National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) direct cash transfer efforts, are captured in a transparent and accountable

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

California Highway Patrol Shoot, Kill Man in East Oakland in Latest Local Incidence of Police Brutality

As calls to defund the police intensified nationwide, protestors demanded justice this week for Erik Salgado, 23, a Hispanic man shot and killed in East Oakland by California Highway Patrol officers on Saturday night after officers fired dozens of rounds at the car he was

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Celebration of Life for George Floyd Held on Steps of S.F. City Hall

About 1,000 people who came to the plaza in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on Tuesday got more than a typical rally for George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis, Minn., police two weeks

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Ethiopian parliament allows PM Abiy to stay in office beyond term

Ethiopia's parliament has approved allowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stay in office beyond his mandate after elections planned for August were postponed due to the coronavirus

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‘Reporting While Black’ is a storytelling responsibility

These last couple of weeks or so have been trying times for Black America, and for Black journalists as

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Derek Chauvin Appears Before The Judge

On Monday, June 8, 2020, Derek Chauvin appeared in court for the first time after being charged with the second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George

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Minneapolis police slashed tires of cars parked near George Floyd protests | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Two law enforcement agencies in Minneapolis have admitted their officers slashed the tires of cars parked near protests over George Floyd’s police-involved death in the city, according to

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St Anne's alumni also detail experiences of bigotry, racism in public letter

A number of past and current pupils from St Anne's Diocesan College have recounted experiences of alleged racism and bigotry while at the school in a document released to the

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Bill Banning Police From Using Deadly “Sleeper Hold” Introduced in California Assembly

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Protesters Come Out for Floyd and Others

Floyd was handcuffed while lying prone on the ground when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck as two other officers had their knees on his back for nearly nine minutes causing his

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4 Ways Racial Inequity Harms American Schoolchildren

"Our students of color are treated differently in our schools," Kim Ellison, who chairs the Minneapolis Board of Education, told NPR earlier this

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Black Men Letters to America…The Next Generation

Data News Weekly wanted to publish an open letter to America from young Black

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Love Death and Robots Season 2: Latest Updates

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Advocate Aurora Health’s fight against COVID-19 takes testing directly to hardest-hit communities | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Advocate Aurora Health on Wednesday will open its first mobile community testing site for COVID-19, the health system’s latest effort to extend coronavirus testing to communities disproportionately impacted by the global

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Pastor Charged with Robbery and Assault During Local Protest | Afro

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Homegrown: Featuring DeSz

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Hundreds Gather In Houston For George Floyd's Funeral

Hundreds of mourners came to say their final goodbyes to George Floyd at a private funeral held at the Fountain of Praise Church in

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Cape Town doctor attacked in home by crowbar gang

A top medical specialist is being treated in hospital with a cracked skull after he and his family was attacked by a crowbar gang at their

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Rio Hondo College Police Academy examines its methods

WHITTIER — The director of the Rio Hondo College Police Academy said more frank discussions between law enforcement and community members will be needed to move forward and to train “guardians, not warriors” to enforce the

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Coronavirus pandemic risks aggravating Africa's 'neglected' crises, NGO warns

Oslo – The new coronavirus pandemic risks aggravating the woes of people already suffering from the world's most neglected crises, especially in Africa, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) aid group said on

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SOS attempts citizens arrest of Gov. Ivey for failure to expand Medicaid; visits Montgomery schools named for Confederate officials to advocate end of symbols of white supremacy

Montgomery, AL – The Save OurSelves Movement for Justice and Democracy held an Alabama State Capitol press conference, at noon on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to conduct a symbolic citizens’ arrest of Gov. Kay Ivey for her continual refusal to expand Medicaid, which has caused the needless deaths of

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George Floyd final homegoing live now [video]

George Floyd will be buried in Pearland, TX today following a private funeral at the Fountain of Praise church in

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Charged with crime of Karen-ing 'Amy Cooper Inspired' law backed by Gov. Cuomo

Although there have been many incidents of white people calling 911 on Black people who are merely trying to live, the catalyst for proposing such legislation came after Amy Cooper; a white woman called the police on Chris Cooper, a Black

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George Floyd’s Killers and the Vigilantes Who Share Their Beliefs Don’t Deserve Benefit of the Doubt

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WHO warns pandemic accelerating in Africa, 25% of cases in South Africa

The speed the new coronavirus jumped from 100 000 to 200 000 confirmed cases in Africa shows just how quickly the pandemic is accelerating on the continent, the World Health Organization said

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‘Da 5 Bloods’ or ‘L.A.’s Finest’?

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