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99 Years After The Tulsa Race Massacre, A White Supremacist “President” Returns To Mark Juneteenth
Donald Trump is reportedly planning to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 19, a day marked for remembrance and reverence in the hearts of Black residents of Oklahoma, and those who resoundingly state “Black Lives
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VERSATILE artiste Rudo Rukobo yesterday said she has been taking advantage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown to work on her clothing label project and an extended play (EP) set to feature Tocky Vibes and Jah
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Huey Newton, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Fred Hampton, George Jackson and other Black activists were young when they opposed and protested against racism and
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Florida Police Association Recruits ‘Racist’ And Jailed Cops: ‘We Got Your Back!’
The Brevard County Fraternal Order of Police used no uncertain terms in a now-deleted Facebook post encouraging these shamed officers to come down to the Sunshine State to apparently engage in the behavior that got them in trouble without any fear of
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Portland's Police Chief Steps Down So Black Officer Could Take Her Place
Portland, Oregon police chief Jami Resch announced on Monday (June 8) that she was stepping down amid protests against police brutality, ending her tenure after less than six months on the
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Mayor Lightfoot announces fund for those who didn't get stimulus checks | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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'ConCourt judgment brings power back to the people' - political leaders react
The historic Constitutional Court judgment which allows independent candidates to run for office in the provincial and national elections was largely lauded by political figures who were at court on
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50 Years of SF Pride, Pride 2020 At Home
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Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3-billion
European food-ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy US peer Grubhub in an all-stock deal that, if completed, would create the world’s largest food delivery company outside
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Juneteenth Now Permanent Company Holiday For Twitter
Twitter is now positioning itself at the forefront and announced it’ll be honoring Juneteenth by making it a company wide
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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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When the Protesting Ends – Do You Just Go Home?
There is a ground swell in America, and for 13 days there has been multiracial protests and demonstrations based on the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota
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The Players Union and NBA Board of Governors Mutually Agree to Resume the 2019-2020 Season
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Choppy waters are ahead for cruise industry
SOME cruise lines are hoping to set sail later this summer but with images of coronavirus-ravaged ships still fresh in many minds, the industry could face years of choppy water
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We wear the mask
Through the pandemic called racial hate—whose potentially fatal impact is evidenced by the recent deer-hunter style slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, allegedly by three white men while he jogged in a neighborhood in
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Responding to COVID-19: It’s on Us If We Repeat the Past
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MultiChoice Group has signed agreements with Netflix and Amazon.com to offer the companies’ streaming services through its next-generation Explora personal video recorder
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Stop the pain!
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — George Floyd's brother challenged Congress yesterday to “stop the pain” as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so the man he loved and looked up to won't be just “another name” on a growing list of black Americans killed during interactions
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The coronavirus pandemic could cost Africa as much as $4.8 billion (R80 billion) in lost agricultural exports and affect the livelihoods of 10 million farmers, McKinsey & Co. has
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PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses, Strengthen Minority Communities and Fight Economic Inequality – Free Press of Jacksonville
By PRNewswire-  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially those hardest hit by the pandemic, to help address economic
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