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Trump Donors Among Early Recipients of Coronavirus Loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trumps election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. Many were among the first to be approved for
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Bay Area couple charged with hate crime for painting over BLM mural : TheGrio
The Bay Area white couple who were captured on camera painting over a Black Lives Matter street mural have been... View Article The post Bay Area couple charged with hate crime for painting over BLM mural appeared first on TheGrio.
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Grand Jury Indicts Eight Louisiana Cops for Using Excessive Force Following Attempted Seat Belt Stop, Car Chase
Eight Louisiana police officers were indicted for using excessive force after a chase in January. A grand jury returned bills of indictment of malfeasance in []
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Christian Cooper refuses to cooperate in case against Amy Cooper
The Black bird-watcher who posted a video that went viral of a white woman calling 911 on him after he... View Article The post Christian Cooper refuses to cooperate in case against Amy Cooper appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19 latest: SA caseload now exceeds 220 000 cases, 3 600 deaths
The number of cumulative COVID-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 224 665, along with 3 600 deaths and 106 842 recoveries.
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Court: Some Employers Can Refuse to Offer Free Birth Control
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled broadly Wednesday in favor of the religious rights of employers in two cases that could leave more than 70,000 women without free contraception and tens of thousands of people with no way to sue for job discrimination. In both cases the court ruled
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Jamie Foxx responds to Kanyes POTUS bid: Aint got time for the bulls--t
Former Kanye West collaborator, Jamie Foxx, has responded to the rapper’s presidential bid in responding to an Instagram post from... View Article The post Jamie Foxx responds to Kanyes POTUS bid: Aint got time for the bullst appeared first on TheGrio.
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It’s #BlackoutDay2020, Here Is What You Need Know About The Economic Call To Action
Tuesday (Jul.7) marks the arrival of Blackout Day 2020. The economic protest started by Calvin Martyr and is a call to action urging Black people across the country to not spend their money except with Black-owned businesses only.
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Tiffany Haddish cuts off her own hair on IG Live: I want to see my scalp
Tiffany Haddish has taken her hair into her own hands … literally. The comedian gave herself a shocking haircut on... View Article The post Tiffany Haddish cuts off her hair on IG Live: I want to see my scalp appeared first on TheGrio.
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Discover to give $5M to Black-owned restaurants - DefenderNetwork.com
Discover will donate a total $5 million to Black-owned restaurants. The twist? Anyone can cast a vote on social media from now through October 31, 2020 for the establishment they think should win one of the 200 $25,000 awards available. The #EatItForward campaign is a creative way to distribute
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Texas is set to execute Billy Wardlow, who was 18 when he killed a man. Experts argue thats too young for a death sentence. | Dallas Weekly
On Wednesday evening, Texas plans to execute Billy Joe Wardlow for a 1993 East Texas robbery and murder. His lawyers are hoping the swell of the coronavirus pandemic and Wardlow’s young age at the time of the crime will persuade the courts or the governor to stop it. Wardlow was 18 when he killed
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Ole America and Police Presumed Guilty of Racism.
Jerry approached a new black hire on his job. Attempting to mentor the young man, Jerry advised him to get a haircut, pull up his pants, and get work gloves and boots. This would cause management to take notice and promote him much sooner. The young man gave Jerry a stoned-face stare and walked
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Eskom electrical grid under severe pressure as two generation units trip
Eskom is calling on the public to turn off all unnecessary electrical appliances due to the grid being overburdened. Here's what you need to know.
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Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to... View Article The post Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students appeared first on TheGrio.
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John Boyega and Jodie Turner-Smith to star in Borderland - TheGrio
It looks like two of our favorite Black Brits will be teaming up for an action-packed film and we can’t... View Article The post John Boyega and Jodie Turner-Smith to star in Borderland appeared first on TheGrio.
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Resolution requiring Council approval for purchasing of crowd control and militaristic equipment approved today - Milwaukee Community Journal
During today’s (Tuesday, July 7) meeting of the Common Council, file #200274, a resolution directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Council, was adopted by the full Council. The item was
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Govt goes for underutilised land
GOVERNMENT has adopted a plan to redistribute idle land to new farmers with a potential to be productive.
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Steven Canals talks Pose, success and Afro-Latin identity
Steven Canals is still taking it all in. The 39-year-old Bronx native became an overnight TV sensation when Pose, the... View Article The post Steven Canals talks Pose, success and Afro-Latin identity appeared first on TheGrio.
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Breonna Taylors Family Argues Police Had No Cause For Raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylor’s apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but then went ahead with the deadly raid to look for other suspects with no connection to Taylor, her family says in a new court filing. Taylor, a emergency
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Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration in its effort to allow employers who... View Article The post Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africas Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surge Above a Half-Million
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases, while South Africas health minister declared Wednesday that “we have now reached the surge.” The continent-wide total is over 509,000, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after
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Black Student Charged with Murder of White Girl Says He Acted In Self-Defense Against Alleged Racist Group of Teens
William Marcus Wilson, a 21-year-old biracial university student, said he was acting in self-defense when he fired shots at another moving vehicle on the highway []
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2 Chainz ft. Skooly “Devil Just Trying To Be Seen,” City Girls ft. Doja Cat “P*ssy Talk” & More | Daily Visuals 7.7.20
For his visuals to his Skooly assisted “Devil Just Trying To Be Seen,” 2 Chainz uses camera phone footage of the numerous police killings of unarmed Black men and the protests they inspired on the streets while he and Skooly partake film themselves in the same camera phone manner. It was pretty
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Henry Jansen: Western Cape Mayor dies from COVID-19
Langeberg Mayor Henry Jansen, who spent the best part of 20 years in the Western Cape's political arena, lost his fight against COVID-19 on Tuesday.
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Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s - Black News Channel
By Whitney Gresham and Trevor W. Coleman II at The Michigan Chronicle For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial
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Travis Scott Dons The Air Dior Collection In New Dior Video
With his smash hit "Highest In The Room" playing in the background, La Flame struts around the beach front property in some highly coveted Air Dior Jordan 1's and different pieces from the collection that we'll have no chance of obtaining anytime soon. Not hatin,' just sayin.'
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes | The Atlanta Voice
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives. Dubbed the
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HED: A $7 million facelift will transform South Dallas MLK school into an arts academy | Dallas Weekly
South Dallas’ Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center is now the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy — a Dallas ISD “transformation” school focused on performing and fine arts.   Students attending the school before the curriculum switch can continue their education there. Moving
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Strike for Black Lives to Highlight Racism - Black News Channel
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed
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Tennis Superstar Novak Djokovic Faces Heat For Doing Too Much During COVID-19
While the world is seeing that Coronavirus needs to still be taken seriously one athlete ignored all precaution. Now a tennis pro is feeling the backlash for being so messy. As spotted on TMZ Novak Djokovic is trying to explain himself out of putting several lives in danger for being super careless
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