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Back when I watched the NFL — before the league blackballed Colin Kaepernick for peacefully kneeling during the national anthem to raise awareness about the Black people killed by police brutality around the country — I was a diehard New Orleans Saints
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‘Defund Police’ Movement Gains Steam As Celebrities And Politicians Sign On
Since the Week of Action began on Monday, various celebrities have signed on to a M4BL letter calling for the police to be defunded, including John Legend, Lizzo, Taraji P. Henson, The Weeknd, Common, Yara Shahidi, Jane Fonda and
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Gospel artiste embarks on live worship
GOSPEL artiste Clarence “Kirah” Garura has embarked on a music project titled Lockdown Live Worship with Kirah and The Levites aimed at praising God online since live shows were stopped due to the lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus
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Cops Are ‘Shaking Their Heads’ At Biden As Military Leaders Distance Themselves From Trump
While one group seems to be condemning Donald Trump‘s rhetoric against protestors, the other group is taking issue with Democratic nominee Joe
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George Floyd gets a national send-off
“Time is out for empty words and empty promises,” said Reverend Al Sharpton at the nationally televised funeral of George Floyd Thursday afternoon in
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Safe & Sound Issues Statement Regarding George Floyd’s Death
Safe & Sound staff have a firsthand view each day of how the effects of racism and disinvestment in our neighborhoods have affected black people and communities of color in
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NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong' Commissioner Says
NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong' Commissioner Says
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Covid-19: Kenyan police have killed 15 since start of virus curfew, says oversight body
Kenyan police have been involved in the killing of 15 people since the country put a nighttime curfew in place in March to combat the coronavirus, the policing oversight body said in a statement seen by AFP
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ACLU And Black Lives Matter Sue Trump Administration Over Protest Violence
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration and federal law enforcement agencies, saying they violated the constitutional rights of demonstrators who were violently evacuated out of a park Monday to clear the path for
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Non credible Region Four vote count compromised integrity of March 2 polls, EU observers say
In their final report on the March 2nd polls, the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) has said that the integrity of the entire electoral process was “seriously compromised” by vote count in Region Four and has cited the senior Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials for acting
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Three days of protest spark mixed reactions — Oaklanders question who is behind the destruction. | Post News Group
Thousands of people took to Oakland streets beginning May 29 for what was largely a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minn., who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine
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Pandemic will shrink region’s GDP by at least 3 - 4%
With Latin America and the Caribbean facing the COVID-19 pandemic “from a weaker position than the rest of the world” there is, as yet, no telling what the pandemic’s economic impact on the region is likely to be at this stage, according to a recent assessment undertaken by the Economic Commission
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Cop’s ‘Less Lethal’ Shooting Of Student Protestor Leads To ‘Brain Damage’: Everything To Know
According to BuzzFeed News, Justin Howell was shot in the head with bean bag rounds by a cop, say family
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UAB Doctor Raises Money to Create Face Shields in Zambia
Realizing that what was happening in the United States would eventually spread to Africa, he began thinking of ways to help frontline health care workers from his home in
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How Social And Economic Disparities Have Worsened Pandemic's Effects On Black Workers
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute about why the pandemic has disproportionately affected African-American workers and families.
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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis
During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Doctors poke holes in govt COVID-19 response
HUMAN rights doctors have laid into government over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they had noted a “sad scenario” where the fight against the dreaded pandemic was being hampered by the poor living conditions at the quarantine facilities, resulting in the recent spike in
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26 years of democracy have not yet ensured black lives matter as much as white ones - NMF
In South Africa, 26 years of democracy have not yet ensured that black lives matter as much as white ones, the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) said on
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Here’s What You Need to Know about Taking the Birmingham Pledge
According to Teaching Tolerance, a program of the Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, “The Birmingham Pledge is a grassroots effort to recognize the worth of every individual, by making a personal, daily commitment to remove prejudice from our own lives and to treat all people
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Family of man killed by police amid protests demands answers | The Atlanta Voice
They questioned the account by police, which released surveillance video they said appeared to show David McAtee firing a gun from the door as officers shot the
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Shares in renewable energy companies outperforming fossil fuel stocks – report
A recent study undertaken by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Imperial College, London, reported in the Business Green on Friday that shares in firms investing in renewable energy not only “significantly” outperformed fossil fuel stocks in some of the world’s richest countries but also
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest,” stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota
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300 Tested for COVID-19 Doctors Consortium Sets up at Masjidullah Philadelphia | Muslim Journal
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium offered free coronavirus testing at Masjidullah on Tues., May 5, 2020, marking the first time the group has organized an effort at an Islamic house of
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The Covid Colonel’s Force: Necessary, sinister
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Health care equipment shortages lead to innovation, conflict
At one point, more than 30% of U.S. healthcare workers had two weeks of N95 face masks, considered the standard for protection,  remaining, and 22% had none at all, according to GetUsPPE.org, a grassroots organization working to source personal protective equipment for U.S. healthcare
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Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Donates $1 Million to Address Police Training and Racism
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s $1 million donation – announced on June 3rd in an impassioned Instagram post – will go toward improving police training and addressing “systematic racism through education and advocacy in our
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Thabo Mbeki: It is time for Côte d’Ivoire to cross the Rubicon
The possible return of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo to the Côte d’Ivoire after his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity might well be the catalyst for negotiations in that country, argues Thabo
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Registered Venezuelans want more time in Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad Guardian) It’s been a little more than a year since Venezuelan migrants were registered allowing them to live and work in Trinidad
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Drew: Caring and Keeping Children Safe During Coronavirus
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A massive bitcoin rally is coming - just not immediately, investors say
Investors expecting a sudden surge in bitcoin’s price, after it underwent a technical adjustment three weeks ago that reduced the rate at which new coins are generated, may have to wait a few months, or perhaps a few
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