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White mobs and individuals lynched at least 2,000 more Black Americans than previously documented, according to a new report from the Equal Justice
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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Alleged Murder – Arizona Informant Newspaper
For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the
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America's most deadly war is being fought right now
In fighting the systemic virus of racism, they are risking their lives and the lives and health of others as they have ignored all social distancing rules designed to keep the physical virus from infecting
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Constitution of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, 1918
The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities’ League is a social, friendly, humanitarian, charitable, educational, institutional, constructive and expansive society, and is founded by persons desiring to the utmost to work for the general uplift of the Negro peoples of the
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Starbucks Creates Own Black Lives Matter Shirt for Employees
Starbucks is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they
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Georgia's Public HBCUs: Standing United
Our nation’s current state of affairs requires the attention of all leaders to champion social justice and end racial
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BE Mental Health Week: Our Complete Mental Health Resource Guide
BLACK ENTERPRISE's Mental Health Awareness Week includes profiles, guides, and resources to fight the stigma of mental health within the Black community.
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'Black people cannot be racist': EFF's Shivambu ignites BLM debate
Floyd Shivambu has set tongues wagging during the Parliamentary debate on Black Lives Matter, with a scalding-hot take on 'black racism'.
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Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people | Atlanta Daily World
When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior investigative
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Second Excavation Begins For The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The number of victims is possibly underestimated.
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Archer urges victims to speak out against social inequality - Stabroek News
(Reuters) England fast bowler Jofra Archer has urged victims of racial abuse to speak out following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in the United States. The article Archer urges victims to speak out against social inequality appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Is Racism Responsible for Black Problems? – Free Press of Jacksonville
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This Young Black Cancer Survivor Is On A Mission To ‘Legalize Melanin’
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3 Viral Videos Spark A Debate About Discrimination Black Men Face In Public Spaces
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Coronavirus, Which Already Hit African Americans The Hardest, Also Eliminated Black Job Gains
Recently released statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor now show that the pandemic has wiped out major employment gains and curtailed years of economic growth for Black people in America, The Wall Street Journal
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31% of Asian Americans say they've been subject to racist slurs or jokes since the coronavirus pandemic began
(CNN) About 40% of Asian and Black Americans say people have acted uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a new report from the Pew Research
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Housekeepers Face a Disaster Generations in the Making
… . In cities like New York, African-American women lined up at spots … the Fair Labor Standards Act. African-American women had won many of …
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(1995) Louis Farrakhan, “A Million Men Marching On"
In 1995 Minister Louis Farrakhan was the leader of the Nation of Islam.  That year his organization became the driving force in the Million Man March, a call for African American men to come to Washington D.C. on October 17, 1995, in what was billed as “a day of atonement.”  Although
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Trump Month In Review: August
President Donald Trump is openly using “violent” Black people as a political tool to scare his conservative base leading up to the November mid-term elections. It’s a new low for Trump who always takes the low road. CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is correctly criticizing Trump for what he
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Racist Statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be Removed from New York’s American Museum of Natural History
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Love That Chicken
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Allyship Is More Than Posting A Hashtag: What Are You Doing To Protect Black Lives? - Blavity
While we don’t expect for  all white people to become allies during this time and beyond, it is important for our non-Black allies of color to stand with us in
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NBA commits $300 million to black communities | Atlanta Daily World
The NBA Board of Governors announced on this, the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, an unprecedented $300 million commitment for the newly created NBA Foundation “dedicated to creating … Continued
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Watch Russell Wilson’s Powerful Black Lives Matter Speech at ESPYs
The 2020 ESPYs aired last night (June 21) and the virtual show, which celebrates achievements in sports, was hosted by Russell Wilson, soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, who plays for the WNBA's Seattle
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Open Season on African Americans | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Ohio woman calls police on Black man loading groceries into his own car
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