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San Diego police shoot man holding replica weapon - Dallas Post Tribune
A man who pointed a gun at police officers after repeated orders for him to move away from the weapon was shot and killed by officers in the City Heights section of San Diego, Calif., on the afternoon of July 9. He has been identified as Richard Lewis Price, 49. Police later determined that
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Columbus Statue Removed from California Capitol Rotunda — The Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Crews carried out a statue of Christopher Columbus from the center of the California Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, three weeks after legislative leaders announced it would be removed. It’s the latest statue of Columbus and other colonial figures to be toppled or taken down
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Virginia Trooper Under Investigation After Dragging Black Motorist By Neck
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Kenya: Senate Forms Nine-Member Committee to End Cash Stalemate
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Oprah Winfrey Donates $3M To COVID-19 Relief In South Los Angeles
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Taking 'Black Lives Matter' from slogan to reality - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Black people have long said to doctors -- metaphorically the American people and American leadership -- that we are in pain. Far too often we have been misdiagnosed and dismissed as if our pain wasn't real. Expanding on this metaphor, the killing of George Floyd has been like a heart attack, and
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North Carolina city approves ‘reparations,’ apologizes for role in slavery | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The council voted 7-0 on a measure to mitigate racial disparities By Morgan Phillips, Fox News North Carolina’s Asheville City Council apologized for its role in slavery and racial discrimination, voting unanimously to provide reparations in the form of community investments to help Black
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Ebenezer AME Church’s original home at 1813 Benson Ave. named new African American heritage site
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Philadelphia Protesters Sue The City For Police Violence During BLM Protests - Blavity
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Liberia: Worshippers Express Delight in Opening of Churches Amid Nearly Two Months of Shutdown
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Lawmakers Hope to Reform Police, Address Racial Injustice In Defense Bill : NPR
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Trump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'? : NPR
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Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people
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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Nick Cannon Fired By ViacomCBS Following Anti-Semitic Remarks - Black Enterprise
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Black man takes legal action after being assaulted by Virginia state trooper : TheGrio
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Defiance Grows as Georgia Governor Blocks Local Mask Rules - Black News Channel
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