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This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea Code Switch Free Press of Jacksonville
By Isabella Rosario As of Friday, 15 of the top 20 bestselling books on Amazon were about race or racism. Earlier this week, Code Switch was number one on Apple Podcasts — which, as host Gene [...]
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Fashion Photographer Mangue Banzima Responded To Crisis With Creativity
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3 Ways To Begin Healing From Racial Traumatic Stress
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Study Shows A Third Of Black Americans Personally Know Somebody Who Died From COVID-19
According to a new study from The Washington Post, 1 in 3 Black Americans know someone personally who has died from COVID-19.
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Leaders Want John Wayne Name, Statue Gone From Orange County Airport | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.nbcnews.com By Janelle Griffith In 1971, Wayne said that although he didnt condone slavery, I dont feel guilty about the fact that five or 10 generations ago these people were slaves. The Democratic Party of Orange County, California, is pushing to remove John Waynes name and statue from the
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans | The Michigan Chronicle
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and racial injustice. But there is another epidemic in this country
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ESPN Films Will Chronicle Colin Kaepernicks Journey From NFL To Activism
The documentary series is part of a first-look deal between Walt Disney and Ra Vision Media.
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America Is Currently Obsessed With Placing Band-Aid Solutions Over The Open Wound Of Systemic Oppression
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Hate In America: Where Do We Go From Here?
Hate groups are on the rise across America, and, according to The Southern Poverty Law Center, President Donald Trump is largely responsible for racists becoming more emboldened – and more violent. The number of hate groups rose to 953 in 2017, from 917 in 2016, according to The Southern Poverty
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Black Americans experiencing deadly secondary trauma during pandemic and protesting, experts say - African American News Today - EIN News
Protests over the killing of George Floyd have pushed to the forefront a particular fact long known by medical professionals: Racism kills, and it may be the main cause of health disparities between whites and Blacks. In a recent essay, Dr. Nadine Burke
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Report: 2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks - DefenderNetwork.com
A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African-Americans from its 2010 count, nearly five times the 800,000 undercount that the bureau has long reported. Largely due to the Coronavirus, the sluggish response to the
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US to send two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the Philippine Sea and South China Sea," said Lt. Joe Jeiley, a spokesman for the Seventh Fleet. "Operating two carrier strike groups in the Philippine Sea and South China Sea provides advanced
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Running with Ahmaud: Chasing Truth What it Means to be Black in America | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Past due time for healthcare system to protect Black Americans – Daytona Times
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UNITE Pinellas on tracking COVID-19 in the black community
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Assembly member Jose Medina Calls for Councilman Chuck Condor’s Resignation - Black Voice News
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US reports more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for third straight day - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Experts Discuss White Nationalism And Trump's Controversial Retweet : NPR
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COMMENTARY: The annexation of Palestinian territory is illegal
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Oregon County Rescinds Mask Exemption for Non-Whites Following Racist Backlash: ‘All This Only A Month After George Floyd’s Death’
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Don't be fooled by the cancel culture wars: Corporate power is the real force behind racism - African American News Today - EIN News
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San Francisco lawmaker proposes CAREN act to stop racist 911 calls - TheGrio
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12-year-old I Just Wanna Live singer Keedron Bryant signs record deal with Warner
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BLM Birmingham Looking To Build Statewide Chapters
By Ameera Steward For the Birmingham Times Upcoming goals for BLM Birmingham include work on a people’s budget, a participatory budget for the city that can be expanded across the state, said members of the organization. Cara McClure, co-founder, said the group would like to become the
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to bring awareness to social and other injustices faced regularly by Black and Brown individuals in America, the National Football League, President Donald Trump, and
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