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Olentangy conducts anti-racism town halls - Delaware Gazette
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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change | Afro
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Botswana coronavirus: successful mandatory cross border testing | Africanews
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict
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Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a prosecutors demand for President Donald Trumps tax returns as part of a criminal investigation that includes hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump. The court ruled 7-2 in a case in
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New York State Lawmakers Approve Police Reforms Aimed To Protect People Of Color : NPR
The lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., have approved a series of reforms that aim to reduce the number of people of color who die in police encounters and include a ban on some violent policing tactics.
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Seattle mayor orders occupied area cleared, police arrive - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police converged on the citys occupied protest zone early Wednesday after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order for protesters to vacate the area. People have occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle
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Google Removes Misleading Ads Related to Voting, Elections - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor Google said Monday it has removed misleading and fraudulent ads targeting Americans looking for information about how to vote in Novembers presidential election. Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up
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Although most Grade 7 and 12 pupils returned to class yesterday, some classrooms have remained closed for failing to adhere to safety protocols.
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Positive Tests Force Nuggets to Close Practice Facilities - Black News Channel
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets say theyve closed their facilities after two members of the teams traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend. A third tested positive this week. All three are asymptomatic, the Nuggets
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Catholic Priest Suspended for Comparing BLM to Maggots - Black News Channel
By AP/ BNC Contributor CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — A bishop suspended a suburban Indianapolis Catholic priest from public ministry on Wednesday for comparing the Black Lives Matter movement and its organizers to maggots and parasites in a recent church bulletin. Bishop Timothy Doherty, of the Diocese of
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Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke - Black News Channel
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes - Black News Channel
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nations 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
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NFL, NFLPA Still havent Resolved all Protocol for Camps - Black News Channel
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor The NFL and the NFLPA havent come to an agreement on all protocols for training camp and the preseason as the report date for teams draws closer. The two sides finalized the protocols regarding team travel, media, and treatment response, and
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Two Charged With Hate Crime For Vandalism Of California Black Lives Matter Street Mural
Authorities have identified the two white people who allegedly painted over a newly dedicated Black Lives Matter street mural in Martinez, California, and now both of them are facing
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Sheriff: Glee actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California lake will be closed while they search its waters for Glee star Naya Rivera, authorities said Thursday. The Ventura County Sheriffs Department late Wednesday confirmed that Rivera, 33, is the person being searched for in the waters of Lake Piru, which is
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BPS picks exam vendor in spite of task force call for moratorium - The Bay State Banner
Boston Public Schools officials announced Thursday the selection of a new standardized test for admission to its three exam schools, just two days after the Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force voted unanimously for a moratorium on exam school testing during the COVID pandemic. The district
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Wall Street opens mixed on infection increase, economic data - Black News Channel
Wall Street is mixed at the open as investors weigh a rise in coronavirus cases in the United States against upbeat economic data in Europe. Labor Department data showed wholesale prices fell in June for the fourth time in five months, as the U.S.'s deep recession holds down prices. European shares
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Citing racial bias, San Francisco will end mug shots release - Black News Channel
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the citys police chief announced Wednesday. San
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Malcolm X RBG Flag Raising 5-19-20 (Live Streamed)
May 19th is the Official Malcolm X Day in the City of Boston and in his honor we will raise the RBG (Red, Black Green) Flag at Boston City Hall Plaza at 12 noon. We will live stream on FaceBook Live.RSVP on FaceBook
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent/ BNC Contributors WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of
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Indiana Catholic Priest Suspended After Comparing Black Lives Matter Protesters To Maggots And Parasites
Rev. Theodore Rothrock, a Catholic priest in Carmel, Ind., was suspended effective Wednesday after calling protesters for the Black Lives Matter movement maggots and parasites, the Indy Channel reports. The
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Somalia to Delay Elections by 13 Months - Black News Channel
By ABDI GULED Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalias election body says it intends to delay the parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for November by 13 months, citing the countrys security problems. Announcing that a new date for the elections in
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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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Biden and Trump Agree Election Could be Corrupt - Black News Channel
By BILL BARROW Associated Press/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and his challenger, Joe Biden, have found something they agree on: The November election could be rife with corruption because of how officials handle the voting process. Of course, the Republican incumbent and
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Bethune-Cookman Moves to SWAC - Black News Channel
By David Johnson / BNC Digital Reporter Birmingham, Alabama (BNC) The rich get richer as the South Western Athletics Conference (SWAC) adds its 12th member in Bethune-Cookman University, who will be joining the SWAC with FAMU in the 2021-2022 academic school year. The decision was reached during
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Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks - Black News Channel
By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August, ordered the wearing of face coverings Monday, joining the list of state and local governments reversing course to
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Ravens Quarterback Cancels Florida Event Amid Virus Surge - Black News Channel
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Jackson mayor puts in new mask ordinance - The Mississippi Link
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