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Barbara Oteng Gyasi extended the invite during a ceremony in Ghana honoring George Floyd, one of several Black Americans who have been killed by police in recent
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: I 'Encourage' a team to sign Colin Kaepernick
New York (BNC)– NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement Monday in support of former NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick being reinstated back into the
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Black Churches’ Census Sunday
These crises will be forever linked in the annals of history not just because they collided in time but also just as the cruel murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police finally tore open the gapping cruelty of police in this nation toward its African-American citizens, COVID-19 laid
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us
Black people often end up in the demographic struggling to repay student loan debt for a variety of socio-economic reasons caused by systemic racism that wreaks havoc on generation after generation in a cruel cycle of poverty and resource
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Sec. Ben Carson Believes Donald Trump Will Address The Nation On Racism In America
Carson told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, June 7, "I believe you're going to be hearing from the President this week on this topic in some
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Brands Must Speak Out Against Racial Intolerance or Risk Losing Customers: Report
Following the police shootings of multiple African Americans, people across the country are fed up with brands and organizations that don’t fight such issues as racism and
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Harris, Congressional Black Caucus, Democrats Announce Historic Legislation Addressing Police Brutality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Monday joined top Congressional Democrats in unveiling the Justice in Policing Act, historic legislation that will address police brutality with a number of reforms, including a national use of force standard and independent investigations
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Black Americans four times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19: Medicare data
Black Americans were nearly four times more likely than white Americans to be hospitalized with COVID-19 among people with Medicare, according to data released by the
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Anti-racism and pro-aging: A Stonewall legacy
As two white gay men leading national organizations focused on older Americans, the killing of George Floyd and many other manifestations of systemic racism in this country have reminded us of a lesson we must not forget this month or in the weeks, months and years to come: There can never be
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Labor Leaders & Black Lives Join Forces in the Fight for Divestment from the Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
A coalition of Black Lives, labor, and community leaders held a small press conference Monday afternoon on the steps of City Hall amid continued demands to end systemic racism and defund police
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Op-ed Submission: The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk | Afro
New research seems to confirm that, across the nation, the coronavirus has disproportionately impacted black people, with death rates more than twice as high as that for any other
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Most Americans Want Police Reform But Don't Back 'Defund The Police'
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Remember that Black men vote too –
According to the 2019 the Center for American Progress States of Change report, 78 percent of Black men with a college degree voted for Clinton (16 percent voted for Trump) and 82 percent without a college degree voted Democrat (11 percent voted for
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As Greens Reckon With Racism, Staff At A Major Group Challenge Pro-Trump Board Member | HuffPost
“In light of President Trump’s disturbing actions and words, we have deep, ongoing concerns over Mr. Ross’s failure to renounce his support for the President,” the letter
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The Black Card: We Are Not Disposable, We Are Essential
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Mayor Turner announces task force to review Houston police practices
Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday announced a 45-member task force to review Houston Police Department practices, weeks after local and nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans killed by
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Congressional Black Caucus Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced “The Justice in Policing Act of 2020,” legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its black citizens, in the wake of the brutal in police custody death of George
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote
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Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Encourages Black Americans to Leave United States and ‘Come Home’
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Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and parallels to today’s...
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Millions Are Pushing For the KKK to Be Listed As a Terrorist Organization – Your Black World
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Congress Could Make Juneteenth A National Holiday
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