Shingle Mountain—Public Health Crisis

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Shingle Mountain—Public Health Crisis

Calling Shingle Mountain a public health crisis, protestors gathered last week outside of what some have designated as one of, if not the most “unsightly images” in the city of

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[ad_1] (BPRW) AHF Lauds San Bernardino County on Declaration that Racism is a Public Health Crisis; Urges Others to Follow Suit In ‘historic’ 5-to-0 vote Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors formerly declared racism a public health crisis, vowing to identify, confront and defeat

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Stevante Clark Arrested, Released

Stevante Clark was booked into Sacramento County main jail on felony battery charges this week, after he was apprehend by the Sacramento Police Department’s Career Criminal Unit on May 18, Sacramento police

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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles

Yolanda Richardson and Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, are officially assuming their roles as state government executives in Sacramento at at time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19

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Fox Host Challenges Symone Sanders To Give ‘One Example Of A Lie’ From White House

Fox News host Dana Perino prompted an interesting exchange on Wednesday when she challenged Symone Sanders, senior adviser to the Biden campaign, to come up with “one example of a lie” from the White House dealing with the current coronavirus

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NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Against Senseless Killings of African Americans

The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at

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City council moves forward with plan to dismantle police force;...

With a unanimous 12-0 vote, today the city council moved forward with efforts to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the fatal police arrest of George

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California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change

As mass protests continued across the state Tuesday, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) called for lasting change in race relations — as well as reform in social justice policy — in California and around the

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Dallas agrees to temporary ban on less-lethal police weapons

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas officials have agreed to a 90-day ban on the use of tear gas and other less-lethal police crowd-control weapons against

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Jefferson County (Ala.) to require face coverings in most public spaces

Jefferson County will require face coverings in most indoor public places beginning at 5 p.m. June 29 and lasting until the county health officer deems public safety no longer requires it in the fight against

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Source: The Birmingham Times

EA states asked to take refugees despite Covid-19

East African states should open their doors to asylum seekers due to the continued conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a coalition of refugees’ organisations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) has

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A. Philip Randolph Institute

The A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) is an organization for African-American trade unionists. APRI advocates social, labor, and economic change at the state and federal level, using legal and legislative

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Election 2020: How To Register To Vote

With all of the efforts underway to suppress votes, it’s important to take steps to make sure that not only are you registered but also that you’re on your local voter rolls so that there is no issue when you try to vote on Election

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Minneapolis Council Moves To Defund Police, Establish 'Holistic' Public Safety Force

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to eliminate the city's police department, marking the first step toward establishing a new "holistic" approach to public

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Black America speaks. America should listen.

30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in

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California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change

(CBM) – As mass protests continued across the state Tuesday, the California Legislative Black Caucus CLBC) called for lasting change in race relations — as well as reform in social justice policy — in California and around the

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Ethiopia poll body 'rejects' Tigray region's request to hold elections

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Quit Playin’: The Warrior Model Size Matters!

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Mayor Johnson accepts donations from Aga Khan Council | Dallas Weekly

The Aga Khan Council for Central United States, a social governance body of the Ismaili Muslim community, will donate 10,000 surgical masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 1,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to the City of

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‘Political Stunt’: Botham Jean’s Mom Calls Out Trump’s Messaging Amid Executive Order

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Dallas agrees to temporary ban on less-lethal police weapons

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas officials have agreed to a 90-day ban on the use of tear gas and other less-lethal police crowd-control weapons against

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Big COVID-19 risk

LONDON, England (AP) — Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away yesterday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what is the UK's hottest day of the year so

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#StayWoke The Eagle Newswire: Trumped In Tulsa, Statues And Images Of Oppression And Qualified Immunity | The Oklahoma Eagle

In the week before President Donald J. Trump’s kick-off rally in Tulsa, there was valid concern what the trip might mean for our

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Virtual Community Calendar: Week of June 28

How I Got Over honors the legendary Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St. Ft. Worth 817.338.4411 Visit www.JubileeTheatre.org

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NAJEE’S NOTES: Renaming a street in honor of Malcolm X

To ensure his legacy will live on in South Los Angeles, a coalition of friends of his children and other family members and community leaders have announced a petition campaign to have a portion of Vernon Avenue renamed Malcolm

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Legislator’s Comments About Black People, Hygiene Draw Fury | Afro

A Republican lawmaker questioned during a meeting of the Ohio Senate Health Committee if “the colored population” is contracting coronavirus at disproportionate rates because they do not wash their hands “as well as other

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Dunk specialist Carter announces retirement after 22 seasons

(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball yesterday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game’s top players in his

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(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”

Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the

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