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List of African-American visual artists
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Report: At least 70 people have died in police custody after saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’
Dozens of videos, court documents, autopsies and police reports reviewed in these cases — involving a range of people who died in confrontations with officers on the street, in local jails or in their homes — show a pattern of aggressive tactics that ignored prevailing safety precautions while
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Critics Pile On Vogue Over Simone Biles Photos, Call For More Black Photographers
With "all the Black talent ... Vogue couldn't hire a Black photographer to shoot this cover?" asked one in response to the dimly lit pics.
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WNBA Star Took 2 Seasons Off The Court To Help A Man Wrongfully Convicted Win His Freedom
WNBA Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore is a force on and off the court. Earlier this year, she put her basketball career on pause, for a second consecutive season, to [] The post WNBA Star Maya Moore Helped Jonathan Irons Win His Freedom appeared first on Essence.
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Huizar arrested on federal corruption charges
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Jose Huizar, long considered the central figure in a nearly two-year federal bribery and corruption probe at City Hall, has been arrested at his Boyle Heights
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Simon & Schuster names Dana Canedy as first Black publisher - TheGrio
Simon Schuster announced on Monday that Dana Canedy is their new senior vice president and publisher of its namesake... View Article The post Simon Schuster names Dana Canedy as first Black publisher appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mercer, Mabel Alice Wadham (1900-1984)
Mabel Mercer was one of the most important jazz cabaret singers of the 20th Century. Her personal singing style emphasizing interpretation, diction, lyrics, and projection over vocal proficiency influenced numerous leading singers including Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Nat
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individuals race, children, national
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ANALYSIS | Covid-19 has shown that readers are (again) willing to pay for quality journalism
It is therefore no coincidence that over the past three months since the coronavirus pandemic started, confined to their homes, audiences have been flocking to credible sources of online
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James Earl Ray
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Check It Out: Banning the banned chokehold | New Pittsburgh Courier
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier During the 2000 presidential race, civil rights organizations demanded a federal ban on racial profiling. Democrat Al Gore said, racial profiling ran counter to what the United States was all about, and if entrusted with the presidency, ending racial
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Report: At least 70 people have died in police custody after saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ - DefenderNetwork.com
The deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have turned the words “I can’t breathe” into an infamous phrase inextricably linked to the issue of excessive force used by police on Black citizens. Both Garner’s and Floyd’s altercations with police were recorded and posted on social media for the world
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New York City To End Solitary Confinement By The End Of The Year After Death Of Layleen Polanco - Blavity
New York City will stop placing medically vulnerable incarcerated people into solitary confinement, according to Mayor Bill de
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John Legend To Live-Stream Free Concert Amid Coronavirus
Some good music is exactly what the world needs right now.
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Amy Cooper AKA Central Park Karen Is Finally Being Charged With Filing A False Police Report
Cooper will face charges of filing a false report relating to the May 25 incident, a misdemeanor which could lead up to a year in jail if found guilty.
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KABAARA: It is time to learn about living with coronavirus
The world is gradually coming to the grim realisation that Covid-19 might be here to stay.
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Viola Davis Says She Betrayed Herself And Community With ‘The Help’ Role
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Kanye West and GAP announce 10-year partnership
Kanye West has been tapped to reenergize the flagging retail brand, The Gap. He will bring Yeezy Gap to stores in early 2021. The post Kanye West and GAP announce 10-year partnership appeared first on TheGrio.
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Family Of Breonna Taylor Says She Was Alive For Six Minutes After Being Shot But Didn't Receive Medical Aid - Blavity
An amended lawsuit filed by Breonna Taylor's family said she did not receive medical care after being shot despite being alive for up to six minutes.
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Martin H. Nesbitt
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For African students, e-learning fails to make the grade
South African student Kholofelo Mohale was over the moon as she moved back into her room at the University of the Witwatersrand after struggling with months of
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WNBA Star Maya Moore Helped Free Wrongfully Convicted Man From Prison
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The word boycott entered the English language because of a dispute between a man named Boycott and the Irish Land League in
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A Lena Horne Series is Headed to Showtime
Showtime is developing a limited series about the life of singer, actress and activist Lena Horne!
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Coronavirus claims the life of Black biologist, Lynika Strozier
Before she was an adjunct professor at Malcolm X College and collections associate at the Field Museum in Chicago, Angela was a little girl who was raised mostly by her grandmother, Sharon
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Harris, Everette “E” Lynn (1955-2009) - Birthday
New York Times bestselling author Everette “E” Lynn Harris was born June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan.
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On Juneteenth, we honored victims of racial violence –
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Massacres convict sentenced for Triumph killings, armed robbery - Stabroek News
Michael Caesar, also known as ‘’Capone,’ 36, who is currently serving sentences for his role in the Lusignan and Bartica massacres, was yesterday sentenced to 13 years in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter and armed
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Commenting in 'a better, safer and productive way': What you need to know about comments on News24 | News24
Comments are making their way back to News24 as part of our new subscription offering – five years after we made the decision to close them down.
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur (also known by his stage name of 2Pac) was legendary rap and hip-hop musician. He was born in New York City in 1971 to Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, both activists of a revolutionary black nationalist organization named “Black Panthers”. His name, Tupac Amaru
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