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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nation’s racist
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Mississippi Attorney General Supports Changing State's Confederate-Themed Flag
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, on Wednesday called for the state to change its flag, which has a Confederate symbol on
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Mississippi Gov: I'd Sign Bill to Remove Flag's Rebel Emblem
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Congressional Leaders To Vote for D.C. Statehood | Afro
June 26 will be a historic day in Congressional and District of Columbia record, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D- California) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D- Maryland) announced that is the day when the House will vote on
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Richmond, Va., Mayor Orders Emergency Removal Of Confederate Statues
Virginia's capital city began taking down its statue of Stonewall Jackson after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of multiple Confederate statues in
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Difficulty In The Polls: Delays In The Voting Process
On Tuesday Chatham County voters headed to the polls for the long awaited primary
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Tia Mowry, Condola Rashad And Other Celebrity Beauty Looks Of The Week
Last week, celebrities, influencers, editors, creatives, change makers and other real women took to Instagram with a challenge to further the message that Black lives matter and that Black women have a voice that will no longer go
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Judge orders 10-day delay after Virginia governor says Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee must come down
A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument
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Trump calls Black Lives Matter a 'symbol of hate' as he digs in on race | The Atlanta Voice
By Wednesday, Trump was calling the words “black lives matter” a “symbol of hate” — a description he’s refused to use for Confederate emblems — that would spoil the “luxury avenue” he once called
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Judge delays removal of Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee
A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument
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State’s Black Police Chiefs Meet At Capitol
Black police chiefs from across the state converged on the State Capitol calling for change in law enforcement and support to make it
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Harris County will vote to rename street named after Confederate general
On Tuesday, Harris County Commissioners Court will vote to establish a public hearing on the renaming of Robert E. Lee
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26 killed in central Mali
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African
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Thousands Seek to Remove Lincoln Park Emancipation Memorial | Afro
A week later more than 5,400 people have joined in his mission to petition the U.S. National Park Service to eliminate the statue, which depicts a naked slave on his knees with broken chains looking up in adoration to President Abraham
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The California Legislative Black Caucus Lights Up the State Capitol in Recognition of Juneteenth
“Juneteenth is Freedom Day and a cause for celebration,” said Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Chair of the California Legislative Black
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Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza Airlifted to Nairobi for Treatment
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As face mask requirements pop back up across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott faces criticism from local leaders and fellow Republicans
The order came two days after Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff ordered businesses in his county to require employees and customers wear face masks when social distancing is not
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Robert E. Lee Statue Sleeps With The Fishes In Jim Carrey’s New Cartoon
Jim Carrey marked Juneteenth by sending a statue of Robert E. Lee to the bottom of the
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States Remove Monuments To Racist Traitors Following Nationwide Protests
As protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, continued this week, some state and local leaders are removing monuments honoring the
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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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Bill Banning Police From Using Deadly “Sleeper Hold” Introduced in California Assembly
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Trump Picks Tulsa for Return of Signature Campaign Rallies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first rally of the coronavirus era on June 19 in
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Tennessee officials want mail voting appeal fast-tracked
NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials are seeking a fast-tracked decision by the state Supreme Court to block the absentee-voting-for-all option that a judge has ordered during the coronavirus
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Texas delays health guidelines for reopening schools this fall. Draft documents show few mandatory safety measures.
Texas public schools will be required to provide in-person instruction for students this fall, but state education officials have delayed releasing final public health guidelines for keeping them safe on campuses during the
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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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Gov. Wolf: Sec. of Health signs expanded mask-wearing order
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AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests | The Atlanta Voice
Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the
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The Lynching of James Byrd Jr.
However, the three White supremacists who murdered Byrd, Shawn Berry, 23, Lawrence Brewer, 31, and John King, 23, were so disdainful of Byrd’s humanity they left his remains sprawled throughout the sleepy town of Jasper, Texas in one of most heinous hate crimes in American
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Back to Business Plan - Phase III - kicks in on Monday
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