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The Sacramento Community Gathers at Cesar Chavez Park
More than 20,000 people of all backgrounds marched for peace, reform and accountability in downtown Sacramento Saturday.More than 20,000 people of all backgrounds marched for peace, reform and accountability in downtown Sacramento Saturday.
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Black-owned, Simply Wholesome market thrives during a pandemic - Black News Channel
Some Black-owned businesses are seeing a surge in interest as a result of the protests against racism and police brutality. Anita Bennett visited Simply Wholesome market in Los Angeles, which has had an influx of new customers thanks to social media and calls to support Black
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Army identifies buried remains as missing Texas soldier - Black News Channel
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Army commander confirmed Monday that dismembered remains found last week buried near Fort Hood belonged to a 20-year-old soldier who vanished more than two months ago from the Texas base. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, Fort
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NFL Stars Demand The League Admit Wrong To Silencing Players Amid Bogus Statement
Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley, Tyrann Mathieu, Deshaun Mahomes, and more speak out.
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AP-NORC poll: White Democrats grow more critical of police - Black News Channel
By KAT STAFFORD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — As a national reckoning over racism and policing grips the nation, white Democrats are far more likely now than they were a few years ago to think police brutality is a serious issue — a dramatic shift in public opinion that some
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NYC Protests Push for $1B Cut to Police - Black News Channel
By JENNIFER PELTZ undefined/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $1 billion shift from policing to social services and the city grapples with multibillion-dollar losses because of the coronavirus
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Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TV - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined/BNC Contributor Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate are partnering with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to adapt the The New York Times recent project examining the legacy of slavery for film and television. Lionsgate said Wednesday that it will work
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NASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equality - Black News Channel
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer As the Rev. Greg Drumwright watched members of his ministry crowd the fence at Talladega Superspeedway to cheer for Black driver Bubba Wallace, the minister realized his first NASCAR race was the start of his immersion into stock car racing. Less than three weeks
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NFL to Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem - Black News Channel
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor Lift Evry Voice and Sing will be performed live or played before The Star-Spangled Banner prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey
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8 Remaining Teams Not Part of NBA Restart Pushing For A Second Site To Continue Season
The other eight teams are not trying to sit back and just watch, in fact, they also want to finish the remainder of their seasons as well. Reportedly those 8 squads are calling for a second site so they can "continue their development."
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Locals: South Dakota police removed Confederate flag emblem - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press/BNC Contributor GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota police department has removed a decal from its squad cars that featured a Confederate battle flag next to an American flag, according to local residents. Dave Mogard, the police chief in Gettysburg, a small
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Detroit Says Shoddy Work Led To Arrest Tied to Technology - Black News Channel
By ED WHITE Associated Press / BNC Contributor DETROIT (AP) — A Black man who was wrongly arrested after the use of facial recognition technology by Detroit police will have his DNA, fingerprints and mugshot removed from law enforcement files, officials said Friday. Robert Williams was the victim
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1,200 Extra Police to Be Deployed in Chicago - Black News Channel
By DON BABWIN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor CHICAGO (AP) — Chicagos police superintendent said Monday that he plans to flood the citys streets with additional officers during the long July 4 weekend in an effort to avoid a repeat of particularly bloody recent weekends and despite pressure to
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Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5B for Border Wall - Black News Channel
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped
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Two COVID-19-ravaged churches take different recovery paths - Black News Channel
By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The paths of two New York City churches diverged this week — one reopened and one stayed closed. But they have shared a tragic fate, together losing at least 134 members of their mostly Hispanic congregations to the
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Kanye West Breaks with Trump, Claims 2020 Run is not a Stunt - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump and said the two share dragon energy, tells Forbes that he is taking the red hat off — a reference to Trumps trademark red Make
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Bishop Leonard Scott and Pastor Craig Tyson, The Men behind the Label - Black News Channel
By: David Johnson/ BNC Digital Reporter Indianapolis (BNC) - You may not know their names, but chances are you know their music.Tyscot Music and Entertainment is the oldest black owned gospel recording company in the world, and home to some of the biggest names in gospel music. The recording
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USA Football Plans Return for Youths in 2020 - Black News Channel
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor USA Football has developed a phased approach for the return of youth football this year. The plan is based on phased reopening guidelines from the CDC. The governing body for the sport in this country advises youth leagues to consult their
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`You broke my wrist! Police sued for taking down Antonio Smith - Black News Channel
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Body camera video shows Antonio Arnelo Smith handing his drivers license to a Black police officer and answering questions cooperatively before a white officer walks up behind him, wraps him in a bear hug and slams him face-first to the ground. Oh
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COVID-19: Where We Are; What We Must Know; What We Must Do
(TriceEdneyWire.com) At least 15,000 Black Americans would still be alive if they had died of COVID-19 at the same rate as White Americans. This is according to publication of a recent study from the APM Research Lab called,“The Color of Coronavirus”. Just the latest in a barrage of information
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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion - Black News Channel
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In the wake of almost a month of national protests, another police shooting gained attention and national news coverage after several videos of an arrest turned violent were widely viewed. The videos captured several scenes from the evening of
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Big Ten Scraps Nonconference Football Games due to Pandemic - Black News Channel
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league cited medical advice in
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Woman Charged in Hit-and-Run at Indiana Protest - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman was charged Thursday in a hit-and-run crash that sent one woman to the hospital and caused minor injuries to a man during a southern Indiana protest over the assault of a Black man by a group of
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Funeral for Robert Fuller, hanged black man in California - Black News Channel
Funeral services were held on June 30, for Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old man who was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California on June 10. Anita Bennett reports the service was filled with tributes and calls for answers from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles - African American News Today - EIN News
appointments of two African Americans who have already final Senate approval. African American legislators and activists say promised more inclusion of African Americans and other ethnic Santa Clara County, another African American, Rick Callender, assumed
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Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools - Black News Channel
By TAMARA LUSH and LORNE COOK Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in
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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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LAPD budget slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during Americas reckoning over
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City Council to Probe Handling of Breonna Taylor Shooting - Black News Channel
Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisvilles city government has announced plans to review the handling by the mayors administration of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. The Louisville Metro Councils government oversight committee, which has subpoena
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WNBA players to spotlight female violence victims on jerseys - Black News Channel
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer/BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players will wear uniforms for the opening weekend of the season featuring the names of women who have died because of alleged police brutality or racial violence — including Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen and Sandra Bland
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Academic Decathlon team from El Camino Real Charter HS win independent regional competition again - L.A. Focus News
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Grizzlies pull inside job to dispatch Clippers - L.A. Focus News
USC’s loss to Colorado hurts conference title hopes - L.A. Focus News
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LA City Council sends new ‘reimagine safety’ plan back to Garcetti; original plan was vetoed - L.A. Focus News
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