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OP-ED: We Can't Let This Moment Pass | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed Black people at the rate of almost two and half times that of other Americans. Not from a mutation of the virus but from an underfunded system that too often
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Why All ‘Karens’ Should Be Held Accountable When Making False Claims Against Black People - Blavity
The disturbing pattern where, increasingly, White women are reporting to cops that they've experienced life-threatening events by merely being in the presence of Black and Brown folk.
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Rickey Smiley Speaks On Therapy Following Daughter's Shooting And PTSD
Aaryn Smiley reveals her diagnosis to followers.
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Much to Consider in Florida for Pro and College Football in 2020 | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
Fortunately for football fans in the state of Florida, all major college teams are set for action. Of major concern was the cancelation of fall football in the Big Ten and Pac 12 Conferences. BestOnlineSportsbooks.info inform that fans and online betting participants were relieved that the
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Global virus infections top 10 million
PARIS, France (AFP) —Global infections from the novel coronavirus have topped 10 million as the rate of new cases surges, particularly in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally on
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Bowie State, CIAA Cancel Fall Sports Amid Pandemic
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which includes Bowie State University, has decided to cancel fall sports out of concern for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Mali protest leaders hike pressure on president after talks | News24
Mali's protest leaders stepped up pressure on President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, calling for more demonstrations and his resignation hours after meeting with him for talks.
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Patagonia The Latest Company To Pull All Advertising From Facebook & Instagram
Like The North Face, Patagonia is joining the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign, which called on companies to boycott the social media giant due to the ridiculous positions it held in regards to hate speech and misinformation being shared on its platform.
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5 toughest teams to watch out for this NFL season
The NFL season this year is just around the corner and will start in September,... The post 5 toughest teams to watch out for this NFL season appeared first on Voice Online.
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The More I Quarantine, the Less I Experience Street Harassment
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The Founders Of 'The Keys To Black Wealth Summit' Drop 9 Gems On Gaining Financial Freedom - Blavity
In 2016, a white family’s net worth was
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Siskel Film Center’s ‘Film Center from your Sofa’ presents new releases | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) continues “Film Center from Your Sofa: Stay Connected and Stream with Us.” New releases that started late last month are “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things” and “The Invisible
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NFL Owners Table Proposal to Incentivize Hiring of Minority Coaches, GMs, Per Report – Free Press of Jacksonville
Under the proposal, any team that hires a minority head coach would receive a six-slot bump for their subsequent year’s third-round NFL draft
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DR Congo: 3 killed in protests against election chief nomination | News24
Two protesters and one police officer have been killed as demonstrations in several key cities turn violent.
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If coronavirus cases continue spiking, SCS Supt. Ray says he cannot ‘in good faith’ open school buildings - TSDMemphis.com
If coronavirus hospitalizations and cases continue to surge, Memphis students will start the school year online, Supt. Joris Ray said Friday. “If we are where we are today, in good faith I could not open schools,” the Shelby County Schools leader told Chalkbeat. “And when I say open
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‘Fast food’ giants COVID-19 strategy could compromise regional food security ambitions - Stabroek News
While small populations and farming initiatives of various kinds are commonplace in the Caribbean, there is still reason to believe that COVID-19 can breach the region’s less-than-impregnable food security defences if the pandemic persists for much
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College football practices during COVID-19 are nuts – Daytona Times
If the NCAA isn’t responsible enough to suspend the season, it should at the very least require that every athlete be given a choice on whether to take the risk, without losing the scholarship that has been promised to them. The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in
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During the pandemic, is prison a death sentence? – Daytona Times
What happens in prison does not stay in prison. The cell blocks and bars give  us  a false sense of containment. Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the  Justice Department, “The average time served by state prisoners released in 2016, from initial admission to initial
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Pittsburgh’s Black Women For Positive Change organization receives $20,000 grant | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Black Women For Positive Change, which has a chapter in Pittsburgh, recently received a $20,000 grant from the group Everytown for Gun Safety. Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit, advocates for gun control and against gun violence throughout the
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Grieving Chamisa opens up on his humble upbringing
A GRIEVING Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition MDC Alliance party, has, for the first time, opened up on his humble beginnings, saying his late mother was very instrumental in his meteoric rise to the political scene. BY TATENDA CHITAGU Chamisa’s mother, Alice collapsed and died at the
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Advertorial | Take a 'staycation' at Couples Resorts
Couples travel thousands of miles to visit Couples Resorts’ four award-winning oceanfront properties in Ocho Rios and Negril. Luckily, residents of Jamaica can revel in the adults-only romance and all-inclusive luxury of Couples without even...
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Education ministry says all in place for CSEC, CAPE
ACTING chief education officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Dr Kasan Troupe says that all is in place for administering of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).Approximately 58,720 students have
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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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North West, Dlamini-Zuma bid farewell to 'well-rounded activist' MEC Gordon Kegakilwe | News24
North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Gordon Kegakilwe has been laid to rest after contracting Covid-19.
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Video Of Denver 'Karen' Following And 'Interrogating' Black Man Sparks Protest
Another white woman tries to police the actions of a Black person.
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COVID-19: Zimra closes Byo, Chiredzi offices
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been forced to close its Bulawayo and Chiredzi offices after it emerged the 54-year-old Bulawayo man who died of COVID-19 on Sunday had visited the offices. GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA/REX MPHISA Thabani Sibanda, who became the country’s ninth COVID-19-related
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“Stop Killing Us:” Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol - Voice and Viewpoint
Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Last week, several California social and criminal justice organizations, as well as community-based groups, gathered for a rally at the state Capitol titled “Stop Killing Us.” Oakland-based All of Us or None (AOUON) organized the event — with the help of
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Disney Announces Redesign Of Splash Mountain After Some Call Ride Themes Racist
A Change.org petition says that the log flume ride is "steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes," from the 1946 film Song of the South.
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America’s Flickering Democratic Light - Blavity
America's, fundamental democratic right, the right to vote, is under attack like never before.
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