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Confederate Statues Being Toppled in Richmond
Special from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) Goodbye, “Stonewall” Jackson. So long, J.E.B. Stuart, Matthew Fontaine Maury and maybe A.P. Hill. The removal of city-owned statues of those Confederates and other champions of slavery and White supremacy has begun with the bronze statue of
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$20 Million COVID-19 Rent Relief Program approved | Afram News
The City of Houston has approved a $20 million rent relief package to help Houstonians who cannot pay rent due to economic challenges caused by COVID-19.
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Breaking the Cycle
I believe God has decided that it’s time for me to find new battles for folks that will appreciate my
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North Carolina Officer Fired After Saying Black People Should Be Wiped Off Map
Getty Creative total of three Wilmington, North Carolina police officers have been fired after a department audit of a video recording revealed racism among its
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City Council approves 'Dallas First' | Dallas Weekly
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed Mayor Eric Johnson’s “Dallas First” procurement
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Roy Exum: It’s Right Vs. Wrong - African American News Today - EIN News
A month ago the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, led a delegation of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, to kneel for a symbolic eight minutes and 40 seconds in Washington’s Emancipation Hall in memory of George Floyd, who was killed in Minneapolis in an arrest gone awry
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Zimbabwe: Families Sleep in Water Lines As Drought Grips Zimbabwe's Bulawayo
The tankers that the city council sends to deliver water every few days are often the residents' only hope for clean
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Alabama Students Throwing COVID Parties as a Contest to See Who Gets Coronavrius
Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama are attending parties with students who have been recently diagnosed with the coronavirus to see who can also catch COVID-19
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Statement on Mayor Garcetti’s Announcements During Ongoing Protests
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last night that the City would cut the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $100-$150 million, responding to the demands of tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents who have protested and advocated this past
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#BlackLivelihoodMatters: Why Racial Justice Movements Must Fight For Affordable Housing
#BlackLivelihoodMatters: Why Racial Justice Movements Must Include Affordable Housing The Role of Housing in the Racial Justice Movement and Creating Safe Spaces By: LaRence Snowden
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Protesters in Cedar Hill Rally for Black Lives
More than 500 people joined the nation in protesting police brutality, the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd and racial oppression during its recent Black Lives Matter protest in Cedar
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The Struggle, As Well As Protest, Continues
Most disturbingly, police have continued to use deadly force in questionable circumstances and, ominously, as of this writing, the bodies of three Black men have been found hanging from trees in public
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Before George Floyd In Minnesota, There Was Michael Brown In Missouri
His death shined a bright light on the chasm between law enforcement and black residents and made Ferguson the site of violent clashes between police and
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Council votes to pass city budget
The vote came after lobbying from activists who called a “no” vote and advocated  cutting 10% from the Boston Police Department budget to fund youth services, housing and social services as well as from city officials and nonprofits receiving city funding who argued for a “yes
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Most Violent Episode of the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
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Clergy and Residents to City: Address Police Brutality and Socioeconomic Inequities
Rev. Nelson Johnson of Beloved Community Center spoke on the group’s recommendations to address policing, including an apology from the City of Greensboro on the police department’s role in the 1979 Greensboro
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Rihanna Demands Justice In Breonna Taylor Case, Calls Out Kentucky's Attorney General
Many have been blasting Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron since the three Louisville police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in her home this past March remain free of charges in connection with her
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Huizar agrees to limit council participation during probe
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Jose Huizar was not present via teleconference at the May 19 Los Angeles City Council meeting, the first since he was asked to reduce his activity amid an FBI
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Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards Reaffirms Commitment To Criminal Justice Reform
On Monday, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards issued the following statement reaffirming her commitment towards criminal justice reform in the
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against City of Oakland for Police Violence During Recent Protests
Representatives of social justice organizations and individuals announced a civil rights class-action lawsuit Thursday against the City of Oakland in the wake of police violence during protests May 29 and June
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Delois Ann (Calvert) Montgomery Resting In The Arms Of The Lord | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire Delois Ann (Calvert) Montgomery, age 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020, in Grand Prairie, TX. She was a lifelong resident of Tulsa, OK before moving to Cedar Hill, TX to be close to her children on December 30, 2019. Delois was born September 9, 1939
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Harris, Sherry D. (1957- )
Sherry D. Harris was the first out black lesbian elected to public office in 1991 in the United States. This also gave her the distinction of being the first African American woman on the Seattle City Council in Washington
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Gweru council engineer resigns
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Local protests in St. Petersburg draw hundreds after George Floyd’s death
The protesters, upward of 300 strong, gathered outside the St. Pete Police Department at the intersection of 13th Street and First Ave North to make certain their voices were
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Mayor to require city employees to take implicit-bias training
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive June 19 to address racial equity in Los Angeles by requiring city departments to plan for the reinstatement of affirmative action in California and for city employees to take implicit-bias
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The City of San Diego and the Issue of Race – Voice and Viewpoint
Fourth District City Council Member Monica Montgomery is to be commended for her proposal to create a Department of Race and Equity within the City of San
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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Biden Clarifies Remarks on Blacks’ Lack of Diversity
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attempted Thursday to clarify remarks suggesting that the nation's Black community lacks diversity in comparison to Hispanics.
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Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of George Floyd death
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