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Blacks see Trump as greatest threat

With a national sample size of only 604 African Americans, the African American Research Collaborative was able to determine the impact of COVID-19 on black voters across the nation, with a margin of error of only

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NFL Lists Colin Kaepernick As 'Retired' on Its Website, Causes Uproar After His Girlfriend Diab Speaks Out

But the NFL still listed him as “retired” when it recently changed its website, although he’s a free

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Nisha Ganatra, in focus

Since the release of her first feature film “Chutney Popcorn” in 1999, director Nisha Ganatra has been on a mission to place women, people of color, and the LGBTQIA+ community at the forefront of her film and television

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Trump mulls opening historically black college in Detroit, Twitter reacts

Now comes word that during a meeting with Black Michigan leaders on Thursday, Trump is mulling bringing a new historically Black college to Detroit after prompting from a state elected

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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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Kevin Hart Reveals New Details On The Extent Of Car Crash Injuries

During a recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the Night School star admitted that the injuries were much more serious than he first let

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Donald Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulations or even shuttering after Twitter added fact checks to two of his

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Ice Cube Cites George Floyd Killing As Reason He Canceled 'GMA' Appearance

Ice Cube said on Thursday that he decided to cancel a scheduled appearance on “Good Morning America” due to the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died on Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck while he was handcuffed and saying he

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Minneapolis police arrest cop who knelt on George Floyd's neck

MINNEAPOLIS — The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests that resulted in fires and looting across parts of

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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based

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Protests Continue Nationwide Over George Floyd Killing In Minneapolis

Nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd — the Black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck — continued Friday evening as Americans demanded that those involved face

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Coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people across the US | The Atlanta Voice

“We now have really clear evidence that wearing masks works — it’s probably a 50% protection against transmission,” Dr. Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, or IHME, at the University of Washington, told CNN late

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US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions | The Atlanta Voice

Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other Monday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of

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Op-Ed: On Memorial Day weekend, Trump shows his true self | The Atlanta Voice

On the other hand, as we watch the president stagger through the Covid-19 emergency, golfing as The New York Times prepared to publish a roster of the dead, we should consider that the cruelty, the arrogance, the rage and deviance are not an

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Keep a united black voting bloc at the polls

However, when Sen. Barry Goldwater vigorously opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ran as the Republican candidate for president, blacks became aroused and gave 95% of their votes to the Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, who then won in

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Nation’s Streets Calmest in Days, Protests Largely Peaceful

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African

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What's Going On | New York Carib News

On May 19, COVID-19 stats: More than 1,523,780 Americans have been infected; and more than 91,000 Americans have died, out of a population of 330

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'We Have Had Enough': Michael Jordan Implores People to Unite In the Fight for Change Following the Death of George Floyd

Retired NBA great Michael Jordan has broken his silence on the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, and the demand for justice that has sparked protests across the

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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — “A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one

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‘The High Note’ Review: Ross Rocks in Predictable Film’s Ode to Old Music | Afro

In addition, audiences get an opportunity to see actress Tracie Ellis Ross show off her musical chops, as they witness the child of a music icon hold her own behind the

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Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police

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Boldly “All In” – Driving Diversity and Inclusion and Making Strides

By Dawn R. Rosemond

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Somalia: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Dfl Endorsement in Reelection Bid

First-term U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the DFL endorsement Sunday to run in the Aug. 11 primary election for a Minneapolis-based congressional seat that has been in Democrats' hands since

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'Toe Touch on Point': Reginae Carter Blows Fans Away with Her Flexibility

Reginae Carter never ceases to impress fans with her many

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Biden says he was too 'cavalier' about Black voters' choices

Joe Biden says he “should not have been so cavalier” after he told a prominent black radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump

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Biden: George Floyd's death shows 'open wound' of US racism

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that the “open wound” of systemic racism was behind the police killing of a handcuffed black man in

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The Game Gifts Four People $20,000 Each During COVID-19 Crisis

The Game is the latest person from the hip-hop community to lend a helping hand to people during

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Akon

Akon is an American Hip Hop artist who has produced several platinum albums, appeared in television and film roles, received several Grammy nominations and owns two record labels. He was born Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri on April

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Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests

A firework explodes by a police line as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd on Saturday near the White House in

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Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors

But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in imposing and ending lockdowns and “shelter in place” orders in the U.S., in Indonesia, Widodo makes the call, which has the governors of the 34 provinces in the country up in

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