Bust of Racist Former Supreme Court Justice Removed from U.S. Capitol

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Bust of Racist Former Supreme Court Justice Removed from U.S. Capitol

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire (NNPA) - The bust of Roger Taney, the racist justice who wrote the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that said African Americans were not citizens, has been removed from the United States Capitol. The removal is the result of an effort led by U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and […]

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Star-Studded Lineup Planned for First Black Press Virtual Convention

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation and rescheduling of many events. For the first time in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the 193 years of the Black Press of America, the pandemic has resulted in the first virtual conference.

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Source: The Washington Informer

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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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Trump administration urges end of Affordable Care Act as pandemic surges - Black News Channel

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administrations high court filing Thursday came the same day the

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Miami-Dade County imposing restrictions after cases spike - Black News Channel

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals were fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area closed restaurants again Monday because of the surging coronavirus, as the U.S. emerged from a Fourth of July weekend of

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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie wont take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff

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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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Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s - Black News Channel

By Whitney Gresham and Trevor W. Coleman II at The Michigan Chronicle For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial

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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review - Black News Channel

By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and delivering a blow to President Donald

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Minnesota's Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The National Guard has been called out, and you see those vehicles that you saw when they raided Iraq and Afghanistan. People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest," stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

BNC EXCLUSIVE: COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY DAUGHER DEALS WITH PTSD AFTER SHOOTING - Black News Channel

By Laverne McGee/BNC Journalist Popular comedian and syndicated radio show host Rickey Smiley is trying to help his daughter get through the trauma of being shot. I spoke with him from his studio in Dallas, Texas about how they are dealing with the terrifying incident since her release from the

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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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NNPA to Honor Attorney Benjamin Crump, Family of George Floyd

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will pay tribute to civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and his law firm while honoring the family of George Floyd during the NNPA’s annual convention this week.

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Source: The Washington Informer

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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Plan Advances to Allow Dismantling Minneapolis Police Dept. - Black News Channel

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press/ BNC Contributor MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously advanced a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled, following widespread criticism of law enforcement over the

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Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling - Black News Channel

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Its rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyds death, Americans opinions about police brutality and racial injustice have moved dramatically. About half of American adults

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We’ve Caught Goosebumps Again. Goosebumps. - Black News Channel

By: Avery Jacobs/ BNC Contributer That was the feeling, The excitement, and experience of watching Michael Jordan and his flashy moves. America watched Sunday after Sunday as the biggest sports icon to ever play the game, showed why he is the greatest of all-time. I’m talking about Michael

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Positive Tests Force Nuggets to Close Practice Facilities - Black News Channel

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets say theyve closed their facilities after two members of the teams traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend. A third tested positive this week. All three are asymptomatic, the Nuggets

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New York Foster Care - Black News Channel

By: Ashley Liotus/ BNC journalist New York (BNC) Black and Latino youth are disproportionately represented in the Foster Care system across the U.S. and in New York. So, when the Coronavirus outbreak began and was hitting communities of color the hardest, the medical director and staff at The

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IBM Quits Facial Recognition, Joins Call For Police Reforms - Black News Channel

By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer/ BNC Contributer IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying its concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Ongoing protests responding to the death of George Floyd have sparked a broader

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Insurance Telemarketers Fined $225M For Robocalls - Black News Channel

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer/BNC Contriuter The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers. The Federal Communications Commission said

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Fired Atlanta Officers File Suit Against Mayor, Police Chief - Black News Channel

By: AP / BNC Contributers ATLANTA (AP) — Two Atlanta police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on two college students pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality are looking to get their jobs back. Former Investigators Mark Gardner and

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Mississippi surrenders Confederate symbol from state flag - Black News Channel

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War. A broad coalition of

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Police chief defends pepper spray at Elijah McClain vigil - Black News Channel

DENVER (AP) — A police chief spent over four hours defending her officers tactics to leaders in a Denver suburb after police unleashed pepper spray and used batons on demonstrators during a vigil for Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police put him in a chokehold last year. Aurora Interim

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Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices - Black News Channel

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like

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GOP worries Trumps divisive June imperils Senate control - Black News Channel

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trumps June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and batons to scatter peaceful demonstrators. It never got less jarring or divisive. By months end, he was downplaying a coronavirus

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Move to rename Bloody Sunday bridge has critics in Selma - Black News Channel

By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands gathered in this river city in 1940 to dedicate a new bridge in honor of white supremacist Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. Just 25 years later, the bridge became a global landmark when civil rights

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Police Seen Reenacting Chokehold on Elijah McClain Fired - Black News Channel

By PATTY NIEBERG AND COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A police chief in suburban Denver fired officers who smiled in photos as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police stopped him as he walked

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Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Seeks Bail - Black News Channel

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — The former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks will appear in court Tuesday to ask a judge to release him from jail while his case is pending. Garrett Rolfe, who is white, faces felony murder and other charges in the

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More fireworks in Americans hands for July 4 raises risks - Black News Channel

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For many Americans, the Fourth of July will be more intimate this year. It also could be riskier. Saturday will be unlike any Independence Day in recent memory. From Atlanta to San Diego, hundreds of fireworks shows have been canceled as officials

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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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