CrossFit CEO Tweets Racist Remark, Reeboks Ends Partnership

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COVID-19 Peak Dates For Every State | The Oklahoma Eagle

24/7 Wall St. reviewed projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation which provides estimated peak COVID-19 dates in every state, both in terms of the total number of estimated active infections and the total number of hospital beds needed to treat COVID-19

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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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With 24 college acceptances, RuQuan Brown, 17, runs a company aiming to end gun violence

RuQuan Brown knows how it feels to lose a loved one to gun

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I Am Tired…The Pandemic Of Racism | Afro

Tired of the media-driven, negative stereotypes that shape the dangerous narrative surrounding young Black

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Food Pantries Struggle To Feed The Hungry Amid Protests. Here’s How You Can Help.

Dedication Prevails Over Disruption

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3 North Carolina KKKops Fired After Racist Remarks Accidentally Captured On Video

The officers in question didn't deny that it was their voices on the footage but denied being racists and blamed the comments on the stress of the George Floyd protests. Sure, guy.

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This could well be the PNC’s last hurrah

These words do not, perhaps, go far enough to depict what we are all witnessing as the PNC and its collaborators in APNU, the AFC, GECOM, the Guyana Police Force, and elsewhere try to carry out their plan to steal an entire election before the watching

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Atlanta Mayor: Trump's Response To Protests 'Like Charlottesville All Over Again'

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s response to the nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death, calling it reminiscent of his response to the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in

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Further confusion as Balotelli tackles Brescia exit - Voice Online

MARIO BALOTELLI'S pending moveaway from hometown club Brescia has now taken further twists, he is... The post Further confusion as Balotelli tackles Brescia exit appeared first on Voice Online.

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It’s time Mr Fisher’s firm advises his client to accept the will of the Guyanese people

Of course “Guyana elections battle matters to the US” as stated in his opinion piece dated June 19th 2020 in the Washington

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Jay-Z Demands That Charges Be Dropped Against Charleston Protester

As spotted on High Snobiety on May 31, Givionne “Gee” Jordan Jr. was arrested in South Carolina city for participating in a peaceful Black Lives Matter

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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)

Billie Jean was the first short film made for Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and waslater ranked by the network as one of the 100

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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society – Point of view

Sierra Leone journalists are dependent on government officials for information on host of emerging

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Local enthusiasts welcome departure of controversial CrossFit founder

According to news reports on Wednesday, co-founder Gregg Glassman is selling the company after weeks of controversy and

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Local CrossFit-style events will continue with or without the CrossFit logo

Local CrossFit-style events will continue with or without the CrossFit logo —says Jamie Mc Donald

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Mahadeo, Adonis disappointed but optimistic

Guyana’s CrossFit stars, Dillon Mahadeo and Delice Adonis expressed disappointment at being unable to compete at the Reebok CrossFit Games, but the pair is prepared to take all the steps necessary to return to the event next

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Black Enterprise CEO: “I Am Tired…The Pandemic Of Racism Must End”

Tired of the media-driven, negative stereotypes that shape the dangerous narrative surrounding young black

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Reebok cuts ties with CrossFit over CEO's insensitive 'Floyd-19' tweet

The sportswear brand is cutting ties with CrossFit, essentially ending their 10-year partnership after the company’s CEO, Greg Glassman, made “insensitive” remarks on social

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Amanda Seales Calls Out White Celebrities For Turning Off Comments On Ahmaud Arbery Posts

"Get in the weeds with your fans."

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D.C. Reopening Plan Gets Mixed Reviews from Residents, Businesses

The DC ReOpen Advisory Group recently made recommendations to the Bowser administration on how the District should come back from its dormant economic and social activity amid the coronavirus pandemic and those ideas were met with mixed feelings among residents and business

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In Haiti, coronavirus spreads in slums, showing challenge for Latin America

Clermont’s plight is shared by many in Haiti and, more broadly, across the Caribbean and Latin

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(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”

John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the

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Wisconsin Gym Under Fire For 'I Can't Breathe' Workout

Talk about failing to exercise good judgment: A Wisconsin gym is under fire after promoting an

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(1792) Prince Hall, “A Charge Delivered to the Brethren of the African Lodge”

Barbadian-born Prince Hall spent the first thirty five years of his life enslaved. Twenty one of those years he was owned by William Hall who brought him to Boston in 1765. Prince Hall was finally manumitted in 1770. He quickly became a leader of the small African American community in the Boston

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CrossFit CEO Responds To Backlash After George Floyd Tweet

Greg Glassman, CrossFit CEO, is now apologizing after his controversial tweet responding to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black Minneapolis man who died on May 25 after a white officer kneeled on his neck for more than

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Nigeria: The Deceitful Propaganda for Zoning in Enugu

Akpa Francis, a public affairs analyst interrogates the current succession plan into public offices in Enugu State, which excludes people of Greater Awgu cultural group from the zoning arrangement

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3 North Carolina KKKops Fired After Racist Remarks Accidentally Captured On Video

The latest such incident comes from North Carolina where The Charlotte Observer is reporting three boys in blue have been fired after video of them ranting about a the necessity of a new Civil War to “wipe Black people off the

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Cancel Alert: CrossFit CEO Tweets Racist Remark, Reeboks Ends Partnership

When will brands learn that any slick talk concerning our people or plight will not be tolerated? One company got a swift reminder last week. As spotted on High Snobiety the CEO of CrossFit showed his true colors when he responded to a post from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

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CrossFit CEO Steps Down After His Racial Remarks Led Reebok, Others To Cut Ties : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR

Athletes, gyms, Reebok and other athletic companies are distancing themselves from the CrossFit brand after founder Greg Glassman makes inflammatory remarks about the nationwide protests.

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