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Monday Night Politics: Meet the candidates

In my own neighborhood, I have served as a precinct chair for over a decade and have worked to help elect strong Democratic leaders in Dallas and across the State, including County Judge Clay Jenkins, Congressman Marc Veasey, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke and many

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

100 Black Women Lawyers Go Live, Making History With Zoom Video Conference Call About Injustice

Attorney and entrepreneur LeTonya F. Moore says she created the Order in the Court Forum understanding that perceptions of Black female lawyers have resulted in negative stereotypes and economic — Meet Attorney LeTonya F. Moore, who recently made history after she organized and hosted the

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The cruel and unusual story of Willie Francis, the teen who was executed twice

Thus, while the state prepared to try to kill Francis again, Frederick managed to hire the services of Bertrand DeBlanc, a lawyer who had also been a good friend of Thomas before his

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Iowa Entrepreneur Says He’s Been Evicted from Business Space After White Landlord Saw Clip of Him Protesting

Jeremiah Johnson, owner of Stylent Brands, claims his landlord broke his lease at a space near Des Moines, Iowa, after he saw him at a protest while watching the

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Attorney Says Ahmaud Arbery’s Case Will Be Investigated As A Hate Crime

The U.S. Justice Department will look for evidence to launch a hate crime investigation into the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, according to family attorney S. Lee

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Source: Black America Web

Black Man Convicted Of Rape In 1976 Is Fighting For His Release

Today (June 24), Ronnie Long’s lawyer, Jaime Lau, interviewed with The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Urban View about the horrific trial of Ronnie Long by an all-white

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Charges filed against staff at facility where Michigan teen died after being restrained | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Charges have been filed against three staff members of a youth services facility in Kalamazoo where a teen died after being restrained, the county prosecutor said

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Minneapolis City Council Agreement Bans Police Officers from Using Neck Restraints, Requires Cops to Intervene If They Witness Excessive Force

The Minneapolis City Council approved a ban on the use of neck restraints and chokeholds as part of an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Justice stalled - Multimillion-dollar project to free mentally ill inmates fettered

Under the project started by the Legal Aid Council in late 2017, a team of 24 lawyers and six administrative staff were trained and dispatched to the prisons to kick-start the legal process for the removal of 313 mentally ill persons incarcerated largely for minor infractions at the Tower Street

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Monday Night Politics

A judge is responsible for overseeing the courtroom and is responsible for making decisions that impact a victim who has unfortunately found themselves in the criminal justice

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Revolt Launches New “Black News” Show With Host Eboni K. Williams

With the growing desire for news relevant to black culture, attorney and television personality, Eboni K. Williams announced her latest gig as the host and executive producer of “Revolt Black

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Guyana elections boss opts out of CCJ hearing

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) — Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Claudette Singh says she will not “actively participate” in the appeal filed by the two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in relation to a Court of Appeal ruling regarding the

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Killings of Arbery and Martin tragically similar

In both cases, prosecutors initially declined to prosecute and charges were filed only after weeks of sustained pressure from the Black communities in both Deep South

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies

While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Two Tulsa Brothers Speak Out After Being Wrongfully Convicted Of Separate Crimes

On Friday, an NBC Dateline special takes a look at the story of Corey Atchison and Malcolm Scott, two Tulsa brothers wrongfully convicted of two separate murders, and who were both serving life sentences for crimes they say they did not

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Pre-Law Summer Boot Camp Offers Up Close Look At The Legal Profession | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

ORLANDO, Fla Pre-law students who registered for the Florida AM University (FAMU) Legal Scholars Summer Boot Camp were up for the challenges presented in this thought-provoking two-week virtual session. “Students had an opportunity to present legal arguments on the George Floyd case as either

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Source: The Florida Star

I Was Just Thinking: Big Question For See-No-Evil Backup Cops–Why Did You Not Step In?

Floyd died on Memorial Day, May 25 after then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46

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Court of Appeal to rule Monday in challenge to GECOM declaration

The Guyana Court of Appeal is to rule on Monday at 1.30 pm in the case brought by Eslyn David against GECOM and the Chief Election Officer seeking to stop the declaration of the results of the March 2nd general

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Widow And Family Of Rayshard Brooks Hold Emotional Press Conference

The family of Rayshard Brooks, the 27-year-old Black man who was killed by an Atlanta police officer, in a Wendy’s drive through, became extremely emotional during a press conference on Monday (June 15), expressing shock and grief that one the many incidents of Black men being killed by law

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

1967 Clifford McKissick murder shows how little things have changed

Police officers involved in the incident said they saw McKissick and other young people lighting gasoline- filled bottles and throwing them into a paint

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Surveillance Videos Shows Multiple Trespassers at House Ahmaud Arbery Visited

Video clips of multiple people trespassing in the house that Ahmaud Arbery entered have been released by the owner of the house, according to

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NFL players lawyer up, proclaim innocence following robbery accusations

Seattle Seahawks corner Quinton Dunbar, right, and New York Giants cornerback Deandre

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Source: theGrio

In the news: Betty Francisco

The Boston Foundation has announced the appointment of Betty Francisco to its board of

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Ahmaud Arbery's tragic final run grips an anxious America | The Atlanta Voice

Gregory McMichael would tell investigators Arbery resembled a man behind what he described as a string of neighborhood

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Special Prosecutor In Breonna Taylor’s Case Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘Protégé’ Who Trump Loves

The road to achieving justice for Breonna Taylor may not be as smooth as it could be after it was announced that the Republican attorney general of Kentucky would be serving as the case’s special

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Source: Black America Web

African-American activists escalating efforts to persuade Biden not to pick Klobuchar for VP

African-American activists are escalating their efforts to persuade former Vice President Joe Biden not to name Sen. Amy Klobuchar as his running mate, arguing he needs to choose someone who would excite black

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New Book Celebrates the Girl Power That Launched Kamala Harris

It is this legacy of dynamic, change-making women that Maya’s daughter Meena Harris, also a lawyer and founder of the Phenomenal Phenomenal Woman activism campaign and lifestyle brand, draws upon when discussing the inspiration behind her first book, Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea, due for release by

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Gay rights victory

In Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court ruled, this week, that the federal employment discrimination statute (Title VII) barred discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in places of

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Atlanta Officers Arrests Seen as Flashpoint in Police Morale Across the Nation?

The swift firing and arrests of two Atlanta police officers —now facing 15 charges between them ranging from aggravated assault to felony murder—following the tragic death of Rayshard Brooks, has sparked growing tension in police forces in Atlanta and throughout the

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

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