Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when

Despite broad consensus on ideas; police reforms slow to take root

With the current resurgence of interest around police accountability in the wake of the tragic killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor among so many countless others, a number of proposals and solutions have begun to circulate from many Organizations, Lawmakers and other key

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‘This Is Unintellectual and Irresponsible’: Terry Crews Draws Ire of Black Twitter For Warning Folks Against #BlackLivesBetter

Terry Crews was dragged on social media for the second time in a month after he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter this

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Clarence Fort: Organized and Participated Tampa, FL First Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

At the age of 21, Clarence Fort served as the president of the Tampa, Florida NAACP Youth Council in

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African American celebrity in hot water over BLM tweet - African American News Today - EIN News

Former NFL player and long-time Hollywood personality, Terry Crews, has come under fire over the last few days for tweeting, Dont let Black Lives Matter turn into Black Lives are Better. Other American celebrities and sports stars have

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Kim Kardashian Identifies Her Favorite Black-Owned Clothing Brand

Flashing some skin a cutout pink outfit, the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star promoted a black-owned fashion brand she is a big fan

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Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White

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Lesotho ex-First Lady gets bail in murder trial

Lesotho’s former first lady, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s estranged wife, was granted bail on Monday after spending three weeks in

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Checking in: How are Educators Doing as We Confront the Coronavirus?

By Claudia Delgadillo Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. So, how are you doing? This week, we are checking in

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Burundi to boost testing, prez labels COVID-19 'worst enemy'

Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously than his dead predecessor, calling the virus the country’s “worst enemy” and announcing new

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The first recorded slave revolt

The first recorded slave revolt occurs in Stono, S.C.

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What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall

The district plans to ask parents from July 6 to 17 to choose an option for the first semester so the district can provide laptops or tablets next month, Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during a meeting Tuesday

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‘I Can Hardly Think Of Him Without Crying’: Pastor Clementa Pinckney Remembered Five Years After Tragic Charleston Church Shooting

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(BPRW) HOW TO DEAL WITH QUARANTINE WEIGHT GAIN, A.K.A. THE “COVID 15” - The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) Self-isolation and quarantine have led to reduced movement and less engagement in any physical activity. Most people are stuck at home with a fridge full of foodstuff

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Dallas Lowriders Cruise For Census | Dallas Weekly

The cruise is part of the Dallas County Counts! Census awareness campaign Thousands of North Texas families have not responded to the 2020 U.S. Census, so the Dallas County Counts! campaign is taking its outreach efforts on the road on Sunday, July 12, leading a 7-mile car cruise through Oak

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Anthony Davis: The Man Behind the Pulitzer Prize – Voice and Viewpoint

He just won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera about “The Central Park

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Banks restructure Sh679bn loans on corona cash crunch

Banks have restructured loans worth Sh679.6 billion or 23.4 percent of the total loan book by end of May.

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Alice Childress

Alice Childress , (born Oct. 12, 1916, Charleston, S.C., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1994, New York, N.Y.), American playwright, novelist, and actress, known for realistic stories that posited the enduring optimism of black

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Couple Charged After Viral Video Captures White Woman Pointing Gun at Black Mother and Her Teen Daughter

The viral video of the encounter led to felonious assault charges against the woman and her husband and the man’s swift firing from his university job by the next

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Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby

Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby removed the mayor and aldermen of Columbia, S.C., and made new appointments, including three Blacks: C.M. Wilder, Joseph franchise Blacks.

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Tulsa Organizations Announce Campaign to Memorialize Tulsa Race Massacre | Muslim Journal

The Muslim Journal Newswire TULSA, Okla.—The “Black Wall Street Memorial” committee and Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition are launching the“10,000 Brick Campaign”throughout May to build a memorial to Black Wall Street in honor of those lynched during the 1921 Race Massacre. Beginning May 1, the

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Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Education has decided that while the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will go ahead as planned, the two Grade Six pupils who recently tested positive for COVID-19 will be placed at schools within Region

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Region 1 student barred from sitting NGSA

The first day of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was met with complaints of short notice and a student being prohibited from sitting the exam in Santa

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ASCAP Launches HBCU Internship Program

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced on June 19 the launch of a new paid internship program for students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the

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Lawyer Says White Woman Attacked Girl Because She Was Black

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A white woman is charged with assaulting an 11-year-old black girl in what the girl’s lawyer calls a racially motivated

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Trump reportedly angered by low Tulsa rally turnout

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, June 20, 2020 in

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Lankford Joins Bipartisan Reading of King’s Letter

Reading Held of King’s Birmingham Jail Letter

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Police Reform Stalls Out In The Senate

A GOP-backed police reform bill stalled in the Senate Wednesday amid historic protests against police brutality across the country, leaving the issue in limbo just one month after George Floyd’s gruesome death at the hands of police officers in

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Son of Susan Bogle granted bail in time to attend her funeral

Murder accused Mark Stephens was yesterday granted $300,000 bail following an application by attorneys Peter Champagnie Q.C and Richard Lynch before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. In an impassioned plea, Champagnie argued that Stephens...

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First Black-Owned Supermarket to Sell Products From Mostly Black Farmers Raises $430K

The founders of WeBuyBlack and the developers of the first ever Black-owned supermarket that will primarily sell products from Black farmers and other food manufacturers have reached their first financial goal of $425,000 to purchase the

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