Jonathan Irons Walks Out of Prison a Free Man, Thanks to Support from WNBA Star Maya Moore Who Put Career on Hold to Help

Colin Kaepernick Partners With Kennedy Organization to Bail People Out of Jail

[ad_1] Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights camp have teamed up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to help free people in jail. Last week, the two organizations announced a $1 million donation to community bail funds as coronavirus cases continue to soar, particularly among those

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Source: The Black Chronicle

How Seniors Can Protect Their Health And Finances During The Pandemic - Milwaukee Community Journal

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, health officials have been clear and consistent in their message to seniors: While anyone can fall victim to COVID-19, those who are 65 and older are in an especially high-risk group. That’s why older Americans need to be especially careful and – in the case of

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Public Asked for Help in Locating 81-year-old Birmingham Woman

Monday marked one week since Irene Campbell disappeared from her home and her family said she suffers from

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Source: The Birmingham Times

7 Interesting Things You Probably Didn't Know About Marilyn Mosby

This past Friday, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges against six police officers implicated in the death of a 25-year-old black Baltimore resident named Freddie Gray. Mosby's handling of the high-profile case — and the powerful statements she made at the press

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Source: Black Then

NAMI Minnesota is offering free online mental health classes

The classes are designed for family members and caregivers, persons living with a mental illness, service providers, and also the general public. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib Announce The BREATHE Act, Calling For Defunding Police, Reparations, and Universal Basic Income - Black Enterprise

Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib announced the BREATHE Act, a proposal for sweeping legislative changes to the criminal justice system.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Wayne County Parks Open For Fourth Of July Holiday

Despite the continued closure of many Wayne County Parks’ amenities and specialized areas, which have remained closed during the spring season to promote proper social distancing, parks remain open to the public for activities such as walking, biking and disc

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George Floyd Unrest and Action Continues…

George Perry Floyd Jr., born in North Carolina, raised in Houston’s Third Ward, and forging a new life in Minneapolis, was honored in all his humanity with funerals in all three

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Social Entrepreneur Marcus Bullock Uses Tech As A Vessel To Combat Recidivism

Social entrepreneur Marcus Bullock is using his business Flikshop to keep families connected with their incarcerated loved ones and combat recidivism.

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Source: NewsOne

Supreme Court Upholds That Workers Cannot be Fired for Being Gay, Lesbian or Transgender

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Women hit harder by job losses during Covid-19 pandemic

To mitigate job losses, decision-makers must take women into account in policies intended to address Covid-19 economic disruptions.

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Source: Business Daily

Brother Of Man Hanged In California Presses For Autopsy Report

As suspicion continues to mount over the deaths of at least three Black men who were found hanged -- two in California and one in New York--the family of one of the men is calling for answers more than two weeks after he was found

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Overseas-based Guyanese woman launches online business - Stabroek News

A young Guyanese woman residing in New York has launched a website selling makeup and other products. The article Overseas-based Guyanese woman launches online business appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Fatima Jallow Named DAISY Award Winner - Milwaukee Community Journal

L to R Karen Matteucci, Clinical Manager: Fatima Jallow, RN/ Daisy Award recipient: Michelle Schumacher, Director Home Health: Tanya Konitzer, Executive Director Home Health Infusion Services. Racine Ascension at Home honored Fatima Jallow, RN, for being the “best of the best” during their

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Me Too. You Too - Stabroek News

The Me Too movement is a crusade against sexual abuse and harassment. The article Me Too. You Too appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Juneteenth Virtual Unity Rally Against Racism | Dallas Weekly

Juneteenth Virtual Unity Rally Against Racism

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Wrongfully Convicted Inmate That WNBA Star Maya Moore Put Career On Hold For Has Been Released After Serving 22 Years

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George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota still hasn’t gotten an anti-lynching law through Congress

In 1900, the first anti-lynching bill was introduced by Rep. George White, an African

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Botswana ministry temporarily closed over virus exposure | Africanews

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict

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

Apple lifts a giant middle finger to Intel

Apple CEO Tim Cook said it marked the beginning of a major new era for a product line powered the company’s rise in the 1980s and its resurgence in the late

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Source: TechCentral

Mayor Turner cancels in-person Texas GOP convention - DefenderNetwork.com

After weeks of political posturing between state Republicans and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the mayor on Wednesday said he would cancel the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, an event that was scheduled to be held at downtown Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center beginning on

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

As Universities Zoom To The Future, They Leave Behind Marginalized Students - Blavity

On Monday, March 16, the Berkeley Haas administration notified us that classes would be going remote, by Wednesday I was taking my first Negotiations class via Zoom and by Friday evening I was already on a plane back to

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Today's Horoscope July 1, 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, July 1, 2020: Highly sensitive and giving, it is essential that you move out into the world to be fully successful. Once there, you are most often adored. That which you love generates a good income. If single, you can become depressed and must overcome this to let

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Almost 1 000 people in strict quarantine as Covid-19 'peaks' in the Western Cape

Almost 1 000 Western Cape residents are in quarantine, Premier Alan Winde announced on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Gloria , Pearnel mark 50 years of marriage

Veteran Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives Pearnel Charles Sr, and wife Gloria, brought up 50 years of wedding bliss on Sunday, June 21, Father's Day, the same day half-century ago that they tied the knot in

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Mentally Ill Jamaican man gets bail after 20 years behind bars - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Gleaner) Forty-nine-year-old Abraham Lawrence, one of several mentally challenged persons, who had been locked away in state custody for two decades, was granted bail in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Black River

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A WNBA Star Is Calling On Players To Place The Names Of Police Brutality Victims On Their Jerseys - Blavity

WNBA player Angel McCoughtry has started a petition calling on players to "use their uniform as a platform" and place the names of those killed or injured by police on their

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Source: Blavity News

Gauteng should brace for massive Covid-19 spike

We believe that within the coming days, Gauteng will emerge with the highest Covid-19 numbers

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Source: TechCentral

Empty grave still baffles Jamaican family

(Jamaica Star) Six months after their story was first highlighted, the Jackson family is still in a painful pursuit for answers, seeking the remains of their deceased relative Jimmy

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Inside The Prison Where 8 In 10 Of The Incarcerated Have Gotten Coronavirus

A facility in Ohio did mass testing and found an 80% positive rate. What if it’s not alone?

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