Knights of Pythias established

Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist – often created by red-lining – worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

It’s now or never for the MEAC

But NCCU has been the dominant team in men’s basketball lately and, as we know, football is king so it wasn’t a huge loss for the

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Race riot, Jacksonville, Florida

Race riot, Jacksonville, Florida.

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Senate Passes Extension of PPP Small Business Loans – The Black Chronicle

The U.S. Senate extended the deadline for businesses to apply for coronavirus aid under the Paycheck Protection Program

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Source: The Black Chronicle

WHO says pandemic 'not even close' to over

The coronavirus pandemic is "not even close to being over", the WHO warned Monday, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surged in Latin America and the United

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Source: The East African

Confirmed New Virus Cases Hit a New High in US

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday — eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April — in a resurgence that has led some governors to backtrack or at least pause the reopening of their

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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Trump Deletes Retweet That Included Racist Language

A video shared by President Trump on Twitter Sunday includes a man who appears to be a Trump supporter saying "white power" in response to

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Source: Stories About Black History

Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage , original name Augusta Christine Fells (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York), American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art

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1962

US businesses weigh reopening and closing, as cases rise

But now that states like Texas and Arizona are seeing alarming surges in reported cases of COVID-19, businesses large and small must decide whether to keep their doors

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Sports moves ahead amidst great uncertainty

Even as many U.S. states are seeing a serious uptick in COVID confirmed cases, especially in Florida, the WNBA announced last week that they will play their season

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Lincoln Motion Picture Company

African American audiences were generally ignored by the major motion picture studios in the first two decades of the 20th Century. Nonetheless, demand for films aimed at black theaters in both the South and larger Northern cities prompted the formation of several “black” motion picture

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16 NBA players test positive for coronavirus before start of renewed season

(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty

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Source: theGrio

President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay

In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Word on The Street

We asked Birmingham area residents, How has COVID-19 affected your plans for the July

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Florida Memorial University [Miami] (1879- )

Florida Memorial University is a private university located in Miami, Florida and is the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Southern Florida. The schools history dates back to two separate institutions, the Florida Baptist Institute which was founded in 1879, and Florida

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Scott, Wendell Oliver (1921-1990)

Wendell Oliver Scott was the first African American race car driver to win a race in what would now be considered part of the Sprint Cup Series. Scott was born August 29, 1921 in Danville, Virginia. His father worked for wealthy white families as a driver and auto-mechanic, and started teaching his

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Source: Black Past

VIDEO: Press secretary talks ‘white power’ tweet

President Donald Trump didn’t hear a supporter use the words “white power” in a video he retweeted, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said

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Source: South Florida Times

Why Donald Trump Won’t Run For a Second Term

This is an opinion column

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Retired NFL Player Chad Johnson Announces His Own Round of Stimulus Checks

In the meantime, former NFL player Chad Johnson revealed that he would hand out a $245,000 stimulus of his own via the Cash App to those in

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

Bessie Coleman

Born: 1/26/1892 Atlanta, Texas, United StatesDied: 4/30/1926 Jacksonville, FloridaBessie Coleman was an American civil aviator. She was the first female pilot of African American descent and is also the first Native American woman to hold a pilot license.She is also the first person of African

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Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist—often created by red-lining— worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the

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OP-ED: What Does It Mean to Protect Black Women?

What is even more hurtful, is realizing that for a lot of us, the likelihood of Black girls and women being mistreated, abused, raped, and even murdered by those who look like us is

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IAPA urges debate of Brazilian fake-news bill

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) recommends that a new bill in Brazil to combat fake news should be debated in depth and include the opinions of press associations specialised in the subject in order to ensure that the right to freedom of expression in the digital space is

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Hamaty a friend to all, enemy to none, says 'Butch' Stewart

GORDON “Butch” Stewart has described the late Captain Robert “Robbie” Hamaty, master pilot and founder of Tortuga Rum Company, as a supremely decent human being who was a friend to all and enemy to

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As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap 'Obamacare' | The Atlanta Voice

The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Report: Kings’ Parker seen playing tennis after positive test

Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

‘Today We Say No More’: Jaguars March to Sheriff’s Office

Coach Doug Marrone, general manager Dave Caldwell and assistant coach Terry Robiskie also walked in what the team called an attempt to “raise awareness for racial injustices against the Black community,” with many wearing “Black Lives

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'Villages-News' On President Trump Retweeting Video Of A Man Yelling 'White Power'

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Villages-News editor Meta Minton about the outlet's video, in which a Florida Trump supporter shouts "white power." President Trump retweeted the video Sunday.

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