Marshall Hatch, Jr., and local activists subject of Tribeca documentary | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Marshall Hatch, Jr., and local activists subject of Tribeca documentary | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. A great film for fathers and sons all over is one that screened earlier this week during the 20th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, and which is available to screen virtually through June 23. The film is also on the slate of the Chicago Doc10 Film Festival, which runs virtually through […]

Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

L. A. Sheriff's Office Share Major Update On Black Man Found Hanging From Tree In Palmdale

Investigation into Robert Fuller’s death has concluded.

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Statement on Dallas ISD decision to hold virtual graduation ceremonies

DALLAS — Dallas ISD’s decision to honor our 2020 graduating seniors with virtual rather than in-person commencement ceremonies is based on one overriding concern: the safety of our students, their families and district

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

California Police Looking for White Couple who Vandalized Black Lives Matter Mural on July 4th - Black Enterprise

Police in California are looking for a white couple who vandalized a newly painted Black Lives Matter mural

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

Home-improvement for Hanover resident

Forty-two-year-old Sylvia Graham of Miles Town district in Hanover became one of the latest indigent residents to benefit from a home-improvement project, spearheaded by the Hanover Poor Relief Department. The domestic worker, a mother of five...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Role of African American Women in the Black Church

Faith is a strong guiding force in the lives of many African American women. And for all that they receive from their spiritual communities, they give back even more. In fact, black women have long been regarded as the backbone of the black church. But their extensive and significant contributions

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Demonstrators March Through Annapolis To Honor Black Lives Lost To Police Brutality, Million Man March Anniversary - African American News Today - EIN News

… Snowden, of the Caucus of African American Leaders, said. The City Dock … have deep roots in the African American story, so it’s very …

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Source: Baltimore News, Weather Sports From WJZ – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Baltimore

Volunteers of America- Honoring Frontline Human Services Workers - The New York Beacon

Bendure Communications—Volunteers of America, one of the oldest and largest human services nonprofits in the U.S., has frontline workers across the country who have been making a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable men, women and children during the

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

Anothando Mhlontlo: Search for three-year-old intensifies in Hout Bay

Three-year-old Anothando Mhlontlo was last seen in Mandela Park, Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay on Monday 10 August at 13:00.

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Missing 9-year-old found dead inside wardrobe | News24

The police tried to intervene, but were also attacked - ultimately, they managed to take the suspect out of the volatile situation, but the man was later declared dead by the emergency medical service, said Free State SAPS spokesperson Sam Makhele.

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Exclusive to the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint: Local Advocacy Group Requests Open Superintendent Search in Sweetwater - Voice and Viewpoint

Katrina Hasan Hamilton, Co-Chair of Black Minds Matter Advocacy Group of San Diego, a group of African-American parents, community members and educators, penned a letter to Councilmember Shirley Weber this week. The letter expressed the group's 'grave concern' regarding 'actions of Sweetwater Union

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

A more diverse and welcoming campus - DefenderNetwork.com

Sponsored content from the University of Texas at Austin After widespread discussion with students, alumni and community members, The University of Texas at Austin will take a series of actions to promote diversity, inclusion and equity and to more fully support Black students on campus. The

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

Access Care When Needed

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Shooting of Oscar Grant

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2009 by BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, United States. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San

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Mayor creates advisory council to focus on youth entrepreneurship | The Atlanta Voice

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order to convene an advisory council comprised of community members and partners to develop strategies to help promote youth entrepreneurship within the city of Atlanta. “Our youth, including those who take to the streets to sell water and other

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

How are UAE initiatives helping low-income families admits pandemic?

10 million meals

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Elected officials, community leaders march against gun violence in Brooklyn | New York Carib News

Congresswoman Clarke found it imperative that community members, local elected officials, and neighborhood organizations come together to produce solutions that reduce gun violence in affected communities.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Laingsburg community demands justice for Leo Williams' killing

Laingsburg residents held a peaceful demonstration on Saturday 5 September 2020 and called for the SAPS station commander to step down.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

The Salvation Army Joins Forces With Walmart to “Stuff the Bus” for Kids in Need - Milwaukee Community Journal

Volunteers and community members support local children during the pandemic by donating school supplies nationwide Who: The Salvation Army and Walmart What: During this year’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign event, shoppers visiting a Walmart between August 7-9 can purchase and drop off requested

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

Greensboro leaders react after protests

Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Greensboro on May 2, and every day since, to protest vigilante and police brutality in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor in Louisville Ky.; Ahmaud Arbery by vigilantes in Brunswick, Ga. and the latest, George Floyd, at the hands of

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Community Reflections on Justice for George Floyd and the 2020 I Can’t Breath Rebellion

Community Reflections on Justice for George Floyd and the 2020 I Can’t Breath Rebellion

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Ella Jones Elected As First Black Woman, First Black Mayor Of Ferguson

Jones will succeed Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, who was elected in 2011, unable to run for re-election because he exceeded his term

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Source: Black America Web

Zambia: After Seven Years, Displaced Villagers Might Get Land

Dozens of residents evicted by one commercial farmer in 2013 lived out in the open for months, then later in tents or shoddy housing on the fringes of a government forest reserve, with inadequate access to water and no source of livelihood or permission to cultivate

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Mystery arson that killed 5 members of Senegalese family still unsolved – National News – The Black Chronicle

Clayton Sandell/ABCBy CLAYTON SANDELL, ABC News (DENVER) - More than three months since a mysterious arson fire killed five members of a Senegalese family, the blackened, burned-out shell of a…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Brackenfell High: EFF member lays assault charge against man caught on video hitting her with a bat | News24

In sections of the video, as EFF members and community members walked along the road, the man can be seen hitting Sibongile Nkasayi at least twice with the bat.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Public warned about drinking and swimming after siblings allegedly drown

Police in Mpumalanga have sent out a warning to the public after siblings, both in their 30s, drowned in a swimming pool.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

The Black Ballot: Targeting Generation Z, Millennial Voters Ahead Of The Election

Mikelina Belaineh, a lawyer and community regeneration advocate, and Rachel Howell, the president of Howard University's Student Association, broke down what's most important to young, Black voters heading into Election Day.

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Source: NewsOne

SPC offer scholarships to obtain a Google certificate

PINELLAS COUNTY - St. Petersburg College has received a $100,000 grant from Jobs for the Future, Inc. (JFF) to provide unemployed and underemployed residents a scholarship to earn a Google IT Support Professional Certificate. In as little as three months, students can complete the self-paced

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Tsakane tense after residents close down immigrant-owned shops | News24

Tsakane, on Gauteng's East Rand, is tense as residents prepare to decide on the fate of immigrant-owned shops in the community.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Greenbriar Children's Center Meets 'Summer Days Double Plays' Fundraising Goal | The Savannah Tribune

Greenbriar Children’s Center has met its “Summer Days Double Plays Challenge” fundraising goal to raise $15,000 by August 31. Greenbriar Children’s Center announced its “Summer Days Double Plays Challenge,” this past June as a matching fundraiser where participants’ gifts were matched, dollar for

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Latanya Gater Makes History as the First Black Woman to Run for Dearborn Heights District 7 School Board | News | The Michigan Chronicle

A self-proclaimed person for the people, Latanya Gater is determined to be the change she wants to see. “I noticed that the D-7 school district does a lot of wonderful things for the children, but there is a lack of diversity and a lack of sufficient mental health resources and accessibility,” said

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