New walk-up COVID-19 testing site open at Goodwill Industries of Dallas

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Facebook civil rights audit: Serious setbacks mar progress - Black News Channel

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A two-year audit of Facebooks civil rights record found serious setbacks that have marred the social networks progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook hired the audits leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive

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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - Black News Channel

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political

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Zim in doldrums, crying out for strategic ingenuity

Dear President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Your Excellency, patriotism mandates me to beard the lion in his den. I state it solemnly, with disarming candour, that you are in bondage. Apparently, you are incarcerated in a time warp of combat. I implore you to take your courage in both hands and liberate

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

South Africa hits 205,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases | Africanews

South Africa on Saturday reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily jump on record for the country as it hurtles towards an anticipated

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro Tests Positive for COVID-19

After months of downplaying the coronavirus pandemic, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he has tested positive for the virus.

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WNBA Players Call For Senator Kelly Loeffler To Be Booted From League

Loeffler, who is co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, wrote a letter objecting to the WNBA's support of Black Lives Matter.

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Prince Georges Supports Keeping Majority Mail-In Elections

Similar to other county governments and voting advocates, Prince George's County supports a majority mail-in process for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election.

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Source: The Washington Informer

FBI Investigating Reported Assault on Black Indiana Man

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI said Tuesday it’s investigating the reported assault of a Black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake. Vauhxx Booker, a civil rights activist and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, said the men pinned him against a tree, shouted racial

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Kelly Rowland talks being ‘rich broke,’ how she turned her finances around - DefenderNetwork.com

Kelly Rowland said that her life changed once she began giving to others, and giving helped her break away from a “rich broke” lifestyle of keeping up false appearances. The Destiny’s Child singer openly shared this and more with her pastor, Erwin McManus of Mosaic church in Los Angeles in an

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Black Georgia Man Charged With Murder After Shooting At Group Of White Attackers

Lawyers using stand your ground defense.

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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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Researchers map Houston areas most vulnerable to COVID-19 - DefenderNetwork.com

Sponsored content by the University of Texas at Austin As COVID-19 continues to spread across Texas and the nation, scientists from the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston have created a mapping tool for

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

Brazils President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. The 65-year-old right-wing...

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Nigerian president suspends head of anti-corruption agency | Africanews

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on charges of

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Finance ministry officials bunk Parly hearing

PARLIAMENT has expressed dismay over the failure by Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga and his senior officials Pfungwa Kunaka (chief director expenditure management) and Edwin Zvandasara (accountant-general) to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to give oral evidence on

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s - Black News Channel

By Whitney Gresham and Trevor W. Coleman II at The Michigan Chronicle For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial

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Bolivia’s first transgender news anchor puts LGBTQ issues front and centre - Stabroek News

LA PAZ, (Reuters) Leonie Dorado, 26, is blazing a trail as the first transgender news anchor in Bolivia, a traditionally conservative South American nation currently in the grip of the coronavirus

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

WATCH: President Trump Wants ‘Schools Open in the Fall’ - Free Press of Jacksonville

Florida schools will reopen in the fall, thanks to an executive order signed by that state’s Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. And Florida, where President Trump maintains residency, won’t be the only state where children will [...]

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WNBA players call for Senator Kelly Loeffler to be booted from league - DefenderNetwork.com

WNBA players are again calling for Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to be removed as co-owner of the league’s Atlanta Dream franchise after she objected to the WNBA’s mission to support Black Lives Matter this season. Loeffler, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, wrote to WNBA Commissioner

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Charlamagne Tha God Will Host a Talk Show on Comedy Central, Expected to Air During Upcoming Presidential Election

Charlamagne Tha God is taking his style of tough questioning from radio to television with a new Comedy Central talk show. Vulture reports that hell []

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Too early to draw conclusions on Coronavirus mutation - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, This letter is written with regards to an article published in the Kaieteur News dated June 28, 2020 and entitled, `Coronavirus: It has mutated and is now even more infectious.’ The article Too early to draw conclusions on Coronavirus mutation appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Reality TV Star and Businessman Dennis McKinley on Expanding His Hot Dog Franchise to 15 Locations - The Black Chronicle

Growing up in Detroit, Dennis McKinley thought everyone ate their hot dogs “Coney Island” style—on a steamed bun and topped with chili sauce, chopped raw onion, and a squiggle of

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Source: The Black Chronicle

‘We eat pain like Skittles’ – MSR town hall explores Black trauma

'The revolution will be healing. Radical self-care is resistance, because the system does not want us well.' Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Homeless convicts committing more crime to get back into prison, watchdog says - African American News Today - EIN News

. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near . The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near

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Source: The Independent

Can DWIs Be Expunged in Texas?

(ThyBlackMan.com) The DWI expunged law in Texas is complicated. If you are wondering if someone can get expunged if convicted of DWI, the answer is no. The conviction remains on your record. However, there may be conditions to get you expunged if you are found not guilty. When you complete

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Heres How Georgia Can Protect Our Elections - The Atlanta Inquirer

The election is just months away, and Georgia is running out of time to fix the voting deficiencies that plagued its primary elections. State and federal leaders must urgently invest in and put in place changes across the country, so all eligible voters have equal access to the ballot box, and no

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Source: Headlines - The Atlanta Inquirer

Atlanta City Council approves public safety reform legislation | Atlanta Daily World

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved several items aimed at reforming public safety during Monday’s remote Council meeting that continued into Tuesday. The Council approved legislation to adopt the “8 Can’t Wait” principles and amend the Atlanta Police Department’s standard operating

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Uproar regarding Shincheonji, Unfairly Blamed for COVID-19

Religious Leaders in North and South America Mobilize, Call for an End in the Mistreatment of Shincheonji Church in South Korea DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA, July 7, 2020 ⁨EINPresswire.com⁩ -- Faith leaders from North and South America advocate for

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

“Stop Killing Us:” Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol

Last week, several California social and criminal justice organizations, as well as community-based groups, gathered for a rally at the state Capitol titled “Stop Killing Us.” Oakland-based All of Us or None (AOUON) organized the event — with the help of other partners across the state — to condemn

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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