Target sales down after dropping DEI initiatives

Native American Groups Ask NFL To Force Redskins Name Change

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter was signed by 15 Native American advocates and

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Does Joe Biden’s Vice President have to be a Black woman? | Chicago Defender

For many voters, the resounding answer is no. The growing disdain for Biden among young Democratic voters has been predicted to dwindle with the promise of a Black woman as vice president, but for many, this is not the case. Of the 13 (and counting) women being vetted by the Biden campaign, over

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Source: Chicago Defender

D-Nice And Michelle Obama Are Teaming Up For The Next Club Quarantine Party

'Couch Party: A Voter Registration Live Set' is Wednesday.

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LIVESTREAM: NNPA Partners with #Donate1Post to Help Black-Owned Businesses During COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — To combat the resulting uncertainty and help ensure that Black-owned businesses can sustain themselves and survive the pandemic, a team of influencers and public figures have joined together under the hashtag #Donate1post. The National Newspaper Publishers Association has agreed to

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Court Rejects Trump Bid to End Young Immigrants Protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their

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Atlanta Mayor Says Two Police Officers Who Tasered HBCU Couple On Live TV Are Fired

The brutal assault and arrest was captured by news cameras.

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One-on-one with Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General [Video] | The Michigan Chronicle

MINNESOTA —“I just want to let everyone know that we’re going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Ellison spoke at the press conference announcing the decision by Gov. Tim Walz to transfer the investigation

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Nooses Found Hanging On Trees In Oakland Being Investigated As Hate Crime

The owner of the ropes said they were used for exercising.

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SPLC Action Fund: After Flag Vote, Mississippi Legislators Take Additional Steps to Help Dismantle Vestiges of White Supremacy - Milwaukee Community Journal

HCR 47 puts a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to end the undemocratic two-tier election process for statewide offices in Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. – The following statement is regarding the passage of the HCR 47 conference report yesterday in the Mississippi Legislature, which will

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

Fox News Apologizes For Heartlessly Correlating Stock Market Gains To Black Death

This went too far even for the conservative network.

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17 Rikers Staffers Disciplined Over Trans Woman Layleen Polanco’s Death

Four of the employees were suspended without pay.

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#NTDNA Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Responds To Drew Brees’ Anthem Protest Comments | The Oklahoma Eagle

www.heavy.com By Austin Boyd Las Vegas Raiders star running back Josh Jacobs called out New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees following Brees’ controversial comments about players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against police brutality. “I will never agree with anybody

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but poverty isn’t why | Atlanta Daily World

Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found it’s not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed daily

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Trump Donors Among Early Recipients of Coronavirus Loans

WASHINGTON (AP) — As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trumps election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. Many were among the first to be approved for

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8 transgender men and women killed in 7 days | Atlanta Daily World

Statement on Tragic Murder of Brayla Stone NEW YORK — Brayla Stone, a 17-year-old Black trans girl, was murdered in Sherwood, Arkansas near Little Rock on June 25. According to friends she enjoyed experimenting with music, some of which she uploaded to her personal YouTube channel. Her killer has

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Charged with A Crime of Karen-ing-The “Amy Cooper Inspired” Law backed by Governor Cuomo | Chicago Defender

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is joining the fight to make Karen-ing or Connor-ing -if male, a hate crime. In other words, callers who deliberately make false reports based on their race, gender, or religion, can find themselves facing charges for a hate crime. Although there have been many

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Source: Chicago Defender

Woman Evicted From Apartment After Yelling ‘I Hate Black People’ At Fort Bragg Soldier

The incident happened when the man was visiting a friend.

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

You have probably never heard of Oluwatoyin Toyin Salau. She was a 19-year-old activist who did grassroots organizing in Tallahassee, Florida. She was also homeless, sexually assaulted, then murdered after fleeing a place she thought she could seek refuge. Her body discarded as if she did not

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Source: Chicago Defender

Jimmy John’s Restaurant Workers Fired For Making A ‘Noose’ From Bread Dough

Who’s laughing now?

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Baltimore Restaurant Group Argues Not Serving Black Family Over ‘Athletic’ Clothes Wasn’t Racist

Marcia Grant, the mother, has filed a lawsuit.

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Mail-in Deluge Tests Elections in Kentucky, New York

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials faced a deluge of mail-in votes likely to delay results for days after high-profile primaries Tuesday, contests testing if establishment Democratic congressional candidates can withstand challengers fueled by voter fury over

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Source: Black America Web

Colorado Cops Fired For Images Mocking Elijah McClain’s Death

The fired cops shared photos re-enacting a deadly chokehold.

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Buffalo Teen Rewarded With Car, Full Ride Scholarship For Cleaning Up Streets After Protests

Antonio Gwynn was also gifted free insurance.

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Beyoncé: Vote Like Our Life Depends On It, Because It Does | The Oklahoma Eagle

www.cnn.com By Lisa Respers France One of the major highlights of Sundays BET Awards was Beyoncé receiving the prestigious Humanitarian Award. Michelle Obama presented the honor to the superstar, who also happens to be the friend of the former first lady. Obama praised Beyoncé for her

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

NASA Names Headquarters After first Black Female Engineer at NASA

This story was originally published on blackengineer.com NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at NASA. Jackson started her career in the segregated West

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Protesters Try To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. WUSA-TV in Washington reported that police used pepper spray to move protesters out of Lafayette Square, where the Jackson statue is

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Camille Cosby Speaks Out After Pennsylvania Court Grants Appeal For Bill Cosby (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle

www.vibe.com Mrs. Cosby slammed the Me Too movement, and defended her husband. Camille Cosby is speaking out in her first major interview in six years. The 76-year-old producer and wife of Bill Cosby talked to ABC News after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review the case that led to

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

At Least Four More Black Trans Women Killed in Last Week | Afro

NEW YORK — In the past week at least 5 Black trans women were violently murdered. On Tuesday, June 30, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. In Louisiana, Draya McCarty was found killed in Baton Rogue and Shakie Peters was found

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

UDC quietly offers to remove Confederate monument as protesters clamor for statues to fall | Chicago Defender

RICHMOND, Virginia—A large crowd gathered in a heavy downpour to watch history being made: The removal of the monument celebrating Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Church bells rang in the distance as work crews took power tools to the feet of the statue. Once removed, the monument was placed on

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Source: Chicago Defender

Baton Rouge Resident Blasts School Board Member For Shopping Online During His Speech About Confederate Monument

“You are the example of racism in this community.”

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