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COVID-19: Where We Are; What We Must Know; What We Must Do
(TriceEdneyWire.com) At least 15,000 Black Americans would still be alive if they had died of COVID-19 at the same rate as White Americans. This is according to publication of a recent study from the APM Research Lab called,“The Color of Coronavirus”. Just the latest in a barrage of information
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BNC EXCLUSIVE: COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY DAUGHER DEALS WITH PTSD AFTER SHOOTING - Black News Channel
By Laverne McGee/BNC Journalist Popular comedian and syndicated radio show host Rickey Smiley is trying to help his daughter get through the trauma of being shot. I spoke with him from his studio in Dallas, Texas about how they are dealing with the terrifying incident since her release from the
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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future - Black News Channel
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilsons Redneck Woman, a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On her 2007 debut single, Country Girl, she
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Confirmed Coronavirus Cases are Rising in 40 of 50 States - Black News Channel
By JAKE COYLE and TERRY SPENCER undefined/ BNC Contributor FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four U.S. states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — reported a combined 25,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the infection curve rose in 40 of the 50 states heading into the July Fourth
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Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks - Black News Channel
By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August, ordered the wearing of face coverings Monday, joining the list of state and local governments reversing course to
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Court rulings keep Trump's financial records private for now - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court issued a mixed verdict Thursday on demands for President Donald Trump's financial records that will keep his tax returns, banking and other documents out of the public eye for the time being. The court rejected broad arguments by
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Demonstrators Resist as Crews Arrive at Seattle Protest Zone - Black News Channel
By AP / BNC Contributor SEATTLE (AP) — Crews arrived with heavy equipment arrived early Friday at Seattles occupied protest zone, apparently ready to dismantle barriers set up by demonstrators, but halted work when demonstrators resisted, including by lying on top of some of the makeshift
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Citing racial bias, San Francisco will end mug shots release - Black News Channel
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the citys police chief announced Wednesday. San
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House Approves $1.5T Plan to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nations crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to fix roads and bridges, upgrade transit
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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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Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus. The persistently elevated level of
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Citing Racial Bias, San Francisco Will End Mug Shots Release - Black News Channel
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police will stop releasing the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the citys police chief announced
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Trump Supports New Round of Direct Coronavirus Payments - Black News Channel
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but it has to be done properly. Trump also said he wants payments larger
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Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature - Black News Channel
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were
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Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5B for Border Wall - Black News Channel
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped
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$1.2 million bail for driver that hit 2 Seattle protesters - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday set a $1.2 million bail for the man accused of driving a Jaguar on to a closed Seattle freeway and hitting two protesters, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Dawit Kelete, who is Black, drove the car around vehicles
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NFL Stars Demand The League Admit Wrong To Silencing Players Amid Bogus Statement
Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley, Tyrann Mathieu, Deshaun Mahomes, and more speak out.
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Police Seen Reenacting Chokehold on Elijah McClain Fired - Black News Channel
By PATTY NIEBERG AND COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A police chief in suburban Denver fired officers who smiled in photos as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police stopped him as he walked
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Army identifies buried remains as missing Texas soldier - Black News Channel
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Army commander confirmed Monday that dismembered remains found last week buried near Fort Hood belonged to a 20-year-old soldier who vanished more than two months ago from the Texas base. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, Fort
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Strike for Black Lives to Highlight Racism - Black News Channel
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed
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Masked or not, high school football players continue to grind behind the scenes | BlackPressUSA
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — With a lot of factors contributing to the continued spread of the virus, local football players Kendall Guess, Robert Johnson and Cameron Miller, all share the same desire – for people to stay safe during this time. They are hopeful about the future. “By stepping
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Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools - Black News Channel
By TAMARA LUSH and LORNE COOK Associated Press 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
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Oklahoma States Gundy takes pay cut in wake of T-shirt flap - Black News Channel
AP/ BNC Contributor STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy took a $1 million pay cut and had his contract shortened by a year as part of an internal review prompted by sharp criticism from his star running back for wearing a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel. Athletic
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Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death - Black News Channel
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that hes likely to move the trial of four former police officers charged in George Floyds death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members dont stop speaking out about the
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NASCAR Releases Photo Of Noose, Says Its Only One At Its Tracks
"The noose was real, as was our concern for Bubba (Wallace),” NASCAR President Steve Phelps said.
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WNBA players to spotlight female violence victims on jerseys - Black News Channel
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer/BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players will wear uniforms for the opening weekend of the season featuring the names of women who have died because of alleged police brutality or racial violence — including Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen and Sandra Bland
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Clemson Has 14 More Football Players Test Positive - Black News Channel
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said 14 more football players tested positive for the coronavirus this week, bringing the team total to 37 members who have had the disease since the school reopened facilities for workouts earlier this month. Clemson said Friday it has conducted 430 tests of its
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Pro Sports Set to Return Following Pandemic Shutdown
The Washington Nationals are tentatively scheduled to take on the New York Yankees in D.C. on Thursday, July 23, as team sports begin to return after months of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Grizzlies Morant Apologizes for Anti-Police Post - Black News Channel
By AP/BNC Contributor MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant posted and deleted an Instagram photo suggesting hed replace his name with an expletive on his number 12 jersey in a protest against police. Morant apologized Sunday night, saying the message didnt accurately
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Most of Wall Street wilts amid worries on virus, economy - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street wilted Thursday on worries that the economy's recent improvements may be set to fade as coronavirus cases keep climbing. The SP 500 lost 0.6%, with three in four stocks within the index
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