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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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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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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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Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices - Black News Channel
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like
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Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TV - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined/BNC Contributor Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate are partnering with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to adapt the The New York Times recent project examining the legacy of slavery for film and television. Lionsgate said Wednesday that it will work
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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review - Black News Channel
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and delivering a blow to President Donald
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New York Foster Care - Black News Channel
By: Ashley Liotus/ BNC journalist New York (BNC) Black and Latino youth are disproportionately represented in the Foster Care system across the U.S. and in New York. So, when the Coronavirus outbreak began and was hitting communities of color the hardest, the medical director and staff at The
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COMMENTARY: Newsoms confusing COVID-19 decrees - Black News Channel
By Chaplain Debbie Walker, BSN, RN, OCN, Texas Metro News Contributor Take a seat, take a breath, and let me walk you through a straightforward and truthful perspective on this new entity that is the topic of our conversations nowadays, Coronavirus, or COVID-19 which is now a part of everyday
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WNBA Star Angel McCoughtry Launches #SayTheirNames Jersey Campaign
WNBA star Angel McCoughtry launched the #SayTheirNames Jersey Campaign to honor victims of police brutality.
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Redskins to have thorough review of name amid race debate - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins began a thorough review of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a dictionary-defined racial slur. Even though owner Dan Snyder had shown no willingness to change
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Breonna Taylors family argues police had no cause for raid - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press/BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylors apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but then went ahead with the deadly raid to look for other suspects with no connection to Taylor, her family
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NBA, Players Sign Off on Final Terms for Restarted Season - Black News Channel
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer/ BNC Contributor The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida next month. The league and the union made the announcement
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Facebook Bans Violent Boogaloo groups, not term itself - Black News Channel
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer/ BNC Contributor OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader boogaloo movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of civilization. But the platform
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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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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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Locals: South Dakota police removed Confederate flag emblem - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press/BNC Contributor GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota police department has removed a decal from its squad cars that featured a Confederate battle flag next to an American flag, according to local residents. Dave Mogard, the police chief in Gettysburg, a small
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Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Seeks Bail - Black News Channel
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — The former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks will appear in court Tuesday to ask a judge to release him from jail while his case is pending. Garrett Rolfe, who is white, faces felony murder and other charges in the
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Seattle mayor orders occupied area cleared, police arrive - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police converged on the citys occupied protest zone early Wednesday after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order for protesters to vacate the area. People have occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle
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FBI Investigates Reported Assault on Black Man as Hate Crime - Black News Channel
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Timely Soul of a Nation Finally Reaches the MFAH. But See It, Quick! - African American News Today - EIN News
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Quintuple Champ, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, has won five world titles in five separate weight divisions, lineal titles (defeating undisputed champions) in three weight divisions, as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard is widely
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Phase 2 Reopening - Black News Channel
By: Ashley Liotus/ BNC journalist New York City hit Phase 2 of the reopening plan on Monday. Retail stores are open with modified capacity, hair salons and barbershops unlocked the doors, and restaurants are able to seat diners for the first time in roughly three months. Restaurants are only
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Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests - Black News Channel
By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press/BNC Contributor BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters in Serbias capital on Wednesday during the second day of demonstrations against the presidents handling of the countrys coronavirus outbreak. President Aleksandar Vucic
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Clemson Has 14 More Football Players Test Positive - Black News Channel
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Presidential Candidate Amadou Coulibaly Dies - Black News Channel
By TOUSSAINT N'GOTTA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coasts ruling party, died Wednesday just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes - Black News Channel
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nations criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday
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Pedro Sierra Recounts Glory Days in Negro Baseball League
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Trump's reelection campaign gets a reboot as virus persists - Black News Channel
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More than a Dozen Dead After Record-breaking Rainfall in Japan - Black News Channel
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Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV - Black News Channel
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