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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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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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Joe Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Nomination For 2020 Election
After victories in various primaries across the country this week, Joe Biden crossed the delegate threshold to win the nomination for the Democratic Party in the 2020 Presidential Election.
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Leaders Want John Wayne Name, Statue Gone From Orange County Airport | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.nbcnews.com By Janelle Griffith In 1971, Wayne said that although he didnt condone slavery, I dont feel guilty about the fact that five or 10 generations ago these people were slaves. The Democratic Party of Orange County, California, is pushing to remove John Waynes name and statue from the
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Black Lives Matter for Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes | The Oklahoma Eagle
Freedmen Seek Their Fair Share of Billions of Dollars in Federal Aid and Why We Should Care/Rise UP and Support Them By Eli Grayson Eagle Guest Writer Eli Grayson is a Creek Citizen and unabashed supporter of the Freedmen descendants of the 5 Civilized Tribes and the 1866 Reconstruction
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OP-ED: Eradicate Systemic Racism Together | Afro
By Robert F. Smith These past four months, and particularly the past few weeks, have been among the hardest we’ve experienced as a nation.  These issues matter to all of us.  Naturally, they’re personal to me – and I know they’re a priority for you. We must end systemic racism and lift our nation
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6 Atlanta officers have been charged in violent tasing incident | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Roland Claud, Marck Gardner, Lonnie Hood Jr., Armon Jones, Willie Sauls, and Ivory Streeter were charged by the Fulton County District attorney on June 2, 2020.  Arrest warrants have been issued for six Atlanta police officers who were caught on video tasing two college students Saturday. The
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White Woman Arrested For Setting Fire To Wendys Following Rayshard Brooks Death
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N.C. A&T’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist | Afro
N.C. AT’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 27, 2020) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Government Association President Allison Gilmore has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant
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AFRO FACTS - THE START OF THE NAACP | Afro
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Police: Men Yelled Racial Slurs at Black Family in Oregon
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Seven men were arrested after police say they taunted a Black family by yelling racial slurs and using Nazi salutes during a Fourth of July incident in an Oregon beach town. The men challenged police to a fight when officers arrived to the beach in Lincoln City and set off
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Black Lives Matter for Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes | The Oklahoma Eagle | The Oklahoma Eagle
Stop Congress and Tribal Nations Denying Freedmen Their Legal Rights to Billions in Federal Aid By Eli Grayson Eagle Guest Writer Eli Grayson is a Creek Citizen and unabashed supporter of the Freedmen descendants of the 5 Civilized Tribes and the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties. This past week, we
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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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Shape the Future of Your Community By Responding to the 2020 Census
By Karen Stokes The country is struggling through a pandemic, and moving forward, critical decisions will be made for the future of your community from data collected by the 2020 Census. You can do your part to shape the future. Complete your 2020 Census. “It’s a short census, it takes on average
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Minnesota Changes Driver’s Manual Due To Philando Castile’s Mother’s Push For Reform
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The Unbearable Grief Of Black Mothers | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.vox.com By A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez  Between Covid-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health. When one of us loses a child, all of us feel that hurt; vicarious trauma is an integral aspect of Black motherhood. My grandmother raised children
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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but poverty isn’t why | Atlanta Daily World
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1, 200 extra Chicago cops to be deployed over July 4 weekend
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Here’s What Black Lives Matter Protestors Did To A Fox News Reporter Who Shoved A Woman
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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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Can Charles Booker Unseat Senator Mitch McConnell In Kentucky? | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.thegrio.com By Derrel Jazz Johnson Booker says defeating the veteran Republican senator is just as important as getting rid of Donald Trump Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has long been regarded as an enemy of Black people, beginning, conservatively, in the late 1980s, when he voted against
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT, Associated Press The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients
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