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Fired And Investigated: A List Of Repercussions Central Park ‘Karen’ Is Facing After Calling Cops
This week, the story went viral — Amy dialed 911 on Christian Cooper (no relation) after he told her that her dog should be put on a leash in a section of Central Park popular for
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Filmmaker Nnegest Likké Writes Open Letter to Fellow Black Artists
To Dr. King’s statement that he had “integrated black people into a burning house,” Mr. Belafonte asked what should we
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Latino gang vigilantes targeting Blacks in neighborhoods | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Following days of massive peaceful protest throughout the city that ended with nights of looting and hundreds of arrests leaving many businesses boarded up and hollowed out, residents in Chicago’s largely Hispanic neighborhoods such as Back of the Yards, some gang members, have taken to the streets
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Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Gaffe Could Mean Picking A VP Running Mate Who IS Black
But after he stuck his foot in a mouth that dared to challenge Black voters’ collective racial consciousness, Biden may not have any other choice than to select a Black woman to be his running
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What About Our Daughters? Breyonna Taylor and overlooking women in the movement
#SayHerName is another social movement that raises awareness for Black female victims of police brutality; however, Breyonna Taylor’s story seemed to be overlooked in these movements and almost ignored by the
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How to Keep Your Faith and Strive For Financial Freedom During Challenging Times
Reverend Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG) in Somerset, New Jersey, and the former New Jersey Secretary of State, launched the Billion Dollar Challenge to create black wealth and to motivate the black communities to strive for
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COVID-19's Economic Fallout Is Hitting The Black Community Hard, Too
“Institutional racism and historical discrimination have meant that Black workers have fared worse in the labor market, even in good times,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the progressive Economic Policy Institute who co-authored a report this week looking at the devastating toll COVID-19
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Twitter Users Point Out Hypocrisy Of Trump’s ‘No Kneeling’ Tweets About Protesting
Many people criticized New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees this week for not appreciating why fellow NFL players like Colin Kaepernick have chosen to kneel during the national
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Black Churches’ Census Sunday
These crises will be forever linked in the annals of history not just because they collided in time but also just as the cruel murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police finally tore open the gapping cruelty of police in this nation toward its African-American citizens, COVID-19 laid
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Colombia has the second largest African descendant population in Latin America. According to the census of 2005, the government estimates that Afro-descendants make up 10.6% of the total population. This is 16% down from the government's previous estimations in 2002, which put the total
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Don't Use Domestic Violence Victims To Derail Police Reform
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Chair Bass, Senators Booker and Harris, and Chair Nadler Introduce the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police
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In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus
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Newswire: Obama jabs U.S. response to coronavirus in commencement address
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic during a commencement address to college graduates, saying some leaders “aren’t even pretending to be in
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In both cases, prosecutors initially declined to prosecute and charges were filed only after weeks of sustained pressure from the Black communities in both Deep South
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Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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Black leaders tell civic officials to admit social inequities
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We protest the underinvestment in Black neighborhoods, the disparity in health outcomes, and the criminalization of Black
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Klobuchar tells Biden to pick woman of color as VP, withdraws consideration
Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced on Thursday evening that she has withdrawn her name from consideration as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden‘s potential running mate, and has urged him to instead choose a woman of
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The Gantt Report: Protest Pimps
The people in Black communities that are hurting and mourning are not impressed by protest clowns that come to town to deliver phillipic rants and raves that were choreographed and orchestrated by red necks, hillbillys, conservatives and closet
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Black Men: Teach Your Sons About Oluwatoyin Salau And The Ways We Harm Black Women
Toyin was a 19-year-old Black woman activist in Florida who had become well-known and respected for a video in which she’s pleading for justice for Black trans man Tony McDaniel, who had been killed by police a few days
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Pandemic Power: Black women mayors shine during COVID-19 Crisis
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#BuyBlack: 121 Black-Owned Fashion, Style, Beauty And Hair Businesses
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Inglewood parents rally to save school from closing
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GOP Candidate Says Black Democratic Opponent Is 'NOT For ALL Virginians'
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Newswire : Congressional Black Caucus introduces legislation to make the police more accountable
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