You may also like
Louisville Seeks US Review Of Police Killing Of Black Woman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a black woman by officers raiding her home two months
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Manuel Ellis: Tacoma Man Died In Police Custody, Saying He 'Can't Breathe'
Matthew Ellis speaks at a vigil at the intersection where his brother, Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in police custody in
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
Three days of protest spark mixed reactions — Oaklanders question who is behind the destruction. | Post News Group
Thousands of people took to Oakland streets beginning May 29 for what was largely a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minn., who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine
Read more
Source: Post News Group | PNG
Black voters in Detroit key for Biden, but are they engaged? - Black News Channel
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Wendy Caldwell-Liddell is tired of waiting for change in Detroit. The nation's largest Black-majority city has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and its ensuing economic fallout. More than 14,200 COVID-19 cases and 1,500 deaths have been
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Corentyne Chamber calls for elections inquiry - Stabroek News
The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce last week called for a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to be conducted into the 2020 general and regional elections. The article Corentyne Chamber calls for elections inquiry appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Mayor, Police Chief Apologize, Announce Firings of Two Officers for Violent Arrest of Pair of Atlanta College Students
Two Atlanta police officers were fired after video footage showed them violently snatching two Black college students out of
Read more
Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
ACLU And Black Lives Matter Sue Trump Administration Over Protest Violence
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration and federal law enforcement agencies, saying they violated the constitutional rights of demonstrators who were violently evacuated out of a park Monday to clear the path for
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
ELECTION 2020: Black America's Vote
BET is your source for the latest news on the 2020 election.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Louisville Mayor Increasing Body Cams After Police Shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police will be required to wear body cameras and will change a search warrant policy after their fatal shooting of a black emergency medical worker in her home, the city’s mayor said
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Portland's Police Chief Steps Down So Black Officer Could Take Her Place
Portland, Oregon police chief Jami Resch announced on Monday (June 8) that she was stepping down amid protests against police brutality, ending her tenure after less than six months on the
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Justifying police malpractice
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. By Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG - Every time it appears lessons have been learned, we open the paper, the laptop or turn on the news only to discover it has happened again. Somewhere in America, the police have killed another Black man or
Read more
Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com
Africa: Every 40 Years, the Olympic 'Curse' Strikes
Is there such a thing as a cursed
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Protest spreads to Europe
LONDON, England (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in London yesterday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United
Read more
Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
More Than A Dozen Cities Are Defunding Their Police Departments
At least 12 cities across the country have cut funding from police department budgets or decreased officer numbers and more are in the process.
Read more
Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Viral Justice for Breonna Taylor petition on Change.org hits 3 million signatures
Petition starter will lead virtual protest tomorrow (June 5th) on what would have been Breonna’s 27th birthday
Read more
Source: Atlanta Tribune
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Cardi B tells Joe Biden 'we are asking for justice' while speaking about Black Lives Matter movement - African American News Today - EIN News
As the September cover star of Elle, Cardi B put her own spin on her interview with the magazine - having Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden join her.
Read more
Source: London News | London Evening Standard - London's newspaper
The Latest: Trump questions Pentagon leaders' motives - Black News Channel
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on Election 2020 (all times local): 7 p.m. President Donald Trump said Monday that top Defense Department leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors 'happy.' Trump continues to fight allegations that he made offensive comments about fallen
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
AARP Polls Reveal Top Concerns for Voters 50 and Older - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans are particularly opposed to how President Donald Trump has handled the
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Acknowledges ‘Anger and Sadness’ Built Up In Black Community
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has been steadily and resolutely calling for justice following the police-involved death of George Floyd, is speaking out once again following a night of violence in the city, acknowledging residents’ anger and sadness as a result of systemic injustices that have
Read more
Source: The Black Chronicle
Mothers Of Black Men Killed By Police React To George Floyd’s ‘Murder’ In Minneapolis
Floyd’s killing was especially personal for Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, the school worker who was shot and killed by police in Minnesota after he told an officer he was legally carrying a concealed weapon in his
Read more
Source: NewsOne
Brazil stands by hydroxychloroquine
Like his US counterpart Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has touted the supposed benefits of hydroxychloroquine and a related drug, chloroquine, against the new
Read more
Source: The East African
Californians Join the Movement for Justice as Civil Unrest Escalates Nationally
Tensions are high across the nation as Americans of all races rise in protest against the killings of Black people by the police and other vigilantes
Read more
Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Breonna Taylor Dedicated Her Life To Helping Others Live Theirs | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker in Louisville, Kentucky, who dedicated her life to helping others live was shot and killed by police in March when officers executed a search warrant at her
Read more
Source: BlackDoctor | Health News On Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss - BlackDoctor
Governor Kemp: School openings going, "well, mostly" | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia’s governor said Monday that the reopening of some of the state’s schools amid the coronavirus outbreak has gone well — except for the widely shared photos of students crowded together without masks. “I think quite honestly this week went real well other than a couple of virtual
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Louisville seeks US review of police killing of Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a Breonna Taylor by officers raiding her home two months
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Don Lemon Tee’s Off On “Birther-In-Chief” Donald Trump “No One Wants To Hear From” [Video]
Now that he’s trying to weigh in on the murder of George Floyd in his own half-assed way, CNN’s Don Lemon has had enough and took to the airwaves to call out the Racist-In-Chief and his administration for attempting to get involved in the protests and riots engulfing
Read more
Source: The Urban Daily
Minnesota pardons Black man in century-old lynching case
In this May 30, 2020 photo, a protestor holds up a photo of George Floyd in front of the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial as part of a large protest in Duluth, Minn. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via
Read more
Source: theGrio
Africa: WHO Regional Director for Africa Pays Tribute to African Leaders On COVID-19 Fight
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, has paid tribute to African leaders for the progress they have made in their fight against COVID-19
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Cuomo extends New York's stay at home order through June
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty
Read more
Source: theGrio
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Floridians encouraged to make in-state travel plans – Daytona Times
BY JIM TURNER MIAMI HERALD/TNS TALLAHASSEE –Florida’s tourism-marketing agency wants Floridians to become in-state travelers as the crucial hospitality industry tries to rebound amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit Florida launched its first ad campaign on Sept. 2 since the pandemic hit in
Read more
Source: Daytona Times
More from Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews
White woman charged in US for calling police on black birdwatcher - African American News Today - EIN News
Pope appoints Wilton Gregory as first African American cardinal - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Pope appoints Wilton Gregory as first African American cardinal - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
These eight crucial swing states will decide if Trump or Biden wins - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
'Time to heal America': Joe Biden calls for unity in victory speech - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
US election: Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks expected on Tuesday - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Warhol and Basquiat's legendary collaboration takes centre stage in Paris exhibition
Culture Re-View: Sidney Poitier - the first Black winner of a Lead Actor Oscar
US federal authorities raid Sean “Diddy” Combs' homes as part of sex trafficking probe
‘What’s the news?’: A guide to Kwanzaa
Homelessness in the US reaches record high as housing costs bite
In memoriam: Trailblazing business leader, UH alum Richard Parsons | University of Hawaiʻi System News
Homelessness in the U.S. reaches record high, over 770,000 without shelter

Business Facts

United States Facts

Charlotte girl's speech on race gets standing ovation

Science Facts