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Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation - Black Voice News
In summary Efforts aim to dispatch mental health teams — not armed officers — for most crises calls involving mental illness and homelessness. On the afternoon of June 2, 2019, psychosis convinced 23-year-old Miles Hall that a long iron gardening tool given to him by a neighbor had morphed into
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Texas bans elective surgeries in more than 100 counties as coronavirus hospitalizations keep climbing | Dallas Weekly
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates. Sign up here. With cases of the new coronavirus and related hospitalizations rising at alarming rates, Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his ban on elective medical procedures
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Pritzker lays out federal COVID-19 response wish list to congressional committee | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said he would like to see a coordinated national COVID-19 containment strategy that requires people to wear masks, and he reiterated
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Pettigrew, Eric (1960 - )
Eric Pettigrew is the current Washington State Representative for the 37th Legislative District representing Southeast Seattle, Washington and its suburbs.  Representative Pettigrew grew up in South Central Los Angeles.  After graduating from Nogales High School in the City of
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Black Information Network (BIN) Launches 24/7 Black News Service
We may finally have some more equity in a world where major broadcasting platforms tend to portray our people in a negative light. The Black community will now have an information resource that they can call their own. On Tuesday, June 30 marked the launch of BIN: Black Information Network, the
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Who's Who In Black relaunches with new website - Atlanta Tribune
Who’s Who In Black, a Real Times Media subsidiary, announces a new initiative to build a dedicated online community of African American professionals. The new initiative recognizes the growing need to provide African American professionals of various backgrounds the opportunity to connect and
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Councilmember Curren Price Leads on Police Reform, Re-Inventing Public Safety to Better Serve the City - Los Angeles Sentinel
Councilmember Curren Price this week continued to champion efforts that reimagine public safety in Los Angeles and address systemic racism and injustices in communities of
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Opinion: I teach public school. I love my students. I don't want to die - L.A. Focus Newspaper
For some schools, particularly in the South and West, "this fall" means a school year that usually starts a few short weeks from now, in August. I am an ESL teacher in New York City, where the school year starts a bit later, but that extra time won't mean much if teachers and staff aren't consulted
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Falmouth Hospital shedding dinosaur image
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This week we welcomed The Plug’s first cohort of data journalisms fellows committed to learning and growing their research, data, and reporting skills. Leniece Flowers Brissett and Grace McFadden join our summer reporting cohort and will be contributing to our major editorial projects. Source
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It seems Virgil Abloh can see the handwriting on the wall when it comes to his reputation with people of color. He is giving back to the community by empowering the next generation of visionaries. As spotted on Vogue the designer is giving back to people of color. In an interview with the fashion
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Why Asian and Black Americans continue to experience COVID-19-related discrimination — and what you can do about it - African American News Today - EIN News
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Creating Emotional and Financial Wellness for Trauma Affected Entrepreneurs During COVID-19 | Afro
[BALTIMORE, MD, May 21, 2020— ] On May 30, from 11am-2pm Heal-A-Preneur will host a virtual summit to include: a panel of entrepreneurs affected by trauma, access to community sponsors who provide coping/healing techniques and alternatives for trauma affected persons, breakout sessions with
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Couples travel thousands of miles to visit Couples Resorts’ four award-winning oceanfront properties in Ocho Rios and Negril. Luckily, residents of Jamaica can revel in the adults-only romance and all-inclusive luxury of Couples without even...
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People
The country’s richest Black person has some thoughts on how corporate America can address structural racism. According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide Thursday following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities
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Columbus, race pride and racism - The Bay State Banner
When we characterize Columbus as a hero, we forget the history of the indigenous people who lived on this land long before it was “discovered.” Columbus began the systematic murder and rape of native people and the theft of native land, all justified by the logic of white
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Camille Cosby Opens Up to the Black Press in an Exclusive Historic Interview | BlackPressUSA
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The spread of COVID-19 and the lockdowns that followed have had a major impact on the tech world and the ecosystems that make it up. Companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft have all enacted work from home policies with Facebook and Twitter taking it a step further and allowing employees to
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Paris Dennard Doesnt Shy Away from Backing Trump
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