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A photo caption in last week’s issue incorrectly named members of the Masonic Lodge as Xavier Wimberly (left) and Fred Hughes (right). The members giving Councilwoman Terri Lodge Kelly a certificate of appreciation July 13 were Xavier Wimberly (left) and Weylin Hodge (right). The True Citizen apologizes for the error. We're sorry! This content is only available to online subscribers. […]

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It been a tough week nationwide since many of us viewed the murder of George Floyd with their own eyes. For some it set off memories of Rodney King who was beaten severely after a traffic stop here in Los Angeles. Eric Gardner was chocked to death before our very eyes by police. Ahmaud Arbery was

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New Jersey State Trooper Handcuffed Maurice Gordon After Fatally Shooting Him

While details stemming from the shooting of 28-year-old Maurice Gordon by a New Jersey state trooper were scant immediately following the shooting, newly released dashcam footage and accounts from a friend of Gordon have begun to offer clues.

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Open Letter To My Fellow Members Of Law Enforcement | The Michigan Chronicle

I do not want to dismiss the importance of training and the emphasis on the recognition of implicit bias that is ingrained in American Law Enforcement culture. Making illegal the carotid artery hold, commonly referred to as the “choke hold”, is low hanging fruit and should be legislated out of

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Protests continue worldwide as George Floyd is laid to rest – Florida Courier

BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF The May 25 killing at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked another week of protesters worldwide against police violence and racism. The first of several memorial services was held in Minneapolis on June 4 at North Central University with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering

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Beware the White Ninjas Starting Riots and Scapegoating Black Folks - Black Enterprise

White protesters starting fires and damaging property in the name of Black Lives Matter are only furthering the demonization of Black America.

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Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate - DefenderNetwork.com

Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned. For starters, if the election were held today, he’d likely lose. The president, West Wing advisers and campaign aides have grown increasingly

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Tributes Pour In For Bonnie Pointer, The Heart And Soul Of The Pointer Sisters, Dead At 69

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An open letter from a black teen: ‘Do better’ | The Michigan Chronicle

By Josiah Davis I’d Like to Address Three Groups To all the ACTIVE non-black allies out there, thank you. WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I appreciate you so f****** much. Whether you’ve contributed a single post or whether you’ve marched by my side, you are crucial to this movement; you are crucial to the

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms extends hazard pay for frontline city employees - Atlanta Tribune

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues an Executive Order to Extend Hazard Pay for Frontline City Employees ATLANTA—Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order directing the extension of hazard pay for frontline City employees through September 30, 2020. The Executive Order provides eligible

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Bond raised to $1M for officer charged in Floyds death - DefenderNetwork.com

A judge on Monday set $1 million bail for a Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyds death. Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before Hennepin County Judge Denise Reilly on closed-circuit television from the

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Garcetti calls for more implicit bias training for police -

LOS ANGELES — During a discussion June 1 on the police protests occurring across the nation, Mayor Eric Garcetti said law enforcement departments must examine and improve the ways they recruit officers, how they train them and the oversight of officers they have in place. “One is youve got to focus

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42% of residents less likely to evacuate for major hurricane – Florida Courier

BY ANTHONY MAN SUN SENTINEL/TNS FORT LAUDERDALE – As forecast models predict an above-average hurricane season, the coronavirus pandemic has made four in 10 Floridians less likely to evacuate for a major storm this year. Concern over catching the virus is the reason, according to a survey released

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Affront to humanity – British protesters topple a statue of a slave trader - Face2Face Africa

A bronze statue of a 17th-century slave trader has been pulled down by anti-racism protesters in England. Black Lives Matter protesters brought down the statue of the slave trader of Edward Colston on Sunday. The demonstrators in Bristol in Southwest England tied a rope to the Grade II-listed

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England selection a confidence booster: DaSilva - Stabroek News

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Fund raises $1.5M to help rebuild Northside businesses impacted by civil unrest

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Apple expected to announce move away from Intel chips this month - TechCentral

Apple is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as this month at its annual developer conference, according to people familiar with the plans.

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Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February | Afro

By BlackPressUSA New statistical table and analysis available on the American Banking Institute’s (ABI) SBRA Resources website show that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under new subchapter V to chapter 11 of the Code since it was enacted. The Small Business

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Mike Henry to Stop Voicing Black Character on Family Guy - Black News Channel

By: AP/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family Guy voice actor Mike Henry said Friday he is stepping down from the role of Cleveland Brown on the Fox animated series. Henry wrote on Twitter that he will stop playing the shows main African American character because persons of color should play

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George Floyd final homegoing live now [video] | The Michigan Chronicle

George Floyd will be buried in Pearland, TX today following a private funeral at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston. George Floyd’s death energized a movement after millions watched horrific video of his murder by suffocation at the knee of former now Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

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Divisions between Europe and U. S. resurface as NATO starts weighing future

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Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February

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The World of Sports Respond to the Killing of George Floyd

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Texas State Coach Accused Of Racist Chicken Comments Against Athletes

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Free school shots available – Daytona Times

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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser - Black Enterprise

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