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The Democrats Cant Condemn Violence, Including Violence Against Police.
The victims of violent crimes are overwhelmingly poor blacks who live in urban areas. If you want to make people safer, you have to make it riskier for criminals to harm their victims. More police, better training, longer prison sentences, letting victims defend themselves are all things that
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The African-American Press Timeline: 1827 to 1895
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Detroits Own Pretty Brown Girl Featured In New York Magazine | The Michigan Chronicle
Pretty Brown Girl (PBG), a 501c3 organization founded in Detroit, is empowering girls of all ages to reach their fullest potential. This month, Pretty Brown Girl was featured in New York Magazine as one of 9 youth-oriented community organizations that should be supported in Black Lives Matters
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Man ‘Killed By Minneapolis Police’ Is Identified As Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Steps In
George Floyd is the name of the handcuffed man who was shown on viral video being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis Police Department officer who appeared to be steadily applying
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Minnesota Governor Activates National Guard Amid Protests Over George Floyd's Death
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard to help restore peace following days of furor over a video showing a white police officer holding his knee on the neck of a black man who
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Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police
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The Rev. Dr. Michael Wesley Sr., Greater Shiloh, ‘Keep lessons of healing and nonviolence in mind’
By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times The Rev. Dr. Michael Wesley Sr., Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Southwest Birmingham, pastor there for 35 years, urged everyone to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's lessons of nonviolence and healing in mind “so we don’t teeter toward a pattern of
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PHOTOS: International African American Museum marks construction milestone - African American News Today - EIN News
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Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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Police across US Speak Out against Minneapolis Custody Death | Afro
Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a handcuffed Black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him to the pavement for at least eight
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Gayle King Visibly Shaken By George Floyd’s Death As She Struggles Through Segment About 'Central Park Karen': ‘This Is Really Too Much for Me Today’
CBS morning show host Gayle King had difficulty maintaining her composure on the heels of George Floyd’s death as she devoted a May 26 segment to the behavior of Amy
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Birmingham’s Largest Companies Announce Their Plans to Fight Injustice
In the wake of the horrific death of George Floyd, the African-American man killed by police in May in Minneapolis, corporations large and small across the nation issued a number of statements about diversity, equity and inclusion and where they stood on racial injustice. Here is what some
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Details on the Celebration of Life in Houston for George Floyd | Afram News
Full details on Celebration of Life services to be held in Houston for George Floyd.
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Masters honours Lee Elder with scholarship and a tee shot
Augusta National will honour Lee Elder with two scholarships at Paine College and an honorary tee shot next year for being the first African-American player in the Masters.
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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag | Dallas Weekly
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem thats broadly condemned as racist. The flags supporters resisted efforts to change it for decades, but rapid developments in recent weeks have changed dynamics on this issue in the
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Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton is a religious leader and political activist. He was born on October 3, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. His father left the family and Sharpton was raised by his mother. They had to move to the public housing projects, where his mother worked as a maid and supported the family on her
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Black Officer Charged In George Floyd’s Death Claims Self-Defense
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Column: Woman of color in the White House - The Roundup News
… for today and beyond. “Many African American women have contributed immensely to … and Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress in 1968 … and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination of …
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NBA May Let Players Replace Names on Jerseys With Social Justice Messages - Black Enterprise
The NBA may allow players to wear jerseys with personalized social justice messages in place of their last names when the season restarts.
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Japan celebrates Osaka; Sponsors cautious about activism - DefenderNetwork.com
Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka’s victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors. But like much of Japan, they are more muted in backing — or understanding — her campaign against racial injustice in the United States. Unlike the U.S., Japan has relatively few immigrants and
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2 jurors dropped from Chauvin trial after $27M settlement - TheGrio
A judge on Wednesday dismissed two jurors who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer... View Article The post 2 jurors dropped from Chauvin trial after $27M settlement appeared first on TheGrio.
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North Carolina Police Pepper Spray Black Lives Matter Marchers
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NYC Black Lives Matter Mural At Trump Tower Defaced With Red Paint
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Mayor Eric Johnson elected to U.S. Conference of Mayors Advisory Board | Dallas Weekly
Mayor Eric Johnson on Tuesday was officially elected to serve on the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Advisory Board. USCM is a nonpartisan organization that represents more than 1,400 cities that have populations of 30,000 or more. Each city is represented in the conference by its chief
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Black Man Dies After Minneapolis Officer Puts Knee In His Neck During Arrest
Minneapolis Police Department is under fire after a video goes viral of a black man who loses his life during an
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Almost 150 Minneapolis Officers Claim To Have PTSD Due To George Floyd Protests
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Experts review Rochester, N.Y., police body camera video of a recent encounter of white officers with a Black girl in distress. She was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed in a squad car.
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