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The road to civil rights in America was a long journey made possible by prominent leaders and a desire for equal rights. The post Black History Milestones appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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West calls Cornyn out over ‘systemic racism’ remarks in DC hearing
The U.S. Senators from Texas, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, drew a lot of fire for comments during a Tuesday Judiciary Committee hearing when they seemed to reject the notion of “systemic racism” in the law enforcement
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Somalia: Trust Deficit Keeps Somalia's Leaders At Loggerheads
Analysis - Does Prime Minister Roble have enough support and independence to ensure elections can be held at last?
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Three part-time Sangre Grande farmers give away 2,000 lbs of watermelon - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Two police officers and a pilot from Sangre Grande gave away approximately 2,000 lbs of watermelon on Tuesday. Shane Daniel, a police officer, has been attached to the crime scene investigation unit in the Eastern Division for 11 years. When he leaves work he takes off his uniform and picks
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America is caught between an anaemic liberalism and a militant Republican Party
PB Mehta writes: The character of the Republican Party has changed deeply and profoundly. The House of Cards might have been a dystopian vision of a ruthless quest for power by individuals. But the current wave of public ruthlessness in American politics is of a different order.
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Hummer bakkie and station wagon development surging ahead
GM is reviving one of its most iconic nameplates - Hummer -with the promise of huge power.
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These Black Sorority Sisters Played Influential Roles in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
This week (8/20) marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment, which prohibited denying suffrage to anyone on the basis of gender, was ratified and adopted into the United States Constitution. Black women were an active part of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, advocating that all women be
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If Black Media Doesn’t Tell The Truth About This Nation, It Won’t Be Told
This Front Page is by no means exhaustive. There is no way to list the names of every Black person killed by police—no way to list every injustice, every instance of inhumanity and hypocrisy. There is no way to lift up all the brilliant, beautiful, bold, Black work that is being done to make
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‘A Sorority of Pain’ Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor Family Push for New Laws | Atlanta Daily World
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jacob Blake Sr., son Jacob Jr. was shot seven times in the back in a residential area of Kenosha by police officer Rusten Sheskey. The shooting left the younger Blake, whose three young children
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Biden and Human Rights - Stabroek News
By Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – During Joe Biden's long career in the US Senate, he established a record of supporting human rights as a goal of American foreign policy. The article Biden and Human Rights appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Diddy Tells”Corporate America” To Pay Black Creatives, Twitter Blinks In Former Bad Boy Artists
Right message, wrong messenger? That's what many people are saying after Diddy called for corporations to start paying Black creatives.
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Juneteenth an Official State Holiday. | Chicago Defender
Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation declaring June 19, Juneteenth, an official state holiday. To commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865, Juneteenth will be recognized as National Freedom Day in Illinois. The state continues to build
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LIFEWTR Debuts Digital Time Capsule, “Black Art Rising,” to Immortalize the Legacy of Black Protest Art - Los Angeles Sentinel
The gallery was created to preserve this moment in time and help keep the movement alive and ensure future generations have access to the art The post LIFEWTR Debuts Digital Time Capsule, “Black Art Rising,” to Immortalize the Legacy of Black Protest Art appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Tree lighting ceremony marks renewal in Washington Park | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Washington Park Chamber of Commerce (WPCC) will host its first official Washington Park Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, December 6, 2020 from 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.  This safe, socially distanced event for Washington Park residents and community partners will not only usher in the holiday
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Gmail YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage
NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Google users in the US, Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents during an outage yesterday.
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Herring named Dir. of Diversity/Inclusion for South Fayette Twp. School District | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Charles Herring, Ed.D., was recently named Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the South … Continued
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Roc Nation partners with Brooklyn’s LIU to launch new school - DefenderNetwork.com

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The new school will begin enrolling students for the fall 2021 semester, and 25% of the incoming freshmen class will receive Roc Nation

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Transit Equity Day delivers renewed commitment to local public transportation - TSDMemphis.com
The Memphis-area observance this week of Transit Equity Day in the U.S. brought together myriad groups and individuals united by a shared belief in the need for adequate funding of the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). Transit Equity Day served as a commemoration of the birthday of civil
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Maternity Care at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Ranks Among the Best in the Nation - Los Angeles Sentinel
West Los Angeles was one of 22 Kaiser Permanente hospitals recognized among the “Best Maternity Care Hospitals 2020” by Newsweek magazine. The elite designation, awarded to only 231 hospitals in the United States, identifies leading maternity care programs based on rigorous quality and safety
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Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss Will Host First Socially Distanced Event at NYFW
Haitian-American fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond isn’t letting COVID-19 stand in the way of the New York Fashion Week experience he’s creating for spectators, and he has already come up with an innovative workaround for his Pyer Moss
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Some California Legislative Incumbents Fighting to Survive - Black Voice News
Don Thompson | Associated Press California Democrats were on pace to expand their supermajorities in the state Legislature as votes were tallied Tuesday. Several Republican incumbents in the 80-member Assembly and 40-member Senate appeared headed for defeat. And with California's top-two
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Liberal North Carolina Town Votes for Reparations to Black Residents
Asheville, North Carolina's city council voted 7-0 this week to make reparations for slavery available to its Black residents.
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Detroit ACE and Detroit Public Library Launch #313READS Challenge | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit ACE (Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship) has partnered with the Detroit Public Library on a new program to promote reading this summer, the 313 Summer Reading Challenge. The entire city and beyond is encouraged to read together during the COVID-19 pandemic to reach 3.13 million minutes as
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Truth in labeling: It’s ‘White racism,’ not ‘racism’ | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Jack Daniel More than 20 cities and counties, including the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, along with the states of Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin have declared “racism” a … Continued
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Explains the Legacy of Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth 2020! Today Good Black News wants to share the excellent online resources the National Museum of African American History and Culture has that explain and explore the legacy of Jun…
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Premier League calls on fans to show there is No Room For Racism anywhere - Voice Online
THE PREMIER League has today (October 16) launched the next phase of its No Room... The post Premier League calls on fans to show there is No Room For Racism anywhere appeared first on Voice Online.
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Dear Meghan Markle Sparkle, commit not suicide because of being reminded that you have Negro blood running in your veins - Face2Face Africa
Meghan, a woman like you with an American upbringing, an illustrious background in theatre and achievement in a good level of American education should not be thinking about suicide when you are only reminded that you are having some Negro blood flowing in your veins. Meghan, there is nothing
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From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal — The Sacramento Observer
DETROIT (AP) — Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling streets and forcing many office workers to flee to their suburban homes. Anthony Frank, who manages
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