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Richmond Orders Removal of Confederate Statues on City Land - Black News Channel
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital of the Confederacy
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Trump administration urges end of Affordable Care Act as pandemic surges - Black News Channel
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administrations high court filing Thursday came the same day the
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Mahomes Big Bet on Football Pays Off with $503 million deal - Black News Channel
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer/BNC Contributor Patrick Mahomes risked everything when he opted for football over baseball.Turns out, he got baseball money anyway. One day after the former two-sport star got a 10-year deal worth up to $503 million, the richest contract in American sports
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Audit: US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief Payments to Dead People - Black News Channel
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported Thursday. More than 130 million so-called economic impact payments were sent to taxpayers as part of
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More than a Dozen Dead After Record-breaking Rainfall in Japan - Black News Channel
By: Brittany Lockley/ BNC Journalist A widespread flash flooding event has left 18 people dead and 14 people missing in the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima in southwestern Japan, according to local authorities. Heavy downpours deluged prefectures Friday into Saturday. On
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent/ BNC Contributors WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans - Black News Channel
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and
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Biden-Sanders Task Forces Unveil Joint Goals for Party Unity - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT and BILL BARROW Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Political task forces Joe Biden formed with onetime rival Bernie Sanders to solidify support among the Democratic Partys progressive wing recommended Wednesday that the former vice president embrace major proposals
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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political
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Pro Sports Set to Return Following Pandemic Shutdown
The Washington Nationals are tentatively scheduled to take on the New York Yankees in D.C. on Thursday, July 23, as team sports begin to return after months of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US police registry would fail without changes in states - Black News Channel
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Without major changes in almost every state, a national police misconduct database like what the White House and Congress have proposed after George Floyds death would fail to account for thousands of problem officers. Lawmakers nationwide are
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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future - Black News Channel
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilsons Redneck Woman, a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On her 2007 debut single, Country Girl, she
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Miami-Dade County imposing restrictions after cases spike - Black News Channel
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals were fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area closed restaurants again Monday because of the surging coronavirus, as the U.S. emerged from a Fourth of July weekend of picnics, pool parties
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Bishop Leonard Scott and Pastor Craig Tyson, The Men behind the Label - Black News Channel
By: David Johnson/ BNC Digital Reporter Indianapolis (BNC) - You may not know their names, but chances are you know their music.Tyscot Music and Entertainment is the oldest black owned gospel recording company in the world, and home to some of the biggest names in gospel music. The recording
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Adidas HR Head Resigns as Company Addresses Diversity Issues - Black News Channel
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer/BNC Contributer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of global human resources at sports apparel and shoe company Adidas resigned Tuesday following criticism from employees of what they see as the companys failure to diversify its workforce. Karin Parkins resignation comes
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Democrats say US Needs to Address Protective Gear Shortage - Black News Channel
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor A congressional committee criticized President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday for a series of problems in distributing personal protective and testing equipment during the coronavirus pandemic and called on the administration to come up
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FAMU Among HBCUs To Receive $50,000 In Emergency Funding from Vanguard - Black News Channel
Special from Florida AM University Florida AM University (FAMU) is one of five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) impacted by the global pandemic to receive $50,000 in direct emergency funding support from Vanguard, the firm announced Friday. Delaware State University, Hampton
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Kansas State, Athletes React To Offensive Tweet - Black News Channel
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is reviewing its options after a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd prompted outrage from several students, including two football players who threatened to leave, the schools president said Friday. On Thursday, one month since
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DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be fully operational even amid the coronavirus pandemic. Anything less, she says, would fail students
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WNBA Star Angel McCoughtry Launches #SayTheirNames Jersey Campaign
WNBA star Angel McCoughtry launched the #SayTheirNames Jersey Campaign to honor victims of police brutality.
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Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didnt hide his past - Black News Channel
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didnt hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendys parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments - Black News Channel
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nations racist beginnings. Trump had promised to take action
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Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a program that likely helped prevent the job market meltdown from growing worse but that
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Biden's Iowa hires signal tightening in state Trump won big - Black News Channel
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LeBron James Group Touts Sports Venues as Mega-voting sites - Black News Channel
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Economy: US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by
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Citing Racial Bias, San Francisco Will End Mug Shots Release - Black News Channel
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Funeral for Robert Fuller, hanged black man in California - Black News Channel
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Sheriff: Glee actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake - Black News Channel
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs - Black News Channel
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