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Protests provide common ground for Memphis millennials - TSDMemphis.com
Hundreds of young people in Memphis have put feet to pavement in protest of the gruesome killing of 46-old-old George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers on May 25. With varying interests and backgrounds, they are embracing a common cause. Here are three snapshots: University
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Ohio woman calls police on Black man loading groceries into his own car
An Ohio man who had the cops called on him for “shopping while Black” is speaking out after being targeted... View Article The post Ohio woman calls police on Black man loading groceries into his own car appeared first on TheGrio.
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Celebrating Juneteenth and Black History Month II | Dallas Weekly
America is the leading nation today thanks to the labor, contributions, and sacrifices of blacks. But lingering effects of slavery and segregation limits them in all institutions, areas of life, and permits police abuse
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Why Hasn’t Miya ‘SoHo Karen’ Ponsetto Been Arrested? Black Teen She Attacked Seeking Therapy
It's been well over a week since Miya "SoHo Karen" Ponsetto assaulted Keyon Harrold Jr. and his father in an undisputed incident caught on video. So why hasn't the NYPD arrested and charged her?
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We Are Fed Up With Fighting A Pandemic Amid A Pandemic - Blavity
On Friday, police arrested Omar Jimenez, a Black CNN reporter, for doing his job before they arrested the officers who killed George
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Why We Should Be Aware Of Anti-Black Choices That Are Often Presented To Us - Blavity
White supremacy is not above inducting Black people into its service.
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A healthier normal | Afro
By Brian Wheeler, Vice President, Provider Collaboration and Network Transformation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield The pandemic has revealed hard truths about America's healthcare system, fueling broad divides on public health issues and further complicating dialogue on the healthiest way forward
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Samaria Rice responds to Shaun King sharing conversation on podcast
One thing Shaun Kingknows how to do is trend on Twitter. The author posted an article he wrote in regards... View Article The post Samaria Rice responds to Shaun King sharing conversation on podcast appeared first on TheGrio.
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Susan Woodfin successes contradict race status quo - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
It would be easy for Louisiana Dairy Queen customers to assume Susan Greene Woodfin is just another Black woman earning hourly wages, but the woman serving up Blizzards is the owner of the location.
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Google Is On A Mission To Improve Image Processing of Photos Featuring Black & Brown People
As the camera systems on smartphones drastically improve year by year, they still have one glaring issue, capturing and processing Black skin tones properly. During its I/O 2021 keynote, Google announced it was taking some steps to rectify this problem.
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Surgeon General: Black Americans' Distrust In Vaccine Comes From History Of Medical Racism
Jerome Adams told CBS the hesitation among communities of color to take the COVID-19 vaccine "comes from a real place" but that leaders must restore trust.
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Morgan State University introduces ‘Morgan Completes You,’ a new degree-attainment initiative | Afro
University’s Board of Regents Approves Addition of 18 New Interdisciplinary Degree Programs, a Proactive Effort to Bridge Graduation Gap for Nearly 37 million Americans with ‘Some College’ Experience and ‘No Degree’ BALTIMORE — By way of unanimous vote at the Morgan State University Board of
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NASCAR Announces Confederate Flags Are Banned At All Tracks
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Racists Already Trying To Scare Florida Voters Away From Andrew Gillum
White supremacists are unabashedly engaging in the politics of fear by targeting Andrew Gillum, the first African American nominee for Florida governor, with a series of racist robocalls intended for white voters. In one automated phone call heard by two media organizations, a man pretends to be
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Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people | The Michigan Chronicle
When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior investigative
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NAACP Atlanta calls for investigation of treatment of blacks in Glynn and Waycross
In response to the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, NAACP Atlanta is calling for an investigation into the history of inequality in the criminal justice system in the Glynn and Waycross Georgia circuits that have demonstrated racial bias in the application of the
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2020, the year of America's fall
The people – not just Black people – but a huge swath of America’s people – are fed up with America’s racism, spurred and nurtured by white supremacy which has given White people the false belief that they can do whatever they want
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Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick developing Netflix series on his high school years - TheGrio
Netflix has announced Colin in Black White, a new scripted six-part series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay. The limited series will be narrated by Kaepernick and centers around his high school years as a Black child adopted into a white family. The project promises meaningful insight
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BE Mental Health Week: Our Complete Mental Health Resource Guide
BLACK ENTERPRISE's Mental Health Awareness Week includes profiles, guides, and resources to fight the stigma of mental health within the Black community.
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If We Don’t Solve Racial Injustice, We’ll Never Solve The Climate Crisis
During Hurricane Katrina, Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, was watching the news, seeing Black people on roofs waving anything they could find to beg the helicopters above to save their
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Public service announcement | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Larry Smith I have some bad news. And I have some good news. The bad news is this: Nothing that you’re about to read in this column is new or revelatory. Further, most of those who have written and spoken about the following are more eloquent and more persuasive than I am. The good Continued
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The History of White People in America, coming to WORLDs YouTube Channel in July | New York Carib News
Digital animated series explores the history of race in America and its role in shaping modern society. Premieres July 6 on WORLD’s YouTube Channel
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Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people
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Even African Americans can be racist; here's definitive proof [Watch] - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… you're wrong. An African American is seen abusing an Asian … New York in April 2018.  African American racist Although it is an … on to prove that even African Americans can be racist. The video …
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"We Will Not Be Used": Asian Americans Say They Won’t Demonize Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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DMX hospitalized after reported overdose | Afro
By AFRO Staff Hip-hop great DMX has been hospitalized in grave condition after an apparent drug overdose, according to TMZ. The 50-year-old was rushed to a White Plains, N.Y., hospital at about 11 p.m. on April 2 after suffering a heart attack caused by the ingestion of drugs, the outlet
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ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of the Disproportionate Police Killings of Black People - Milwaukee Community Journal
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African Americans Account for a Greater Share of Biden’s Voters than Biden’s Assistant and Under Secretary Nominees | Post News Group
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