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Photo: Getty Images Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis warned on Friday (January 27) that video of the traffic stop that led to the death of 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nicols defies humanity and may be worse than footage of the 1991 beating of Rodney King. Davis gave her first interview since
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Tyre Nichols Bodycam Video Footage Is ‘Disgusting’ And ‘Damaging’ To Cops, Memphis Councilman Says
A Memphis councilman who said he's been told about the bodycam video showing Tyre Nichols' violent arrest said the footage is "disgusting." The post Tyre Nichols Bodycam Video Footage Is 'Disgusting' And 'Damaging' To Cops, Memphis Councilman Says appeared first on NewsOne.
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African-American Men and Women of the Progressive Era
Despite the presence of Jim Crow Era laws and politics, African-Americans attempted to reach achieve equality by creating organizations that would help them lobby few anti-lynching legislation and achieve prosperity. Here are several African-American men and women who worked to change life for
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Colin Kaepernick: Protestors 'have the right to fight back' after death of George Floyd
Colin Kaepernick has broken his silence regarding the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
Two editors from Black Press of America newspapers on the frontlines of the uprising in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by four police officers, joined a National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) livestream broadcast on Saturday, May 30, to discuss up-to-the-minute
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We Are Done Dying: Protests Erupt Over the Murder of George Floyd and Others
While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during the arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, this according to the criminal complaint against
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‘Gucci Ain't Did Sh** to Y'all’: Tory Lanez and Reality Star Shekinah Anderson Exchange Words About the Looting in Atlanta
However, “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality star Shekinah Jo Anderson is not here for the protests that have resulted in
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New Video Reveals Colorado Cops Laughed About Brutally Beating Black Veteran After Traffic Stop
Colorado Springs police body cam footage reveals cops who brutally beat Black driver Dalvin Gadson laughed and joked about it afterward. The post New Video Reveals Colorado Cops Laughed About Brutally Beating Black Veteran After Traffic Stop appeared first on NewsOne.
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Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement
In the article below, Syracuse University historian Herbert Ruffin explores the rapid rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement as the most recent development in the ongoing struggle for racial and social justice in the United
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Black Twitter’s expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism | New Pittsburgh Courier
#blacktwitter helped mobilize social protests against police brutality across the country, like this one in New York City in July 2020. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images by Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland
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Los Angeles City Mayor Pleads for George Floyd Protests to ‘Take a Step Back’ due to Violent Acts in L.A. over 300 arrested
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Brooklyn Bus Driver Refuses To Transport Arrested Protesters For NYPD
After the video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling into his neck for nearly nine minutes went viral, riots broke out not only in the Twin Cities but also in New York
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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death
Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nairobi Tuesday to protest over the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police
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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was a legendary singer and recording artist who came to be known as the “Prince of Soul”. Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his father “Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.” who was a very strict guardian. Gaye was musically
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Lana Del Rey Addresses Rant About Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat After Being Ripped to Shreds on Social Media
Lana Del Rey said she’s been wronged by music critics and not given the same creative space as other female artists like Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and Doja
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Memphis nonprofit puts money behind drive to curb gun deaths - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By THALIA BEATY, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tanita Hilliard made a wish the night a shooter livestreamed himself driving around Memphis, firing at people: “I hope it isn’t […]
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Black Power movement
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Small Arkansas City Elects Youngest Black Mayor in U.S. History | BlackPressUSA
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TSD Flash!: Local protestors, supporters push forward for 'justice'
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Tupac in Sarajevo: The Rise of Rebellion Rap in Eastern Europe
Vildana Muratovic, a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina and now a citizen of the United States, describes the impact of hip-hop music on the people of the Balkans following her 1997 return to Sarajevo.  Her paper was written in
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Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis
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‘Enough is Enough’: Ciara Shares Sweet Message to Son Future, Russell Wilson Chimes In
On Sunday, May 31, Ciara posted a message about unity and change to her 6-year-old son Future Zahir Wilburn by rapper Future, her
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Lori Harvey Speaks Out Against Police Brutality After Being Dragged for Voicing Concerns Over the Looting of Her Friends' Store
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Pratt , Edwin T. (1930-1969)
Edwin Thomas Pratt had been a leader in Seattle, Washington’s civil rights movement for a decade when he was assassinated at the front door of his home on January 26, 1969. At the time, Pratt was Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League. His murder remains
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Ice Cube Cancels ‘Good Morning America’ Appearance After George Floyd Murder
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Morial, Ernest Nathan (1929-1989)
Born in New Orleans, Ernest Morial grew up in the city’s Seventh Ward.  His father was a cigar maker and his mother was a seamstress.  Graduating from Xavier University, a historically black Catholic institution, he became the first African American to receive a law degree from Louisiana State
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Transit Workers Union Backs Members Who Refuse Transporting Minneapolis Police
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(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”
John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.  When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the
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