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Video appears to show deputy first shoved Raptors president - Los Angeles Sentinel
A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appears to show an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy initially shoved him twice leading to an altercation moments after his team had defeated the Golden State Warriors in last year’s NBA
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Harris's dual identity challenges America's race labels
FLORIDA, United States (AP) - It was just 20 years ago that the US census began to allow Americans to identify as more than one race. And now, the country is on the threshold of seeing the name of Kamala Harris - proud daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother - on the national
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With deadline a month away, less than half of Gary households have responded to 2020 Census | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Erick Johnson As the September 30 deadline to submit counts nears, less than half of Gary’s households have responded to the 2020 Census. As of Monday, August 17, Gary had a response rate of 46.3 percent, the second lowest among 15 cities in Northwest Indiana, according to the latest data by the
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Watchdog: Census lacks door knockers needed for 2020 count - Black News Channel
By Mike Schneider Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is short by more than 25% of the door knockers needed for the 2020 census, according to its watchdog agency, and it's about to let go of its least productive census takers. Both developments highlight persistent
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Judge Mulls Motion by Pilot in Kobe Bryant Suit to Move Case to OC - Los Angeles Sentinel
A judge today took under submission a motion by the estate of the pilot in the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others to move a lawsuit brought by Bryant's widow to Orange County to ensure a fair
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star Jason Mitchell To Star In Sean Bell Biopic
Long before George Floyd's there was Sean Bell. The Queens native will finally have his story told by one of our rising stars. As spotted on TMZ a biopic on the life and fatal killing of Sean Bell is on the way. The early rumors pointed to Jason Mitchell of Straight Outta Compton fame playing the
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Shirley Weber’s CSU Ethnic Studies Bill Is Now State Law - Voice and Viewpoint
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media Gov. Newsom signed AB 1460 into law on Monday, Aug. 17. The new state law requires California State University (CSU), the nation’s largest four-year public university system, to provide courses in Ethnic studies at each of its 23 campuses beginning with
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BRIGHT FUTURES: Destiny Mosely first African American female to earn Sam Houston acting scholarship - African American News Today - EIN News
Destiny Mosely is representing Port Arthur in a big way. The Sam Houston State University junior became the first African American woman in the school’s history to win the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship this summer. Mosely said the honor and title is for more than just herself. “To the young Black
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Missouri Newspaper Criticized for Racist Martin Luther King Jr. 'I Have a Dream' Caricature Cartoon - The New York Beacon
White people (and non-Black people of color for that matter) would do well to just keep Martin Luther King J’s name out of their mouths. This goes especially for conservatives who only seem to know one excerpt of one speech from one civil rights leader
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Doctors provide free medicals through pledge-funded #MobileMedicalsChallenge
Mobile Medicals Jamaica is no stranger to unlikely beginnings. The mobile medical outfit started in July of this year when young doctors Dr Jade Jeffery and Dr Yendi Buckeridge found themselves without permanent employment contracts. The...
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Black America Votes: Live Updates From The 2020 Democratic National Convention
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A ballot prop that could boost racial equity among university faculty — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - Come November, California voters will determine the fate of affirmative action… again. What they decide will have a huge impact on higher education.  In 1996, voters passed Proposition 209, banning public agencies from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in
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Clive Davis Says His Whitney Houston Biopic Will Be ‘No Holds Barred’ Portrait of Singer
Clive Davis says the biopic he’s working on about the life and career of Whitney Houston will be a “no holds barred” portrait of the artist, and he won’t sugar-coat anything. Speaking to Variety, Davis, who signed Whitney to her record contract and was her mentor, says, “I have a mission
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Photographer, writer and projectionist Bill Cottman: ‘You can’t do anything with time except use it’ | MinnPost
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In the news: Javier Caballero - The Bay State Banner
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Lebron James Turns Maga Hat Into Statement About Breonna Taylor
LeBron James is determined to raise awareness around the shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of Louisville, Ky police. The champion athlete made a bold statement with fashion at last night's post-game press conference that left everyone talking. James donned the red cap that became
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Vincentian nurse at DNC proclaims "It's Joe Time!" | New York Carib News
Scheena Iyandé Robyn Tannis, a Vincentian-born Registered Nurse (RN) at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, represented 1199SEIU on Tuesday night’s virtual DNC national stage and showed her support for her country and Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive
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Democrats divided: Newsom’s family-leave plan faces resistance from his own party - Black Voice News
In summary The pandemic has revealed a schism between progressive Democrats and moderates, wrestling with the needs of hard-hit businesses and working parents and caregivers. It doesn’t sound like an idea that would generate much controversy in a statehouse dominated by Democrats: Should more
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Imagine A World Where Black Women Are Respected - Blavity
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Megan Thee Stallion To Tory Lanez: ‘Tell ’Em Why You Shot Me!'
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Nelson Mandela Bay announces new acting municipal manager after the arrest of Mapu | News24
Hours after Nelson Mandela Bay Metro city manager Mvuleni Mapu was arrested by the Hawks, the metro moved swiftly and replaced him with Anele Qaba.
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Keeping it Real: Black Women and Suffrage-Reflections, Remembrances and Reminders - Black Voice News
[The organization’s goal was to win voting rights] for both women and African Americans. There’s tension from the very beginning over the priority of those two demands. Black women fall out of this equation.” - Lisa Tetrault, Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University The nation celebrated
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Caught Between Covid-19 and Immigration Fight, Shelter on U.S.-Mexico Border Struggles – Dallas Post Tribune
The plight of the elderly, mentally ill and physically disabled homeless living on the U.S.-Mexico border often gets lost in the chaos of the immigration struggle. For the last few years, the nonprofit Albergue Centauro Sifuentes shelter in Coahuila, Mexico, has been trying to change that by
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Field Negro: Stocking the swamp | New Pittsburgh Courier
 I was talking to a friend of mine today who happens to be Black and works in law enforcement, and she told me in no uncertain terms that she was … Continued The post Field Negro: Stocking the swamp appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels - African American News Today - EIN News
It was just 20 years ago that the U.S. census began to allow Americans to identify as more than one race. And now, the country is on the threshold of seeing the name of Kamala Harris -- proud daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother -- on the national ballot. Harris' historic nomination for
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