Iowa Sought to Ban Project in Schools That Teaches Comprehensive Black History

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#Election2020 – Warnock gains endorsements from Metro Atlanta congressional delegation | The Atlanta Voice

Friday morning, the Raphael Warnock for U.S. Senate campaign announced a new round of endorsements from state officials, including members of the Metro Atlanta delegation inside the State

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

'Coke Bottle Shape': Fans Salivate Over Porsha Williams' Snatched Physique

Porsha Williams is bringing the

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

New Jersey cop charged for pepper spraying Black men without reason

A New Jersey police officer has been charged assault for pepper spraying young men while responding to a 911

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Source: theGrio

Nigeria: NSCDC Arrests Boko Haram Top Logistics Supplier in Borno

Maiduguri — A top Boko Haram logistics supplier has been arrested in Borno State by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

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Source: allAfrica.com

Carson says arguing over Trump's claim that he's best president for African Americans since Lincoln 'is not productive'

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Benjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonSunday show preview: Congress debates police reform legislation after George Floyd killing Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use 'force with compassion' The Hill's Coronavirus Report: Singapore

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Source: The Hill

10 military posts are named for these Confederate commanders. The Army is thinking about changing that | The Atlanta Voice

Who it is named for: Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell (A.P.) Hill

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Why digital taxes are the new trade war flashpoint

The two countries agreed on a truce whereby the US would back off from tariffs and France would delay collection of its digital tax to the end of 2020 to allow for renewed efforts to reach a multilateral

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Source: TechCentral

Black officers hurt when our community hurts

The members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) understand that those actions are not isolated in nature but reflect the long history of people of color being mistreated and killed by members of our

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Source: The Bay State Banner

NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America

NBC News NOW will stream a virtual discussion with families from around the country on the realities of parenting Black children in

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Mixtroz Imperfect Conversations- A Time for Collision, Community and Connections

Birmingham-based engagement software company, Mixtroz, invites the city of Birmingham to an evening of community connection and imperfect conversation powered by their newest product feature, Mixtroz

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Nigeria: Key Points From Buhari's Democracy Speech

Government is also revamping the cotton, textile and garment sector via a CBN Textile Revival Intervention Fund that would considerably reduce foreign exchange spent on cotton and other textile

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Rev. Carroll R. Chambliss, Sr.: An AME Scouting Legend

He and his sister, Nora Lou, and four brothers, Jessie Jr, Francis, Leonard (Leo), and Carey, grew up as members of Pearl Street AME Church in

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Nigeria: International Criminal Court Hits Back At U.S. for Sanctions 'Threats'

The International Criminal Court (ICC) hit back at the United States this week for imposing financial and travel sanctions on court

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ibram Kendi opens anti-racism center at BU

We need to ensure that these demonstrations turn into permanent policy changes that can protect black and brown people from police violence and

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Stormzy Announces Plans To Finance British Black Empowerment Organizations

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Source: The Urban Daily

America's most deadly war is being fought right now

In fighting the systemic virus of racism, they are risking their lives and the lives and health of others as they have ignored all social distancing rules designed to keep the physical virus from infecting

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Why Black History Should be Taught Starting in Elementary School

With the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd maybe it’s time to look at how African American history is taught in our educational system to help some understand why blacks are feeling frustrated and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Leopold II: Belgium ‘Wakes Up’ To Its Bloody Colonial Past | Afro

Inside the palatial walls of Belgium’s Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II – each one a monument to the king whose rule killed as many as 10 million

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Why Do More Black Men Die from Prostate Cancer?

It has long been known among medical experts for a while now that Black men are at a considerably higher risk of being falling victim to prostate

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Source: The Florida Star

Word on the Street

Emily Yancey: “I hope that it opens the eyes of a lot of white Americans to what people of color face every day and begin to see what reality is like for individuals who have to deal with a society that was built on white supremacy . . . and that we can stop police violence and start investing more

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today

In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and

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Source: allAfrica.com

E. Patrick Johnson named School of Communication dean; first African American in that position

E. Patrick Johnson has been named the next School of Communication dean, according to a Northwestern News

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Source: Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

Atlanta police shoot, kill Black motorist on video in Wendy's parking lot

Atlanta police attempt to detain Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot before shooting the 27-year-old Black man as he attempted to

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Source: theGrio

Reparations Are The Answer To Protesters’ Demands For Racial Justice | The Oklahoma Eagle

The aversion to making amends for systemic racism is perhaps most evident in my hometown of Tulsa, Okla., which last week commemorated the 99th anniversary of the Greenwood

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Nigeria: All 36 Governors Declare State of Emergency Over Rapes and Violence

All 36 of Nigeria’s governors resolved to declare a state of emergency over rape and other gender-based violence against women and children in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Afrocentric Homeschooling in Black Families | Afro

Black homeschooling families can find it more so while attempting to find homeschool resources to address their concerns, questions and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don't seem to agree

Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Dave Chappelle Slams Don Lemon’s ‘Where Are All These Celebrities’ Challenge About George Floyd’s Death, Lemon Responds

CNN’s Don Lemon called out several celebrities earlier this month for not showing up at protests for George

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Cameroon: Clinic Helps Victims Traumatized by Separatist Conflict

The ongoing separatist conflict in Cameroon’s western regions has created a growing humanitarian emergency that has affected close to two million

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Source: allAfrica.com

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