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Jam Master Jay's family, Run-DMC respond to arrests in his murder case - TheGrio

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Hosted by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots along with the former first lady, the picnic will be filled with performances by a diverse group of young, highly popular hip hop, R&B and gospel artists with the goal of engaging and reaching 500,000 eligible

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Let's set our children free

Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when many Black slaves in Texas finally learned they were free from federal troops arriving in Galveston after the end of the Civil War, more than two and a half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Community Calls For Peace

Amid a rash of shootings in Sacramento in the last couple of weeks involving youth, the Black community is on pins and needles trying to get a handle on things to curb the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters

(CBM) – On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24

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PEP results to be released at 2 p.m Friday

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Court frees Zimbabwe MP, activists accused of faking abduction

A Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker and two activists accused of faking their abduction and torture in May were on Friday freed on bail by a court, their party

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Dominica calls for Commonwealth aid to help cope with COVID-19

LONDON, England (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said that the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to advocate on behalf of its members, particularly small states, on issues that threaten their survival such as the novel coronavirus

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Incoming Wits VC already knows that 'inequality and exclusion' will be his big challenge

If there is an issue that incoming Wits Vice-Chancellor Professor Zeblon Vilakazi is looking to face and challenge head on, when he steps in next year, it will be inequality and exclusion, he

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Convincing win in Virginia shows strength of Black vote | The Atlanta Voice

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Bubba Wallace: ‘Somebody tied a noose’ –

Wallace was referring to comments on social media that arose after NASCAR announced Tuesday that an FBI investigation determined the noose found in Wallace’s car garage at Talladega was not a hate crime targeted at the only Black driver in the sport’s top

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Wisconsin McDonald's Restaurants to Hire 6770 Employees This Summer

In its fifth year, Archways to Opportunity continues to provide tuition assistance and skills development to McDonald’s diverse employee community

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Blood On The Leaves and Blood At The Roots | Afro

We should burn some incense, light some sage, and then do to White supremacy what White folks did to Black Wall Street and

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Too many African American children are born in shackles

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Justin Simien is bringing his horror flick 'Bad Hair' to Hulu

Justin Simien is bringing Bad Hair to Hulu and that’s a very good

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Michael Jordan’s game worn jersey to sell for $500K | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from COVID-19

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Governor General suspends use of insignia depicting black man as 'Satan'

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has suspended personal use of the controversial insignia of the Order of St Michael and St

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16-year-old dies after screaming ‘I can't breathe’ as homecare employees abuse him

A 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks in the care of a for-profit residential youth center in Kalamazoo reportedly died two days after employees put their full weight on his chest for nearly 10 minutes, according to attorneys for his

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Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence

—General Order No. 3 as read by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865

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Technology entities donate tablets to children of sanitation workers

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Blackface And Reported N-Word History Resurface Ahead Of Emmys Hosting Gig

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Radio Talk Show Co-Host Ken Gordon Survived Heartbreak, Deception and Politics

Being called to provide leadership and a voice is nothing new for Ken Gordon, co-host of the “Commitments with Ken + Leslie” radio talk show, along with his

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‘I CAN’T GO HOME AND TAKE MY SKIN COLOR OFF’

Black people can’t gather in large crowds because some type of violence happens, whether it’s a fight or someone getting

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Tributes Pour In For “Pop Lock & Drop It” Rapper Huey, Killed In Double Shooting

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House approves bill that would make DC the 51st state

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Kenyan governor survives senate ‘trial’

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McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Students Return to School Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

McDonald’s USA announced June 25 the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this fall, despite impacts of

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AG Ferguson Sues Debt Collection Agency For Deceptive Collection Letters

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Manchester man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition

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