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Millions face eviction this month as rent protections expire - TheGrio
The coronavirus pandemic is more than a public health crisis - its an economic crisis for many families already struggling.... View Article The post Millions face eviction this month as rent protections expire appeared first on TheGrio.
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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay | The Orlando Advocate
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White power!” The tweet displayed a video of a parade of supporters of the President riding golf carts through
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Two African American Women From California On Biden’s Short List Of Running Mates - African American News Today - EIN News
color although several prominent female African-American leaders are under consideration. Sen
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Melania Trump statue vandalized, then removed in her native Slovenia - TheGrio
As statues of Confederate soldiers, slaveowners and other controversial people are removed all across the U.S., it's clear that some... View Article The post Melania Trump statue vandalized, then removed in her native Slovenia appeared first on TheGrio.
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Goya CEO, Praising Trump, Sparks Online Culture Clash
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The supercharged political landscape in the U.S. has grown even more perilous for companies with the 2020 presidential election looming as Goya, a food company with a tremendously loyal following, has discovered. The company, which makes many products used on Hispanic
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Racist Statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be Removed from New York’s American Museum of Natural History
A statue of Theodore Roosevelt will be removed from its place in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Mayor Bill []
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NBA Will Paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Courts When Play Resumes
According to reports, the NBA will paint 'Black Lives Matter' on NBA courts when the action tips off at ESPN's Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
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US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal' - Black News Channel
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ADAM GELLER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States ignited fierce debate Monday about whether to reopen schools, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will intensify unless more countries adopt comprehensive
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The “R-word”Reparations
I think I heard the word “reparations” for the first time while I was a college student at Northwestern University (NU) in Evanston, Illinois. However, it was not in the classrooms of that admittedly proud, prestigious (and pricey) institution. It was through the Black Student Union on
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NFL will play Black National Anthem at games | New Pittsburgh Courier
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the national anthem to bring awareness to social and other injustices faced regularly by Black and Brown individuals in America, the National Football League, President
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Economy: US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs triggered by
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Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges - Black News Channel
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didnt wear a mask. He wouldnt let mayors enact extra precautions during one of Americas swiftest efforts to reopen. He pointed out that the White House backed his
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Seattle mayor orders occupied area cleared, police arrive - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police converged on the citys occupied protest zone early Wednesday after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order for protesters to vacate the area. People have occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle
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States Struggle With Reopening Of Schools - The Seattle Medium
"We all want to protect the safety of the children that are in schools," Redfield said. "There's really a public health crisis. We are paying by not having these schools open, and I think we really need to get that
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Trump camp removed social distancing signs before Tulsa rally on video : TheGrio
President Donald Trump received a lot of criticism for holding a large campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the middle of a deadly health pandemic. Fallout from the event is continuing to mount one week after the event on reports that the Trump campaign removed social distancing reminders from the
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Trump is ‘inciting a race war' – Keke Palmer - Face2Face Africa
Actress and musician, Keke Palmer, believes Donald Trump is “inciting a race war” in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests that have reignited after the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old Black man died after a white Minneapolis cop, Derek Chauvin, was filmed kneeling on his
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Trump entrenched in failed strategy as virus surges and polling drops | The Atlanta Voice
A little more than four months before facing voters, President Donald Trump appears at one of the weakest points of his presidency, with few signs the mounting health and civic crises he currently faces will subside and a spate of national polls indicating if the election were held today, he would
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K-State Players Announce Boycott After Students Floyd Tweet
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.” The move that most players announced Saturday on social media
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U. S. sets daily record for virus cases for the 6th time in 10 days : TheGrio
As the records continue to rise, hospitals are canceling elective surgeries and discharging patients early in order to have beds to treat virus patients. In Florida, many intensive care units have reached maximum
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K-State Players Announce Boycott After Student’s Floyd Tweet | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
MANHATTAN, Kan.— Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.” The move that most players announced Saturday on social media follows
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College of Charleston Remains Focused on Efforts to Improve Diversity, Inclusion
By Amanda Kerr It’s been an unprecedented time in the Holy City and around the United States as people of all ages and races have taken to the streets in recent days to fight for social justice following the death of George Floyd, a black man, as a result of a forceful arrest by Minneapolis
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PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy launched | New York Carib News
Named the PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, a center designed to coordinate public policy and advocacy by fostering development relations between the Caribbean and Africa was launched at The University of the West Indies last Friday.
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NBA May Allow Players To Place Political Statements On Jerseys
Chris Paul, who serves president of the National Basketball Players Association, said that NBA officials are working out the details ahead of the July 30 season reboot.
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Van Jones secretly helped develop Trump police reform order : TheGrio
CNN analyst, Van Jones, was instrumental in helping to craft the order which was characterized by Democrats as “weak,” and a “photo op.” The post Van Jones secretly helped develop Trump police reform order appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump administration open to a second round of stimulus payments | The Atlanta Voice
A second round of stimulus payments is on the negotiating table in Washington, but some of the 160 million Americans who got money the first time could be left out. Instead, the Trump administration is pushing for a more limited approach. Thats more likely to garner Republican support in
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The Struggle Continues: Could Black Lives Matter Save the Slavery Reparations Movement?
By Thomas MuhammadColumnist Hey, wouldn’t you just love to see President Donald Trump and his Republican regime locked up in a room forced to listen to The O’Jays song “Ship Ahoy” I bet they’d truly get our point on slavery Reparations you think? Whoaa, but wait! For full transparency we need to
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments - Black News Channel
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nations racist beginnings. Trump had promised to take action
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50 Cent Uses Delicate Approach When Discussing Racism and Nationwide Protests with 7-Year-Old Son
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After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1. 4B in virus aid
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge...
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NFL will play Black national anthem before Week 1 games - DefenderNetwork.com
Four weeks after commissioner Roger Goodell vowed to listen to and work with players in their fight for racial equality, the NFL is in the process of solidifying plans to honor victims of systemic racism with a number of in-game programs during opening week of the 2020 season. Starting with the
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