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BY BEN CHRISTOPHER, CALMatters After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized.  Eight measures address matters as vital as voting rights, rent control, affirmative action, property
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Photo Shows White Man Pulling Gun On Walmart Customer Reportedly Over A Mask
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An Ode To Jill Scott
Like honey added to warm tea, a cool breeze on a summer evening, like a good meal after a long day, Jill Scott makes everything better. Artistically, musically, socially, emotionally […] The post An Ode To Jill Scott appeared first on Essence.
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Gambian MPs debate repealing skin lightening law | Africanews
Gambian MPs on Thursday debated a bill aimed at repealing a law passed under former President Yahya Jammeh banning skin bleaching, a widespread practice in West Africa to satisfy certain conceptions of
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Felony charge against Breonna Taylor protesters dropped - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A prosecutor announced Friday that he is dropping a felony charge against dozens of protesters who gathered at the Kentucky Attorney General's home to demand justice in Breonna Taylor's death. Attorney General Daniel
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Sexual predator case against former elite student reignites #MeToo debate in Egypt | News24
Egypt has seen a strong resurgence of the #MeToo movement after dozens of women made shocking claims of sexual abuse and assault by a member of the country's wealthy elite.
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Weldon Horatio Berry: African American Judge and Civil Rights Attorney
Weldon Horatio Berry was a judge and civil rights attorney in Houston. Berry was born in Dallas on January 4, 1921. He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Texas College in Tyler in 1941. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, from February 4, 1943, until 1945 and
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Candace Valenzuela could make history as America’s first Black Latina in Congress - Face2Face Africa
Candace Valenzuela is on the verge of becoming the first Afro-Latina to be elected to Congress after securing the Democratic nomination in Texas' 24th Congressional District on Tuesday.  Valenzuela secured the nomination against retired Air Force Col. Kim Olson. She will face Republican Beth
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Sean ‘Nitty’ Reese, owner of Secrets Night Club, remembered | New Pittsburgh Courier
Passed away after shooting in Homewood on May 31 by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer Very few people knew about the time Sean “Nitty” Reese saw a kid walking outside during Pittsburgh’s cold days without a coat, and Reese stopping and giving the kid a spare coat he had in his car. Very few
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First Traveller joins Irish Senate | Afro
Eileen Flynn has made history by becoming the first member of the Traveller ethnic minority to join the Irish Senate. And she's hit the ground running in her new job, calling on the government to extend the maternity leave for mothers who gave birth during the coronvirus lockdown. Fighting
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South Africa: Ngidi Exposes Thinly Veiled Racism in SA Cricket
[New Frame] The reaction to Lungisani Ngidi's call for CSA to acknowledge that black lives matter was unsurprising. The sport still has racist elements in its midst, including beneficiaries of apartheid.
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Colin Kaepernick and Impossible Foods Intend on Feeding 1 Million People
Impossible Foods has announced that it is collaborating with Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights Camp to support food security and social justice throughout 2020. The partnership between Impossible Foods and…
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SPLC Action Fund Calls for Immediate Removal of Mississippi Confederate Monument - Milwaukee Community Journal
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – On Monday, July 20, the Black Empowerment Organization (BEO) and community members will call on the Neshoba County Board of Supervisors to eliminate symbols of the Confederacy in public spaces by removing the Confederate monument located in front of the courthouse.   The
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Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online - Black News Channel
By AMANDA SEITZ and ALI SWENSON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  CHICAGO (AP) — The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if retail giant Wayfair is using pricey storage cabinets to traffic children? Self-proclaimed
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Judge Shuts Down Man Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery's Killing As All 3 Suspected White Supremacists Plead Not Guilty
William Bryan, the man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery's modern-day lynching, was denied bail as he and the other two suspected white supremacists involved in the vigilante Georgia shooting all pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Inland Empire’s Black Equity Initiative Launches First Regional Black Equity Fund - Black Voice News
The Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire has launched the Black Equity Fund (BEF)—a regional, pooled fund with a preliminary goal of raising five million dollars over two years. The quest for Black Equity is about more than the historic push for equality, it is about leveling the playing
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Flash Black Photo: Portrait of African American Man
At Black Then, we frequently see interesting photos that give us a glimpse into the past. They tend to show us a piece of black history that is often not covered in textbooks, in history classes, or shown in the media. In a photo that we found on Black History Album , we see this […]
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African-American museum removes controversial chart linking 'whiteness' to self-reliance, decision-making | Fox News
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R.I.P. Rev. C.T. Vivian, 95, Civil Rights Movement Activist and MLK Adviser
According to nytimes. com, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights organizer and adviser for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the struggle for ra…
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Rev. C. T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95
By Desiree Seals and Michael Warren Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal civil rights campaigns and spent decades advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began
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John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon Who Became Powerful Congressman, Dies At 80
Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the iconic civil rights pioneer who went on to become one of the most powerful men in Congress, has died. He was 80 years old.
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15 Women Accuse Former Redskins Employees of Sexual Harassment
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Three California crises spawn a fourth - Black Voice News
In summary California’s year of pandemic, recession and civic unrest also includes angst over the outcome of the 2020 census. The state likely will lose at least one congressional seat and perhaps two. The year is scarcely half over and California is experiencing an unprecedented wave of traumatic
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Learning Impaired: Classrooms To Stay Closed This Fall — The Sacramento Observer
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Diversity In The Workplace Starts With The Job Ad - Milwaukee Community Journal
The worldwide protests against racism and police brutality have forced many people to think about sweeping, positive changes in society that will result in racial equality. In the workplace, it’s well-documented that diversity and inclusion benefit both individuals and businesses, and that these
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Without a trace: This California county has stopped contact tracing as coronavirus surges - Black Voice News
In summary Merced County promised 42 tracers to interview infected people. But it’s not actually tracing. “All of us got sick, and the county didn’t do anything to help us.” A month ago, everyone in Merced County infected with the coronavirus got a call from county officials, asking questions about
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President Trump Defends Confederate Flag & Cops Killing White Folks
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