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Washington Mystics star Natasha Cloud made the bold decision to forgo the 2020 WNBA season if the league does decide to follow in the NBA's footsteps. Pro Football Talk is reporting Converse announced it will pay her salary and will aid Cloud in her continued fight for social justice reform.
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Hanging death of Black man in California park ruled suicide - Black News Channel
By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide Thursday following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities
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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political
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Mississippi Drops Confederate-Themed Flag - Black News Channel
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press/ BNC Contributor JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With a stroke of the governors pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol thats widely condemned as racist. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the historic
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Mississippi seeing big virus outbreak in state legislature - Black News Channel
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Packed elevators and crowded committee rooms. Legislators sitting shoulder-to-shoulder on the House and Senate floor. People standing close to each other and talking, sometimes leaning in to whisper, without a mask in sight. Those were
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NFL to Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem - Black News Channel
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor Lift Evry Voice and Sing will be performed live or played before The Star-Spangled Banner prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey
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COVID-19: Where We Are; What We Must Know; What We Must Do
(TriceEdneyWire.com) At least 15,000 Black Americans would still be alive if they had died of COVID-19 at the same rate as White Americans. This is according to publication of a recent study from the APM Research Lab called,“The Color of Coronavirus”. Just the latest in a barrage of information
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21 Savage launches free online financial program for youth - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday. His efforts will include a partnership
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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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The Noose Was Real - NASCAR releases photo from Talladega - Black News Channel
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor Declaring the noose was real, NASCAR officials on Thursday released a photo of the rope found in the speedway garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace that prompted a federal investigation into whether he had been the target of a hate crime. The
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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors votes - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to Hamilton and Veep, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases in
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Police chief defends pepper spray at Elijah McClain vigil - Black News Channel
DENVER (AP) — A police chief spent over four hours defending her officers tactics to leaders in a Denver suburb after police unleashed pepper spray and used batons on demonstrators during a vigil for Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police put him in a chokehold last year. Aurora Interim
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Stocks slink back as virus outbreaks dim recovery hopes - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are slipping in early trading on Tuesday, giving back some of their big gains from the past couple weeks. The SP 500 was 0.3% lower, as of 9:50 a.m. Eastern time. Stocks were down even more in France, Germany and elsewhere after the
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Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death - Black News Channel
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that hes likely to move the trial of four former police officers charged in George Floyds death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members dont stop speaking out about the
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Police Seen Reenacting Chokehold on Elijah McClain Fired - Black News Channel
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Facebook civil rights audit: Serious setbacks mar progress - Black News Channel
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A two-year audit of Facebooks civil rights record found serious setbacks that have marred the social networks progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook hired the audits leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive
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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel
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FBI Investigates Reported Assault on Black Man as Hate Crime - Black News Channel
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Kim Kardashian West Sells Stake in Beauty Brand for $200M - Black News Channel
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West is selling a stake in her beauty brand for $200 million, in a deal that values the TV reality stars three-year-old business at $1 billion. The buyer is Covergirl owner Coty Inc., which will get a 20% stake in KKW
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans - Black News Channel
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and
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Pedro Sierra Recounts Glory Days in Negro Baseball League
Pedro Sierra, 81, left his native Cuba in 1954 — then just 16 — with the opportunity to follow what he describes as the only thing he'd ever dreamed of — to play professional baseball.
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NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes - Black News Channel
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NASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equality - Black News Channel
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Sheriff: Glee actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake - Black News Channel
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Officers in deadly Breonna Taylor raid thought she was alone - Black News Channel
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WNBA Players Call For Senator Kelly Loeffler To Be Booted From League
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Unique Wisdom Make Young Sparks Players an Asset to the Team - Los Angeles Sentinel
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