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The death of George Floyd sparks protests in Milwaukee and across the world
Hundreds rallied Friday, May 29, 2020 and through the weekend in Milwaukee to denounce the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other acts of police misconduct across the country before marching to I-43 and shutting down part of the freeway. The protest began with a moment of silence
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Why Advertisers Won't Run Ads On Black Lives Matter Content : NPR
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Vice Media Group's Marsha Cooke about companies' public support of Black Lives Matter protests, while not allowing products to be advertised next to related content.
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Government Spy Planes and Drones Were Surveilling Recent Black Lives Matter Protests
New reports have revealed that both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were using spy planes and other airborne surveillance technology to monitor the protests for black lives that have been taking place across the
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Janelle Monáe Shares How She Was Triggered Filming “Antebellum” On A Plantation: ‘I Felt Everything’
Janelle Monáe has always been one to denounce racism, sexism — all of the “isms,” in fact. So it’s no surprise that the topic of race was discussed during her [] The post Janelle Monáe Was Triggered Filming Antebellum On A Plantation appeared first on Essence.
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We don’t need Trump’s thugs in Chicago – Daytona Times

“Hitler had his Brown shirts and Mussolini had his Black shirts, now Donald Trump has his camouflage shirts.” Thus, began a statement signed by 15 distinguished interdenominational religious leaders in Chicago that I joined, including ministers, priests, and rabbis. Comparisons to Hitler are

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No Justice, No Peace Sermon by Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel - The Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta Metro Pastor Raises Questions to Help the Nation Move Toward Peace. No Justice, No Peace “When are we going to condemn systemic racism with the same moral urgency that we condemn riots?” Stone Mountain, Georgia – June 6, 2020 –– Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel (Victory for the World
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Black America speaks. America should listen.
30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in
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Community Rallies After Black Lives Matter Mural Defaced
The mural was painted over to read “all lives matter.”
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Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib Announce The BREATHE Act, Calling For Defunding Police, Reparations, and Universal Basic Income
[ad_1] In wake of the nationwide calls to end police brutality and systemic racism, two progressive members of Congress are throwing their support behind a bill that proposes to overhaul the criminal justice system. Drafted by the Movement for Black Lives, the BREATHE Act comes in response to the
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Meghan Markle Says George Floyd’s Life ‘Mattered’ During Commencement Speech
She shared her thoughts with Immaculate Heart High School.
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Illinois’ cap on gathering size is akin to building occupancy rules, Raoul says | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — State regulation of the number of people allowed at gatherings does not violate Illinoisans’ First Amendment rights, the attorney general’s office argued in a court document. A lawsuit filed last month by the
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Protesters in Cedar Hill Rally for Black Lives
By Dorothy J. GentryContributing Writer More than 500 people joined the nation in protesting police brutality, the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd and racial oppression during its recent Black Lives Matter protest in Cedar Hill. Residents of this southern Dallas County city – which is 54
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PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses, Strengthen Minority Communities and Fight Economic Inequality | The Orlando Advocate
Funds will provide immediate financial relief, sustained support and long-term investment to expand economic opportunity for Black and underrepresented minority businesses and communities SAN JOSE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ On June 11, 2020, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced a $530 million
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The FBI Used Advanced Spy Plane To Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
News has surfaced confirming that the FBI used one of its most advanced spy planes to monitor recent Black Lives Matter protests specifically in Washington D.C. earlier this month, according to
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Tear Them All Down: Champion F1 Racer, Lewis Hamilton Calls For The Removal of Racist Statues
Champion Formula 1 racer, Lewis Hamilton, is calling for ALL racist statues to be taken down. Hamilton put his flag down on Instagram, sharing in a post the video of the Edward Colston statue located in the heart of Bristol being taken down and then hilariously tossed in the water.
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Why A D.C. Catholic Priest Organized A Prayerful Protest For Black Lives
For Rev. Cornelius Kelechi Ejiogu, declaring that Black lives matter is “fundamentally a pro-life issue.”
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2020 BET Awards: Top 7 moments of the night : TheGrio
This year marked the 20 year anniversary of the BET Awards. The coronavirus pandemic tried to ruin the shows big anniversary by forcing the show to be virtualinstead of the week of events in Los Angeles that normally take place leading up to Black Hollywood’s biggest night. But BET proved that the
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Black for a Minute Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher It’s interesting to watch corporate America try to find the right position from which to capitalize on the Protest of Racism Pandemic. Already some who have done no business with Blacks are lining up to find a Black nonprofit to give a few thousand dollars
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Black Lives Matter Anti-Racism Protest Photos: World Mourns George Floyd
It's been a different kind of social distancing as protesters across the globe have united separately to demand racial and social justice as Black people continue to be killed with apparent impunity.
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NASCAR Driver Kyle Weatherman Debuts #BackTheBlue Car After Bubba Wallace Displays #BlackLivesMatter Vehicle
After NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace debuted a “Black Lives Matter” design on his racecar several weeks ago, a fellow driver decided to counter that vehicle by revealing a car that
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White Women Tagging ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Starbucks Caught By Black Protestors
Agitators are being exposed.
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Dallas agrees to temporary ban on less-lethal police weapons
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas officials have agreed to a 90-day ban on the use of tear gas and other less-lethal police crowd-control weapons against
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised to step up enforcement of their mask
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Start Them Off Young: Fans Applaud Married to Medicine Star Mariah Huq for Having Her Children on the Front Line
Mariah Huq and her two children Lauren Tayler Huq and Ethan Tyler Huq spent the evening of Wednesday, June 3 at a peaceful protest in McDonough, Georgia.
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Mike Pence believes Black Lives Matter has a radical-left agenda
In an interview on CBS News Face the Nation on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence thinks Black Lives Matter is a radical-left agenda. According to the Republican, this is why he will not say Black lives matter. READ MORE: Mike Pence repeatedly refuses to acknowledge ‘Black lives matter’ in TV
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Protesters injured by police before Trump photo-op testify: 'It hurts'
Civil rights demonstrator Kishon McDonald answers a question at a U.S. House Natural Resources Committee hearing examining Park Police response to Lafayette Square protests on June 29, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty
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Some Say If Retail Stores Are Open, Churches Should Be Too. Here's Why It's Not So Simple.
Last week, President Donald Trump called on governors to reopen houses of worship, calling it an “injustice” that that “liquor stores and abortion clinics” were open when churches were
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