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BCC moots mandatory cremation for minors
BULAWAYO City Council said it is planning to introduce mandatory cremation for children under the age of 12 as the city says it is running out of burial space, but some councillors want the age limit increased to all persons under 25
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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Rethinking Police Departments Sweeps Nation | The Oklahoma Eagle
City government and congress did little to combat violent police actions because they would appear to be weak on crime and would certainly lose their next
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Assembly member Jose Medina Calls for Councilman Chuck Condor’s Resignation
When Riverside City Council member Chuck Condor retweeted a meme showing three Black men–one a police officer, one dressed in a business suit, possibly meant to depict an attorney, and a young Black man, intimating visually the probability he was a criminal—there was little doubt regarding
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FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC –
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic
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Mallory, Mark (1962-- )
On December 1, 2005, Mark Mallory was sworn in as the first black mayor elected by popular vote in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Three other black mayors preceded him but were chosen by the City Council.  Born on April 2, 1962, and raised on the West End of Cincinnati, Mallory attended high school at the
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Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force
MINNEAPOLIS, USA (AP) — A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council yesterday said they support disbanding the city's police department, an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George
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'He’s choking him!' - NYPD officer suspended for using banned technique on black man
The New York Police Department has suspended an officer without pay after a video emerged in which he is seen using the banned chokehold technique in the arrest of a black man in
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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City's African American Community, 1849-2012
In the article below, Fort Worth historian Richard Selcer introduces us to the African American community which has been a presence in this city since its founding in
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The City of San Diego and the Issue of Race – Voice and Viewpoint
Fourth District City Council Member Monica Montgomery is to be commended for her proposal to create a Department of Race and Equity within the City of San
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Most Violent Episode of the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
Danville was a tobacco and textile town of about 50,000 residents, a third of whom were
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M3 honors Milwaukee Public Schools seniors graduating with early college credit
The latest class of Milwaukee Public Schools high school seniors to complete the M3 early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education
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Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country and experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter | The Atlanta Voice
Ten states saw a record number of new Covid-19 cases this week, and one of them could be the next epicenter of the
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Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved Communities.
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Council seeks curb on facial recognition
Boston city councilors are pushing to ban facial recognition, a surveillance software that disproportionately misidentifies people of color and may violate civil rights and basic
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CIOs must embrace opportunities in post-lockdown market
Security systems must always be adapted to reflect the changing business landscape with companies adhering to best
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Telkom suspends dividend as spectrum auction looms
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Greensboro leaders react after protests
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Greensboro on May 2, and every day since, to protest vigilante and police brutality in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor in Louisville Ky.; Ahmaud Arbery by vigilantes in Brunswick, Ga. and the latest, George Floyd, at the hands of
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block
This May 5, 2005, file photo, shows the historic pre-civil war auction block for slaves and property at the corner of Charles and William Streets in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. (Reza A Marvashti/The Free Lance-Star via
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Mfume, Kweisi (Frizzel Gray) (1948 - )
Kweisi Mfume was born as Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1948, the eldest of four children.  Gray experienced a troubled childhood with the abandonment of his father and death of his mother as well as economic instability, but made a successful return to his academic studies in
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Kenya beats Djibouti to non-permanent UN Security Council seat
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Oakland Loses Court Battle Over Coal Terminal for the Second Time | Post News Group
The City of Oakland was rebuffed for a second time in its attempt to prevent the shipment of coal through Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS) under a contract with Oversize Bulk Commodity Terminal (OBOT) at the Oakland Army
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Silvie’s bedevilled by constant flooding
Silvie’s Industrial Solutions continues to suffer from the effects of flooding at their High and Hadfield streets
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Las Vegas appoints first African American city attorney
Bryan Scott, former assistant city attorney, is taking over for Brad Jerbic, who was appointed city attorney 28 years
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Ward 9 Politicians
From Boston's 'old' Ward 9 in the Beacon Hill area, Boston's Black citizens were able to elect 20 Black persons to public office - to the city council, the state legislature, and school committee - during the second half of the 19th century.
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Mpls City Council publicly commits to dismantling police department
After repeated calls from organizers, community residents, and even some sitting councilmembers, the Minneapolis City Council has publicly committed to exploring the dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department
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Mayor to require city employees to take implicit-bias training
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive June 19 to address racial equity in Los Angeles by requiring city departments to plan for the reinstatement of affirmative action in California and for city employees to take implicit-bias
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Birmingham delays FY 2021 budget by three months due to COVID-19
Dealing with the uncertainty of its finances amid the COVID-19 public health crisis, the city of Birmingham will postpone its FY 2021 budget for three months, Mayor Randall Woodfin said
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Uganda: Jinja Officials Fight for Leadership of New City
The district chairperson, Mr Titus Kisambira, in an interview at the weekend, said the municipal council is misinterpreting the Local Government Act on new
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$100 Million City Council Proposal Could Spell Relief for Thousands of L.A. Renters
This week, L.A. City Council president Nury Martinez introduced a motion to place $100 million from the federal CARES Act into the LA City Emergency Renters Relief Fund for renters and
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