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LA Activists Drill Down on Who Deserves Reparations for Slavery and Why 
Two bills calling for the study of reparations owed to African Americans are making their way through both the California legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives. 
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Protests engulf Western Cape, Tshwane as police clash with strikers
Samwu members are striking in Tshwane, while Khayelitsha protests continue. Police are on high alert monitoring both developing situations.
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Kim Kardashian West Asks For ‘Compassion And Empathy’ After Latest Kanye West Rant
Following Get Out relationship references from her husband Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West is finally speaking out.  On Wednesday, the reality TV star shared a few emotional messages on Instagram
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Ecuador’s Amazon tribes turn to tech to track COVID-19 cases - Stabroek News
BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ecuador’s indigenous groups in the Amazon have launched an information dashboard to monitor the coronavirus and identify contagion hotspots as the disease spreads through the rainforest and threatens ancient cultures, a leading rights group said
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Kim responds to Kanye ‘divorce’ drama
Kim Kardashian has taken to Instagram to respond to the latest drama surrounding her relationship with husband Kanye West.
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Somalia: Stigma Harming Somalia's Efforts to Stop Covid-19
[Dalsan Radio] Stigma around COVID-19 is stopping Somalis from seeking medical treatment and thwarting efforts in Somalia and Somaliland to stop the spread of the virus, including track and trace.
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Dozens of employees at MOCAD and the DIA demand the ousters of their executive directors, alleging toxic workplaces - African American News Today - EIN News
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HISD partners with Rice University to conduct educational equity study - DefenderNetwork.com
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has partnered with Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a program of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and School of Social Sciences, to conduct a comprehensive study on educational equity across the
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Black Lives Matter - But not in my backyard
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: The loss of lives in Makeni over the weekend is not only sad but equally avoidable. With the social and political atmosphere heavily saturated by the whiff of injustice the world over, the clamour to regain universal justice and equal rights
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Erica Dixon Serves Straight Body Goals, and Her Fans Can't Get Enough
Erica Dixon is really feeling herself in these dynamite Instagram pics. The 'Love and Hip Hop Atlanta' star is taking things up a notch with […]
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Somalia: South Korea, Japan Engage in Anti-Piracy Drills Near Somalia
[Shabelle] South Korea and Japan joined Spain in an anti-piracy drill off the coast of Somalia amid ongoing tensions over history and trade.
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Texas School District Won't Change Hair Policy That Black Students Say Is Racist : NPR
The Barbers Hill Independent School District forbids male students from wearing their hair long. Two Black students were suspended when they refused to cut their dreadlocks.
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Somalia Evacuates Over 130 Citizens From Uganda
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia has evacuated 137 of its citizens on Tuesday from Uganda where it has suspended international flights due to the novel coronavirus.
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Cops: 15 shot as gunfire erupts outside Chicago funeral home - Black News Channel
By HERBERT G. McCANN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Fifteen people were shot, one person was being questioned and multiple suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side where at least one squad car was present, police said. First Deputy
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New UAMS forecast for coronavirus cases: 5,000+ new cases by July 28 - African American News Today - EIN News
… Public Health also indicates that African Americans and Latinx populations are being … cases per 100,000 than African-American Arkansans, and six times the …
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Whole Foods Employees File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Right To Wear Black Lives Matter Apparel - Blavity
Employees at Whole Foods are fighting for the right to wear Black Lives Matters apparel.
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MLB players taking visible stance on social justice issues : TheGrio
PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball hasn’t always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years,... View Article The post MLB players taking visible stance on social justice appeared first on TheGrio.
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Texas students suspended over dreadlocks continue fight against district - DefenderNetwork.com
Two Black students challenging a Texas school district’s hair and grooming policy lost their grievance Monday. But the two young men, who are cousins, will continue their fight against what many call a discriminatory policy this week in federal court. The Barbers Hill Independent School District
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The Sad Saga of DeSean Jackson; Black Men Must Understand What A Real Powerbrokers!! - ThyBlackMan
To DeSean Jackson’s chagrin, a series of African-American sports commentators have publicly denounced his Instagram post as if they are appalled by its message. Rest assured that these same figures have either expressed or failed to contradict much of the anti-social phrase-mongering that
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DA leadership hopeful Mbali Ntuli calls for online congress to be scrapped
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Koenning out as WVU coordinator after player accusations - Black News Channel
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has parted ways with defensive coordinator Vic Koenning a month after a player alleged the assistant coach made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics. The school announced Koenning's departure by mutual agreement, which athletic director
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Former Steeler Joey Porter, wife Christy make huge investment in Sheraden, with Jasmine Nyree Campus | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Biden Unveils Caregiver Plan, Says Trump 'Quit' on Country - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden offered a massive plan on Tuesday to create 3 million jobs and improve care for children and the elderly as he accused President Donald Trump of having 'quit' on the country during a deadly
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The CEO of Tapestry Resigned Following Misconduct Probe
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Kanye West Reveals He Is Trying To Divorce Kim Kardashian In Bizarre Twitter Rant
In his latest tweetstorm, West accused his wife, Kim Kardashian West of trying to sleep with Meek Mill and claimed he has been trying to divorce her. 
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Walmart To Close On Thanksgiving and Give Summer Cash Bonuses to Reward Employees
Walmart has announced it will give its workers the day off on Thanksgiving, in addition to special cash bonuses this summer as a way to say thank you to employees.
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Alvin Ailey dance director fired over sexual misconduct allegations - DefenderNetwork.com
In yet another instance of workplace misconduct, multiple allegations of sexual harassment have led to the dismissal of a senior dance director at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. CNN reports Troy Powell, the artistic director of Ailey’s junior touring company and a teacher at The Ailey
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Beverly Johnson Recalls Time of Hotel Pool Being Drained After She Was In It Because She's Black
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Warner Bros. Postpones Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Spy Film ‘Tenet’ Indefinitely
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