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Death has engulfed America; what can we do? – Daytona Times
Everywhere you turn and look, someone is dying. They are sick with the COVID-19 virus, these people are grandmothers and grandfathers, some are working on the frontline in a hospital, and some are in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the Black community it could be a young brother walking down
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Nike Makes Juneteenth an Annual Paid Holiday for Its U.S. Employees – Your Black World
Nike CEO, John Donahoe, announced in an internal memo that the company would recognize Juneteenth as an annual paid holiday for its
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With Black Americans dying of COVID at higher rates, the medical community points to racism in health care - African American News Today - EIN News
Racial biases and inequalities in health care have resulted in Black Americans having poor health outcomes and higher rates of chronic diseases than whites, which has led to their being infected with the coronavirus at higher rates and being nearly twice as likely to die of it.
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Hulus Removal Of A Golden Girls Episode With Blackface Gets Widely Panned
Black writers criticized the decision to scrap a 1988 show featuring two characters in mud masks as "counterproductive" and "stupid."
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Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears
Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her
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It’s Still About Economic Development, Not Burning America Down
From the days of Slavery, Black Power and Passive Resistance
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Boston Common 'Out of Bounds'
In 1742, when whites feared uprisings against oppression from the heavy concentration of slaves in Boston, the Boston Common was 'out of bounds' for Blacks and American Indians. The Black community of the city fought this restriction, but it was not until July 4, 1836 that they were allowed to use
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Eddy Grant says it’s time to demand reparations
Guyanese singing star, Eddy Grant, has added his voice to the ongoing protests over the killing of an African-American man by a cop in the United States but says that while black lives have always mattered, it has only become fashionable because white people can now hang their own personal grouses
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Aimé Césaire
Aimé Césaire , in full Aimé-Fernand-David Césaire (born June 26, 1913, Basse-Pointe, Mart.—died April 17, 2008, Fort-de-France), Martinican poet, playwright, and politician, who was cofounder with Léopold Sédar Senghor of Negritude, an influential movement to restore the cultural identity of
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Sharon Chuter’s Pull Up or Shut Up Campaign is Encouraging Action Plans Against Systemic Racism in the Workforce •
Shortly after company responses to the protests across the nation came rolling in, including those from the beauty community, Chuter created nonprofit organization, Pull Up for Change, and launched the Pull Up or Shut Up
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ED, war vets cross swords over land compensation
By Everson Mushava WAR veterans have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government demanding that he shelves his US$3,5 billion compensation pact with white former commercial farmers, describing the move as highly discriminatory, degrading and akin to selling out the liberation
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Black Lives Matter Activist Exposed As White Woman Pretending to be Black
A white Black Lives Matter activist in Indiana was exposed for posing as a Black woman, according to the IndyStar. After making a proclamation stating, “I have taken up space as…
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Source: The Black Chronicle
Black Ink Crew: Chicago Star Phor Brumfield Causes an Uproar After He Compares Black-on-Black Crime to BLM Movement
Black Ink Crew: Chicago actor Phor Brumfield is currently facing backlash for his recent remarks about the Black Lives Matter movement. The reality star reposted []
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(1998) Clarence Thomas, "Speech to the National Bar Association"
On July 28, 1998, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave the keynote speech at the National Bar Association, the predominately black national lawyerss association, at its annual convention held that year in Memphis, Tennessee.  The speech appears
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3 Viral Videos Spark A Debate About Discrimination Black Men Face In Public Spaces
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Karen Attiah of The Washington Post and Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker about the discrimination black men face in public
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White Professor Says She's Been Pretending To Be Black Her Entire Career - The Seattle Medium
Jessica A. Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, has written extensively about Africa, Latin America, the diaspora and identity, all while claiming her own Black and Latina heritage. But in an article published on Medium.com on Thursday, Krug revealed the truth: She is
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Rona Rumble: Black Man Cracks White Man Over The Head With A Bottle During Bar Brawl
One white man learned the hard way not to invade the space of a Black man and his
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Black Woman Curses White People Having ‘Brick To Throw’ Amid Criticism Of ‘Ally’ Protestors
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Coronavirus, Which Already Hit African Americans The Hardest, Also Eliminated Black Job Gains
Recently released statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor now show that the pandemic has wiped out major employment gains and curtailed years of economic growth for Black people in America, The Wall Street Journal
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Camille Cosby Speaks Out After Pennsylvania Court Grants Appeal For Bill Cosby (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.vibe.com Mrs. Cosby slammed the Me Too movement, and defended her husband. Camille Cosby is speaking out in her first major interview in six years. The 76-year-old producer and wife of Bill Cosby talked to ABC News after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review the case that led to
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
5 Major California Firms, Other Businesses, Invest Billions in Black Enterprises. Where Will The Money Go? - Black Voice News
Over the last month, several corporations have stepped up to fund the Black community.   Two weeks ago, Netflix announced it will drop 2 percent of its cash holdings, up to $100 million, into Black-owned banks and other financial institutions and organizations that directly support African American
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
'First Fired, Last Hired': White Workers Hired Back Faster Than Black Workers
As the nation's job market continues to recover from the large-scale layoff's inflicted by the spread of COVID-19 and lockdowns that followed, Black workers are […]
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Watch Russell Wilson’s Powerful Black Lives Matter Speech at ESPYs
The 2020 ESPYs aired last night (June 21) and the virtual show, which celebrates achievements in sports, was hosted by Russell Wilson, soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, who plays for the WNBA's Seattle
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Local Pastor Grows Into Activist Role
Genesis’ Senior Pastor Dr. Tecoy Porter spearheaded the June 4 service as president of the Sacramento Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network
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Newswire: Black unemployment was 16.7 percent in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the jobless rate for the blacks was 16.7 percent in April, a giant leap backward from 6.7 percent in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic caused nonfarm employment to fall by 20.5 million jobs last
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Protest march in Ghana in wake of George Floyd killing as president denounces brutality
As nationals across the world solidarize with America’s black community in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by holding protest marches, Ghanaian nationals and their African-American counterparts resident in Ghana also held a peaceful protest march, which culminated in front of the US Embassy in
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(1899) Lucy Craft Laney, “The Burden of the Educated Colored Woman”
Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1854, into a family of ten children. Taught to read and write by her mother, a domestic worker, she graduated from Macons Lewis High School and entered Atlanta University at the age of fifteen and graduated in 1873. Laney taught in the Georgia public
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Coronavirus Update: 1 in 1,000 African Americans Have Died from Coronavirus
During Tuesday's presidential debate, viewers found it difficult to clearly understand the candidates' positions on important issues, but one statistic mentioned by Joe Biden is especially daunting. One in 1,000 African Americans have died from coronavirus. According to the APM Research Lab, as of
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African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but poverty isn’t why - Atlanta Tribune
Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found it’s not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed daily
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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyds Alleged Murder | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the future. At the same time, she said, “It’s bittersweet that it takes
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