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Column: A glimpse into my first violent protest
The sound of rubber bullets being deployed a block away were very much evident from the Black Lives Matter protest gone violent Saturday
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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death
Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nairobi Tuesday to protest over the death of an African-American man in Minneapolis police
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Trump shares letter calling peaceful protesters 'terrorists'
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Streetwear Giant Supreme Pledges $500,000 to Social Justice Groups
Popular streetwear brand Supreme has announced they are going to donate half a million dollars to multiple organizations that are at the forefront of fighting and combating social
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Viral Clip Of Black Trans Woman’s Brutal Attack Sparks Outrage
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Open Letter To My Fellow Members Of Law Enforcement
The disproportionate numbers of black, brown and disenfranchised Americans that are over-policed fundamentally will not change if we only focus on tactics and training without acknowledging the structural and systemic racism that policing in America is responsible
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D.A. Lacey says video of Floyd’s death made her angry
LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Jackie Lacey said was “angry” and “pissed off” when she saw the video capturing the death of a black man in Minneapolis at the hands of a white police officer, while emphasizing her support for peaceful protests and belief that looters are hurting the wrong
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D.C. Mayor honors Black Lives Matter with street renaming, road mural
"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on 16th Street in Washington
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'No Justice, No Peace' Sermon by Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel
Stone Mountain, Georgia – June 6, 2020 –– Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel (Victory for the World Church) challenged the nation’s leadership to practice Christian principals and condemn racism in the oppression and killing of Black
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New Yorkers Said ‘F**k The Police,’ So The Police Rioted
NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers over the last few days have taken to the streets in all five boroughs, setting cop cars aflame, braving beatings by batons and suffering pepper spray to the eyes, all so they can scream an urgent message for all the world to hear: Fuck the
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Black Justice Is Indeed A Skin Deep Matter
Like unhealed victims of domestic violence, after a high profile racist murder, Black folks begin to plead to racist Whites for justice and respect
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Popcorn with Zenger: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’ – Voice and Viewpoint
“All Day and a Night,” the latest film from Netflix, tells the story of a young black man dealing with the reality of his
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Following Protests, Democrats To Unveil Police Overhaul Measure
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California about legislation to install wide-ranging changes for the nation's police
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Black Lives Matter Leaders Say ‘All Lives Matter’ Label Misses The Point – Free Press of Jacksonville
But some have tried to use a counterargument with the “All Lives
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Knicks President James Dolan Gives Terrible Explanation As To Why The Franchise Hasn’t Released A Statement About The Protests
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Popcorn with Zenger: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’ | Afro
“All Day and a Night,” the latest film from Netflix, tells the story of a young black man dealing with the reality of his
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Chicago Progressive Caucus Calls for Justice for George Floyd and Demand FOP Contract Reforms to protect Chicagoans. | The Crusader Newspaper Group
CHICAGO (May 31, 2020) – The Chicago Progressive Reform Caucus condemns the killing of George Floyd, and calls for swift justice and accountability for his death by officers of the Minneapolis Police
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NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong' Commissioner Says
NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong' Commissioner Says
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D.C. Renames A Road And Paints 'Black Lives Matter' Road Banner Near The White House
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has commissioned a huge road banner in bold yellow paint that says Black Lives Matter and stretches over two blocks near the White House.
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Biden Says he was too ‘Cavalier’ About Black Voters’ Choices | Afro
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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’
Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on
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George Floyd’s Brother Said His Conversation With Donald Trump ‘Was Hard’
George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd said he spoke with President Donald Trump and unfortunately the conversation didn’t leave him feeling
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Union Files Complaint Against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of “America’s Got Talent,” the latest move in a fight over her allegations that she was fired for objecting to an on-set environment that tolerated
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Black Panther Party Origins and History
The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Boddy Seale in Oakland, California. It was initially organized to protect blacks from police brutality. They evolved into a Marxist revolutionary group that was labeled by the FBI as advocating the use of violence and guerilla tactics
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''Black Lives Matter'' protest hits South Africa
The end state will be the creation of an anti neo-colonial, anti-imperialist movement, anti new world order
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Journalist fired for staging 'promotional stunt' during George Floyd protests
Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin fakes community service as boyfriend takes her picture and the two dash away in their Mercedes Benz
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NBA 2K20 Joins Protest Support With Free In-Game #BlackLivesMatter & “I Can’t Breathe” Shirts
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NATIVE SON Founder Emil Wilbekin Launches Virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum
In honor of Pride Month, Emil Wilbekin, an accomplished media professional and former ESSENCE Editor-at-Large, launched a virtual Black Gay Leadership Forum through his organization NATIVE
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Regional and int'l news briefs
The publisher of the Barbados Advocate newspaper and owner of Barbados Broadcasting Service Ltd, Sir Anthony Bryan, died on Friday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the eastern Caribbean
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