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"I’m aware that tennis is watched all over the world, and maybe there is someone that doesn’t know Breonna Taylor’s story," Osaka said.
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Google honors Black cartoonist and activist Jackie Ormes with new Doodle - DefenderNetwork.com
Google's search website has been updated in honor of Jackie Ormes, a Black cartoonist and activist who challenged the disparaging portrayals of Black characters in media in the 1940s. If you go to Google.com on Tuesday, you'll see an interactive cartoon in place of Google's traditional logo above
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Diverse alums gather for conversations on race, justice | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Mosaic community members and alumni from all class years were invited to participate in a series of online events during Reunion 2020 weekend.
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Naomi Osaka Wears Breonna Taylor Mask Before Winning US Open Match
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Bill to “Save Local Journalism” Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature – Observer News Group
Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media  With a 69-4 vote, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (AB) 323 Tuesday. It proposes granting...
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Joe Biden Also Pledged To Put A Black Woman On The Supreme Court If Given The Chance. Here Are 9 He Could Choose From. - Blavity
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Trump Insists Portland Is 'Ablaze All The Time;' Fire Department Says No, It Really Isn't
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Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend sues over police raid - DefenderNetwork.com
Breonna Taylor‘s boyfriend has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Louisville police should have never sought criminal prosecution against him due to Kentucky’s “stand your ground” law. According to local news station WDRB, Tuesday, Kenneth Walker sued state and city governments and 13 current or
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JMEA calls for intervention in dispute with customs agency on COVID-19 protocol
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Activist Demand Restitution Paid to Bruce’s Beach Family Over Forced Eviction - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Mekhi Phifer recalls being love interest in Brandy & Monica's 'The Boy is Mine' - TheGrio
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What Chadwick Boseman Taught Us About Black History
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‘The Cards Were Heavily Stacked Against Him’: North Carolina Man Freed After 44 Years of Prison Following Wrongful Conviction for Raping White Woman
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Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s Passing, And The Power And Limits Of Afrofuturism - Blavity
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Authorities Offered Breonna Taylor’s Ex-Boyfriend Less Time If He Implicated Her In His Alleged Crimes
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Black Restaurant Week Atlanta serves up heritage - Atlanta Tribune
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Texas Organizing Project PAC lays out massive 2020 voter outreach plan - DefenderNetwork.com
The Texas Organizing Project PAC (TOP PAC) on Thursday unveiled its plan to reach 1.6 million voters of color for the 2020 presidential election. The event was broadcast live on Facebook and featured special guests Sec. Julián Castro and actor Kendrick Sampson, along with Brianna
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RIP Damian Daniels: Everything To Know About Military Veteran Killed By Cops During Wellness Check
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Emory gets papers of Black Panther Party activist - Atlanta Tribune
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'I Just Want to Spread Awareness': Naomi Osaka Wears Face Mask with Breonna Taylor's Name on It at U. S. Open
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Local film community mourns Chadwick Boseman - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Diversity on Corporate Boards - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Texas abruptly launches $15M census ad campaign - DefenderNetwork.com
Through a small notice tucked into the state’s business register, Texas appears to have acknowledged that the 2020 census count is going badly. With just a month of counting to go in the crucial decennial census, the self-response rate for Texas households has barely topped 60%. As census workers
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