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Several weeks ago, for my online I wrote about Amaud (also spelled Ahmaud) Arbery, who was shot to death by a white father and son, acting as vigilantes, while jogging in a Georgia
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Source: The Charleston Chronicle
Recalled Sohail, uncapped Haider in Pakistan squad for England tour
LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan recalled pacer Sohail Khan and included uncapped batsman Haider Ali in their 29-member squad for the upcoming tour of England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said
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City councilors question police dept. funding
The Boston City Council is set to decide on June 10 whether or not to approve the $414 million allocated to Boston Police Department (BPD) in the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal
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Source: The Bay State Banner
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DeKalb Schools' new superintendent could make $325,000 plus perks
Cheryl Watson-Harris is second in command at the largest school district in the country, serving as first-deputy chancellor for the New York City Department of
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Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh11.3 Billion to Tourism as Sector Thirsts for Recovery
Nairobi — The National Treasury has allocated Sh11.3 billion to the tourism sector in what could help the sector bounce back to profitability owing to the coronavirus outbreak in
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Source: allAfrica.com
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TSD FLASH! - No Freedom Award in 2020; Slave Haven sets reopening; election lawsuit; music video vibe: Usher's "I Cry"
Officials with The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) announced Friday the cancellation of this year’s planned version of the museum’s flagship fundraising event, with a focus forward now on next year’s 30th anniversary of the Freedom
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
Nas, Public Enemy, Rapsody, YG And More Join Star-Studded Lineup Of Performers At 2020 BET Awards
Hosted by comedian and actress Amanda Seales, the “BET Awards” 2020 will be simulcast LIVE at 8 PM ET across ViacomCBS networks including BET, BET HER, and will make its national broadcast premiere on CBS on Sunday, June 28 (8:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
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Atlanta Cop Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Has Been Fired
Garrett Rolfe, the police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks, was fired on Saturday (June 13), police spokesman Carlos Campos said in a statement, according to
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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Uganda: Sudhir to Meet Sacked Sanyu Employees Over Pay Cut
Property mogul Sudhiru Ruparelia on Wednesday sacked all his staff at Sanyu FM after they unanimously rejected the 25 per cent salary reduction the company subjected them
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Source: allAfrica.com
New Jersey cop charged for pepper spraying Black men without reason
A New Jersey police officer has been charged assault for pepper spraying young men while responding to a 911
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Source: theGrio
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Black Woman Dies In Holding Cell Near Detroit, State Police Investigating
According to ClickOnDetroit.com, officials said Priscilla Slater, 38, was found unresponsive in a holding cell around 12:35 p.m. by Harper Woods Department of Public Safety
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‘First Time Smiling In the Inside’: Draya Michele Fans Fawn Over Her Beauty
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100+ Black Businesses to Support on Juneteenth and Every Day
At Black Enterprise, we celebrate Black businesses every day of the
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax presents plan to restore trust and build relationship in policing
It also allowed the mayor and City Council members to address the situation with the Dallas chief of police and the city
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Source: The Dallas Examiner
New video shows moment Atlanta police fatally shot Rayshard Brooks
Atlanta police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks 27, on Friday, June
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KRA sets up special unit for digital tax tracking
KRA sets up special unit for digital tax tracking
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South Africa: Residents Clash With Land Occupiers in Uitenhage
Over a dozen shacks were demolished or damaged when residents of Moeggesukkel informal settlement clashed with new occupiers on
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Source: allAfrica.com
Data Breaches and Attacks on the Internet of Things Are the Cybersecurity trends of 2020
With the spread of 5G networks and the development of the Internet of things, the scale of the threat will increase, and connected cars or life support systems of the city can become victims of
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Source: PensacolaVoice.com
D.C. to End Placement of Homeless Families At Quality Inn
The District plans to move the remaining 56 homeless families from the Quality Inn motel on New York Avenue by mid-July, according to the D.C. Department of Human
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Source: The Washington Informer
Belnavis tied to building breach - St Ann structure demolished amid Sunday Gleaner probe
Embattled St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis is a director of a private company that captured government land and constructed a building in a daring disregard of the country’s laws which the corporation he leads is expected to enforce, a Sunday Gleaner probe has
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race | The Atlanta Voice
People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
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Young Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in Front Palmdale City Hall
He was found by a pedestrian walking near Palmdale City Hall around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June
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Louisville Bans ‘No-Knocks’ After Breonna Taylor’s Death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville, Kentucky, has banned the use of controversial “no-knock” warrants and named the new ordinance for Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by officers who burst into her
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Source: Black America Web
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Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today
In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Dave Chappelle’s Surprise Special Addresses George Floyd – Free Press of Jacksonville
Owens’ name was tucked into a comedy bit that at times was hilarious and at other times was, of course, very sobering considering the reason why Chappelle was performing it in the first
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Dave Chappelle Rips Candace Owens’ Anti-Blackness: ‘I Can’t Think Of A Worse Way To Make Money’
Owens’ name was tucked into a comedy bit that at times was hilarious and at other times was, of course, very sobering considering the reason why Chappelle was performing it in the first
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Top Ugandan police officer fined over $13,000 for selling stolen car to his wife
The assistant commissioner of police and head of community policing department, Anatoli Muleterwa, unlawfully sold the vehicle stolen from Makerere University’s main library in 2008, where it had been parked for a paltry $267.50 (one million shillings), Daily Monitor
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Beyoncé Demands Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor Be Charged In Letter To Attorney General
Beyoncé is calling on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to criminally charge the three police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor in a powerful open
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Beyoncé Sends Letter To AG Calling For “Swift” Justice For Breonna Taylor
The Lemonade crafter made it abundantly clear that she wants “swift justice for Breonna Taylor, who died after she was shot in her own Louisville apartment by cops executing a “no-knock
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