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Inglewood students hold dialogue on equal opportunities -
INGLEWOOD — Students at Morningside High School are leading a community dialogue about creating equal opportunities for success for Black and Latino students in the Inglewood Unified School District. “Our schools are not as good as if we were to go to La Tijera or Beverly Hills,” said senior
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Arkansas Daycare Kicks Out 6-Year Old Black Girl For Wearing BLM Shirt
In a daycare in Arkansas, a young Black girl wearing Black Lives Matter apparel was reason enough for her to be kicked out of the program.
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Mahomes, Chiefs agree to 10-year, $450M extension - Stabroek News
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a 10-year, $450 million contract extension through 2031, ESPN reported yesterday. The article Mahomes, Chiefs agree to 10-year, $450M extension appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equality - Black News Channel
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer As the Rev. Greg Drumwright watched members of his ministry crowd the fence at Talladega Superspeedway to cheer for Black driver Bubba Wallace, the minister realized his first NASCAR race was the start of his immersion into stock car racing. Less than three weeks
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Kobe Bryant honored on covers of NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever edition
When NBA 2K21 is released on September 4, 2020, the iconic video game will honor NBA player, Kobe Bryant. It will be called the Mamba Forever edition. The post Kobe Bryant honored on covers of NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever edition appeared first on TheGrio.
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GABF to participate in FIBA U17 Skills Challenge - Stabroek News
Following the cancellation of the 2020 U17 Basketball World Cup by the world governing body due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), has confirmed their participation in the International Federation of Association Basketball (FIBA) ‘FIBA U17 Skills
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GCB Assistant Secretary Persaud cremated - Stabroek News
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NBA, Players Sign Off on Final Terms for Restarted Season - Black News Channel
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer/ BNC Contributor The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida next month. The league and the union made the announcement
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NFL to play Black national anthem before week 1 games: report
In an effort to highlight the victims of police brutality, the NFL will play “Lift Every Voice and Sing” considered the Black National Anthem before each game in Week 1 of the upcoming season.  An insider spilled to The Undefeated on Thursday that the song will be performed live or played before
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Federal judge arrested in ‘TSU riots’ speaks | Afram News
May 17, 1967 was a day Federal Judge Kenneth Hoyt will never forget. What started as a protest, ended with the death of a Houston police officer and hundreds of Texas Southern University students in jail.
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Academic Research Moms Group Launches Scholarship Fund In Partnership with The HBCU Foundation & Meharry Medical College | Dallas Weekly
The ARM Fund for Medical and Research Trainee Moms Sets $60,000 Goal In Support of Scholarships for post-undergraduate Research Moms A group of women scientists in medical research and academics aptly named Academic Research Moms, or ARM, decided to act in support of Black science and medical
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Multiple NFL Teams Reportedly Express Interest In Signing Colin Kaepernick
After four years away from the NFL and going from a quarterback to a freedom fighter along the way, Colin Kaepernick now has the interest of more than one
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GCB Assistant Secretary to be cremated today - Stabroek News
The body of the Assistant Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Anil Persaud is expected to be cremated today. The article GCB Assistant Secretary to be cremated today appeared first on Stabroek News.
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MLB to return to play in late July | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Major League Baseball will look to kick off the 2020 baseball season on either Thursday July 23rd or Friday July 24th, according to Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. last week. Manfred said Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season approximately one month
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No reason to doubt integrity of 2011 World Cup final, says ICC - Stabroek News
(Reuters) The International Cricket Council (ICC) will not launch an investigation into match fixing claims linked with the 2011 World Cup final due to a lack of supporting evidence, anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall said
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Unstoppable Madrid deserve more respect, says Zidane - Stabroek News
BILBAO, (Reuters) Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said it was unfair that his side was constantly being accused of benefiting from favourable refereeing after they closed in on the La Liga title with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao
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Lift Every Voice and Sing Hymn Ignites Hope Across Nation | Afro
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called Lift Every Voice and Sing has resurrected a beacon of hope during nationwide protests. In recent
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The NBA and Players Meet to Determine Action on Social Justice Issues - Black Enterprise
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have announced they are addressing the social justice issues that have been engulfing the country
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Rachel Robinson, Hank Aaron, and Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton Carter Launch the Month-Long Tip Your Cap Campaign to Honor the 100th Anniversary of Baseballs Negro Leagues
Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, in collaboration with civil rights hero Rachel Robinson and baseball legend Hank Aaron, are joined by scores of baseball players and other professional athletes, sports executives, entertainers, journalists and others for an
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Players welcome Cricket Australia financial ‘reset’ - Stabroek News
SYDNEY, (Reuters) Cricket Australia (CA) has withdrawn a gloomy revenue forecast which led to the departure of chief executive Kevin Roberts last month and threatened an ugly standoff with the
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Texas universities are moving more classes online but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if its worth the money. | Dallas Weekly
By Raga Justin and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Sarah Ramos has spent her summer anxiously awaiting a fall return to Texas AM’s campus at College Station. She is hoping for some normalcy after she and her classmates were abruptly forced off campus last semester and into Zoom-based classes for the
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The state of Black and Hispanic student academic performance in Pinellas – the COQEBS view
Dr. Ricardo A. Davis, President, COQEBS By Dr. Ricardo A. Davis, President, COQEBS PINELLAS COUNTY The primary issue with social justice and public education (not unique to Pinellas) is the achievement gap.  This phenomenon has existed for as long as we have been evaluating public schools (Brown
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16 NBA players test positive for COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Writer With a projected launch date on Friday July 31, the NBA are making sure players are receiving the proper testing and proper medical treatment in preparation of future COVID-19 out- breaks. But according to Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY, sixteen of the 302 NBA
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ECB says new diversity plans to tackle ‘uncomfortable truths’ - Stabroek News
LONDON, (Reuters) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some “uncomfortable
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One Black Athlete Can Change Sports History - Free Press of Jacksonville
Mark Stallworth Miami Times Contributor Sports has become a billion dollar industry through the inclusion of talented Blacks. The Black athlete is the most powerful athlete in sports. How is it that the revenue [...]
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Up to 60% of usual capacity will be allowed to attend 2020 French Open, say organisers - Stabroek News
PARIS,  (Reuters) Up to 60% of the usual capacity will be allowed inside the Roland Garros grounds for the 2020 edition of the French Open amid the COVID-19 crisis, organisers said
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NBA won’t bar coaches from ‘bubble’ solely due to age - Stabroek News
The NBA will not exclude coaches from participating in the season’s resumption near Orlando based solely on their age, coaches union president Rick Carlisle said yesterday. The article NBA won’t bar coaches from ‘bubble’ solely due to age appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Simmons, Lewis hail Sir Everton as a gentleman on and off the field - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A cricketer of class and a gentleman on and off the field, is how late legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has been remembered by many in the sport, as tributes continue to pour in following his death on
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Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker - TheGrio
This week a former sanitation worker in Maryland is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School. According to The Washington... View Article The post Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker appeared first on TheGrio.
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B-CU follows FAMU; leaving MEAC for SWAC – Daytona Times
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES After a week of speculation, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU is moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). On Thursday, the university announced that its Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the SWAC. B-CU says the move is
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