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Obamas, Beyonce Deliver Speeches During YouTube Virtual Ceremony
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama said in a commencement speech Sunday that the nationwide protests following the recent deaths of unarmed black women and men including George Floyd were fueled from “decades worth of anguish, frustration, over unequal treatment and a failure to perform
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The partisan chasm over 'systemic racism' is on full display | The Atlanta Voice
In surveys by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute, Americans who support Trump were far more likely than those who don’t to say that police shootings of black men are only isolated incidents and to claim that discrimination against whites is now as great a problem as bias against
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If Black Americans were to seek asylum, they would easily qualify
Unsurprisingly, the US government's own findings reveal racial disparities in sentencing as well, with Black prisoners' sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those of white
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Alexandria’s first African American police chief talks police reform, race relations
A former police department leader who has vast personal and professional experience with race relations spoke to WTOP about what’s needed to create systemic societal change and ways to revamp police
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Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, rejects calls to defund police
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John Lewis Visits New Black Lives Matter Street Mural With D.C. Mayor
The new Black Lives Matter mural was visited by Civil Rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis as he joined Washington mayor Muriel Bowser at the sight of the painting on Sunday (June
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In East Texas, Death Of George Floyd Brings Activism To A Region Of Rare Protest
Houston is the gateway to East Texas, and with the funeral service for George Floyd this past Tuesday, the city, for a few short hours at least, became the focus of a national movement against police violence and systemic
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President Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, speaks of a “call” resounding in the wake of 46-year-old George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota while in police
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Kenya Celebrates Removal of British Queen Victoria Statue
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Minneapolis City Council Vows To Dismantle Police Department
The Minneapolis City Council voted on Sunday (June 7) to dismantle the city’s police department after concluding that more attempts to reform the force would not
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Atlanta police shoot, kill Black motorist on video in Wendy's parking lot
Atlanta police attempt to detain Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot before shooting the 27-year-old Black man as he attempted to
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Kenya: Victor Wanyama in Action as MLS League Resumes
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Khloe Kardashian Answers #PullUpOrShutUp Challenge For Her Good American Brand
Khloe Kardashian has pledged to "use [her] privilege" to fight for the Black Lives Matter
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Oklahoma cop faces backlash but won't apologize after saying African Americans 'probably ought to be' shot more by police
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Fired Cop Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Is Already Out Of Jail
Lane was arrested and booked last week after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the charges for the three officers who were assisting Derek Chauvin, the cop seen on video using his knee to apply deadly pressure to the neck of Floyd, who was handcuffed and unarmed face-down on the
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From Fannie Lou Hamer To Breonna Taylor, Black Women Have Been Victims Of Police Violence For Decades
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) announced on Friday that the organization is planning on providing scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of police shooting victim George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their
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The Louisville, Kentucky, metro council unanimously voted to pass an ordinance called “Breonna’s Law” on Thursday, banning no-knock search warrants in wake of Breonna
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NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America
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Africa: An Open Letter to America
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African Nations Call for Racism Debate At UN Human Rights Council
A letter signed by all 54 African nations requested the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police violence as protests over George Floyd's death grow around the
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The National Football League’s social justice initiative has continued to inspire change in underserved communities, including a $250 million commitment to bring awareness, dialogue, and a renewed direction to the conversation of racial and social
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Africa: Black Fashion Professionals Demand Industry Change in 'Vogue Challenge'
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