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TikTok Star Rory Teasley Strangled To Death By Boyfriend Over Video Game | New Pittsburgh Courier
Photo: Cumberland County Sheriff's Department TikTok star Rory Teasley has reportedly died after his boyfriend of 10 years strangled him to death over a video game dispute. According to police in Pontiac, Michigan, Teasley's boyfriend, Docquen Jovo Watkins, choked the 28-year-old to death during
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Clarence Thomas' Wife Has Ties To Right-Wing Extremist Groups: Report | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images The wife of the only Black Supreme Court Justice currently serving on the nation's highest court has ties to white nationalist organizations. According to an investigative report by The New Yorker, Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas co-hosted and spoke at a banquet that was part of
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MLK Day Celebrations Happening Around The Country | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images The US will mark its official commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday (January 17). For many, the day off is really a day on, full of service projects, celebrations, and ceremonies that on the life's work of the late civil rights icon. King, born January
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Family Of 23-Year-Old YouTuber Found Dead Can't Get Answers From Police | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images A Connecticut family is calling out police who they say isn't not giving them any answers into the investigation of their 23-year-old daughter's death. Lauren Smith-Fields was allegedly found unresponsive in her Bridgeport apartment on December 12 and 'later died' police
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Voting Rights Bills Dead After Senate Fails To Change Filibuster Rules | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images The voting rights of millions of Americans were left vulnerable Wednesday evening (January 19) after a Senate vote failed to change the filibuster rule to get key legislation passed. The 52-48 vote came after Senate Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema sided with every
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King’s family speaks on leader’s legacy in wake of voting rights legislation | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com Over the weekend, the family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated his life and legacy by continuing their fallen patriarch’s life’s work. “My mother always said, ‘the (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) holiday should be a day
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Federal Trial Of Three Former Officers In George Floyd's Murder Begins | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images The federal trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd began Thursday (January 20) with jury selection. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao each face state and federal charges for their role in the May 25, 2020 murder of
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Federal Trial Of Three Former Officers In George Floyd's Murder Begins | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images The federal trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd began Thursday (January 20) with jury selection. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao each face state and federal charges for their role in the May 25, 2020 murder of
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US Army Set To Unveil Its Vaccine That Protects From All Covid-19 Variants | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images The US Army is set to announce it has developed a single vaccine that provides protection against all variants of Covid-19 and the SARS virus. According to reports, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have been working on the vaccine for two years and they
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10 little-known facts about Martin Luther King Jr. | Afro
By Terry Shropshire | Rolling Out  Martin Luther King Jr. would be 93 years old today, had he not been assassinated on April 4, 1968. The nation has celebrated MLK’s birthday (Jan. 15, 1929) as a national holiday ever since former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law in 1983. The nation began
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Racist Bomb Threat Message Shuts Down California HBCU | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images The medical campus of a California HBCU was temporarily shut down after officials received a bomb threat. Charles R. Drew University in Willowbrook is planning to reopen Wednesday (January 12) after a person identifying as a white male neo-Nazi emailed a threat to detonate three
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MLK's Family To Biden: No MLK Day Holiday Without Voting Rights Legislation | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images The family of Martin Luther King, Jr. is calling for a 'no celebration' of the January federal holiday named in his honor without action by lawmakers and Joe Biden on federal voting rights legislation. Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King and their daughter
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Black Tennessee woman is exonerated after 27 years in prison | Afro
By AFRO Staff Joyce Watkins spent 27 years of her life in prison after she was convicted of the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl – her grand-niece. On Jan. 13, more than three decades after the nightmare began, Watkins was finally exonerated. “I thank all the people for their prayers and
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Kamala Harris Tests Negative For Covid-19 After White House Exposure | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 after being exposed at the White House. A spokesperson confirmed to The Washington Post, the VP came into close contact with a White House official who tested positive. Harris' exposure comes just days after President Joe
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No Black Creators Made 'Forbes' Highest Paid TikTokers List | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images With all of the dances, popular sounds, skits, and original content series that Black creators bring to TikTok one would assume at least one innovator would've made a list amongst the platform's top earners. But, that wasn't the case in Forbes' new list of 'Top-Earning
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Langston Hughes’ hidden influence on MLK | New Pittsburgh Courier
Martin Luther King Jr.‘s dream – which alternated between shattered and hopeful – can be traced back to Hughes’ poetry. AP Photo by Jason Miller, North Carolina State University For years, Martin Luther King Jr. and poet Langston Hughes maintained a friendship, exchanging letters and favors and
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Twitter Drags Mitch McConnell After Suggesting Black People Aren't American | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images Twitter is letting Mitch McConnell have it after the Republican leader made a comment suggesting Black people aren't fully American. While speaking to reporters Thursday (January 20), McConnell answered a question asking his thoughts on the concern many Black voters have after
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TikTok Star Rory Teasley Strangled To Death By Boyfriend Over Video Game | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Cumberland County Sheriff's Department TikTok star Rory Teasley has reportedly died after his boyfriend of 10 years strangled him to death over a video game dispute. According to police in Pontiac, Michigan, Teasley's boyfriend, Docquen Jovo Watkins, choked the 28-year-old to death during
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This Area Has The Biggest Wealth Gap Between Black And White Americans | New Pittsburgh Courier
Photo: Getty Images Racial disparities continue to exist across the United States, creating barriers for Black people to succeed. but a new study outlines which states are worse than others when it comes to racial inequality. 'Current trends show that a wide financial gulf continues to divide
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The women behind King  | New Pittsburgh Courier
Jacqueline Robinson, Vice President of The People’s Action As the saying goes ‘behind every good man is a great woman.’ This could not hold more true for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While much is known about the Civil Rights icon, little is known about the women who stood in the trenches alongside
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VP Kamala Harris Unveils Multi-Billion Dollar Plan To Fund Black Businesses | New Pittsburgh Courier
Photo: Getty Images Black-owned businesses are getting a major boost from the Fed. A the Freedman's Bank Forum on Tuesday (December 14), Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen unveiled the US Treasury's plan to distribute $8.78 billion –– with a capital 'B' –– to help
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Police Beg For Help In Solving Death Of Black Teen Dumped On Freeway | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Los Angeles County Police Department The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help in figuring out who is responsible for the killing of 16-year-old Tioni Theus, whose body was dumped on a busy freeway nearly three weeks ago. Theus' remains were discovered early January
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Florida Teacher Drags 7-Year-Old Black Girl Off The Bus, Leaving Bruises [Watch] | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo: Getty Images A Florida mother is planning to sue her daughter's school district after the 7-year-old –– who has special needs –– reported being bullied by a teacher. Witnesses confirmed that on September 29, 2021, an unidentified white teacher at the Airbase K-8 Center School in
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This Area Has The Biggest Wealth Gap Between Black And White Americans | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images Racial disparities continue to exist across the United States, creating barriers for Black people to succeed. but a new study outlines which states are worse than others when it comes to racial inequality. 'Current trends show that a wide financial gulf continues to divide
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Family Of 23-Year-Old YouTuber Found Dead Can't Get Answers From Police | Atlanta Daily World
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MLK Day Celebrations Happening Around The Country | Atlanta Daily World
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Biden’s Pledge To Appoint A Black Woman To Supreme Court Shows Their Growing Political Power
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MLK Jr Day Statement from United States Senator Ben Cardin | Afro
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Photo: Getty Images January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. To better understand this tragically pervasive issue and learn more about the critically important efforts being made to curtail it, the Black Information Network spoke with Anita S. Teekah, Esq. of Safe Horizon. 'National
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VP Kamala Harris Unveils Multi-Billion Dollar Plan To Fund Black Businesses | The Michigan Chronicle
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