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Noose Found in Black Race Car Driver Bubba Wallace Garage
As the U.S. is now grappling with rectifying its racist past federal authorities recently confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver who successfully pushed the stock car series
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After court rulings, we must do more to protect Californians
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Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump
Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump
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Everything but the N-word
Now in this scenario, would any man, woman, or child in this country stand for such bigoted language from ANY fellow citizen, let alone the President of the United
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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as Big Floyd — a “gentle giant,” a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial
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About Marcus Garvey and the Black Star Line
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Overcoming racial bias: Acknowledge it and talk with kids –
Children are always watching and listening, but since protests for racial justice have spread across the globe, they’re witnessing, absorbing and internalizing possibly more than anyone
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The Notting Hill Riots (1958)
Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an attack against members of the black community on August the 30, 1958. Forced to arm themselves in defence, the confrontation lasted
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Adidas HR Head Resigns as Company Addresses Diversity Issues
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of global human resources at sports apparel and shoe company Adidas resigned Tuesday following criticism from employees of what they see as the company’s failure to diversify its
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OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, 'Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus'
Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the
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A Call For Reparations: How America Might Narrow The Racial Wealth Gap
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Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate
Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the
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Disney Ride Will Be ‘Reimagined’ Because Of Ties To Racist Movie
According to CNN, the log flume ride was based on the 1946 movie “Song of the South,” which was notorious for racial stereotypes of Black people and romanticized portrayals of the antebellum
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of
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Juneteenth: A Day of Joy and Pain – and Now National Action | Afro
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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis
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New report places foster system at ‘Ground Zero’ of the Drug War
It is within this context that Movement for Family Power, along with co-publishers the Drug Policy Alliance and NYU Family Defense Clinic, are releasing a new report on the child welfare and foster system and the drug war, “Whatever they do, I’m her comfort, I’m her protector: How the foster system
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Covering the protests: USF St. Petersburg alum reflects on being a photojournalist during an historic time
ST. PETERSBURG — As mass protests spread through the Tampa Bay area, Martha Asencio-Rhine strapped on her camera, determined to capture the historic scenes unfolding throughout the
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Former NASCAR Driver On The Confederate Flag: 'I Had To ... Accept It'
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of
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Surfing Confronts Sport’s Racist Past After George Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
Surfer Marc Chavez, founder of the San Diego nonprofit Native Like Water, which offers surf camps for Indigenous youth, said localism is a form of racial
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Civil Rights Groups ‘Pause’ On Facebook Ads | Afro
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its
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Where do we go from here?
The senseless murders of countless black people at the hands of law enforcement have landed America in an
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Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi (ΚΑΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African-American membership. Since the fraternitys founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity
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TIME FOR REAL CHANGE IN BLACK AMERICA | The Crusader Newspaper Group
It is time to face facts: the relationship between Black people and the United States of America is at
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Meghan and Harry sign with same agency that reps the Obamas for public speaking
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The Right Side of History
It is in with this backdrop that today people are in the streets demanding not only justice for George Floyd, but for the heinous acts perpetrated against Blacks by the hands of those in law enforcement or those who decide to take the law into their own hands and become police, judge, jury and
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Coronavirus Pandemic And George Floyd Protests Highlight Health Disparities For Black People – Free Press of Jacksonville
Black people constitute nearly 13% of the U.S. population but made up 23% of all Covid-19 deaths as of June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Countless Industries Are Being Called Out For Their Racism And Adult Film Has Been No Exception - Blavity
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