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7 cops suspended in Prude death - DefenderNetwork.com
Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended Thursday by the city’s mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal encounter. Prude, 41, who was Black, died when he was taken off life support March
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JLP: No more shift schools, better Internet connectivity
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is planning to expand investments in digital technologies within the education sector while ensuring that teachers and students are equipped with the knowledge, mindset, and tools to thrive in the digital age should...
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Former NASA Astronaut: Dealing With Police As A Black Man Is Scarier Than Space
Leland Melvin said that flying a space shuttle was significantly less nerve-wracking than being racially profiled by the police.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies commits $26.3 million gift to Morehouse School of Medicine | The Atlanta Voice
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has been awarded $26.3 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The donation is part of a $100 million fund for students attending the nation’s four historically Black medical schools: Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine
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Draft licence drawn up for Payara - Bharrat - Stabroek News
Government is hoping that within a week the technical teams reviewing the evaluation of plans for the development of ExxonMobil’s Payara oil field will have submitted a licence agreement to the Office of the
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Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead - Black News Channel
By Zeke Millerand Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump 'unfit' for the presidency on Friday, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump — who never served in uniform — allegedly mocked American
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Homeboy Morgan claims Clarendon crown
Robert Nesta Morgan, close associate and social marketer who managed Andrew Holness’ rise to political stardom, administered bitter medicine to Dr Desmond Brennan in the battleground of Clarendon North Central in Thursday’s election to maintain the...
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Exonerated 5’s Yusef Salaam Is 'Disturbed By Anyone Who Looks Like Me' Supporting Trump
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Thousands Descend on the Nation’s Capital for the 2020 March on Washington - Houston Forward Times
On the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, tens of thousands of protestors… The post Thousands Descend on the Nation’s Capital for the 2020 March on Washington appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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How Black Women Athletes Paved The Way For The NBA Strike
The wildcat strike was unprecedented for the NBA — but the world of professional basketball is no stranger to protesting for Black lives.
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Truth in labeling: It’s ‘White racism,’ not ‘racism’ | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Jack Daniel More than 20 cities and counties, including the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, along with the states of Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin have declared “racism” a … Continued
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Fatal final day: Why major California proposals died - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It's Wednesday, September 2. Housing, police, economic bills View into the Senate chamber on the last day of the 2019-20 legislative session on Aug. 31. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom made his 2020 priorities for California very clear in his
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Logging Efforts on Ancestral Land Pit Community Against Economic Interests – The Wilmington Journal
Dr. Boli Baboule Zachée, 74, wanted to spend his retirement in his ancestral land, the Ebo Forest zone, Instead, he was forced to spend his 19-year retirement in Cameroon's cosmopolitan capital city of Yaounde, dozens [...]
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LGBTQ Americans Bearing Brunt Of COVID-19 Economic Crash, Survey Finds
A Human Rights Campaign report shows gay and transgender people are 30% more likely than their heterosexual cohorts to have lost jobs since May.
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Appropriating Black Vulnerability - Black Voice News
In the early phases of COVID-19 quarantine the idea of slavery was seized upon by many as a rhetorical strategy to express a larger social commentary about their unwillingness to allow the government to enforce the public health policy of wearing a mask.  In a recent blog post on the blog website
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South Africa: Vigil For Slain Teen, Two Officers Arrested | Africanews
A vigil has been held for the South African teenager killed in a Johannessburg suburb last
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Black Rose Foundation Scholarship Recipients Announced – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Democrat Kamala Harris Is Too Radical to Serve as President. : ThyBlackMan
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Bill to “Save Local Journalism” Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - With a 69-4 vote, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (AB) 323 Tuesday. It proposes granting ethnic media outlets, mid-size publications, and daily newspapers an additional year to pursue alternative and sustainable distribution models that don’t involve contract drivers. That would allow them
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JLP floods House with women
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Ghana honours war veteran Private Joseph Hammond - Voice Online
GHANA OFFICIALS have promoted war veteran and ex-serviceman, Private Joseph Ashitey Hammond, to the rank... The post Ghana honours war veteran Private Joseph Hammond appeared first on Voice Online.
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L.A. Community Colleges Extend Free Tuition Program - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Staff The Los Angeles Community College Promise Program has been extended through Sept. 15 to continue offering free tuition and guaranteed admission to first-time, full-time students for the fall semester. “Today we are removing another obstacle for students so they can achieve their educational
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Segregation on rise in Massachusetts schools - The Bay State Banner
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Newsom’s third try on COVID-19 - Black Voice News
In summary California Gov. Gavin Newsom' is making his third major attempt to strike a balance between fighting COVID-19 and protecting the economy. Will the third time be the charm for Gov. Gavin Newsom and his somewhat erratic efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic while preventing irreparable
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