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A survey of black business owners shows mixed feelings on defunding the police, a campaign championed by the Black Lives Matter movement that would reduce police budgets and reallocate those funds to improve other areas like education, public health, housing, and youth services, reports The
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LONDON, England (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of European cities yesterday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with protesters in the English port of Bristol venting their anger at the country's colonial history by toppling a statue of a 17th-century slave
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Filmmaker Oge Egbuonu Examines The True Definition Of Black Womanhood
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13 Microaggressions Black People Deal With All The Time
Columbia University professor Derald Wing Sue, who studies the psychology of racism and anti-racism, summed up racial microaggressions as the “everyday insults, indignities and demeaning messages sent to people of color” by individuals who are often oblivious to the offensive nature of their words
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Pot Bellied White Guy Goes On “All Lives Matter” Rant In Bed-Stuy Because Of Coffee Shop’s “Black Lives Matter” Sign
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Labor Leaders & Black Lives Join Forces in the Fight for Divestment from the Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
A coalition of Black Lives, labor, and community leaders held a small press conference Monday afternoon on the steps of City Hall amid continued demands to end systemic racism and defund police
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Big Tech Companies In Need Of A Fundamental Change To Deal With Racial Injustice
Some big tech companies have declared Juneteenth a holiday and offered support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But blacks in Silicon Valley are demanding more fundamental change in the industry.
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WNBA Players Want Georgia Senator Ousted as Atlanta Dreams Co-Owner After Criticizing Black Protesters
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Wilson to become the official game ball of the NBA | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the
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The Racist Origins Of Trump’s ‘When The Looting Starts, The Shooting Starts’ Quote
As protests intensified in Minneapolis following the death of a Black man pinned down by a white police officer, President Donald Trump issued a naked threat in a pair of
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'People Need to Hear This': Tia Mowry-Hardrict Recounts the Racism She Witnessed Her Mom Experience Growing Up
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Starbucks bows to pressure; allows employees to rep Black Lives Matter | The Atlanta Voice
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