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Washington NFL Team Announces It Will Review Its Name
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kevin Blackistone, a sports commentator and a professor at the University of Maryland, about the Washington NFL team announcing Friday that it will review its name.
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More fireworks in Americans hands for July 4 raises risks - Black News Channel
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For many Americans, the Fourth of July will be more intimate this year. It also could be riskier. Saturday will be unlike any Independence Day in recent memory. From Atlanta to San Diego, hundreds of fireworks shows have been canceled as officials
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Courier exclusive: Wilkinsburg mayor Marita Garrett: I never waved or pointed a gun at anyone | New Pittsburgh Courier
Mayor Garrett also tells Courier Romir Talley family met with Allegheny County police department last week, and that the family knows more about the Talley case than she does at this point Hear Mayor Garretts exclusive interview, in her own words, in the video below.The mayor addresses the
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Tino gets Lyon praise
TINO Kadewere has made a storming start to life at Olympique Lyonnais after scoring a quadruple in his first match for the club on Wednesday in a performance that earned the Warriors striker rave views from his coach Rudi Garcia. By sports reporter The club, popularly known as Lyon, played
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NFL to play Black national anthem before week 1 games: report
In an effort to highlight the victims of police brutality, the NFL will play “Lift Every Voice and Sing” considered the Black National Anthem before each game in Week 1 of the upcoming season.  An insider spilled to The Undefeated on Thursday that the song will be performed live or played before
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Herman Cain Contracts Coronavirus After Attending Trump Rally In Tulsa
Reports say he did not wear a mask at the Trump rally.
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Coronavirus forces Howard to cancel Homecoming weekend - TheGrio
If you were looking forward to attending Howard Universitys Homecoming in Washington D.C this fall, youre out of luck! READ MORE: How HBCU bands relate to Black Music Month  Thursday, Anna-Lysa Gayle from D.Cs ABC News 7 broke the news that one of the most anticipated events of the fall season
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KIEREINI: Don’t just proclaim to be non-racist, walk it
It is not enough to be non-racist, we must actively speak out against racism and walk the talk in our everyday lives at personal and corporate levels.
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Black-owned, Simply Wholesome market thrives during a pandemic - Black News Channel
Some Black-owned businesses are seeing a surge in interest as a result of the protests against racism and police brutality. Anita Bennett visited Simply Wholesome market in Los Angeles, which has had an influx of new customers thanks to social media and calls to support Black
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Queen Bey surprises fans with ‘Black is King’ trailer of visual album
Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' features South African stars like Moonchild Sanelly, Nandi Madida, Connie Chiume and others.
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King Valley Gang Trial | Main witness to be recalled
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes today allowed the main witness in the trial of six alleged members of the Westmoreland-based Kings Valley Gang to be recalled following assertions by attorney-at-law Everton Bird that there were inconsistencies in his...
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Tomorrow Is National CROWN Day, AKA, Black Hair Independence Day
July 3 marks the one-year anniversary of The CROWN Act and as such, The CROWN Coalition, a national alliance founded by Dove, the National Urban League, the Western Center on Law & Poverty, and Color Of Change has declared July 3, 2020, National CROWN Day, also known as Black Hair
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COVID-19 & Racism: Pandemic exposes socioeconomic disparities - DefenderNetwork.com
America’s rapidly worsening coronavirus pandemic has exposed for some and confirmed for others this nation’s founding social disease, racism, which has damaged Black lives for centuries. Not only has racism been on display in many ways during the r current COVID-19 reality, but also the critical
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21 Savage Launches Free Online Financial Literacy Program For Students
Bank Account at Home will offer free resources and lessons.
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Coronavirus cases rising in 40 of 50 US states
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day yesterday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the north-east.In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states
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Governor bans indoor dining as COVID-19 spreads -
LOS ANGELES — Responding to continuing increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom July 1 ordered a halt to indoor dining and barred other indoor activities at businesses such as wineries, museums and casinos in counties that have been on the states COVID-19 “watch
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BPS picks exam vendor in spite of task force call for moratorium - The Bay State Banner
Boston Public Schools officials announced Thursday the selection of a new standardized test for admission to its three exam schools, just two days after the Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force voted unanimously for a moratorium on exam school testing during the COVID pandemic. The district
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Why I Don’t Celebrate Independence Day
‘Land of the Free’ is an odd nickname. This country was built on my ancestors’ stolen land.Continue reading on ZORA »
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Youre Cordially Invited To Listen To A Special Dinner Party Playlist
Fresh from the post-Juneteenth BBQ after-party, your favorite neighborhood audio adventurer is back with something special for you all. I have been enjoying a few successes in my life—ESSENCEs The
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Washington NFL Team's Sponsor FedEx Formally Asks For Team Name Change
FedEx, which paid $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights to the Redskins' stadium, says it has "communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name."
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Nelson Mandela Bay hits back at Treasury for threatening to withhold funds | News24
The embattled Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has hit back at National Treasury after it threatened to withdraw grant funds from the municipality for allegedly not complying with regulations.
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Fourth of July happenings—#BlackOut edition
Not a lot of fireworks this year, but there will be plenty of opportuniies to get out. Source
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Mayor Barrett Announces Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds - Milwaukee Community Journal
MILWAUKEE— Mayor Tom Barrett Tuesday announced his plans to commit significant resources from the Community Development Block Grant Fund to address housing, employment and COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The total amount that will be reprogrammed comes to approximately $5.6 million dollars. Resources
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White Hands, Blue Uniforms, Black Death | Afro
By Reginald Williams The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is a state-sanctioned punishment imposed upon a person arrested, charged, tried and convicted of a crime deemed so serious that death is considered the appropriate sentence.  A death row inmate waits, on average, 15 years
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When Non-Black Minorities Adopt Black Style, Is It Still Appropriation? | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.huffpost.com By Bianca Lambert The answer is simple: Absolutely. We’ve seen a wealth of celebrities including Miley Cyrus and the Kardashians appropriating Black culture, plus countless fashion designers sending white models down their runways wearing locs, braids and baby hairs. But what
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White Couple Arrested After Gun Pulled On Black Family In Michigan
Cellphone video captured the confrontation in a restaurant parking lot in Orion Township, about 40 miles northwest of Detroit.
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Dagga advocate Julian Stobbs shot dead in armed house robbery
Myrtle Clarke, Stobb's wife and also the other half of the ‘Dagga Couple’ was unharmed during the armed robbery on Friday.
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Creary: I never interviewed Grindley
Former Petrojam board member Richard Creary has ripped the recently released Integrity Commission report on Petrojam that detailed damning malpractice and corruption at the state-owned oil refinery. The report said that Creary was part of the panel...
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Khayelitsha man undressed to avoid eviction, says Cape Town mayor
Dan Plato says it is not uncommon for people to strip naked when trying to avoid eviction.
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Unintentional Martyr: How George Floyd’s Death Revolutionized the BLM Movement | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com In musings with my mother, current Episcopal Diocese of Washington Canon to the Ordinary (Bishop) and former Canon for Multicultural Affairs and Justice the Rev. Paula Clark, this reporter called George Floyd a “martyr.”  Clark, a self-proclaimed word
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