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Nation’s Streets Calmest in Days, Protests Largely Peaceful
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African
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Former military chief warns Trump drifts from constitution | New York Carib News
Colin Powell, former top military officer and diplomat under Republican presidents accused Donald Trump on Sunday of drifting from the US constitution and said he will vote for Democrat Joe
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Vivent Health Announces Partnership with National AIDS Memorial
As the Premier National Community Partner of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Vivent Health is providing a monetary gift  over five years to support AIDS Memorial Quilt programs and educational activities,  including displays of the Quilt in communities across the United
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Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests
Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this
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‘Shoot Those Motherf----ers’: NYPD Investigating After Police Scanner Audio Exposes Desire to Commit Violence Against Protesters
Initially, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio empathized with and defended the
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VIDEO: Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests
Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this
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Hampton Students Call For Resignation of Athletic Director
Students at Hampton University have called for the dismissal of the Universities Athletic Director Eugene Marshall
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Zimbabwe: Sanitary Wear Must Be Affordable
The First Lady noted that the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Day was being marked in the middle of the Covid-19 global pandemic, adding that menstruation was every woman's issue and it was important to take time to reflect on the process which is part of reproductive health for women and
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Abernathy, Ralph (1926-1990)
Ralph David Abernathy was born on March 11, 1926 in Linden, Alabama.  His boyhood was spent on his father’s Alabama farm but he joined the U.S. Army and served in World War II from 1941 to 1945.  After his service Abernathy returned to his home state where he attended Alabama State College in
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The Church and The Movement Why The Faith Community Is Marching, Too – Part 1
As a youth growing up in Lynchburg, Va., I was deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s which fostered many of the civil rights gains we have today as a result of mass demonstrations, protest marches, and finally, economic
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Protest spreads to Europe
LONDON, England (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in London yesterday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United
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Former NBA Star Stephen Jackson Remembers His “Twin” George Floyd
Former NBA star Stephen Jackson, a longtime friend of Floyd and someone he regarded as a brother, is among those who have expressed their anger and is demanding justice at all levels over
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Statement from the Urban League of Greater Atlanta on Civil Unrest in the Nation
The Leaders of the Urban League Movement, including National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Urban League of Greater Atlanta President/CEO Nancy A. Flake Johnson, and all affiliate presidents, hereby issue the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the
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SONG OF THE DAY: What's Going On (Official Video)
“We shot ‘What’s Going On’ in Detroit and Flint Michigan, we wanted a place that resonates with the song and the history of Motown, while also remaining relevant to the sociopolitical issues in the music
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'Brown-skinned' Tapia endorses peaceful protests
A “brown-skin” Donald Tapia yesterday endorsed peaceful protests that are now taking place in his home country and recounted his own experience marching for equality with civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr in his early
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Blackout Day protest urges shoppers to buy from Black-owned businesses : TheGrio
Today has been designated as Blackout Day. Not one Black person in America should spend a dollar outside of businesses owned by Black people. The post Blackout Day protest urges shoppers to buy from Black-owned businesses only appeared first on TheGrio.
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U.S. Soccer Repeals Policy Requiring Players to Stand During National Anthem
Following the recent uprising of protests against police brutality against Blacks and racial injustice, U.S. Soccer has has repealed a policy that required its players to stand during the national
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Black Lives Matter Protesters March in Downtown Riverside
Thousands of Riverside County community members came together downtown to peacefully protest in front of the Riverside Public Library to fight against the continuous police brutality African-Americans face across the United
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Sick and tired of being sick and tired: Time to fight RIGHT!
Now “Big Floyd,” as he was affectionately called by family and friends, is dead, Chauvin is facing charges and the American “justice” system is under attack by angry protesters who are all “sick and tired of being sick and tired,” as Fannie Lou Hamer famously
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AME Church History Is a Story of Perseverance
The AME Church not only faced the obstacle that all new churches encounter -- lack of funds -- but a second barrier that proved a constant threat: racial
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LeBron James Wants A ‘True, Official’ Apology From The NFL To Colin Kaepernick
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Fort Lauderdale Cop Suspended for Shoving Peaceful Protester, Black Officer Praised for Stepping In
A Florida police officer has been relieved of duty after he was filmed shoving a protester while she was kneeling on the
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Outrage After Bar Owner Not Charged For Killing 22-Year Old Black Protester in Omaha
Nationwide — James Scurlock, a 22-year old African American protester, was killed on May 28th by a white bar owner in Omaha, Nebraska, during what witnesses say was a peaceful protest to honor George Floyd who was killed by a Minneapolis police
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Violence, Arrests in New York City Amid Wave of Protests | Afro
Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this
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Louis Farrakhan
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VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest | Afro
Youth in Kathmandu staged a peaceful demonstration outside the prime minister’s residence Tuesday and Wednesday against the government’s negligence in handling the COVID-19
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Citywide Curfew as Protest continue around Chicago
The curfew is meant to help police, who are facing massive protests, particularly in the Downtown
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