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Interest in Black-owned businesses increased 7, 000 percent, study shows : TheGrio
The quarterly Yelp Local Economic Impact Report shows exciting news for Black-owned businesses.  Since, May 25, the date that George... View Article The post Interest in Black-owned businesses increased 7,000 percent, study shows appeared first on TheGrio.
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Robert E. Lee high school renamed after late civil rights icon John Lewis - TheGrio
Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax, VA, the eleventh largest school district in the nation, is finally getting a long... View Article The post Robert E. Lee high school renamed after late civil rights icon John Lewis appeared first on TheGrio.
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Virginia High School Changes Namesake From Robert E. Lee To Rep. John Lewis
The Fairfax County School Board removed the Confederate general's name from the school in June amid nationwide protests against racism and police brutality.
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Joy Reid's MSNBC show 'The ReidOut' debuts at No. 1 : TheGrio
Journalist and professor Joy Reid's new show 'The ReidOut' debut this week and has already knocked her 7 p.m. EST time slot competition out of the water. The post Joy Reid's MSNBC show 'The ReidOut' debuts at No. 1 appeared first on TheGrio.
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The spread of Covid-19 promises a bleak outlook for the months ahead as experts say infections are likely much higher than the reported cases - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The staggering number signals the US is still far from containing the virus, which is running rampant across American communities, overwhelming hospitals and testing labs. The spread has promised a bleak outlook for the months ahead, according to both health officials and the President. And experts
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Newsdeck: Trump in ‘law and order’ campaign to send federal agents to more U.S. cities - African American News Today - EIN News
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced a plan on Wednesday to send federal agents to the Democratic-run cities of Chicago and Albuquerque to crack down on violent crime in an escalation of his "law and order" theme heading into the final months before the presidential...
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LA Activists Drill Down on Who Deserves Reparations for Slavery and Why - Los Angeles Sentinel
As state and federal lawmakers grapple with whether or not the State of California -- and the United States as a whole -- should take a closer look at what it owes the descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, a group of Black California activists are getting ahead of the
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Rock City Church Builds Foundation in Birmingham
By Javacia Harris Bowser For the Birmingham Times Rev. Mike McClure Jr., the 36-year-old pastor of Birmingham’s Rock City Church, confessed that he has a love-hate relationship with the city of Birmingham. “Birmingham is the most slept on city in America,” McClure said. Well-intentioned friends
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Trump Tries To Limit Census To Documented Citizens Only
President Trump released a memorandum Tuesday ordering the official 2020 Census count be limited to residents with documentation papers.
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Coronavirus Update: Questions Raised Over Hard-Hit Strip Clubs Receiving Millions in PPP Loans
In response to a ban by the Trump administration on hard-hit strip clubs to receive small business pandemic aid, 36 organizations representing dozens of strip clubs across the country sued and were awarded loans. The approved loans ranged from $11.15 million to $27.95 million. All totaled, these
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Restoring Voting Rights honors John Lewis - The Bay State Banner
To honor Lewis' life and legacy, Democratic lawmakers want the 2019 Voting Rights Advancement Act he fought for passed, and to name it the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020. The post Restoring Voting Rights honors John Lewis appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Recalling when a Sheriff punched MLK's Field General C.T. Vivian in the mouth - Face2Face Africa
Although Rev. Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian, passed on July 17 aged 95, his legacy is sure to endure into the decades. The civil rights great pushed for equality for Black Americans. But his quest for people of his stock to be treated humanely came at great cost spanning beat downs and violent
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Coronavirus Update: Florida Man Pulls Gun on Shopper at Walmart Over Face Mask
A 28-year-old Florida man is facing aggravated assault charges after pointing a gun at another Walmart shopper who told him to wear a mask. Vincent Scavetta surrendered to Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday. Bail was set at $15,000. According to an arrest report, Scavetta admitted to
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A lonely place - Stabroek News
More than 140 days after Guyana’s elections, the losing regime and its disingenuous leader remain defiantly in power, with yet another brazen legal attempt underway to thwart democracy and further delay the formal declaration of the
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Mike Pence: The ‘Family Guy’ Who Would Be President If Something Happens To Donald Trump - African American News Today - EIN News
… who became the first African-American - chose Joe Biden, … would be the first black American woman vice president if … choosing a Latino, an African-American, a woman, or a … major voter registration drive targeting African-Americans in Indiana, with false …
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Newswire: Rep. Terri Sewell: John Lewis left the fight to protect voting rights for us to finish
John Lewis’ steady and persistent voice reminded us that the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in our democracy. We must protect it. By: Terri A. Sewell, Op-Ed in USA Today Congressman John Lewis was a beacon of light, hope and inspiration throughout his life. To be in his presence
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‘Conscience of Congress’ Spent Life Being in ‘Good Trouble’ U.S. Rep. John Lewis. WASHINGTON--John Robert Lewis rubbed the scar on his forehead, a reminder of the fractured skull he suffered when Alabama state troopers assaulted civil rights marchers trying to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in
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The pandemic of racism against African-Americans - opinion - African American News Today - EIN News
A PROTESTER in Seattle during a Juneteenth march commemorating the end of slavery. We are now reaping the harvest of the seeds of racism and discrimination – the devaluation of black life. (photo credit: LINDSEY WASSON/REUTERS)
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U. S. shuts down Chinese consulate in Houston
Workers frantically burned documents in the courtyard of the Chinese consulate in Houston after the U.S. abruptly told China to shutter its activities there. 'We ...
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Global virus infections pass 15 million as Trump issues warning
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The number of novel coronavirus infections around the world passed 15 million yesterday with more than a quarter of those cases in the United States, where President Donald Trump warned that the pandemic was likely to get worse before it gets better.
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National Urban League: 2010 Census Omitted 3.7 Million Blacks – Nearly Five Times Its Original ‘Undercount’ Claims - Houston Forward Times
A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census… The post National Urban League: 2010 Census Omitted 3.7 Million Blacks – Nearly Five Times Its Original ‘Undercount’ Claims appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Why Do We Need to Be Convinced?
Jane Elliott said, “If we didn’t have all those years when Black lives didn’t matter, we wouldn’t have to have a Black Lives Matter Movement now.” Questioning whether we should support Black Lives Matter is like questioning the Civil Rights Movement that brought us thus far or like working against
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US House of Representatives votes to remove Confederate statues : TheGrio
The United States House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove all Confederate statues from the Capitol. The bill is unlikely to pass the Senate. The post US House of Representatives votes to remove Confederate statues appeared first on TheGrio.
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Civil Rights Activist C. T. Vivian Will Lie In State At Georgia Capitol
On Wednesday, Georgians will pay their respects to civil rights hero C.T. Vivian, who died last Friday at the age of 95. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Vivian, who permanently
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The Liberals have given legal immunity to leftist mobs. - ThyBlackMan
Leftist violence has shown society to be remarkably fragile. Our civilization depends on people observing norms and respecting authority. When violent Marxist mobs are given a green light, etc...
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Trump says he's done more for black Americans than anyone since Abraham Lincoln - African American News Today - EIN News
… : “I’ve done more for black Americans than anybody with the possible … as protests raged over unarmed African Americans being killed by police in …
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U.S. Shuts Down Chinese Consulate in Houston - Free Press of Jacksonville
Workers frantically burned documents in the courtyard of the Chinese consulate in Houston after the U.S. abruptly told China to shutter its activities there. “We have directed the closure of [the People’s Republic of China] [...]
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Peter Tosh's youngest son dies | New York Carib News
Jawara McIntosh, the youngest son of Jamaican reggae legend Peter Tosh, has died. His body will be flown to Jamaica for the burial. Known as Tosh 1, he died last Friday, three years after being mercilessly beaten at the Bergen County jail in Hackensack, New Jersey by another inmate while serving
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Analysis: Risk of missteps and spiraling tensions as US-China conflict deepens - L.A. Focus Newspaper
"We treated each other as adversaries," former United States diplomat Henry Kissinger said last year, on the fortieth anniversary of the normalization of relations with China. "We had no normal way of contacting the Chinese government at all except there was an embassy in Warsaw in which both sides
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The legacy of the vote and the demand to cast a ballot - TSDMemphis.com
by Calvin Anderson - A special legacy is attached to African Americans and the vote. Advancing that right should be made known anew – and boldly – to all Americans. Despite obstacles and suppression tactics, all citizens must exercise the responsibility of voting. In the coming election
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