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Police shooting of Louisiana boy, 14, just before pandemic resurfaces : TheGrio
A boy in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana was the victim of a police-involved shooting. However, despite inquiry from the family, that... View Article The post Police shooting of Louisiana boy, 14, just before pandemic resurfaces appeared first on TheGrio.
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Chelsey Green and the Green Project: ReEnvisioned - The New York Beacon
*Growing up in Houston, Chelsey Green has fond memories of coming home from classical violin lessons and hearing and experimenting with influential jazz, funk and R&B vibes her parents were throwing down on the family stereo – Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind and Fire, et al. With her
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Black Guns Matter Is Teaching Black Americans How To Handle Guns
A group called Black Guns Matter is teaching Black Americans how to handle and use firearms amid an increased focus on racial tensions.
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Rain expands its 5G network to Cape Town - TechCentral
Rain, the first telecommunications operator in South Africa to launch a commercial 5G network, said on Friday that it is expanding the network to cover the country's second largest city.
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In one month, a 12-year-old Kenyan girl was married off to two men - Face2Face Africa
Authorities in Kenya have rescued a 12-year-old girl who was married off to two men within a month. The girl, from Narok County west of the capital Nairobi, was first married off to a 51-year-old man and then to a 35-year-old before government officials and a children's rights campaigner came to
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AFRO Exclusive: Greenbelt Mayor Pushing For Police Reforms | Afro
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd has never backed away from a challenge and looks to bring changes to the city’s police force the way he helped lead to major shifts on the campus of University of Maryland College Park. Byrd, the millennial mayor who led
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2 men charged in assault on Black man at Indiana lake - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two men were charged Friday in an assault on a Black man during which someone threatened to 'get a noose' after claiming that he and his friends were trespassing when they gathered at a southern Indiana lake
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Small Doses With Amanda Seales: Side Effects Of Therapy (With Dr. Raquel Martin)
Small Doses host Amanda Seales welcomes Dr. Raquel Martin to the pod to discuss mental health and approach therapy from a Black perspective. The post Small Doses With Amanda Seales: Side Effects Of Therapy (With Dr. Raquel Martin) appeared first on NewsOne.
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What mask? Malema 'ignores social distancing' at Zindzi Mandela funeral
The EFF is advocating for the return of Level 5 lockdown - so this maskless, non-socially-distant encounter isn't a great look for Julius Malema.
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Regina King partners with Vaseline to host roundtable on COVID-19 relief efforts - TheGrio
Vaseline has acknowledged the harsh impact COVID-19 has on minority communities by spreading awareness and donating money and resources to... View Article The post Regina King partners with Vaseline to host roundtable on COVID-19 relief efforts appeared first on TheGrio.
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Restaurants: #JobsSaveLives begs government to save industry
New social media movement #JobsSaveLives pushes back at stringent lockdown rules which are crushing restaurants.
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Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent In April, Wells Fargo announced it would donate gross proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Plan to nonprofits working with small businesses. This month, the bank has ramped up its efforts by unveiling the details of an approximately $400
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2 Indiana men charged in assault on Black man, threat to 'get a noose' : TheGrio
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two men were charged Friday after a Black man said a group of white men assaulted him and... View Article The post 2 Indiana men charged in assault on Black man, threat to 'get a noose' appeared first on TheGrio.
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DA launch bid to keep schools open - using these five arguments
As the tide turns against the Education Department, the DA will now lobby Cyril Ramaphosa in an attempt to save what's left of the school year.
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YG “Swag,” NBA YoungBoy “Sticks With Me” & More | Daily Visuals 7.16.20
NBA YoungBoy meanwhile seems to scoff at the notion of death as he raps out of a casket while holding some toast in his funeral clip to “Sticks With Me.” Tell us if heaven got a ghetto, b! Tell Pac we miss him.
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‘She Embarrassed Everyone Who Supported Her’: Amanda Seales Hits Back at VP Kamala Harris for Saying America Isn't a Racist Country
Those familiar with actress and social justice activistAmanda Seales, know she presents herself as having a zero-tolerance policy for minimizing topics on the well-being of […]
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Felony charges against protesters in support of Breonna Taylor dropped in Kentucky - TheGrio
After a demonstration in Kentucky outside of Attorney General Daniel Cameron's home, 87 protesters were arrested and subsequentially faced felony... View Article The post Felony charges against protesters in support of Breonna Taylor dropped in Kentucky appeared first on TheGrio.
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Getting To Know: What Advice Would You Tell Your 15-Year-Old Self?
This week, Amanda and Nailz question the best advice to give to your 15-year-old self for the latest "Getting To Know" segment.
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Teens Turn School Project Into Booming Business | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Brothers Andrew and Nyles Burton turned their mother’s homeschool assignment of creating a business into a true money making opportunity.  With their business Andy Factory and famous product, Uncle Dell’s Mambo Sauce, the two young men are not only
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Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta - Black News Channel
By JEFF MARTIN and BEN NADLER undefined/ BNC Contributor  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and the mayor of its largest city accused each other of playing politics Friday amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The battle over masks in a state
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Oakland City Council’s Equity Caucus Allocate $2m for Health, Economic, and Food Access Disparities
Oakland City Council adopted a Fiscal Year 20-21 midcycle budget Tuesday with amendments that included CARES Act funding allocations to provide critical resources to residents and businesses for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to community-based organizations that
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15 Women Accuse Former Redskins Employees of Sexual Harassment
The much anticipated exposé was published by the Washington Post on Thursday evening.
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Black Teen Sent to Juvenile Detention for Missing Schoolwork, Judge Deemed Her a Threat to Her Community
A Michigan teen was sent to juvenile detention after she struggled to keep up with her schoolwork during the pandemic. The 15-year-old African-American girl, identified […]
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Area in Dallas to be sprayed for West Nile Virus | Dallas Weekly
A Mosquito pool in Dallas has confirmed positive for the West Nile Virus. Weather permitting, the area delineated below are scheduled for mosquito control spraying on Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17 between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. each night. Control Area: The area to be sprayed is within an
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The study gives insight into the questions around how the virus affects the body, exploring whether or not the virus has any affects on an individuals sex life.
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'Oh Lort': Amanda Seales and Tariq Nasheed Join Origins of Hip-Hop Online Debate After Dancehall Star Spice Says Her Genre Influenced Hip-Hop
Dancehall star Spice's recent appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' sparked an online debate over the weekend surrounding hip-hop's true origins, with the artist stating that […]
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Eskom implements load reduction in three provinces on Friday 17 July
Eskom said on Friday 17 July that it would be implementing load reduction in three provinces to prevent the network from overloading. Here's what you need to know.
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Gov. Kemp sues City of Atlanta for defiance on mask rules | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that Atlanta Mayor Keisha
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Fulton County and Cobb County schools to go online only | The Atlanta Voice
Two of Georgia’s largest school districts announced Thursday that they will not allow students to return to classrooms when schools resume, but instead offer instruction online only because of the coronavirus. School officials in Fulton and Cobb counties had initially given parents the option of
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Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online - Black News Channel
By AMANDA SEITZ and ALI SWENSON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  CHICAGO (AP) — The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if retail giant Wayfair is using pricey storage cabinets to traffic children? Self-proclaimed
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