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But after weeks of mixed messaging and leaving the decision of implementing mask mandates up to counties, the state today said face coverings will be required after
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As face mask requirements pop back up across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott faces criticism from local leaders and fellow Republicans
The order came two days after Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff ordered businesses in his county to require employees and customers wear face masks when social distancing is not
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Activists demand that local officials drop support for Lacey
LOS ANGELES – Several Black activists are demanding that local officials withdraw their support of embattled District Attorney Jackie Lacey or face mass protests and political opposition during their own election campaigns this
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Protesters Topple Confederate Statue in Virginia Capital | Afro
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John Legend, Lizzo, Common and More Celebs Sign Open Letter Calling for Police Defunding
An open letter written by activist Patrisse Cullors demanding “disinvestment from police and investment in Black communities” has received backing from several celebrities including John Legend, Lizzo, and Common, to name
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Good riddance to sour history: Congolese on toppling of Leopold II statue
Leopold II, for us, is a part of our history, a memory, a reference for our
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Richmond Mayor Says He Wants City-Owned Confederate Monuments Removed Immediately
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney about his resolution to remove city-owned Confederate monuments
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Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country and experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter | The Atlanta Voice
Ten states saw a record number of new Covid-19 cases this week, and one of them could be the next epicenter of the
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Update: Statue rage - Government opens debate on removing monuments to colonial-era icons
As global anti-racism protests sparked by the killing of American George Floyd coalesce around the toppling of white-supremacy monuments, Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange has opened the door for discussion on removing statues of colonial-era icons from public
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Judge orders 10-day delay after Virginia governor says Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee must come down
A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument
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Uganda Wants People to Leave Flooded Wetlands - and Not Come Back
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'White Lives Matter' painted on African American monument
The statue of African American tennis legend Arthur Ashe on Richmond, Virginia's, Monument Avenue has been vandalised with the words "White Lives Matter", a phrase used as a banner by far-right
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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change
ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address
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Mayor Announces New Neighborhood Investments on South and West Sides
Monday Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced at a press conference two new investments in the neighborhoods of Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale to address health care
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Police reform was never going to be easy — but now is the time
Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and finally making lynching a hate
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Latest US monuments toppled: Grant, national anthem writer | The Atlanta Voice
Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil War which ended widespread
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Black Youth Are Central Force in California George Floyd Protests
Sale and other members of the youth-led movement met officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at the steps on the east side of the state building adjacent to California State Capitol
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Revolt Launches New “Black News” Show With Host Eboni K. Williams
With the growing desire for news relevant to black culture, attorney and television personality, Eboni K. Williams announced her latest gig as the host and executive producer of “Revolt Black
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California Legislative Black Caucus introduces Criminal Justice Reform Bills to their 2020 Legislative Package on Juneteenth
Sacramento – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced an expansion to their 2020 legislative package and called for the Capitol Dome to be light up in red, black and
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VP Mike Pence Says Black Lives Matter Wants Radical Left Agenda
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Nancy Pelosi Calls For Removing Confederate Statues From U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called for “immediately” removing 11 Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol, calling them “monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist
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Huey Newton, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Fred Hampton, George Jackson and other Black activists were young when they opposed and protested against racism and
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VIDEO: Press secretary talks ‘white power’ tweet
President Donald Trump didn’t hear a supporter use the words “white power” in a video he retweeted, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said
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Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate
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Back to Business Plan - Phase III - kicks in on Monday
Shelby County Health Department officials have determined that it’s safe to move to Phase III of the Back to Business
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Has Turner lost his damn mind? Racist statues to be placed in African American museum?
A press release sent out by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office on Thursday had me stop the printing of our newspaper after learning what the Black man leading this city has decided to do — and on Juneteenth, to add insult to
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Bill in Georgia senate would prohibit Confederate monuments
ATLANTA, GA – In light of recent protests against systemic racism, and outrage resurfacing about Confederate monuments, State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson (D – Snellville) filed House Bill 1212, to prohibit the display of monuments and other markers related to the Confederate States of America on public
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New Orleans Protest For Justice
Across the world in the wake of the George Floyd killing at the hands of the police in Minnesota there’s been protest across the world demanding
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Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Shortly after members of the California legislature took a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds at the California Capitol to protest racism and the death of George Floyd, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) took the opportunity to call out some of her Latino
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Racial reckoning turns to symbols
Protesters are taking ropes and sledgehammers to symbols of oppression, from equestrian statues of Robert E. Lee to Christopher Columbus monuments, but elected and appointed officials are also whisking them away by decree, including a Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the
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