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Former President Barack Obama held a virtual town hall on Wednesday in support of anti-racism protests, signaling his increasing willingness to step into the political fray after years of staying largely on the
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Black Woman Curses White People Having ‘Brick To Throw’ Amid Criticism Of ‘Ally’ Protestors
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Changing the World
George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna looked on quizzically while her mother gave a heart wrenching description of what the death of her father would mean throughout the
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Amy Klobuchar declined to prosecute the officer who killed George Floyd
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has come into the spotlight surrounding the George Floyd death, after it was discovered she once declined to prosecute the officer who was recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck and that between 1999 and 2007, Klobuchar declined to press charges against more than a dozen
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TSD Flash!: Local protestors, supporters push forward for 'justice'
Memphis Police Department officers made moves to keep the groups apart, subsequently issuing dispersal orders in response to streets being blocked illegally, according to a police
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‘Gucci Ain't Did Sh** to Y'all’: Tory Lanez and Reality Star Shekinah Anderson Exchange Words About the Looting in Atlanta
However, “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality star Shekinah Jo Anderson is not here for the protests that have resulted in
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Watts riots
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion,[1] took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to
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Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Donates $1 Million to Address Police Training and Racism
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s $1 million donation – announced on June 3rd in an impassioned Instagram post – will go toward improving police training and addressing “systematic racism through education and advocacy in our
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Death has engulfed America; what can we do? –
Recently, there have been numerous killings of unarmed Black folks by the police and vigilantes, who believe they have a right to patrol their neighborhood and kill Black
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Donald Trump: White Supremacist
There is a simple truth that has been obvious to many of us since he put out a full-page ad for the lynching of innocent Black and brown boys: Donald Trump is a white
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Zimbabwe: Army Denies Taking Over Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has denied reports of its alleged takeover of the city of Bulawayo on
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Chicago police officers under investigation in Brickyard Mall incident after video shows 2 women thrown to ground | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Video shows Chicago police officers pulling two women from their car and throwing them to the pavement at the Brickyard Mall parking
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Fires blaze and looters rampage during second night of Minneapolis anti-police protests following black man’s death
Smoke billowed high over Minneapolis on Wednesday night as anti-police protesters vented their anger over a black man’s death with looting and
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Virgil Abloh Responds to Backlash Over Donating $50 to Help George Floyd Protesters
Famed fashion designer Virgil Abloh reminded people that he’s a Black man who faces the ugliness of racism daily and being successful does nothing to shield him from
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St. Paul Police Accused of Sabotaging George Floyd Protests After White Man Randomly Vandalizes AutoZone Store with Hammer
A Minnesota police department denied accusations from critics who believe they deployed undercover officers to undermine protests happening in
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Chicago Investigating Officers ‘Lounging’ During Unrest
CHICAGO (AP) — More than a dozen Chicago police officers and supervisors were captured on video “lounging” inside a burglarized congressional campaign office and even appeared to be making popcorn and brewing coffee as people vandalized and stole from nearby businesses as protests and unrest spread
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'Tacky as Hell': Nene Leakes' Black Lives Matter Post Derails for Including This
On Sunday, June 14, Nene Leakes spoke out about the Black Lives Matter trend on
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The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)
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Detroiters March Downtown Protesting Police Brutality and Justice For George Floyd
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, protests and looting dominated Thursday night in Minnesota while President Donald Trump threatened on Twitter to bring Minneapolis “under control,” calling the protesters “thugs” and tweeting a warning that “when the looting starts, the shooting
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A Community in Action: Residents Gather to Clean, Repair, and Rebuild Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Looters.
The hard-working residents of neighborhoods severely impacted by the looting of businesses over the past few days came out in a beautiful display of community, strength, and
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Let's Just Be Clear...
Although they join a, seemingly endless list of African Americans who have fallen victim to blatant racism and deranged policing, I am sure that the names Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd will be indelibly linked to a new revolution in this era of
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Lawyer Who Pointed Gun At Protestors Says He Feared They Were Going To ‘Kill’ Him
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Striking nurses’ issue taken to government: HSB
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Violent protests rock Minneapolis for 2nd straight night
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Six Atlanta cops who tasered Black college students charged
Authorities in Atlanta have charged six police officers for using excessive force in the arrest of two African American college students after a video showed them dragging the students from a car and tasing
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Being black is not a crime
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Marchers Cross Belle Isle Bridge In Peace March
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd | Post News Group
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