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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes use of the Insurrection Act, which would allow President Donald Trump to use active-duty military forces for law enforcement duties in containing street
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Biden Meets With Black Leaders at Local Church Amid Unrest
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden met with community leaders at a predominantly African American church in Delaware Monday morning, leaving home for a second consecutive day to address exploding racial tensions that have begun to reshape the upcoming presidential
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Black Music Appreciation Month: Russell Simmons | Afro
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) kicks off Black Music Appreciation Month with an exclusive interview with Def Jam founder Russell
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UAB Doctor Raises Money to Create Face Shields in Zambia
Realizing that what was happening in the United States would eventually spread to Africa, he began thinking of ways to help frontline health care workers from his home in
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Sudan Government Commemorates June 3 Massacre
Khartoum — On Thursday, the gardens of the Republican Palace in Khartoum witnessed a symbolic vigil in commemoration of the violent dismantling of the sit-in in front of the army command in Khartoum on June 3 last year, in which more than 100 people were
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WATCH | Capetonians stage vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
A group of Capetonians on Wednesday joined a peaceful "walk-by" vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter
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It’s time for America to address systemic racism
The justified uprisings we see erupting across the nation — from New York City to Philadelphia to Atlanta to Minneapolis to Louisville to Salt Lake City to Los Angeles — are in fact the rebellion of a people who are responding to the daily massacres that they have experienced for generations in
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Covid-19 wrap: Over 372 000 global deaths, while Tanzania opens universities despite virus concerns
There have been 1 674 new infections, taking the total positive cases to 34 357
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How Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner's killing, was prosecuted by the FBI
In 2014, Eric Garner was killed on Staten Island, New York when an officer Daniel Pantaleo, put Garner in a chokehold while a group of cops tried arresting him on accusations that included
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The Tales of Freedom
No single crisis in recent American history has so abruptly magnified the country’s racial disparities andinequities as the
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Banksy's New Anti-Racism Artwork Sets Fire To The American Flag
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ALS Awareness Month – #ALSAwareness (conclusion)
In Canada, June has been declared as ALS Awareness Month by the Canadian Minister of
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Officer in George Floyd Death Arrested | Dallas Weekly
President Donald Trump reached back to the Civil Rights era to quote an alleged racist former Miami police
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Attorney General Bill Barr Denies Nation's Police Are Systemically Racist
Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that he does not believe that there is systemic racism in the nation’s police force, contradicting a staggering body of evidence that shows racial bias in virtually every part of the American criminal justice
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NBA Coaches Association Condemns Racial Injustice, Forms Committee
The NBA Coaches Association – of which Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle is the president – recently released a statement condemning the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and also announced the formation of a committee on racial injustice and
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Michael B. Jordan Gives Passionate Speech About Fixing The Racial Injustices In Hollywood
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US Wrestles With Economic Response to Coronavirus Pandemic – Free Press of Jacksonville
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $3 trillion stimulus bill, known as the Heroes Act, last month that would provide an additional $1,200 direct payment per family member and $600 per household, close to $1 trillion to state, local, territorial and tribal
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Investor or worker? America's unequal reality
The ugly truth, however, is that unless you’re part of the wealthy elite who benefits from the success of the markets, this rally will have little to no bearing on the day-to-day economic reality for you – and the media would do well to remember
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Burundi: The United States Commends the People of Burundi On the Presidential Elections of May 20
As steadfast supporters of democracy, we call on the government to address reports of electoral fraud and investigate and pursue accountability for all allegations of voter intimidation before, during, and after the
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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge to Race in Tottenham's Virtual Marathon
World marathon record holder, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has welcomed the challenge by English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspurs' fans ahead of the virtual 42km run due Saturday and
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'Enough is enough!' Jamaicans join BLM protest
The woman's plea for change attracted the attention of protesters who gathered in solidarity with the most recent 'Black Lives Matter' demonstrations across America and other parts of the world following the murder of George
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KIEREINI: As fury rages over US police, let’s also look in the
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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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Fulton County Library System welcomes guest reader Stacey Abrams
The Fulton County Library System’s Summer Reading Program kicked off Monday, June 1 with a full week of exciting guest speakers, including best-selling author Nic Stone, local politicians, Lucy McBath and Park Cannon and local artists from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Dad’s Garage Theatre
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BET Invites Trump And Biden to Face Black America In Juneteenth Forum | The Oklahoma Eagle
BET on Tuesday announced a programming series that will address systemic racism, the violence faced by Black people in America and solutions to help move the country
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Louisville Community Leader On Protests: 'People Want To See Something Different'
Demonstrators gather outside City Hall in Louisville, Ky., on May 29 to protest of police
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Covid-19: Kenyan police have killed 15 since start of virus curfew, says oversight body
Kenyan police have been involved in the killing of 15 people since the country put a nighttime curfew in place in March to combat the coronavirus, the policing oversight body said in a statement seen by AFP
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Trump Administration Officials to Black America: 'Coronavirus Pandemic is Your Fault'
According to a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, the poor health of African Americans is the primary reason for the nation’s devastatingly high coronavirus
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Ryan Williams, a 32-year-old black CEO, says America has been 'hallucinating' about racism and inequality. Until now. | The Atlanta Voice
“We’ve been hallucinating as a country for a long time,” said Williams, the 32-year-old African American founder of Cadre, a startup disrupting the real estate industry with the support of elite investors including George Soros, Mark Cuban and Peter
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L.A. Public Officials Acknowledge the Black Community have been Hit Harder During COVID-19, in More Ways Than One.
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