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The people – not just Black people – but a huge swath of America’s people – are fed up with America’s racism, spurred and nurtured by white supremacy which has given White people the false belief that they can do whatever they want
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BET To Air Special Coverage Of George Floyd’s Houston Funeral Today
Floyd family lawyer asked on social media that people join him in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck until he lost consciousness, causing his
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The Exonerated Five’s Raymond Santana and reality TV star Deelishis got married over the
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Mississippi Gov: Protests good but no place for ‘agitators’ – The Mississippi Link
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After nationwide rage, what comes next?
From coast to coast, in all fifty states, including here in North Carolina in Greensboro, Fayetteville, Raleigh and Charlotte, diverse groups of angry youth filled the streets after hours of peaceful protests in memory of Floyd, who was slain when four Minneapolis police officers in Minnesota
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Slave narrative
The slave narrative is a type of literary work that is made up of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations. Some six thousand former slaves from North America and the Caribbean gave accounts of
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Lifetime TV Drops 'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller After Racist Remarks
Lifetime TV Drops the Curtain on ‘Dance Moms’ Abby Lee Miller After Racist Ultimate Dance Competition
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Adidas Employees Plan Protest Against The Company’s Alleged Racist Work Culture
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Todman, Terence A. (1926-2014)
Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for hiring of
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Trump's Presidency Is Reaping What His White Grievance Politics Sowed
The president himself had no direct involvement with the murder of George Floyd, but it makes sense that Black Lives Matter protests would surge under
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We Of Black America Are Not Afraid To Use Our Voice
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Minneapolis police to be dismantled
The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councillors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law
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#FIYAH — 6.5.20 12pm ET — ONE ON ONE WITH KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR
With everything going on in our world today, my question to you is how does one put on the full armor of God in the midst of pandemic, the continuation of overt racism, state sanctioned discrimination and even
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Now is The Time for Racial Justice
Racism is our nation’s oldest sin and most vile disease, and I am grief-stricken that we are again mourning more black lives lost and more communities capsized, all the while lamenting that nothing has changed since the last
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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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Sabrina Dhowre Elba Gets Candid About Black Lives Matter Protests
Sabrina Dhowre Elba, model and wife to actor Idris Elba, is now getting vocal about her personal experiences with racism and is urging others to educate themselves on the Black Lives Matter
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Obama Criticizes Virus Response In Online Graduation Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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'Get your knee off our necks,' activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial | New York Carib News
Delivering the eulogy at a memorial service inside a university chapel in Minneapolis, Sharpton said Floyd’s fate – dying at the hands of police, pinned to the ground under the knee of a white officer – symbolized a universal experience of police brutality for African
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Michael Jordan Pledges To Donate $100 Million To Racial Justice Efforts
Basketball legend Michael Jordan committed to donating $100 million over 10 years to organizations advancing racial justice amid protests nationwide over systemic
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Petal mayor refuses to resign after disturbing George Floyd tweet – The Mississippi Link
A white Mississippi mayor is receiving backlash after tweeting insensitive comments amid the controversial death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died recently while in police custody after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for nine and a half
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CrossFit CEO Responds To Backlash After George Floyd Tweet
Greg Glassman, CrossFit CEO, is now apologizing after his controversial tweet responding to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black Minneapolis man who died on May 25 after a white officer kneeled on his neck for more than
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The Notting Hill Riots (1958)
Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an attack against members of the black community on August the 30, 1958. Forced to arm themselves in defence, the confrontation lasted
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Porsha Williams' Radical New Path To Activism Is In Her DNA
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Reebok cuts ties with CrossFit over CEO's insensitive 'Floyd-19' tweet
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African Americans in WW2
The second global war, also known as Second World War (WW2), occurred in 1939 and did not end till 1945. It is considered the world’s deadliest conflict in human history that claimed lives of millions of people upon political and military disagreements. The two opposing military alliances called
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