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By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  NEW YORK (AP) — Former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's Democratic primary in another upset victory for the party's insurgent wing. A political novice who has never held public office
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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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'RHOA' Star Porsha Williams facing 5 years in prison over Breonna Taylor protest arrest - TheGrio
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams made news over the weekend after she and several other high profile activists were arrested at... View Article The post 'RHOA' Star Porsha Williams facing 5 years in prison over Breonna Taylor protest arrest appeared first on TheGrio.
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Photo Of James Harden Wearing Pro-Police Mask Sparks Questions
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Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m mark - The New York Beacon
India has become the third country to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, following the US and Brazil, as it reported 34,956 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 1,003,832. Amid evidence that the disease was taking hold in poorer, rural
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Black People Suffer From Dementia | Afro
By Dr. Lucille Ridgill Special to the AFRO Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the sixth leading cause of death among White people, but the fourth leading cause of death for Black people like me. The Black population age 65+ is projected to more than double in size in the next
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R.I.P. Rev. C.T. Vivian, 95, Civil Rights Movement Activist and MLK Adviser
According to nytimes. com, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights organizer and adviser for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the struggle for ra…
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New California rules mean most schools will start online - Black News Channel
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state's K-12 schools serving 6.7 million students will not
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Las Vegas police reach $2.2M settlement in chokehold death - Black News Channel
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of a man who was punched, hit with stun gun jolts and put in a neck restraint by a police officer outside a Las Vegas casino in 2017 has reached a tentative $2.2 million settlement with police. Boris Treyzon, an attorney for the family of Tashii Brown, said the agreement
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Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland - Black News Channel
By ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS undefined/ BNC Contributor  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect, in what the ACLU of Oregon on Friday said
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Black Guns Matter Is Teaching Black Americans How To Handle Guns
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Gov. Kemp Sues Atlanta to Block Mask Mandates, Mayor Bottoms, Other Local Officials Respond: 'I Am Not Afraid'
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Megan Thee Stallion speaks to people online who've used her being shot as a way to make memes and jokes.
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COVID-19: Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi tests positive
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Atlanta Mayor 'Not Afraid of the City Being Sued' Over Face Mask Mandate
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the city from enforcing a mandate requiring people to wear a face mask.
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Making the case for national civilian oversight of police : TheGrio
In recent weeks, following the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, so many family... View Article The post Making the case for national civilian oversight of police appeared first on TheGrio.
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Race riot alert as Trump accepts presidential nomination on 60th anniversary of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ - Face2Face Africa
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Another South African makes it big in the US - TechCentral
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Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta - Black News Channel
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