Benjamin Hooks

Stawinski Resigns As Prince George’s County Police Chief | Afro

Despite his best attempts at masking the troubles beneath the surface of his Department, former Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski couldn’t avoid the lack of confidence his community lost in

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers Helped Reshape the American Military

Just two years later, thanks to pressure from civil rights leaders and the black press, the Navy told these 16 enlistees — the sons and grandsons of slaves — that they would attempt to integrate the officer corps and prove wrong the prevailing wisdom, which held that their race was incapable of

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Source: TIME

Everything To Know About The Mass Poor People’s Assembly And Online March On Washington

Only this protest — The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington for a Digital Justice Gathering — will be held online, inviting people to log on to the internet and digitally demand justice for low-income and otherwise disenfranchised people in

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Source: Black America Web

Atlanta police chief resigns after police shooting at local restaurant

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned as calls for her firing built following a police-involved shooting at a fast-food

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Little Known Black History Fact: Judge Matthew Perry, Jr.

Matthew James Perry Jr. first made history by becoming the first federally-appointed judge from the Deep South in

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Source: Black America Web

Oprah to Host ‘OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?’ with Black Thought-Leaders

The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that Oprah Winfrey will host a two-night special titled OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From

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Source: The Black Chronicle

MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice

Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

`When Does It Stop?’ Slain Man’s Family Makes Tearful Plea

ATLANTA (AP) — Pleading through grief and tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a fast-food drive-thru called on protesters to refrain from violence and demanded changes in the criminal justice system to prevent such

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Source: Black America Web

Democrats Threaten To Block 'Woefully Inadequate' GOP Police Reform Bill

Senate Democrats on Tuesday called Republican police reform legislation “woefully inadequate” and threatened to block debate on the measure, a move that elicited sharp partisan sniping amid ongoing nationwide protests over police

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Tyler Perry To Pay For Rayshard Brooks’ Funeral And Four Children's Education

Tyler Perry has reportedly offered to pay for the funeral expenses of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on June

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

NAACP condemns relocation of Confederate statue to African-American museum

The president of the Houston branch of the NAACP is speaking out against Mayor Sylvester Turner’s decision to move a Confederate statue to a local

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers’ Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. ET, June 12, 2020

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Source: NewsOne

Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Opposes Use of Tactical Gear by Police Officers

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Source: theGrio

Robert L. Brokenburr: Civil Rights Activist & First Black Elected to Indiana Senate

Robert L. Brokenburr made history in 1940 by becoming the first African-American elected to the Indiana

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Source: Black Then

Harry Lee, Willie Mae and Fannie Lou: ‘Lest we forget’

As a product of segregation, I so vividly recall mama, grandma, granddaddy, community activists, and educators sounding the alarm: “Education is the way up and

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

America must not fail black Americans again

The murder of George Floyd on the streets of Minnesota in 2020, is still the problem of the color

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Source: South Florida Times

Assembly member Jose Medina Calls for Councilman Chuck Condor’s Resignation

When Riverside City Council member Chuck Condor retweeted a meme showing three Black men–one a police officer, one dressed in a business suit, possibly meant to depict an attorney, and a young Black man, intimating visually the probability he was a criminal—there was little doubt regarding

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

The North Face Says “We’re In.We’re Out.” Becomes The First Major Brand To Pull Ads From Facebook

Source: John Keeble / Getty

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

WHY HOLDING BIDEN HOSTAGE TO BLACK FEMALE VP PICK COULD BACKFIRE | Black Star News

Seven prominent Black women activists have made a strong case, and a bit of stir, in a Washington Post Op-Ed, "Biden Still Needs Black

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Source: Black Star News | Black Star News

Willard Ransom: Pioneer in Civil Rights Movement in Indianapolis

Willard Ransom chose to follow in his father’s footsteps becoming a pioneer in the civil rights movement in

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Source: Black Then

NAACP Atlanta calls for investigation of treatment of blacks in Glynn and Waycross

In response to the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, NAACP Atlanta is calling for an investigation into the history of inequality in the criminal justice system in the Glynn and Waycross Georgia circuits that have demonstrated racial bias in the application of the

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Spingarn Medal; Roy Wilkins

Spingarn Medal presented to NAACP executive secretary Roy Wilkins for his contribution to the advancement of the American people and the national purpose.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

3

1964

Urban League marks 100 years

The Bay State branch of the national economic and civil rights advocacy group acted to counter the challenges, urging the Massachusetts delegation in Congress to support federal anti-lynching laws while firmly pushing open the door of hiring opportunities for black men and women throughout Greater

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Source: The Bay State Banner

VIDEO: MSR Town Hall: Police & Protest

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) hosted a spirited virtual town hall featuring voices from the community and government to discuss the state of Black Minnesota in the midst of civil unrest and demands for systemic overhaul following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Everything To Know About The Mass Poor People’s Assembly And Online March On Washington

Only this protest — The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington for a Digital Justice Gathering — will be held online, inviting people to log on to the internet and digitally demand justice for low-income and otherwise disenfranchised people in

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Source: The Urban Daily

Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as assistant secretary

Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as assistant secretary.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

15

1931

Police Reform Stalls Out In The Senate

A GOP-backed police reform bill stalled in the Senate Wednesday amid historic protests against police brutality across the country, leaving the issue in limbo just one month after George Floyd’s gruesome death at the hands of police officers in

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Atlanta Hawks Coach To Join NAACP’s Rayshard Brooks Protest After Police Killing

Following yet another Black man, Rayshard Brooks, killed at the hands of police on Friday June 12 in Atlanta, crowds of protestors, including Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce, are expected to march with the NAACP on Monday (June

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

AMANDA EDWARDS ENDORSES ROYCE WEST

Endorsement Caps Off Three-Week Period That Includes Endorsements from Major Unions, Congressional Black Caucus PAC

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

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