California Judge Tosses Sexual Assault Suit against Russell Simmons

In risky bid, Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters - DefenderNetwork.com

President Donald Trump is wielding America’s racial tensions as a reelection weapon, fiercely denouncing the racial justice movement on a near-daily basis with language stoking white resentment and aiming to drive his supporters to the polls. The incendiary discourse is alarming many in his own

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Let a N--ga Work: Rasheeda Frost Hits Back at Fans Who Scolded Her for Not Wearing a Mask While Working In Her Restaurant

Rasheeda Frost is over online users trolling her. The “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” star took to Instagram on Sunday, July 5, and posted a video that showed her prepping food orders at her…

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The woman Biden should pick to lead us to calmer days - African American News Today - EIN News

represented by Karen Bass, an African American Democrat now in her fifth — AIDS and crack cocaine — ravaged African American communities. She says crack provoked

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Dodo sticks to his Method

CAPS United coach Darlington Dodo says veteran defender Method Mwanjali is still an integral member of the team with a key role to play for the club despite the expiry of his contract. BY TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA Mwanjali’s contract ran out on June 30 and although Caps United are yet to engage him for

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MLB to return to play in late July | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Major League Baseball will look to kick off the 2020 baseball season on either Thursday July 23rd or Friday July 24th, according to Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. last week. Manfred said Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season approximately one month

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Confederate Statues Being Toppled in Richmond

Special from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) Goodbye, “Stonewall” Jackson. So long, J.E.B. Stuart, Matthew Fontaine Maury and maybe A.P. Hill. The removal of city-owned statues of those Confederates and other champions of slavery and White supremacy has begun with the bronze statue of

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KHSD Board Leans Toward Reopening In The Fall With Hybrid School, Postpones Vote On Plan To Reopen

After nearly three hours of discussion regarding plans to reopen schools in the fall, the Kern High School District Board of Trustees is leaning towards adopting a hybrid plan when school returned in August.

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Striking nurses granted $1 000 bail each

Nurses, who were arrested on Monday at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital after engaging in protests demanding United States dollar salaries, were yesterday granted $1 000 bail each by Mbare magistrate Stan Mambanje.

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Fulton County announces early voting locations | Atlanta Daily World

Fulton County Announces Early Voting Locations Twenty early voting locations will be available including Georgia’s Largest Voting Site at State Farm Arena ATLANTA – Fulton County voters will be able to cast their ballots for the August 11 General Primary, Nonpartisan, and Special Election Runoff

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Remembering Reginald F. Lewis: Black America's First Wall Street Baron

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Thirteen/Greg Heisler Throughout the history of the United States, the collective economic potential of Black America has been under attack in many forms. Even after the legislative abolition of Black slavery (which realistically only occurred on paper), systemic

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Civil rights groups denounce Facebook over hate speech - TSDMemphis.com

by Barbara Ortutay and Amanda Seitz Facebook keeps telling critics that it is doing everything it can to rid its service of hate, abuse and misinformation. And the companys detractors keep not buying it. On Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with a group

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Atlanta City Council approves public safety reform legislation, including use-of-force tactics | The Atlanta Voice

The Atlanta City Council approved several items aimed at reforming public safety during Monday’s remote council meeting that continued into Tuesday. The Council approved legislation to adopt the nationally reviewed “8 Can’t Wait” principles and amend the Atlanta Police Department’s standard

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Trump trashes CDC school reopening guidelines as very tough and expensive - L.A. Focus Newspaper

He also threatened he "may cut off funding" to schools that do not reopen, though the bulk of public school funding comes from state and local

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Rickey Smiley Challenges Black Communities ‘To Get These Hoodlums Out’ After Daughter’s Shooting

Rickey Smiley directly challenged the Black community while delivering a passionate and at times emotional update about his daughter's condition days after she was shot multiple times in Houston.

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Africans Are Developing The Art of Writing and Blogging During the Pandemic.

Africans must continue to apply their passions, abilities and talents to help their communities growing through education to make transformative changes using literature, writing, and the integration of technical resources. Words of encouragement and power are always helpful to inspire generations

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Monuments and Statues Are Falling. But What Comes Next?

TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Here, five decades ago, this poor northern New Mexico community saw one of the most violent clashes in civil rights history when armed Mexican American ranchers raided

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Opposition candidate wins Dominican Republic presidential poll

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) Opposition candidate Luis Abinader swept to victory in the Dominican Republic's presidential election, early results showed Monday, ending 16 years of unbroken rule by the Caribbean nation's centre-left PLD party after voters braved a worsening novel

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Court rules religious school teachers arent covered by employment discrimination laws - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The justices clarified the class of employees who are barred from suing their religious employers, in a case examining when a religious institution is shielded from anti-discrimination

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HED: Amid a pandemic, Restorative Farms plants seedlings for South Dallas growth | Dallas Weekly

South Dallas resident Kaneesha Redding built her own garden box in her backyard. She went to Lowe’s, picked out the wood and nailed it together. It was her grandparents 20-acre farm in Louisiana that fostered her desire to garden. “Growing up, I was used to eating corn and tomatoes from the

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UDC quietly offers to remove Confederate monument as protesters clamor for statues to fall | Chicago Defender

RICHMOND, Virginia—A large crowd gathered in a heavy downpour to watch history being made: The removal of the monument celebrating Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Church bells rang in the distance as work crews took power tools to the feet of the statue. Once removed, the monument was placed on

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GirlTrek launches Summer Fridays: A weekly recap of Black joy | Atlanta Daily World

GirlTrek Launches Summer Fridays: A Weekly Recap of Black Joy GirlTrek cofounders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon will cohost a virtual walk and talk and podcast (Washington, D.C. – July 8, 2020) Every Friday during the month of July, GirlTrek cofounders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon

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State cracks down on bars, restaurants - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, July 7. Newsom ramps up enforcement Cleverson Davis, a waiter at Palermo Italian Restaurant in San Jose, tends to customers on June 5. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group Amid intense criticism for reopening California’s economy too quickly, Gov. Gavin

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WATCH | 'I'm not scared of losing my life' - meet some of Gauteng's 'heroes' on Covid-19 frontline | News24

The Gauteng Department of Health has honoured healthcare workers, who have displayed high levels of excellence in innovation and leadership.

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Three Claflin University Students Named 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars

Three distinguished Claflin University scholars are among 44 students who were named 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Travis Armstead, a junior political science major from Chicago, Ill.; Jayda

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Senegal: COVID-19 slams Agric sector [Grand Angle] | Africanews

In Senegal, the agricultural sector is hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis. Agriculture represents 15% of the GDP and a large part of the population located in the coastal zone of Niayes, between Dakar and Saint-Louis depend on it. 80% of the fruit and vegetables on the Dakar market come from this

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Charamba daughters drop singles

TOP gospel musicians Charles and Olivia Charamba’s daughters — Shalom and Eternity — have followed their parents’ footsteps into music officially, with the release of their singles this Friday. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO The singles, Mbiri Yose led by Shalom (22) on vocals with Eternity (17) taking the

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Zanu PF frets over planned protests

ZANU PF says the planned July 31 protests presented a threat to its hegemony and accused the opposition MDC Alliance of leading an “unholy alliance” to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa unconstitutionally.

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Georgia unemployment slowest to recover since coronavirus crisis began | Atlanta Daily World

New analysis puts Georgia 50th in the nation for economic recovery from COVID-19 Despite Donald Trump’s promise that the economy will bounce back ‘rapidly,’ Georgians are having difficulty doing just that, due to Trump’s incompetent coronavirus response which has resulted in record increases of

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Karen Malina White: Fit, Fine and 55! | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Philadelphia native Karen Malina White first caught audiences attention when she took on the role of Charmaine Brown The post Karen Malina White: Fit, Fine and 55! appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.

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‘And She Could Be Next’ highlights women of color transforming U.S. politics | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The New 411 By Raymond Ward Spearheading a new generation of forward-thinking sales companies primed to reimagine the industry even before COVID-19, Utopia takes POV’s first ever mini-series “And She Could Be Next” to the virtual Marché Du Film. The multi-part documentary series directed by Grace

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