Explosive Details of Jeff Bezos' Jaw-Dropping 'Wedding of the Century’ Reportedly Leaked by Chatty Party Guests

Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings Across America

From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the

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Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Killing of George Floyd

After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has taken a firm stand against the police killing of George Floyd and the overall plight of African Americans who’ve been targeted, brutalized and killed by law enforcement

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Source: The Washington Informer

Amy Klobuchar, Who ‘Didn’t Prosecute Controversial Police Killings,’ Demands Justice For George Floyd

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Eartha Kitt

Born in 1927 South Carolina, Eartha Kitt became popular in Paris as a nightclub singer, then returned to the U.S. to appear in films and on

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Source: Famous Biographies & TV Shows

Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Join Black Press in Upper-casing Race

Last week, Norman Pearlstine, the editor of the LA Times, sent a memo to staffers announcing that the publication will begin capitalizing “B” in the word Black in its articles when referring to a race of

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

Mitchell, Parren James (1922-2007)

Parren James Mitchell was a civil rights activist, the first African American elected to Congress from the South since 1898, and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Born in 1922, Mitchell grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended public schools there. His father was a waiter

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Source: Black Past

Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Have you ever put any real attention on the mental health issues in African Americans associated with police

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

List of museums focused on African Americans

This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African-American museum is an institution established for the preservation of

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Source: ThoughtCo

‘More police officers are shot and killed by blacks than police officers kill African-Americans,’ claims former New York Mayor Giuliani

That’s former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani offering his perspective to Fox News on rising concerns that police disproportionately kill black

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The death of George Floyd: A historical context

“Floyd’s murder is the latest example of 400 years worth of terrorism against Black people,” said Kofi Taharka, chairman of the National Black United

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

Nationwide Protests Over Death of African American Man Continue

Protests following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were largely peaceful in U.S. major cities Thursday evening, and fewer incidents of violence were

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Source: Voice of America - English

Jordan, June (1936-2002)

June Meyer Jordan, writer, editor, poet, educator, environmental and social activist, was the only child of Granville Ivanhoe and Mildred Maude Fischer Jordan who were Jamaican immigrants. June was born in Harlem on July 9, 1936. June’s father worked as a night shift postal clerk and her mother

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Source: Black Past

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Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Racial Injustice

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking African American officials in the Trump administration, resigned on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s response to racial tensions across the nation, The Washington Post

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Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People

A 2016 Pew poll found that 7 in 10 white people thought police usually use the right amount of force, versus just 1 in 3 black

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Three Other Officers Charged With Aiding and Abetting Murder of George Floyd

According to nytimes.com and The Washington Post, the other three officers present while Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by holding his knee on his neck for close to nine minutes have been charged in the case for aiding and abetting

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Number of working Black business owners falls 40 percent amid COVID-19

The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in

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

Shooting of Walter Scott

The shooting of Walter Scott occurred on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light. Scott, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a white North Charleston police officer. The race difference led many to

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List of African-American women in STEM fields

^ Rowley, Dorothy (2014-01-01). Lockheed Martins Stephanie Hill wins Black Engineering Award. Washington Informer. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved

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Joe Biden’s Lead In Polls Growing Against Donald Trump –

New polls are showing former Vice President Joe Biden pulling further ahead of President Donald Trump, less than five months from the presidential

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Black Sports Icon's Statue Defaced With 'White Lives Matter'

Vandals defaced a statue of Arthur Ashe Wednesday with “White Lives Matter” and “WLM” graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, where the Black tennis icon, humanitarian and civil rights activist grew

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GOP Candidate Says Black Democratic Opponent Is 'NOT For ALL Virginians'

Republican gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase questioned whether one of her Democratic opponents is for “ALL Virginians” on Thursday, immediately after noting that state Sen. Jennifer McClellan is vice chairwoman of the Virginia Legislative Black

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PA Dems say GOP hid member's positive COVID-19 test: 'Callous liars'

Rep. Andrew Lewis, PA

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Spirit.Ed: The Sazerac, New Orleans’ Official Cocktail

I came to this conclusion after making my first Sazerac, a classic drink that serves as the official cocktail of New

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

High-Ranking Black Woman in Trump Administration Resigns Over Racial Injustice

One of the highest-ranking black women in the Trump administration has announced that she is resigning due to President Donald Trump’s handling of the recent racial injustice and police brutality protests, according to Business

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Three Other Officers Charged With Aiding and Abetting Murder of George Floyd

According to nytimes.com and The Washington Post, the other three officers present while Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by holding his knee on his neck for close to nine minutes have been charged in the case for aiding and abetting

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS – The Good Things Black People Do, Give and Receive All Over The World-0

Survey: Depression on the rise among Black Americans after Floyd death

Americans have been struggling with unprecedented levels of depression and anxiety due to the coronavirus, and now a new study has confirmed what many of us suspected all along: Black American’s stress levels have skyrocketed even more following the death of George

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

Investigate not just Ahmad's death, but the system that let his killers escape

The 64-year-old former police investigator and his 34-year-old son who are charged in his death told police he thought Arbery looked like a man suspected in several break-ins in the

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

U.S. coronavirus deaths hit 100K, African Americans remain at higher risk

READ MORE: The New York Times publishes breathtaking front page as U.S. coronavirus deaths near 100,000

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Source: theGrio

Iceberg Slim

Robert Beck (born Robert Lee Maupin or Robert Moppins, Jr.;[1] August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), better known as Iceberg Slim, was an American pimp who subsequently became an influential author among a primarily African-American readership. Becks novels were adapted into movies, and the imagery and

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Source: Black Past

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3 Viral Videos Spark A Debate About Discrimination Black Men Face In Public Spaces

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Karen Attiah of The Washington Post and Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker about the discrimination black men face in public

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