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Florence Letcher Toms ( - 1972) was one of the 22 young women dedicated to public service, that founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Her...

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Los Angeles Director of Public Health Links Murder of George Floyd to Injustice Seen Within the Black Community Facing COVID-19

Los Angeles Director of Public Health Links Murder of George Floyd to Injustice Seen Within the Black Community Facing COVID-19

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Urban One’s ‘WE ARE ONE’ Town Hall Addresses Killings Of Black People

Urban One remains committed to being a voice for the

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Source: Black America Web

Domestic Violence Programs Can't Get Funds Quickly Amid COVID-19. This Bill Can Fix That.

That would allow organizations to focus solely on helping families rather than worrying about funding during the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a domestic violence

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

TSD Flash!: Local protestors, supporters push forward for 'justice'

Memphis Police Department officers made moves to keep the groups apart, subsequently issuing dispersal orders in response to streets being blocked illegally, according to a police

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Free Us From the Chains (Once and for All)

After living on this earth for six decades, the only thing that changes are the names and ages of the victims who succumb to acts of violence whether at the hands of police, vigilantes or simply living while being

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Amid Uprisings, Schools Consider Terminating Their Contracts With Police

In Minneapolis, where protests exploded after a police officer killed local resident George Floyd, the school board voted Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution to cut ties with the police

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Protesters mass near White House for 2nd day

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck (all times

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Protest Options: A List of Links to Petitions, Donations, Resources and Education

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Democrats Prepare Police Reform Bills After Floyd’s Death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats, powered by the Congressional Black Caucus, are preparing a sweeping package of police reforms as pressure builds on the federal government to respond to the death of George Floyd and others in law enforcement

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Source: Black America Web

‘Now is the time’ - BET founder Robert Johnson wants U.S. to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations

And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

‘Y'all Know Who Her Grandfather Is’: Porsha Williams Joins Protest, Starts Chants on Streets of Atlanta

Many citizens have taken to the streets to express their grievances about police brutality and racism in the country against Black people, including “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality diva Porsha

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Nation's streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations over police brutality and injustice against African

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Washington, Harold (1922 – 1987)

Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago. Washington’s mother Bertha Washington was a well-known singer in the

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Source: Black Past

TSD Flash!: Local protesters, supporters push forward for 'justice'

Memphis Police Department officers made moves to keep the groups apart, subsequently issuing dispersal orders in response to streets being blocked illegally, according to a police

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

How To Protest Effectively During a Pandemic | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

There have also been crazy amounts of looting and damage done to businesses, homes and other

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Source: BlackDoctor | Health News On Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss - BlackDoctor

Sunken Place Soldier Candace Owens Forgets Her Hair Is 4C, Calls Black People “Chimpanzees” For Riots

According to published reports, on Thursday (May 28) Candace Owens took to YouTube to live stream and discuss the current events going on across the country involving Black America’s reaction to there continued police brutality that has plagued the country for

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Source: The Urban Daily

NFL QB: Drew Brees: 'I Will Never Agree With Anybody Disrespecting The Flag'

Brees’ comments about “disrespecting the flag” come days after Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn explained how Colin Kaepernick’s protest was

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

Rare Video Footage of Historic Alabama 1965 Civil Rights Marches, MLK's Famous Montgomery Speech

To see much more from the film, King: A Filmed Record, on Democracy Now!, visit http://owl.li/i1B3S. In a Black History Month special, Democracy Now! airs excerpts of the 1970 documentary, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, a rarely seen Oscar-nominated feature about Dr. Martin Luther

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Source: Smithsonian Black History Teaching Resources

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MBUGUA: Shhh! Economy is already reopened

With time, the novelty of working from home began to wear off as many businesses felt the harsh financial effects of the restrictions, which were more painful than the coronavirus swab

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Source: Business Daily

Six Atlanta cops who tasered Black college students charged

Authorities in Atlanta have charged six police officers for using excessive force in the arrest of two African American college students after a video showed them dragging the students from a car and tasing

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Daughter In Viral Video: 'Daddy Changed The World'

George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, has a message for everyone: “Daddy changed the

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

Snapchat Says It Is No Longer Promoting Trump's Account

Snapchat said Wednesday that is has stopped promoting President Donald Trump’s content on its “Discover” pages due to recent comments he has made about protesters demonstrating against racial inequality and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis

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Family Demands Charges Against All 4 Officers in Floyd Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd‘s family on Wednesday demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death, as they visited a makeshift shrine at the Minneapolis street corner where the black man died after a white officer pressed a knee on his neck as he pleaded for

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Source: Black America Web

The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past

In the article below historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall recounts her role as a founder of the New Orleans Youth Congress and the early years of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. This account is part of her soon to be published

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Source: Black Past

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Black Fatherhood Advocate Pens Children's Books That Help Parents Discuss Ahmaud Arbery Case

Author CEO Kenneth Braswell wrote these books understanding that cases like Ahmaud Arbery highlight racial trauma for Black parents and

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Protest march in Ghana in wake of George Floyd killing as president denounces brutality

As nationals across the world solidarize with America’s black community in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by holding protest marches, Ghanaian nationals and their African-American counterparts resident in Ghana also held a peaceful protest march, which culminated in front of the US Embassy in

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

(2015) President Barack Obama's Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney

VIDEO OF SPEECH

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Source: Black Past

Democratic Leaders Play Catch-Up On Black Lives Matter Movement

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― With the country in crisis over the police killing of George Floyd, Joe Biden’s remarks about the incident at a historically Black church in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, weren’t what protesters wanted to

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

NFL forced to update new website after claiming Colin Kaepernick 'retired'

(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for

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Source: theGrio

A Look At Fashion Brands' Responses to Police Brutality And The Black Lives Matter Movement

As the black community and allies took to social media to spread the word and demand justice for Floyd and countless others (Breonna Taylor is another name among the list of black lives lost in just the first six months of 2020), many began to look at large fashion brands, who are heavily supported

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

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