GOP Convention takeaways: Pence pounces while crises swirl

River trip ends in tragedy - 15-y-o loses life in water body mom warned him against

If anyone had told Natalee Carty that Tuesday, June 2, would have been the last day she saw her 15-year-old son, Raheem Campbell, alive, she would not have believed

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

ANC and allies to take a stand against racism and police brutality on Black Friday

This will also be used to take a stand against the country's own security forces which have allegedly been responsible for the deaths of citizens during the national

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Coronavirus crisis is frightening for White folk, scarier still...

CNN Health reported on May 9, “Black Americans represent 13.4% of the U.S. population…but counties with higher Black populations account for more than half of all COVID-19 cases and almost 60% of the

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

D.A. Lacey says video of Floyd’s death made her angry

LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Jackie Lacey said was “angry” and “pissed off” when she saw the video capturing the death of a black man in Minneapolis at the hands of a white police officer, while emphasizing her support for peaceful protests and belief that looters are hurting the wrong

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Psychiatrist warns against deadly jokes - Hurtful words could push people over the edge, Shetty warns in light of teen’s suicide

Although a “light moment” with a sibling hours before 17-year-old Chrisey-Ann Davis took her life was struck out by her mother as the reason for the tragedy, psychiatrist Dr Ganesh Shetty is warning that sometimes making jokes about persons in pain or suffering from disabilities could push them

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Civil rights charge filed against Minneapolis Police Department over George Floyd death

(The Center Square) – The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) filed a civil rights charge and will investigate the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) over the death of George Floyd while in police

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Obama sends message of hope to black youth

The former president was joined by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, President of Color of Change Rashad Robinson, Minneapolis City Council member Phillipe Cunningham, and My Brother’s Keeper youth leader Playon Patrick in a conversation moderated by Campaign Zero co-founder Brittany

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VIDEO: Chaos as police clash with George Floyd protesters at White House

Chaos ensued outside the White House Saturday night as anti-police brutality protesters fought with Secret Service, Parks Police, and Military…

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

“Be The Change!” GMA3 Co-Host Keke Palmer Urges National Guardsmen to join protests

“I agree with you” responded a soldier in an emotional encounter with the

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Retired Decorated Deputy Sheriff Danny McFarland and Life Coach/Educator Dr. See Love Launches New Podcast, ‘Conversations with Friends’

Retired Decorated Deputy Sheriff Danny McFarland and Author, Speaker, Life Coach Educator Dr. See Love, launched their new podcast show, “Conversations with

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Obama Thanks Protesters, Encourages Young People To Take Advantage Of The Moment

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Stokes Named President of Downtown Partnership | Afro

Shelonda Stokes, a well-connected Baltimore business leader has been named president and executive of the influential Downtown

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

2,300 Jamaicans return under re-entry programme

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says, to date, 2,300 Jamaicans have entered the island under the Government’s re-entry programme at a cost of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

After four nights and lawsuit, officials end curfews

LOS ANGELES — One day after being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union over the imposition of curfews, Los Angeles County officials announced there are no plans to enact another

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says George Floyd Killing is “Personal” | Post News Group

As protesters demonstrated in at least 140 cities across the country in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other recent cases of police violence, the city of Chicago was also rocked by widespread

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The Best Way To Renounce White Privilege In 2020 Is By Not Voting For Trump

What seems like a growing number of white people have insisted on amplifying their voices in the nationwide protests against police violence and have repeatedly acknowledged the role that systemic racism plays in the entire

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Source: NewsOne

Blackout Tuesday Confusion Brings To Question Who The Protest Is Really For

Music industry professionals Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang initially started #TheShowMustBePaused as a campaign to call out music industry decision-makers who don’t support Black issues despite having Black people push the

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Source: NewsOne

Muslim American Political Leaders Host Virtual National Iftar | Muslim Journal

WASHINGTON, DC — On Tues., May 12, 2020, Muslim Advocates and Honorary Co-Chairs Reps. André Carson, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison hosted The National

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Black COVID-19 Patients in California Hospitalized 2.7 More Times Than Whites, Report Says | Post News Group

The cost of unequal healthcare is measured in human life, says Dr. Stephen Lockhart, the African American chief medical officer at Sutter Health, a non-profit healthcare network centered in Sacramento that serves 3 million people in 24 hospitals located across Northern

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#BlackLivesMatter: How To Support The Movement For Black Lives

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Whoopi Goldberg Entered The Chat To Collect Drew Brees Over His Comments On Kneeling During The National Anthem

Drew Brees, a newly formed poster boy for white privilege, really was on one on Wednesday when he was asked about the repeated killings of Black people due to state-sanctioned violence, as well as the protests as police violence continues to

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Source: MadameNoire

Return of youth sports welcomed and feared

Black parents fear their children will get sick if they return to sports more than do White and Latino parents, says a new Aspen Institute Power Play youth sports

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

June 4, 2020

We can’t breathe because of police brutality and

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

$35,000 in donations for COVID-19 relief to be awarded by the Mid-Cities (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated

The Mid-Cities (TX) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in rapid response to escalating community needs due to the coronavirus, will provide $35,000 in grants and donations to address COVID-19 specific

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

A second-degree knee!

Last Monday, on Memorial Day, at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, four White police officers murdered George Floyd, a Black

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

WATCH | Capetonians stage vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

A group of Capetonians on Wednesday joined a peaceful "walk-by" vigil outside Parliament in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter

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'We won't forget and we won't forgive' - Sudan protesters rally one year after bloody crackdown

Khartoum – Sudanese protesters took to the streets of Khartoum on Wednesday, angrily demanding justice for scores of pro-democracy demonstrators killed a year ago in a bloody

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Police deployed tear gas, rubber bullets in East Liberty against protesters of Black Lives Matter march

One week after George Floyd’s death in the custody of Minneapolis police, a peaceful Pittsburgh march of hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators in East Liberty ended with slogans and songs around 6:45 p.m. on

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29 Black Women-Owned Candle Companies To Support Right Now

In times like these, it’s essential to make our homes a haven for peace and rest, though we know not even being in the privacy of our residence can shield us from police

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Be careful

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says territories in the region must “think twice” about the wholesale relaxation of social distancing measures in order to bolster faltering economies, as doing so could erase all the gains made in controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus over the

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