Man who shot at cops in unrest over Floyd death is acquitted

Young Jeezy’s Baby Mama Forces Him To Pay $30K For A Brand New Car

According to Bossip the Thug Motivation rapper was just forced to fork over $30,000 to his baby mama after she complained that Jeezy tried to front on their child support agreement which stated he’d supply $30K for her new

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Source: The Urban Daily

Allegheny County reports 180 new COVID infections Friday; statewide eviction ban extended to Aug. 31 | New Pittsburgh Courier

by PublicSource Reporters The Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 180 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, marking another day of triple-digit daily increases in reported cases. Allegheny County’s total number of COVID-19 infections now stands at 4,547, and its newest cases are among

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Toronto cop found guilty after beating black man till he lost an eye

A Toronto police officer has been found guilty in the brutal beating of a young Black man in 2016, while his brother has been acquitted of all charges for the same

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Safaree Samuels Welcomes Baby No.2 With Estranged Wife Erica Mena news -The Black Chronicle

Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels’ second child has been born amid their divorce. On Monday (June 28), the 39-year-old shared the news of his newborn son with his estranged wife.… The post Safaree Samuels Welcomes Baby No.2 With Estranged Wife Erica Mena appeared first on The Black Chronicle.

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Source: The Black Chronicle

How the USDA Has Addressed Discrimination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made significant progress in addressing allegations of discrimination against minority and women farmers both in the farm loan programs it administers and in its workforce that have hounded it for over a decade, according to the Government

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Source: ThoughtCo

Jamaican dancer Dr L'Antoinette Stines seeks US$150k in suit against Jay-Z, Beyonce

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican choreographer Dr L’Antoinette Stines is seeking in excess of US$150,000 in her suit against entertainment mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and his pop music superstar wife

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Judge reversed Hylton’s conviction, sentence - Case for breach of anti-corruption law lost in the system awaiting retrial

Member of Parliament for St Andrew Western Anthony Hylton had both his conviction and sentence for two breaches of Jamaica’s anti-corruption law reversed by a judge in 2011, court documents have revealed. Just over three years after the reversal,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

“8:46” Netflix’s Dave Chappelle YouTube Special

The Netflix Is A Joke YouTube channel released overnight 27:21 of unfiltered Dave

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Source: Chicago Defender

Patriots owner Robert Kraft's prostitution case heads to appellate court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren’t violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the

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Source: theGrio

Georgia State Legislature Passes Historic Hate Crime Bill - Blavity

The Georgia legislature passed a hate crime bill on Tuesday which, pending legal review, will head to Governor Brian Kemp's office to be officially signed into

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Source: Blavity News

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Urge Immediate Jailing, Charges for Police in Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Rochelle Olson and Chao Xiong Star Tribune – Two national civil rights leaders visited south Minneapolis on Thursday for separate events but identical demands for the speedy charging and arrest of four Minneapolis police officers involved in death of George

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Michelle Obama: 'I’m Exhausted By A Heartbreak That Never Seems To Stop'

Former first lady Michelle Obama said it was “up to all of us — Black, white, everyone” to root out racism as she responded on social media to the death of George

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Disney World workers petition to delay opening - L.A. Focus Newspaper

"This virus is not gone, unfortunately it's only become worse in this state," the petition posted on MoveOn.org reads. "While theme parks are a great way to relax and enjoy free time, it is a non-essential business; it is not fair to the people who work there to risk their lives, especially if they

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Doctor accused of artificially inseminating nurse loses child custody battle

A paternity case has for six years hung around the neck of the doctor who has been fighting the right to be the child's father while warding off rape.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

Jeezys Ex-Fiancée Responds To His Claims That Shes Jealous Of His Engagement To Jeannie Mai

When rapper Young Jeezy's ex-fiancee Mahi filed documents for missed child support, the rapper claimed she was only doing so because she was jealous of his engagement to Jeannie Mai. Mahi has since responded to the rapper's claims.

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Source: MadameNoire

NAACP Blasts Minneapolis Police Officers For Death Of George Floyd | The Oklahoma Eagle

The NAACP released the following statement regarding the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Kenya: LSK Files Suit Against Uhuru's Executive Order

The Law Society of Kenya has filed a case challenging the legality of an Executive order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta that allegedly sought to place the Judiciary, commissions as well as independent offices under ministries and government

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cops Who Killed Elijah McClain Have Been Reassigned ‘In An Effort To Protect’ Them

The three Colorado police officers involved in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain have been reassigned to

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

Statewide eviction moratorium extended through August; Pittsburgh’s revenue takes hit from pandemic | New Pittsburgh Courier

Continuing the county’s triple-digit case streak Wednesday, the Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 158 new COVID-19 infections and 12 new hospitalizations. No new deaths were announced. Thursday’s announcement brings the total case count to 4,367 infections, 196 deaths and 443 past

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‘Member Of The KKK’ Who Shot Daughter’s Black Boyfriend Is Freed On $500 Bail

A reported member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) shot his daughter’s Black boyfriend multiple times during what he described without proof as an instance of self-defense last month in Virginia

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Source: NewsOne

Bill Cosby Walks Free After Pennsylvania Supreme Court Vacates Sexual Assault Conviction

Cosby's release comes after serving over two years of a three to 10-year sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix near Philadelphia.

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Source: NewsOne

Kenyan Pilot Eric Lugalia Charged With Forging Documents to Claim Sh250mn Land

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan pilot was charged on Friday for forging documents, to lay claim on a Sh250 million land in Karen, Nairobi.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Memphis protesters march to site where Dr. King was killed

A large group of protesters chanted loudly as they marched down streets Friday night in downtown Memphis, voicing their frustration and solidarity days after the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis officer pressed his knee into his neck as he pleaded for

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

Court to hear arguments tomorrow in latest Guyana election case

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire says she will begin hearing arguments on Friday in the case filed by a private citizen seeking to prevent the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from receiving a report from Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, regarding the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Judge Declines To Move Trial Of Officers in Floyd’s Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday declined defense requests to move the trial of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ruled that all four would be tried in a single proceeding. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled after defense attorneys had argued

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Source: Black America Web

Virginia gynecologist facing 465 years for performing unnecessary hysterectomies in fraud scheme | The Orlando Advocate

A gynecologist in Virginia is facing up to 465-years in prison after being found guilty of performing unnecessary surgeries on his patients. The Justice Department announced on Monday that a federal jury convicted Dr. Javaid Perwaiz, of Chesapeake, on 52 counts tied to performing medically

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Kabuga: Kenya’s repeated denials of complicity under scrutiny

Earlier in June 2001, the International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report titled “International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Delayed Justice,” implicating government officials in the hiding of Mr

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Source: The East African

Former NBA star Stephen Jackson mourns 'brother' George Floyd killed by Minneapolis police

George Floyd and Stephen Jackson (Credit: Benjamin Crump and Stephen

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Source: theGrio

Jennifer Hudson’s home for sale | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Now, the wait begins for the new owner of a house in Englewood where a triple murder shocked the world and rocked the fairytale rags-to-riches story of superstar Jennifer

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Kenya: Family's Hopes for SGR Millions Extinguished as Tycoon Firms Win

[Nation] A Mombasa family's hopes of benefiting from Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) millions have diminished after a land battle with three companies was thrown out.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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