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Judge orders 10-day delay after Virginia governor says Confederate monument to Robert E. Lee must come down

A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Privileged White Moms Are Exposed In Facebook Group After ‘Racist’ George Floyd Comments

On May 30, after the repeated backlash against UES Mommas, Addy Spriggle, a 38-year-old resident on the Upper East Side, asked the group’s administrator Lindsey Plotnick Berger to consider adding a Black

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Source: NewsOne

Starbucks Bans Employees From Wearing #BlackLivesMatter Apparel

Two years ago, during an episode of “Listen To Black Women” we asked our viewers if they had intentions of boycotting Starbucks after an employee called the police on two Black men who were sitting in the establishment waiting for their business associate to arrive so they could have

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Source: MadameNoire

Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues

Shortly after members of the California legislature took a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds at the California Capitol to protest racism and the death of George Floyd, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) took the opportunity to call out some of her Latino

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

This Day in Black History: June 12, 1963

On this day, civil Rights activist Medgar W. Evers was shot in the back by a white supremacist in front of his Jackson, Mississippi

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Call to Action: Archiving State-Sanctioned Violence Against Black People

Tony McDade should still be alive

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

Donald Trump’s Snatch of Richard Nixon’s Law and Order Pitch Worked Once, Why Not Again.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump didn’t puff his chest out and brag that he’s the law and order president in response to the looting and burning that accompanied some of the massive anti-police violence

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Time’s Up: Child care providers are not America’s mammy

Slavery is over, but women continue to be a vital part of the economy, and we all agree that early learning is critical, so why is the child care system collapsing under the weight of the COVID-19

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Source: theGrio

AFRO Exclusive!: Leon Optimistic Floyd’s Death Will Spark Change | Afro

For over 30 years satellite radio political commentator and author Dr. Wilmer Leon has witnessed protests surrounding racism– from the Rodney King verdict, to the uproar over the acquittal of George Zimmerman who killed Trayvon Martin and now the most recent uprising following the death of George

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Russell Westbrook Signs on As Executive Producer for Docuseries About the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Russell Westbrook wants to help tell the real-life story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an infamous episode in which white mobs burned and destroyed an affluent Black area in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called Greenwood, also known as Black Wall

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

Woman Speaks Out After Stunning Photo Shows Her Staring Down Irate White Man at George Floyd Protest In Montana: ‘I Don’t Think I Felt Fear’

A picture taken by Grace Jensen shows Snowden shouting in a Black

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

‘Boycott Starbucks’ Trends Once Again After Company Bans ‘Black Lives Matter’ Gear

Folks are now questioning the coffee company’s motives, considering they said they’d take action in “supporting our Black partners, customers and communities” in a June 4 statement following a week of protest over George

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Source: NewsOne

Terry Crews Addresses Backlash Surrounding His 'Black Supremacy' Tweet

The actor’s message was about how Black people could eliminate white supremacy, and on Sunday, June 7, he wrote, “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black

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

DOJ Spreads Bogus Claim About Maryland Protest In Letter Defending Religious Liberty

The U.S. Department of Justice published a passionate defense of Americans’ right to worship during the coronavirus pandemic in a letter to county officials in Maryland on June

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

Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd's Alleged Murder

For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Defends Keeping D.A. Who Has Poor Record With Black Community

Keith Ellison is the first Black Attorney General of Minnesota and he is now handling the top legal official handling the George Floyd murder

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

Statues of limitations

Black Lives Matter protestors tore down a bronze statue of the slave trader Edward Colston (one of Bristol’s “most virtuous and wise sons” according to its inscription), then dumped it into the harbour after dragging it through the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Why Do More Black Men Die from Prostate Cancer?

It has long been known among medical experts for a while now that Black men are at a considerably higher risk of being falling victim to prostate

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Source: The Florida Star

PG reporter Alexis Johnson: ‘I felt like my voice was being silenced’

Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson and photographer Michael Santiago gaining nationwide support after being banned from covering local George Floyd protests

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Black Church Faces Atypical Crisis | Afro

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America

NBC News NOW will stream a virtual discussion with families from around the country on the realities of parenting Black children in

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Source: The Black Chronicle

TSD FLASH! - News, views and music

President Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, speaks of a “call” resounding in the wake of 46-year-old George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota while in police

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

Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday

In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid

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Source: Black America Web

For the First Time Ever, There Will Finally Be a Black Bachelor

After 24 seasons, ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelor is finally getting its first Black

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Source: The Black Chronicle

BET Launches Content for Change Initiative

TO SUPPORT THIS UNPRECEDENTED UNDERTAKING, BET AND ITS CORPORATE PARTNERS WILL DEDICATE $25 MILLION TO THE “CONTENT FOR CHANGE” CAMPAIGN THAT WILL FOCUS ON RACIAL JUSTICE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND

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

Sabrina Dhowre Elba Gets Candid About Black Lives Matter Protests

Sabrina Dhowre Elba, model and wife to actor Idris Elba, is now getting vocal about her personal experiences with racism and is urging others to educate themselves on the Black Lives Matter

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

NBA Legend Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Pledge $100 Million to Racial Equality, Education and Social Justice Organizations

According to ESPN.com, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are pledging $100 million over the next 10 years to nationwide organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Floyd Murder Unleashes Black Parents’ Worst Fears

Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Black Lives Matter goes mainstream after Floyd's death

For much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical

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

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