Pusha T’s Brother, No Malice Reveals His Favorite Song is ‘Not Like Us’

Kamala Harris Wins Backing of ‘Divine Nine’

In her historic speech accepting the vice presidential nomination for the Democratic party, Sen. Kamala Harris introduced her family - among them her beloved Alpha ...

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Zenger on Books: Astronomers Are Just Like Us—but They’re a Dying Breed – The Wilmington Journal

Under August's full moon comes a love letter to every kid who has ever struggled to bracket Earth's biggest satellite in a dime-store telescope's eyepiece. Professional astronomers chart the night skies, risk their lives for [...]

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George Floyd mural in Minneapolis defaced with black paint - Black News Channel

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Someone has defaced a giant mural of George Floyd at the Minneapolis intersection where he died in May. Someone sprayed black paint on the mural on the side of a food market, the Star Tribune reported. A Minneapolis police spokesman says the department hasn't taken any reports

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New film ‘The 24th’ highlights Houston’s violent history during Jim Crow America - DefenderNetwork.com

'The 24th' — a World War I drama that captures one of the most tragic chapters in Jim Crow America, the Houston Riot of 1917 — opens Friday. The film depicts the aftermath of incidents of harassment and beatings by locals and Houston police officers during that era, and the all-Black Army infantry

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Mat’land CSOs fret over Mutsvangwa ‘tribal remarks’

By NQOBANI NDLOVU MATABELELAND civic groups have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Sadc, African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) complaining about what they said was a tribal outburst by Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa (pictured). Mutsvangwa invited outrage after her angry

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Organisation to stop looting of resources launched

BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A NEW organisation, One54 Transformational Trust, which is set to stop looting of natural and mineral resources from all 54 African countries was launched in Harare yesterday. The organisation’s founder Khumbulani Mhlophe said their lobby group had set 18 points which African

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Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life for 26 Rapes, Slayings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was “truly sorry' before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. Joseph James

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Federal Appeals Court Hearing Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law Obstructing Voting Rights Restoration - Black News Channel

By BlackPressUSA ATLANTA – A federal appeals court hearing in a case that may enable hundreds of thousands of Floridians to register to vote in time for the November election concluded today after two hours of oral argument. The case concerns Senate Bill 7066, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron

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Weightlifter Goes for Underwater World Record

Bro, do you even lift? Well, can you lift underwater? Russian strongman Vitaly Vivchar does, and he has reportedly beat the Guinness world record for ...

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Black Texas Teen Wrongfully Suspended Over Locs Wins Lawsuit Against School

According to NBC News, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to allow Kaden Bradford to keep his locs without facing suspension. Bradford's "rights under the Equal Protection Clause and the First Amendment will be violated if his motion for a preliminary injunction is

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Indian Film Industry Takes a $1B Hit at the Box Office – The Wilmington Journal

MUMBAI, India-Box office receipts-which determine a film's success or failure based on cinema occupancy and ticket sales-did not see a rise in cumulative collections for the first time in five years. Trade analysts had projected [...]

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California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes - Black News Channel

By Janie Har and Martha Mendoza Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California on Friday as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos

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Abolish the Police? Some Minneapolis Residents Call That a Punishment – The Wilmington Journal

Defunding or abolishing police departments has become a national debate in the wake of George Floyd's death, but Minneapolis residents say abolishment isn't necessarily a clear-cut answer. Some even view abolishment as punitive - a [...]

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Last minute bid to prevent union from picketing National Health Laboratory

'The NHLS believes that the employees are unable to go on strike as they render an essential service.'

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Soweto households have been without power for six weeks

Every day 75-year-old Lydia Ngakane walks from her house in Zone 7, Pimville in Soweto to collect wood so she can cook and keep warm.

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Macy Gray dishes on non-profit that aids police brutality victims' families

Award-winning singer Macy Gray launched a non-profit organization, My Good, to help aid the families of police brutality. Gray stopped... View Article The post Macy Gray dishes on non-profit organization My Good that supports families of police brutality victims appeared first on TheGrio.

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VIDEO: Firefighting Plane Dumps ‘Red Water’ on California Wildfire – The Wilmington Journal

When it comes to fighting wildfires, one unexpected sight is that of aircraft dumping what appears to be 'red water' on the flames. The use of such a liquid-actually a dyed fire-retardant chemical-was caught on [...]

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Husband Reunites With Family After Wife Claimed He Abandoned Her For Having Blue Eyes

A woman from Nigeria who made headlines after accusing her husband of abandoning her and her two children due to their eye color, was recently reunited with her husband at a wedding.

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We Knew It: Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Tory Lanez Shot Her: “You Dry Shot Me”

Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion. The Houston rapper took to Instagram Live to make the admission after citing Lanez and his team's shifty behavior.

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Small Irish Pubs Face Extinction Under Lockdown Extensions – The Wilmington Journal

Ireland's government won't be reopening the country as planned, and many small pub owners say the delay will cost them their businesses. While non-essential retail shops have been trading for weeks, small pubs are still [...]

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Westwood mall shooting: Manhunt underway for gang of armed robbers

A group of four armed robbers opened fire on two people who were depositing cash into an ATM at Westwood Shopping Centre.

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Reward offered for cold-case killings

The father of an 18-year-old trainee plumber who was shot to death early last year on a busy street in a northeast Los Angeles neighborhood ...

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The illusive David Mabuza: DA say it's time to replace Deputy President

After snubbing parliamentary questions due to poor health yet again on Thursday, calls are growing for Mabuza to be replaced.

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Oprah is Giving OWN Employees A Paid Day Off on Election Day

The media mogul is making it easier for OWN employees to vote and volunteer on Election Day and is challenging other companies to follow suit.

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Mhlongo was buying groceries not booze: DA clarify parliamentary blunder

‘Mhlongo was at a Pick n Pay grocery store, and an EFF MP’s assumption that he was in a TOPS liquor store has now falsely been accepted as fact,’ argues Natasha Mazzone.

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Commercial Crimes Court backlog delays fight against corruption

The Department of Justice’s acting Director-General Kalayvani Pillay said the more courts needed to be brought into the mix.

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Activists Launch 'BreonnaCon' to Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor

Until Freedom is running BreonnaCon, a multi-day event in Louisville to direct resources, talent, and energy towards achieving justice for Breonna Taylor.

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Most of Wall Street dips, but tech gains keep S&P 500 steady - Black News Channel

By Stan Choe AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks are falling on Wall Street Thursday following some discouraging data about the economy, but more gains for tech stocks are keeping the S&P 500 close to its record level. The benchmark index was virtually unchanged about an hour into

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Indian Film Industry Takes a $1B Hit at the Box Office

MUMBAI, India-Box office receipts-which determine a film's success or failure based on cinema occupancy and ticket sales-did not see a rise in cumulative collections for ...

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American Airlines will drop flights to 15 cities in October - Black News Channel

By David Koenig AP Airlines Writer American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends. The airline blamed low demand during the coronavirus pandemic, which has triggered a massive slump in air travel and huge losses

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