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Latest US monuments toppled: Grant, national anthem writer | The Atlanta Voice
Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil War which ended widespread
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The Truth is No Longer Color Blind
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Japan, New Zealand march to mourn Floyd, seek change
Tokyo (AP) – Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial
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Ghana's Minister of Tourism to Black Americans: 'come home to Africa'
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Just six days before George Floyd’s killing and the resulting call to action in our country, I became the executive director of one of the largest education nonprofits in North Texas — its second-ever woman and first-ever black commander in
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Majority of Americans support anti-police protests, poll finds
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday-weekend demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the
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Bank of England says sorry for slave links as UK faces past
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has apologized for the slave links some of its past governors had with slavery, as a global anti-racism movement sparked by the death of George Floyd forces many British institutions to confront uncomfortable truths about their
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“Fighting for Justice,” a new documentary by Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr., will make its debut on Saturday, July 18, at Cinematique Theater in Daytona
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Poor People's Campaign stages massive online demonstration
(Religion News Service) — With COVID-19 restrictions preventing an intended in-person rally in Washington D.C., at least a million supporters of the Poor People’s Campaign reportedly tuned in Saturday (June 20) to watch a mix of live speeches and pre-recorded clips of liberal religious leaders
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Atlanta Police Call Out Sick Over Charges in Fatal Shooting | Afro
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a Black man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to
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What is Juneteenth? Holiday marking Emancipation Proclamation takes on extra importance in 2020
On June 19, Americans around the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the
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Viral Video Of Black Boy Hiding From Police While He Shooting Hoops Catches LeBron James’ Attention
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Brother Malcolm’s Message to “Sincere Whites”
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Facebook To Increase Minority Representation In Leadership, Pledges $200M To African American Businesses
Sandberg said Facebook will invest $1.1 billion overall in support of the African American and other minority suppliers in the United States by the end of
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Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Shooting To Be Fired
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Odell Beckham Jr. Supports Black Lives Matter Movement By Selling “I Can’t Breath” T-Shirt
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Atlanta Entrepreneur, Clark Atlanta University Launch Scholarship Fund For Rayshard Brooks’ Children
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, entrepreneur Aisha “Pinky” Cole —founder of the Atlanta-based restaurant Slutty Vegan—has teamed up with Clark Atlanta University for the creation of a scholarship fund for Brooks’ four
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Atlanta Police Call Out Sick Over Charges in Fatal Shooting
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Black Sports Icon's Statue Defaced With 'White Lives Matter'
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“Find A Different Job:” Meagan Good Speaks On Her Dad Being A Cop And Officers Holding Each Other Accountable
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LeVar Burton Narrates Special Google Doodle For Juneteenth - Blavity
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Dallas agrees to temporary ban on less-lethal police weapons
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas officials have agreed to a 90-day ban on the use of tear gas and other less-lethal police crowd-control weapons against
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BE Exclusive: Stephen Jackson on Justice for George Floyd, Getting Blackballed From the NBA, and More (Video)
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