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Where the Black Church Is in the Black Lives Matter Movement

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By Morgan Lee- In recent weeks, American cities, suburbs, and small towns have seen an explosion of protests reacting to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Even as many have commented on […]

Entertainment

Netflix Adds Black Lives Matter Collection As Its Own Genre

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Dessi Gomez- Netflix added a Black Lives Matter section to its genre tab on Wednesday, responding to viewers’ interest in titles related to racial injustice, discrimination and systemic racism. Even though the collection is […]

Health

Coronavirus Pandemic And George Floyd Protests Highlight Health Disparities For Black People

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Michael Wayland- Black Americans are disproportionately getting sick and dying from the coronavirus. It’s a plague that has laid bare, not just vulnerabilities in the U.S. hospital system, but gaping disparities in access to […]

Business

PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses, Strengthen Minority Communities and Fight Economic Inequality

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By PRNewswire-  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially those hardest hit by the pandemic, to help address economic […]

Education

Baltimore High School Students Lead Protest To Urge City And State Education Policymakers To Support Black Lives Matter

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Daniel Oyefusi- Several hundred demonstrators gathered Wednesday afternoon at Baltimore School for the Arts to demand that the Maryland State Department of Education and Baltimore City Public Schools show “full and public support” for […]

Sports

Malcolm Jenkins Says NFL Won’t Be ‘On The Right Side Of History’ Until it Addresses Kaepernick

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Wilson Wong- The New Orleans Saints safety criticized the commissioner for the way the league has handled player protests against police brutality. New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins criticized the NFL and Commissioner Roger […]

Sports

Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie Of Year And MVP In 1969, Dies At 74

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Howard Fendrich— Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a […]

Political

A Black Running Mate for Biden? More Democrats Are Making the Case

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Katie Glueck– Amid a national reckoning over racism and police brutality, many Democrats have been increasingly vocal in urging that Joe Biden give deeper consideration to placing a black woman on the ticket. Early last […]

National

Merriam-Webster Dictionary To Change Definition Of Racism At Missouri Woman’s Request

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Dana Givens– In the conversation about racism, there has been much debate about the how the word should be defined. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, racism is defined as a “a belief that race is the primary […]

Editorials

The Stuff Of Dreams — MLK Goes Right On Marching

June 11, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW – It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply […]

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