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Andrew Gillum Says He is Bisexual He Revealed His Identification in an Interview with Tamron Hall.

September 14, 2020 admin 0

By  Jacob Ogles – Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum revealed in a national interview that he identifies as bisexual. “I don’t identify as gay,” Gillum said, “but I do identify as bisexual. And that is something I […]

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US Remembers 9/11 as Pandemic Changes Tribute Traditions

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By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President […]

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Trump Acknowledges He Intentionally Downplayed The Coronavirus Despite Knowing It Was Deadly

September 10, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – Donald Trump acknowledged downplaying the Coronavirus at the beginning of the year even though he knew the virus was deadly and much more serious than the seasonal flu. In one of a […]

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Black Owned Line of Bulletproof Vest for Adults and Children Sees 400% Increase in Sales

September 9, 2020 admin 0

By Black Enterprise Editors – Thyk Skynn, a Black-owned line of fashionable bulletproof vests for men, women, and children, has seen a nearly 400 percent increase in sales over the past few weeks as Americans […]

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American Airlines is Making Black Lives Matter Pins for Crew Members, Upsetting Some Employees

September 8, 2020 admin 0

By Kyle Arnold – American Airlines is making Black Lives Matter pins for crew members, upsetting some employees. Some crew think they won’t be allowed to wear pins in support of law enforcement. American Airlines is […]

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Black Families Sue Over 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ Massacre in Tulsa

September 3, 2020 admin 0

By A.R. Shaw | September 3, 2020 | The Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was one of the wealthiest areas in the nation during the early 1900s. The community featured dozens of businesses, […]

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Today in History — Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020

September 2, 2020 admin 0

On Sept. 2, 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.

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Google Honors Black Cartoonist and Activist Jackie Ormes with New Doodle

September 1, 2020 admin 0

Dalvin Brown –  Google’s search website has been updated in honor of Jackie Ormes, a Black cartoonist and activist who challenged the disparaging portrayals of Black characters in media in the 1940s.  If you go […]

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Black Americans Worry Postal Changes Could Disrupt History Of Secure Jobs

August 31, 2020 admin 0

By Jeff Brady – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s cost-cutting measures have raised concerns about mail-in voting. But critics worry they may also set the stage for privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, something the Trump administration […]

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Jacob Blake’s Sister at March on Washington: ‘Black America, I hold you Accountable’

August 31, 2020 admin 0

By Jason Hanna and Harmeet Kaur, CNN CNN)Fifty-seven years to the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, relatives of African Americans killed or injured in recent police encounters took to […]

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