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Black Lives Matter Leaders Say ‘All Lives Matter’ Label Misses The Point

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PORTLAND, Ore. — by Lincoln Graves – The Black Lives Matter movement sprang to life in 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin. It’s spotlight has grown over the years because of various high-profile […]

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The Fury in US Cities is Rooted In a Long History of Racist Policing, Violence and Inequality

June 2, 2020 admin 0

By Clare Corbould – Associate Professor, Deakin University –  he protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations. Racist policing, legal and extra-legal discrimination, exclusion from the major […]

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Minnesota Attorney General to Take Over Prosecutions in George Floyd’s Death

June 1, 2020 admin 0

By Alex Johnson – Governor transfers investigation after Minneapolis legislators said they lacked confidence in local prosecutors. Minnesota’s governor appointed state Attorney General Keith Ellison on Sunday to lead the prosecution of any cases arising […]

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CNN Crew Released From Police Custody After They Were Arrested Live On Air in Minneapolis

May 29, 2020 admin 0

By Jason Hanna, CNN – A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as the crew covered ongoing protests over the […]

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Rep. Maxine Waters: Cop ‘Enjoyed’ Kneeling on George Floyd’s Neck, Was Out for Blood that Day

May 28, 2020 admin 0

The now-fired Minneapolis cop who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck in a deadly arrest that was caught on camera this week “enjoyed doing what he was doing” and was determined to kill someone […]

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Tear Gas Fired As Officers Clash With Protestors After Death Of Minnesota Man At Hands Of Police

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by: Patrick Cunningham – MINNEAPOLIS (KETK) – Thousands gathered in protest Tuesday night after the death of George Floyd, a black man pinned by the neck while he was in custody, was caught on camera. […]

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Bird Watching While Black: White Woman Calls Police on Black Man After She Refuses to Leash Her Dog

May 26, 2020 Staff 0

(Huffington Post) A white woman called the police and accused a Black man of threatening her and her dog in New York City’s Central Park, as seen in now-viral footage posted to social media on […]

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Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a […]

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Trump Will Not Be Unveiling Obama White House Portrait

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By: Norman Dotson Jr./BNC Digital Media Producer – President Donald Trump will not be unveiling former President Barack Obama’s portrait at the White House, a break in the 40-year tradition following a contentious exchange between […]

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Magic Johnson’s Life Insurance Company To Distribute $100 Million in Federal Loans to Minority Businesses

May 19, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and team president Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his life insurance company will provide $100 million for women- and minority-owned small businesses as part of the Paycheck Protection […]

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