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Miami Beach Makes Black Tourists Feel Unwelcome During Memorial Day Weekend

May 30, 2016 Staff 0

How can you say this guy is possibly un-American? (Photo by George Martinez/gmartnx.com) By John De Leon, miaminewtimes.com By John De Leon, miaminewtimes.com The 20th anniversary of one of the largest institutionalized displays of racism […]

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Louisiana Approves First-ever ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Law

May 27, 2016 Staff 0

An attack against a first responder could now be considered a hate crime in Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” bill into law on Thursday, making attacks against police […]

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Russell Simmons Repays Rushcard holders, Pushes for Credit Reform

May 26, 2016 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is even able […]

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NAACP Files Lawsuit Over Flint Water Crisis

May 24, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE, Md.— Attorneys with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of people and businesses affected by the failure to provide safe drinking water […]

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Baltimore Officer Acquitted on all Counts in Freddie Gray Case

May 23, 2016 Staff 0

By Joe Heim and Rachel Weiner, washingtonpost.com A judge found police officer Edward M. Nero not guilty of four criminal counts in the case of Freddie Gray, whose death last year in police custody sparked riots […]

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Rush Card Settle Lawsuit for $20 Million

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

by Ann Bucher The makers of the RushCard have reportedly agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a botched upgrade of the pre-paid debit card that allegedly left RushCard holders without access to their […]

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Emanuel AME Church Distributes $1.5M to Shooting Victims’ Families

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Patrick Phillips and Kyle Foster, live5news.com The downtown Charleston church where nine parishioners were gunned down last summer has donated $1.5 million to the families of the victims. Mother Emanuel AME Church donated the money, […]

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US Attorney Tells North Carolina Governor Bathroom Law Violates Civil Rights

May 10, 2016 Staff 0

by Evelyn Diaz (BET) The U.S. Government has laid down the law — literally — when it comes to North Carolina’s controversial anti-transgender bathroom bill. Last week, the Justice Department warned governor Pat McCrory that the state’s […]

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West Point Investigating Cadets’ Fists-raised Photo

May 10, 2016 Staff 0

By Tony Lombardo, The Army Times West Point is investigating a photo that shows 16 black female cadets in uniform displaying raised fists outside a U.S. Military Academy barracks. The image has been shared widely in […]

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Ethnicity Still Matters in the Politics of 2016

May 9, 2016 Staff 0

By Michael Barone, realclearpolitics.com Ethnicity still matters. That’s one lesson I draw from the results so far of this year’s Republican and Democratic primaries and caucuses. We’re encouraged to believe ethnicity doesn’t matter much anymore; […]

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