By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long The Associated Press President Donald Trump on May 29 threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a Black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Trump tweeted after […]
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Police across US Speak Out against Minneapolis Custody Death
By Stefanie Dazio The Associated Press Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a handcuffed Black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him to the pavement for at least eight minutes. But […]
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Fiery Atlanta Rally Among US Protests of George Floyd Death
By The Associated Press Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday, as his case renewed anger over others involving African Americans, police, and race relations. Protests were largely peaceful as demonstrators marched in the streets from Los Angeles to New York, but in Atlanta, […]
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Minneapolis Cop Who Knelt On The Neck of George Floyd, Charged With Murder
By TIM SULLIVAN and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests that resulted in looting across parts of […]
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THE RUN DOWN – GEORGE FLOYD’S Senseless Death
By AFRO.Com / Be Inspired Global Host Micha Green talks about the death of George Floyd and trending topics in the AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
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Apple, Google Release Pandemic Apps
By Matt O’Brien Associated Press On May 20, Apple and Google released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to […]
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Maximize Your Virtual Healthcare Visit
By BlackHealthMatters Social distancing recommendations have forced us to change the way health care is being delivered. Virtual health care visits allow providers to see patients when coming into the clinic isn’t an option. They help us minimize disease spread, eliminate unnecessary hospital visits and free up resources so people in critical need can be […]
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CVS Health Expands Drive-Thru Testing Sites to Michigan
By AFRO Staff CVS Health announced the launch of a new rapid COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Dearborn, Mich., in conjunction with federal and state officials. The site will provide state residents with rapid COVID-19 testing and on-the-spot results at no cost, using the new Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test. CVS Health has opened similar […]
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Women’s Suffrage Series Tuesdays in June
The Woodrow Wilson House continues our Women’s Suffrage Series, now in a virtual format, Tuesdays in June at 12:00pm Reservations for any of the free talks in the series “Why Wait? From Start to (Un)Finished: A Look Back at Women’s Suffrage History” are available on our website: www.WoodrowWilsonHouse.org/events TUESDAYS at NOON in JUNE on ZOOM […]
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Black Financial Expert on How to Think Differently About Personal Finances
FINANCIAL EXPERT WHO QUANTIFIED THE COST OF ANTI-BLACK DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICA RELEASES A PARADIGM SHIFTING NEW BOOK TO HELP CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES Southbury, CT (BlackNews.com) — Shawn Rochester is an author, entrepreneur, investor and sought-after speaker who has spoken on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, the United Nations and lectured […]
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America’s Oldest Civil Rights Organization – The Prince Hall Masons
By Larry S. Gibson The Prince Hall Masons are American’s oldest civil rights organization. The American colonies declared independence from England in 1776. Prince Hall had become a Mason a year earlier, when in 1775, he and 14 other free black men were initiated into the Craft by British FreeMasons stationed in Boston Harbor. […]
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Riots Break Out in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Memphis After George Floyd’s Death.
Hundreds call for justice over death of George Floyd A man poses for a photo in the parking lot of an AutoZone store in flames, while protesters hold a rally for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP) Hundreds of people across multiple cities protested Wednesday night in a call for justice […]
