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 […]
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Zenger News Exclusive-More Unrest with Protesters Following the Death of George Floyd
VIDEO: Fires blaze and looters rampage during second night of Minneapolis anti-police protests following black man’s death Smoke billowed high over Minneapolis on Wednesday night as anti-police protesters vented their anger over a black man’s death with looting and arson. Video by Chris Juhn/Zenger The previous night had seen mostly peaceful protests that drew an […]
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VIDEO: Trump Jr. Says Social Media Giants That Discriminate Against Conservatives Should Lose Government Protections
Months before Donald Trump mused publicly about a plan to “strongly regulate” some social media and other tech platforms “or close them down,” his son said the federal government should begin to withdraw some legal protections from them. Donald Trump Jr. told Zenger News in February that companies like Facebook and Google should lose government […]
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Georgia’s First Black-Owned Beverage Company Launches
FIRST BLACK-OWNED ALCOHOL BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LAUNCHES IN GEORGIA Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Scot G. Forte, founder and CEO of Forte International Spirits Inc./Direct Distributing, is the first African-American to launch an alcohol distributing company in the state of Georgia. The innovative company which has been making waves in the beverage industry this year has been […]
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Black Fitness Trainer Receives $400K Investment
MEET THE VIRTUAL BLACK FITNESS TRAINER WHO JUST RECEIVED A $400K INVESTMENT FROM TWO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Meet James Fisher Jr, founder and CEO of Mission Fit Fitness, which has just received a $400K investment from two private equity firms – Wellvest Capital and the Green Health Firm. James, who is a […]
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Baltimore Joins National Day of Protest to Demand Justice for Victims of Racist Murder and Life-threatening Prison Conditions
The National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) called for a National Day of Protest for Saturday, May 30. Baltimore will heed the call. Peoples Power Assembly, member organization of NAARPR, will hold a car caravan demonstration to demand an end to the racist murder and violence that the Trump administration has willfully unleashed. […]
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Tear Gas Flies as Minneapolis Rioters Protest Death of George Floyd in Police Custody
A protester throws a gas canister back at police during a protest over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020. (Chris Juhn/Zenger) MINNEAPOLIS—Protests turned violent on Tuesday as anti-police activists smashed windows and vandalized police cars in response to the death of an African American man at the hands of four […]
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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief
By Hazel Trice Edney Black-Owned Businesses Got Little Relief Under PPP (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to unify for equity […]
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Thursday, May 28th Webinar: Accelerating Efforts to Address the Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity
Accelerating Efforts to Address the Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity With Church Partners A panel discussion outlining strategies to accelerate support for African American communities in the fight against prostate cancer during and beyond COVID-19.
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OUTRAGEOUS!
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@yahoo.com The plight of Black Americans has been fraught with peril since the arrival of the first Africans 400 years ago to the Jamestown colony in 1619. But, few times since uprisings swept across the urban centers of the nation in April 1968, in the aftermath of the murder […]
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Deadlocked Congress Shifts Virus Focus To Small Business Aid
By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small business aid in hopes of helping employers reopen shops and survive the pandemic. Bipartisan legislation that would give small employers more time to take advantage […]
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Worker Shortage Concerns Loom In Immigrant-Heavy Meatpacking
By STEPHEN GROVES and SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities. Lacking English skills, the brothers took jobs at Smithfield Foods’ Sioux Falls pork plant, grueling and increasingly risky work as […]
