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Indiana jail officer fired after inmate hit during struggle
Marcus Ford suffered a broken nose and broken orbital bone. A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen…
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‘He Does Not Have a Gun!’: Video Captures Seattle Police In Tense Standoff with Black Man Holding a Bluetooth Speaker, It Only Ends After Bystanders Intervene
An intense standoff between the police and a reportedly unarmed Black man in Seattle, Washington, led to a man fearing…
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Black Man Executed In Texas for Killing Teens He Believed Wanted Him Dead for Dating White Woman Was Doomed By His Own Lawyer Who Asked If It Was a ‘Justifiable Lynching’
A Black man who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Amarillo, Texas, was executed on Feb. 8.…
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D.C. Business Encounters Discrimination in Quest to Help Ukraine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Davis said her group had installed “living containers and living facilities” that provided families with things like…
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Washington DC – Volunteer at the Community Baby Shower
Black women are three times and AI/AN women are two times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White…
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Former Cop Charged for Patrick Lyoya’s Execution-Style Shooting Claims Qualified Immunity In Civil Case; City Says Shooting ‘Objectively Reasonable’
Lawyers representing the former Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist in the back of the…
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What African Americans Want Most from Congress in 2023
As 2022 closed, Black Americans saw gains with historic candidates and timely legislation. President Joe… The post What African Americans…
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PRESS ROOM: Global $80 Million E-Commerce Brand, Sassy Jones, Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Retail Store in Richmond, VA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am thrilled to open our first location where customers near and far can come for a…
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Viola Davis Achieves EGOT Status with Grammy Win
Viola Davis has earned the rare and coveted EGOT status — becoming the third Black… The post Viola Davis Achieves…
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History Not Enough For Hurts
Hurts Wants To Be Part Of History Photo: Andrew Rosario – Phoenix Arizona for the NY Beacon By Derrel…
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Big U.S. Cities Fail to Provide Data for New FBI Hate Crimes Report
“The Justice Department is committed to prioritizing prevention, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes,” Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta…
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Women’s health in MN, Advancing Black homeownership
Feb. 7, 2023 – Join Al McFarlane as he sits down with Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, co-founder and CEO of…
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Nine-Year-Old High School Grad is Making Black History
David Balogun Screenshot: Facebook While most of us used the time inside during the COVID pandemic to eat and binge-watch shows…
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‘Passed Over Without Reason’: Retired Black Police Chief Says He Was Denied School Security Job Given to Lesser-Qualified White Men
A former Black Indiana police chief claims he was denied a school security job multiple times because he’s Black in…
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