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#BlackArticle - Obama Thanks Protesters, Encourages Young People To Use ‘Opportunity’

#BlackArticle – Obama Thanks Protesters, Encourages Young People To Use ‘Opportunity’

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Our forever President Barack Obama addressed the nation during a virtual town hall event on Wednesday afternoon to offer some words of reassurance as the nation protests race-based police violence. His calm, measured tone was the type of presidential response that’s been missing from a government that has vilified and threatened protesters…

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#BlackArticle - Urban One’s ‘WE ARE ONE’ Town Hall Addresses Killings Of Black People

#BlackArticle – Urban One’s ‘WE ARE ONE’ Town Hall Addresses Killings Of Black People

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“Urban One has been the leading voice to inspire, inform and entertain Black America for 40 years. As the nation reels from the injustices surrounding the recent deaths of unarmed African Americans, Urban One addresses these issues with the We Are One: More Than A Hashtag virtual town hall. Urban One remains committed to being a voice for the community.”

The event will be moderated by Sy…

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#BlackArticle | Family autopsy: Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure

#BlackArticle | Family autopsy: Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said Monday.

The autopsy by a doctor who also examined Eric Garner’s body found the compression cut off blood…

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#BlackArticle | Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in ‘excessive force’ arrests

#BlackArticle | Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in ‘excessive force’ arrests

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ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers have been fired and three others placed on desk duty over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident involving two college students, Atlanta’s mayor said Sunday.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a news conference that she and Police Chief Erika Shieldsmade the decision after reviewing body-camera footage of a Saturday night incident that…

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#BlackArticle | Biden meets with black leaders at local church amid unrest

#BlackArticle | Biden meets with black leaders at local church amid unrest

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden met with community leaders at a predominantly African American church in Delaware Monday morning, leaving home for a second consecutive day to address exploding racial tensions that have begun to reshape the upcoming presidential election.

Biden, the former vice president who will represent Democrats on the ballot against President Donald Trump this…

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#BlackArticle - Fears Of Second Coronavirus Wave Hover Over George Floyd Protests

#BlackArticle – Fears Of Second Coronavirus Wave Hover Over George Floyd Protests

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Over the past week, people who are fed up have been defying social distancing orders for one good reason.

Justice.

Although COVID-19 has become a major issue around the globe, the pandemic couldn’t keep people from hitting the streets to protest police violence.

Ever since fired cop Derek Chauvin was caught on video sophisticating George Floydwit…

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#BlackArticle - Ella Jones: Everything To Know About Ferguson’s First Black Mayor

#BlackArticle – Ella Jones: Everything To Know About Ferguson’s First Black Mayor

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On Tuesday, Councilwoman Ella Jones made history when she was elected as the first Black mayor of Ferguson, Missouri. She will also serve as the city’s first woman mayor.

Jones reached a historic milestone with 54% of the vote over Councilwoman Heather Robinett, who had 46%.

“It’s just our time,” Jones, 65, said in a Tuesday night interview. “It’s…

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#BlackArticle - Kienjanae Hooper, Black Student Banned From Walking Graduation Due To Hair

#BlackArticle – Kienjanae Hooper, Black Student Banned From Walking Graduation Due To Hair

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Another Black student is fighting for their simple right to walk across the stage for their graduation no matter their hairstyle.

According to LoveBScott, Kienjanae Hooperis a senior at Gladewater High School in Gladewater, Texas, and this week, officials told her that she couldn’t walk at her Friday graduation ceremony…

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#BlackArticle | Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

#BlackArticle | Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the White…

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#BlackArticle - Nebraska Protestor Is Fatally Shot By ‘Homophobic Racist Bigot’

#BlackArticle – Nebraska Protestor Is Fatally Shot By ‘Homophobic Racist Bigot’

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People are mourning yet another Black person’s death in the midst of national protest over police violence.

According to Daily Beast, 22-year-old James Scurlock was shot and killed outside a bar in Omaha, Nebraska as unrest spread across the city over George Floyd‘s death and other victims of police terror.

“Last night I lost a son, my…

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#BlackArticle - Blackout Tuesday Confusion Brings To Question Who Protest Is Really For

#BlackArticle – Blackout Tuesday Confusion Brings To Question Who Protest Is Really For

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On Tuesday, the hashtag #BlackOutTuesday was trending all across social media. It seemed to have started as a way of honoring the recent victims of police violence.

However, soon activists started becoming critical of the movement as a possible co-opting of a campaign started by two Black women.

Music industry professionals Jamila Thomas andBriann…

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#BlackArticle | Truck driver who rolled into protest arrested

#BlackArticle | Truck driver who rolled into protest arrested

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MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer who rolled into the midst of thousands of people marching on a closed Minneapolis freeway over the death of George Floyd has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

Authorities had said it appeared no one was hurt Sunday but some witnesses said a handful of people who were on Interstate 35W near downtown Minneapolis sought medical…

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#BlackArticle - George Floyd Funeral Details Revealed: When, Where, How To Pay Respects

#BlackArticle – George Floyd Funeral Details Revealed: When, Where, How To Pay Respects

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Plans to hold a series of memorial services and public viewings for George Floydhave been finalized more than a week after the 46-year-old unarmed Black man was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. The death that was ruled a homicide has sparked days of nationwide protests against police violence that have been faithfully met with more…

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#BlackArticle | Thousands Hit Downtown Houston For George Floyd Protests, 200 Arrested

#BlackArticle | Thousands Hit Downtown Houston For George Floyd Protests, 200 Arrested

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As protests all over the country sprouted in the name of George Floyd, thousands of people descended upon Downtown Houston Friday with signs, posters and more demanding justice for George and for black humanity to be recognized and seen.

Peaceful demonstrations began early Friday afternoon but tensions rose with clashes between protestors and officers, resulting in four officers injured,…

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#BlackArticle - Tuskegee Airmen Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday

#BlackArticle – Tuskegee Airmen Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday

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The contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen will forever be embedded in the fabric of American history. Second Lt. Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden—the only living nurse who provided care for the military unit—recently celebrated her 100th birthday, 11 Alive reported.

A centennial birthday celebration was hosted for Dryden in Marietta, Georgia on May 28. Adhering to social distancing measures,…

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#BlackArticle - FBI Agent Video Claims Cops Racially Profile, Handcuff Black Man Wrongfully

#BlackArticle – FBI Agent Video Claims Cops Racially Profile, Handcuff Black Man Wrongfully

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After nearly a week of national protests of police violence following the in-custody killing of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, you’d think the cops might actually hear at least some of the message demonstraters are saying. Instead, videos of unfortunate police encounters has seemingly proliferated since footage of George Floyd‘s death went viral. Most of them have had terrible…

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#BlackArticle | A Night Of Pain In Atlanta Turns To Chaos: A Timeline In Photos

#BlackArticle | A Night Of Pain In Atlanta Turns To Chaos: A Timeline In Photos

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Atlanta saw one of the ugliest nights of protests the city has ever seen has protestors took to the streets after sunset to cause havoc to downtown Atlanta. Businesses on the Marietta strip of downtown were destroyed, and some even burned.

The night did start peaceful, as many folks from the city held peaceful protests in response to George Floyd, But once the night fell protestors got…