EBONY HOSTS ROUND TABLE TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM • EBONY
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Minnesota National Guard member offers advice to police amid protests
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Oil rises as traders await OPEC+ meeting on extending supply cuts
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Lone Protester Left Bleeding After Buffalo Cops Push Him To The Ground
Disturbing footage taken during a Buffalo, New York, protest shows police pushing a lone protester to the ground, causing him…
Australia’s CSL says to help fund, make vaccine candidate if it proves successful
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to George Floyd protesters: ‘There is something better on the other side of this’
Using a megaphone to speak directly to a crowd of protesters, Bottoms, a Democrat, said her political success is owed…
Virginia man assaulted 3 people due to their race: Deputies
Deputies in Virginia say a white man assaulted three people because of their race June 4, 2020, 6:10 PM 2…
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Florida Supreme Court blocks assault weapon ban from ballot
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NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
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3 former officers charged in George Floyd’s death make 1st court appearance
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Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters ‘terrorists’
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Emotional Senate debate as Rand Paul blocks bill to make lynching a federal crime
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Ahmaud Arbery was struck by vehicle before he was shot dead; suspect yelled racial slur: Investigator
Saying the evidence shows three white suspects “chased, hunted down and ultimately executed” Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, a prosecutor on…
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A casket carrying Floyd’s body arrived at the North Central University in Minneapolis on Thursday for the first in a…
House Democrats introduce policing reform bill named for George Floyd
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George Floyd memorial and protests
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‘Sesame Street’ Vows To ‘Speak Out Against Racism’ Amid Ongoing Protests
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Lili Reinhart Comes Out As Bisexual, Supports LGBTQ For Black Lives Matter Protest
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Karamo Brown Of ‘Queer Eye’ Urges LGBTQ People To Call Out Racism
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Democratic Leaders Play Catch-Up On Black Lives Matter Movement
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Trump To Sign Sweeping Order To Expedite Energy, Infrastructure Projects
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Jimmy Carter: Powerful People Must Say ‘No More’ To Racist Justice System
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Los Angeles Pride Will Be Revived As Black Lives Matter Solidarity March
Nearly two months after the COVID-19 crisis forced organizers of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ Pride festival to go digital-only, plans for…
Virginia To Take Down Robert E. Lee Statue
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Man Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Allegedly Used Racist Slur As Victim Lay Dying
One of the three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was killed while jogging, allegedly…
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Drew Brees Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Take On NFL Players Kneeling In Protest
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Racism Is A Public Health Crisis. Ohio Wants To Declare It A Statewide Emergency.
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California Lawmakers Block Facial Recognition Bill Amid Protests Against Racist Policing
California lawmakers blocked a bill on Wednesday that could have expanded the use of facial recognition technology by companies and…
Meghan Markle Addresses Death Of George Floyd In Heartfelt Graduation Address
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What To Do If You’re Hit By Tear Gas Or Pepper Spray While Protesting
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson asked “where is our compassionate leader” in a heartfelt video in which he declared that “our…
Want To Support Black-Owned Brands? Here Are 10 Things To Buy Right Now.
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Filmmakers Rally Behind John Boyega’s Stirring ‘F**k That’ Speech Against Racism
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