Facial recognition technology displays clear racial bias
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Eugene, Oregon prioritizes mental health experts over police officers, and its effective
Oregon State Troopers talk near a checkpoint. (Photo by Matt Mills McKnight/Getty Images) Eugene, Oregon, a city of about 172,000…
Missing Fort Hood soldier, Vanessa Guillen, confirmed dead
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White couple paints over Black Lives Matter street mural
Volunteers paint during the “All Black Lives Matter” Community Painting Day on June 27, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo…
Conservative political figure, Steve Hotze, wants National Guard to ‘shoot to kill’ protesters
Steve Hotze (Social Media) Last month, Conservative political figure Steve Hotze called Republican Texas Governor Gregg Abbott to make sure…
Keedron Bryant performs viral song, ‘I Just Wanna Live’ for Dr. Dre
Keedron Bryant and Dr. Dre (Via Twitter/ @KeedronBryant) Keedron Bryant, a 13-year-old boy best known for going viral after singing…
Pharrell, Netflix announce new gospel series ‘Voices of Fire’
Pharrell Williams accepts the Hollywood Song Award onstage during the 23rd Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.…
Atlanta girl, 8, fatally shot near Rayshard Brooks memorial site
Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was shot and killed Sunday in Atlanta. The incident occured close to the site where Rayshard Brooks…
7 men arrested after harassing Black Family with racial slurs, Nazi salutes
Seven white men were arrested in Lincoln City, Oregon after yelling racial slurs and making Nazi salutes at a Black…
Lawyers allege Breonna Taylor’s house was targeted because of gentrification plan
In an aerial view from a drone, a large-scale ground mural depicting Breonna Taylor with the text ‘Black Lives Matter’…
Susan Rice moving to the forefront of Biden VP race
Susan Rice speaks onstage at the 10th Anniversary Women In The World Summit – Day 2 at David H. Koch…
Beyoncé is faking being African American, congressional candidate says
A Florida Congressional candidate tweeted that Beyoncé is not African American. “She is faking this for exposure.” KW Miller wrote,…
Black, Latino neighborhoods struggle with test disparities
Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles Saturday, June 27, 2020, in Phoenix’s western neighborhood…
Fox News edits Trump out of Jeffrey Epstein photo
Fox News edited President Donald Trump out of a well-known photo of him an accused sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The…
Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N.C.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) HILDEBRAN, N.C. (AP) — A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans…
Frederick Douglass statue torn down in New York
The Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitors Center, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, DC. (Photo…
COMMENTARY: The American Economic System Works Just Fine—for White People
By Jerome Love, Special to the Houston Forward Times via BPUSA For the past four hundred years, and most recently…
Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award and Make a Virtual Appearance at the 2020 NNPA Convention
By Stacy Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Reggae legend Ziggy Marley will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020…
Letter To The Editor: RETIRE THE REDSKINS”
By Jake Pickering The Washington Redskins National Football League franchise is a disgrace! In the year 2020, Washington team owner…
Voter Suppression Goes to College
By Cash Michaels and Peter Grear, Greater Diversity News via BPUSA If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries…
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson To Step Down As CEO
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO NEWARK – On July 2, 2020 the board…
AP Source: NFL to Open Games With Black National Anthem
By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The…
Virus, Floyd Death Merge in Brutal Blow to Black Well-Being
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Doctors have known it for a long time, well before the resounding cries of…
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Hymn Ignites Hope Across Nation
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Black national anthem was born more than a…
Test your news knowledge with Zenger: A royal birthday celebration
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10 Summer Skincare Products You Need From Black-Owned Brands • EBONY
We spend the winter months willing the manifestation of summer, thinking of pool days, vacations, park dates and summer wardrobes.…
Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General
By Natalie Jackson, Special to the Houston Forward Times via BPUSA Momentous events can occur in an instant, but more…
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO • EBONY
July 5, 2020 Contact: Jennifer R. Farmer, jenniferr@spotlightpr.org Rachel Noerdlinger rnoerdlinger@mercuryllc.com NEWARK, NJ – On July 2, 2020, the board…
3 Congressional Races To Watch In New Jersey’s Democratic Primary
New Jersey is holding a number of contentious Democratic primary elections Tuesday that could have national implications. Three key House…
The Match Maker by Willie Torbert – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $65The Match Makerby Willie TorbertSignedSize 13″ x 19″ Willie Torbert attended Pratt Institute, Medgar Evers College and…
Mayors Of Cities With Spiking Coronavirus Rates Decry Trump Admin’s Response
On Sunday, mayors from two large cities dealing with surges in new coronavirus cases and deaths decried President Donald Trump’s…
Political movements commemorate August war
Different parties and movements have held rallies to mark the tragic events in South Ossetia. In Moscow, Communists were outside…
The Writers and Directors Who Saw Coronavirus Coming
In the middle of an international pandemic, VICE News goes straight to people who spent years learning how outbreaks work…
Coronavirus: Italy deaths climb above 10,000 – BBC News
Italy recorded 756 new deaths in the past 24 hours – bringing the total to 10779. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog…
Chinese breast milk bank starts small
The first mother’s milk bank in mainland China has opened in Guangzhou. It is starting out with four rooms and…
Could new rapid COVID-19 tests be a game-changer? | COVID-19 Ask an expert
Epidemiologist and cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos answers your questions on the ins and outs of COVID-19 testing and whether the…
Will Georgia Lose Another Territory? Mass Turkish Migration Might Tear Region of Adjara Away!
Subscribe to Vesti News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa8MaD6gQscto_Nq1i49iew?sub_confirmation=1 There was a third autonomy in Georgia … source
Clashes at Greece-Turkey border enter second week with no solution
Thousands of refugees remain in limbo at the border between Greece and Turkey, where they travelled to after being told…
COVID-19: Community groups in Singapore race to help foreign workers
Community groups in Singapore are scrambling to help foreign workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on those living…
Tunisia, Algeria leaders meet, to enhance co-operation [Morning Call]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is on his first visit outside Tunisia since he won the presidency. Kais Saied was received…
Saints' Cameron Jordan is ready to face Brady, talks Drew Brees & Taysom Hill | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick Wright and Kevin Wildes are joined by New Orleans Saints’ Defensive End Cameron Jordan to talk about his goals…
Donald Trump Declares June African American Music Appreciation Month
Zennie62 Donald Trump Declares June African American Music Appreciation Month. This from the White House at 10:17 AM EST: African-American…
Kanye West announces he’s running for president in 2020
In a new interview with James Corden, Kanye West admits that he received a $68 million tax return. (Photo by…
Strongmen rush to remake the world order as Trump faces potential election defeat
It is no coincidence that Putin and Xi have cemented their grip on cherished goals, as the clock runs down…
Five Years After Its Debut, ‘Hamilton’ Airs On Disney+ To A Nuanced Response
The Friday release of “Hamilton” on Disney+ finally made the Pulitzer-winning musical available to a mass audience, and social media…
With childrens’ vaccinations down amid coronavirus, doctors get creative
Pediatricians across the country have said they’re worried about the potential for new outbreaks of diseases that had been eradicated…
Bombay Sapphire Gin Reveals New Artist Collab For Black Lives Matter
Share0 Image via Bombay Sapphire Since the start of the protests sparked by the viral video of a police officer…
The Advocate by Ernie Barnes – October Gallery
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If Pats sign Andy Dalton over Cam Newton, it's indefensible — Nick Wright | NFL | FIRST THINGS FIRST
With Andy Dalton recently released from the Cincinnati Bengals, there are rumors swirling that the New England Patriots may be…
Pop Smoke’s posthumous album tops worldwide charts
Pop Smoke‘s posthumous album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, is topping the worldwide charts, making him one…
After 13 tons of human hair products seized, US warns about importing from Xinjiang, China
Authorities in New York seized about $800,000 worth imported goods from China. July 4, 2020, 6:10 PM 4 min read…
US coronavirus: Skip the July Fourth parties, experts warn
Coronavirus cases are rising in 36 states heading into the weekend — with California, Arizona, Texas and Florida all posting…
Trump boasts about accomplishments in July 4th video
President Donald Trump on Saturday afternoon tweeted a video. July 4, 2020, 7:49 PM 5 min read Share to FacebookShare…
Nigerian influencer nabbed for money laundering and cybercrime
A 38-year-old Nigerian businessman and Instagram influencer, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, was taken into custody for money laundering and conspiracy charges,…
What it’s like at US beaches on Fourth of July weekend during a pandemic
Major commercial laboratories in the United States are reporting delays in returning Covid-19 test results as the pandemic rages on…
Swiss zookeeper dies after tiger attack inside enclosure
The zoo in Switzerland’s biggest city says a 55-year-old keeper was killed by one of the park’s Siberian tigers July…
‘Get back to the fields’
Jeremiah Champan (via Twitter) A Black high school athlete says his dreams were dashed when he was attacked with racist…
First half of 2020 year in review
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America could run out of fireworks this weekend. Here's why
International supply chains, a pandemic during peak production and record sales means shelves could soon be bare at fireworks retailers…