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6 Ex-Officers Who Pleaded Guilty in ‘Goon Squad’ Torture of 2 Black Men...
By Emma Tucker, Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Holly Yan, CNN Brandon, Mississippi (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state...
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Historical ‘Soapstone School’ Set to be Renovated Through New South Carolina...
By Rashad Williams, CNN PICKENS, South Carolina (WYFF) — The historical 7-acre property in the Liberia community of Pickens County is home to Soapstone Baptist Church and Soapstone School. The...
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Most Maternal Deaths Are Preventable
By CNN, Video Newswire Today kicks of Black Maternal Health Week. In Health Minute, Mandy Gaither reports on the leading causes of maternal mortality & how women can reduce their risk.
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How ‘Medical Gaslighting’ Ignores Black Women With Long COVID
By Jennifer Porter Gore, Word in Black In March 2020, Margot Gage Witvliet had managed to board one of the last flights leaving Amsterdam to return to her family in Houston, Texas. It was very good...
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Expert Advice: How to Protect Yourself From Bias and Backlash at Work
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media As reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic threats and acts of hate and violence increase in California and across the country, the California Commission on...
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O.J., Who Transcended Race Until He Didn’t, Dies at 76
By Joseph Williams, Word in Black O.J. Simpson, who parlayed a legendary, record-setting pro football career into pop culture superstardom — then saw it all crumble when he stood accused of brutally...
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ Costar Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Receives Support After Her...
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — More than 800 Black actors are denouncing backlash aimed at actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who was cast to play Juliet opposite Tom Holland in an upcoming stage...
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The ‘Goon Squad’ Case Yielded Stiff Federal Sentences. Still, Some Black...
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair of Black men tortured by six White law enforcement...
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Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
By Antonio Ray Harvey, Maxim Elramsisy, Lila Brown and Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media Hate Incident: White Supremacist Letter to Legislators, AG Bonta Says Black Maternal Deaths Are God’s...
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In Death, 3 Decades After His Trial Verdict, O.J. Simpson Still Reflects...
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and AARON MORRISON, Associated Press For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race,...
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Biden Will Give a Live Virtual Address at Sharpton’s Annual Civil Rights...
By AARON MORRISON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to give a live virtual keynote address to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference in New York on Friday,...
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Texas’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ban Has Led to More Than 100 Job Cuts...
By ACACIA CORONADO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in...
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Officer Who Fatally Shot Kawaski Trawick 5 Years Ago Won’t be Disciplined,...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick inside his Bronx apartment five years ago will not face...
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San Diego Launches Voter Registration Challenge for High Schoolers
APRIL 5, 2024 | CITY NEWS TEAM This week the City of San Diego launched the Shirley N. Weber Voter Registration Challenge with the goal of encouraging young people to become more engaged in their...
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What to Expect at Jury Selection for Donald Trump’s New York Criminal Trial
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday to impanel a group of 12 New Yorkers who will ultimately decide whether to convict former President Donald Trump in his first...
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Black-Led Women’s Running Group Sues Boston Marathon Organizers and Newton...
By Zoe Sottile and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over...
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Faith Ringgold, Whose Art Made Quilts a Potent Canvas, Dies at 93
By Yahya Salem, CNN (CNN) — Faith Ringgold, the pioneering artist and author best known for her narrative quilts that interwove art with activism, has died at 93. Ringgold’s death, at her home in New...
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Reparations Rift? California’s Black Lawmakers Divided on How Far To Go
By WENDY FRY, CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – As California becomes the first state to publicly grapple with the complexities of reparations, a conflict has emerged between reparations advocates and some...
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County Honors Community Leaders for their Contributions to Public Health
By Voice and Viewpoint Staff San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency honored 12 individuals and organizations on April 5th at their 23rd Annual Public Health Champion Awards during...
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Department of Africana Studies 45th Annual Black Baccalaureate Ceremony
By Dwayne Hill, Contributing Writer In the serene back courtyard of the Black Resource Center, Mr. Spurgeon Thomas stands confidently adorned in his Kente cloth. He is excitedly preparing for the...
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