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  • Georgia Police Chief Called to Resign after Black Man’s Shooting

    Georgia Police Chief Called to Resign after Black Man’s Shooting

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is independently looking into the shooting of 31-year-old Saudi Arai Lee.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • Vermont High School Barred from Flying Black Lives Matter Flag

    Now that 2020 is in the past, some have decided the Black Lives Matter movement is too.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • 20-Year-Old Woman Executed in NYC, Mother Says the City Failed Her

    The young woman had reported incidents of domestic abuse prior to her killing.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • Mosquito Bite? This Household Item Doubles As Itch Relief

    The summer has arrived and so have the mosquitoes. Sure you could buy calamine lotion, but we have a Black hack that’ll soothe the urge to scratch.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • Hostile Judge Removed from the Atatiana Jefferson’s Police Shooting case

    The defense attorneys requested the judge recuse from the case because of the bias he showed against them.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • HBO Max’s Legendary Cast, Ballroom Leaders Talk Culture Appropriation and Chosen Families

    HBO Max’s Legendary Cast, Ballroom Leaders Talk Culture Appropriation and Chosen Families

    The ballroom is so much more than the fashion and voguing. It is a safe haven for queer people and the origin of a lot of mainstream trends.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 30, 2022
  • 5 Black Women and Girls Were Killed Every Day in 2020, Report Finds

    5 Black Women and Girls Were Killed Every Day in 2020, Report Finds

    Black women are four times more likely than white women to die by violence.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 30, 2022
  • Kansas Guy Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threatening A Man for Walking While Black

    The man shouted racial slurs at a Black man and told him he was in a “white town.”

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 30, 2022
  • Will 2022 be the Deadliest Year for Black Trans Women?

    There are still more incidents that go unreported and misreported.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 29, 2022
  • Ben Crump Joins Legal Team for Black Man Injured in Police Transit

    Ben Crump Joins Legal Team for Black Man Injured in Police Transit

    Richard Cox, 36, was paralyzed from the neck down at the hands of New Haven police officers.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 28, 2022
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