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  • Ex-Louisiana State Trooper Pleads Not Guilty in Black Motorist’s Brutal Beating

    Former trooper Jacob Brown is accused of beating Aaron Bowman 18 times with a tactical flashlight, leaving Bowman with severe injuries.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 14, 2021
  • A Black Father of 5 Who Was Shot 7 Times in California May Be a Victim of a Hate Crime, Police Say

    Bobby Gayle told his brother that he was called the n-word multiple times before he was shot.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 14, 2021
  • Students at Howard Protest School for Poor Housing Conditions, Tuition Increase and Lack of Representation

    The student sit-in at the school’s Blackburn University Center began on Tuesday.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 14, 2021
  • UnitedMasters Launches Deal With Coinbase to Let Artists Get Paid in Cryptocurrency

    Steve Stoute, UnitedMasters CEO, says that this deal puts musicians in the best position to benefit from the many changes in the financial sector.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 13, 2021
  • Black Sculptor Sandra Mujinga Wins Biggest Prize for Contemporary Art

    Mujinga will receive a solo exhibition at Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnof next year.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 13, 2021
  • 3 Brothers Meet for the 1st Time in 50 Years

    One brother adopted at birth is now an Army general and another a lieutenant colonel.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 13, 2021
  • Black Parents in Minnesota Sue School System for Unfair Treatment of Their Children

    Lawsuit says that Black students were punched, kicked, spit on and called the N-word by white students.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 12, 2021
  • Black Ex-FBI Agent in Virginia Drives School Bus to Help His Community

    Former FBI executive assistant director Michael Mason became a school bus driver to assist with shortages during the pandemic.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 11, 2021
  • Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate Their 150th Anniversary

    The HBCU’s Grammy award-winning group celebrates milestone with Nikki Giovanni as the commencement’s keynote speaker.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 11, 2021
  • 1st Black Female Firefighter Sues Florida City for Depicting Her as a White Person in Mural

    Latosha Clemons, Boynton Beach’s first Black female firefighter, is seeking damages after her image was altered on a public mural.

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    Okla Jones






    Published

    October 11, 2021
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