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White Man Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Man After Car Accident in St. Paul, Minn.
“I was in fear for my life” are slowly but surely becoming the most dangerous words in the white American lexicon. We’ve seen story after story where white people have used these words to justify their trigger-happy behavior during confrontations with unarmed black people and gotten off scot-free after taking lives. But one man isn’t…
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It Took 7 Months for a St. Louis County Officer to Be Charged in the Death of the 12-Year-Old Black Girl He Hit With His Car
On Oct. 14, 2019, 12-year-old Akeelah Jackson was hit by a police car as she stepped into the street on her way home in St. Louis County, Mo. Jackson died of her injuries one month later on Nov. 12. Now, the officer involved is charged in her death. KMOV4 reports that Officer Preston Marquart was…
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New York State Paid $69 Million for Ventilators It Never Received
An electrical engineer from Silicon Valley claimed via Twitter that he could supply the state of New York with ventilators to help overwhelmed hospitals in need. Despite him having no background in supplying medical equipment, he was awarded a $69 million contract to supply ventilators to the state. Those ventilators never arrived. BuzzFeed reports that…
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Leader of Utah Surveillance Firm Is a Former KKK Member Involved in a Past Synagogue Shooting
In 2018, Utah officials hired a company to provide massive surveillance of 911 calls, traffic cameras and social media posts. Now, the Utah attorney general’s office will suspend the state’s use of the surveillance system after learning that the founder of the company is a former KKK member. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that…
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Appoints Wife Chirlane McCray to Lead Racial Inequity Task Force
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting mixed reactions for his decision to appoint his wife to head a new coronavirus recovery task force aimed at bridging racial inequity by prioritizing aid for the city’s communities of color. According to the New York Post, de Blasio announced Sunday that First Lady Chirlane McCray…
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Says Gov. Brian Kemp Blindsided Her With Announcement to Reopen Georgia
One would think that a governor who was planning to reopen his state during an ongoing pandemic would, at the very least, consult the mayor of the city with the state’s largest population. Apparently, this was not the case for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms says she was completely…
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Black Journalist Launches Newsletter to Keep Black People Informed About the Coronavirus Pandemic
It’s important to have news platforms that are specifically tailored to fit the needs of black people who wish to stay informed. This is more true now than ever before, as the current global health crisis has proven to infect and kill black people disproportionately in the U.S. Thankfully, one black journalist was innovative enough…
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Black People Are Still Being Disproportionately Arrested for Marijuana Possession: Report
April 20 (4/20) is widely recognized as the smoker’s holiday. It’s a day when marijuana partakers everywhere celebrate the festivities by…well…doing the thing most of them do regularly anyway, except on this day, they’re doing it for the culture. The American Civil Liberties Union, on the other hand, is using the day to draw attention…
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Shake Shack Returns $10 Million in Relief Funds and Asks That Small Businesses Be Given More Access
The Paycheck Protection Program was included as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and was touted as a relief fund aimed at bailing out small businesses and nonprofits and helping them pay their workers during the coronavirus pandemic. But since the $349 billion stimulus package overseen by the Small Business…
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WNBA Honors Gianna 'GiGi' Bryant and Teammates as Honorary 2020 Draft Picks
The WNBA paid tribute to Gianna “GiGi” Bryant in a big way during the organization’s annual draft Friday by making her and fellow Mamba Academy teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester the first three honorary 2020 draft picks. “While it brings us pain not to see their dreams come to fruition, I’m grateful and proud…
