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Two White Teens Arrested on Charges of Fatally Shooting Black 19-Year-Old They Met to Allegedly Sell Marijuana | In The News

Late last month, bond hearings were held for two white Alabama teenagers charged with murder in the death of a Black 19-year-old killed on Thanksgiving Day in Mobile.

Police arrested 17-year-old Anthony Macpherson and 17-year-old Lucy Rutledge in the slaying of 19-year Tavon Holder, who was killed on the night of Nov. 26.

Macpherson and Rutledge are alleged to have met with Holder to sell him…

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#Murder #Tavon Holder

Biden Nominates Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense, Marking The First Time a Black Leader Would Run the Pentagon | In The News

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense. Austin would become the first Black person to serve as Pentagon chief if he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

The decision to appoint Austin was first reported by The Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 7, and later confirmed by Biden himself in a first-person editorial he wrote for The Atlantic the next…

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18-Year Old Black CEO Makes History, Launches Plant-Based Vaginal Self-Care Products For Teen Girls | In The News

Meet Essynce Moore, the 18-year old genius entrepreneur who is redefining the way girls and young women interact with and understand self-care. After recognizing an opening in the market for a vegan, chemical-free yoni care line exclusively for this demographic, she has debuted a trailblazing yoni care brand called Kitty By Essynce.

Transforming the self-care regimens that have been traditionally…

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Families Sue California Over Inequalities In Online Education for Low-Income Black and Latino Students, Suit Is First of Its Kind | In The News

Seven California families are suing the state for failing to provide “basic educational equality” for low-income families.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the families in Alameda County Superior Court Monday, Nov. 30, by nonprofit law firm Public Counsel and international law firm Morrison & Foerster.

In the lawsuit, the families allege the state isn’t providing adequate support and equipment…

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Racial Disparity in Police Shootings Unchanged Over 5 Years | In The News

Over the past five years, there has been no reduction in the racial disparity in fatal police shooting victims despite increased use of body cameras and closer media scrutiny, according to a new report by researchers at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.

Using information from a national database compiled and maintained by The Washington Post, researchers found that victims identifying as…

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#Police Brutality #Police Shootings #Racial Disparity

5 Reasons You Should Care About Your Local Prosecutor Race

Here are some really important elections happening this year—but because it’s a presidential election year, you might not be hearing about them. Don’t get us wrong: The presidential campaign is really important. But local races often have an even bigger impact on our day-to-day lives.

Local races like the one for prosecutors. Do you know who your prosecutor is and what they do? Prosecutors play…

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Ep. 51 “Why Your Kids Don’t Like Your New Woman” | The Melanated Convo Podcast(Video) On This Episode, Harrison talks about picking the right prosectors in our cities, statistics surrounding police killings, best hip-hop groups ever & te topic of the day covers "Why your kids don't like your new woman" The Black Business Spotlight w/ On Code Clothing Company (Oncodeclothing.com) & The Child Support Hustle Book By Kenya Rahmaan(Thechildsupporthustle.com) Check out the episode below!!!

Dr. Umar Johnson Debates Radio Host About Forgiveness In The Black Community(Video) Recently, Educator and Pan-Africanist Dr.Umar Johnson had a conversation with a radio host about forgiveness in the black community and when it should be applied. How do you feel about that topic? Check out the video below and comment!!

#Black community #Dr Umar Johnson

Black History and the Columbus Myth: Exposing the Truth | History Matters

Christopher Columbus did not discover America! After years of celebrating Columbus Day each October and teaching our children that this land was discovered by the European explorer, this year protesters across the country have pulled down his statues and denounced his image. At long last, they are debunking the Columbus myth.

Lost in all of this activity is the fact that Black people from Africa…

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#Black history #Christopher Columbus

Frustration Mounts As Parents Choose Between Virtual and In-Person Learning | In The News

Countless parents all around the world are taking extra measures to keep their families healthy while trying to prevent COVID-19 from entering their homes.

Tequilla Wallace is one of those parents. Like many others, she’s been faced with the task of sending her children to school or having them participate in virtual learning during a global pandemic.

“As soon as my kids come home they go and…

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#Covid-19 #Tequilla Wallace

Black Author Exposes the Truth, Lies, and Biases of the U.S. Child Support System | In The News

Author Kenya Rahmaan has spent thorough time examining the flaws of the American child support system and how it has developed into a tool of division. In her book, The Child Support Hustle, she goes into a detailed analysis of how the child support system has alienated fathers from their children while amassing profit for the state.

Ms. Rahmaan has discovered how the use of inaccurate labels has…

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#Child Support System #Kenya Rahmaan

New York City’s First and Only Black Mayor Has Died at Age 93 | In The News

David Dinkins, who made history in 1990 when he became the first and to date, still the only Black mayor of New York City, has died at the age of 93.

The NYPD reportedly received a call from Dinkins’ residence in Manhattan about an unconscious person having difficulty breathing. Current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Dinkins’ death the next day.

“Chirlane and I are mourning a truly great man.…

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Ep.50 “Fatherly Expectations” | The Melanated Convo Podcast(Video) On this episode, Harrison talks about the greatness of Lavar Ball, Two black teenagers killed by cops in Florida, Philidelphia apologizing for bombing the house of black liberation group MOVE 35 years ago.

#Black Businesses #News #The Melanated Convo Podcast

White Oregon Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Black Teen Over "Loud Music" | In The News

White Oregon Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Black Teen Over “Loud Music” | In The News

In Ashland, Oregon, a white man was arrested and is suspected of fatally shooting a Black teen in a motel parking lot Monday morning following a heated altercation that, according to authorities, started over loud music.

KTVL 10 reports that 47-year-old Robert Keegan was still on the scene when police arrived after he allegedly shot 19-year-old Aidan Ellison outside of the Stratford Inn. Keegan…

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Lavar Ball Talks His Legacy, Fatherhood & Ownership(Video) Lavar Ball stopped by Club Shay Shay With NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe to talk about several things including Fatherhood, Ownership, and how he made all of his sons successful!! Check out the video below!!

Civil Rights Pioneer Bruce Boynton, Inspiration Behind Freedom Rides, Passes Away at 83 | In The News

Civil rights activist Bruce Carver Boynton, whose lawsuit helped inspire the Freedom Rides in 1961, is dead at age 83.

Boynton’s battle with cancer ended on Monday morning at a hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, the same day he was to have been honored by a courthouse in his native Selma being renamed after him and another prominent Black lawyer and civil rights figure, J.L. Chestnut.

“There is a…

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‘Do Not Watch it Unless They Pay Me’: Dave Chappelle Asks Fans to Stop Watching ‘Chappelle’s Show’ on Streaming Networks | In The News

Dave Chappelle asked, and so he received. For those puzzled as to why they’re no longer able to view the comedian’s popular comedy sketch series “Chappelle’s Show” on Netflix, it’s because the streaming giant removed it following Chappelle’s request.

In a nearly 18-minute-long clip titled “Unforgiven,” posted to the 47-year-old’s Instagram page on Tuesday, Nov. 24, Chappelle claimed that he was…

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#Comedy #Dave Chappelle #Netflix

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