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Romney Challenges Trump with Black Lives Matter March

June 9, 2020 admin 0

By Alexander Bolton – Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is challenging President Trump’s antagonistic stance toward Black Lives Matter protesters at a time when Trump’s support in the polls is dropping. Romney made a surprising and stirring gesture on Sunday by […]

OPINION If Black Lives Matter, Let’s Prove it By Fixing Our Schools

June 8, 2020 admin 0

Detroit Free Press Editorial Board – A man wearing a Black LIves Matter hoodie stands near the U.S. Capitol building. America should improve education inequality. (Photo: EVan Vucci/ ASsociated Press) Police brutality has become most […]

7-Year-Old NY Girl Goes Viral After Marching in Black Lives Matter Protest

June 5, 2020 Staff 0

Wynta Amor Rogers After becoming an overnight sensation after her first rally, Wynta-Amor Rogers marched in her second protest Thursday in New York City, and said she wants to prompt change like Dr. Martin Luther […]

Marquette University Revokes Admission Due to Racist Social Media Post About George Floyd’s Death

June 4, 2020 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – An incoming freshman student at Marquette University has had her admission and scholarship offers revoked after she posted on Snapchat that the police killing of George Floyd was acceptable because of Colin […]

Ella Jones Makes History As The First Black Mayor In Ferguson

June 4, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – Ella Jones made history last night, becoming the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Mo., Jones was elected nearly six years after the death of Michael Brown Jr., who was shot by […]

‘It Was a Modern-Day Lynching’: Violent Deaths Reflect a Brutal American Legacy

June 4, 2020 admin 0

BY DENEEN L. BROWN – A VIDEO SHOWS George Floyd, a black man, lying in the street in anguish, with his head crushed against the pavement. A white officer presses his knee into Floyd’s neck. “I can’t […]

News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No

June 4, 2020 admin 0

By MARK Z. BARABAK STAFF WRITER – In the broad sweep of American history, certain years stand like grim mileposts. The year 1968, bathed in blood and drenched in sorrow, is one. The year 2020 may be […]

Why I No Longer Think My Children Have to Go to College to Be Successful

June 3, 2020 admin 0

By Amber Dorsey – I never thought this would happen — but these days really are ‘A Different World.’ In the late ’90s, I was a young college student who believed what my parents and other […]

Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough

June 3, 2020 admin 0

By Astead W. Herndon – Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not […]

Black Lives Matter Leaders Say ‘All Lives Matter’ Label Misses The Point

June 3, 2020 admin 0

PORTLAND, Ore. — by Lincoln Graves – The Black Lives Matter movement sprang to life in 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin. It’s spotlight has grown over the years because of various high-profile […]