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Trump Says ‘One Week In Jail’ Isn’t Enough When Discussing Protestors With Governors

June 2, 2020 admin 0
By Royce Dunmore – He also calls on leaders to use the National Guard more. The man in the White House, Donald Trump, was talking out his mouth once again, this time in front of an […]
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The Fury in US Cities is Rooted In a Long History of Racist Policing, Violence and Inequality

June 2, 2020 admin 0
By Clare Corbould – Associate Professor, Deakin University –  he protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations. Racist policing, legal and extra-legal discrimination, exclusion from the major […]
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Minnesota Attorney General to Take Over Prosecutions in George Floyd’s Death

June 1, 2020 admin 0
By Alex Johnson – Governor transfers investigation after Minneapolis legislators said they lacked confidence in local prosecutors. Minnesota’s governor appointed state Attorney General Keith Ellison on Sunday to lead the prosecution of any cases arising […]
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BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls for $14 Trillion of Reparations for Slavery

June 1, 2020 admin 0
By Matthew J. Belvedere – Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, told CNBC on Monday the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery to help reduce racial inequality. The wealth divide […]
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Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Urge Immediate Jailing, Charges for Police in Floyd’s Death

May 29, 2020 admin 0
Civil rights leaders held separate south Minneapolis events near crime scene. By Rochelle Olson and Chao Xiong Star Tribune – Two national civil rights leaders visited south Minneapolis on Thursday for separate events but identical demands for the […]
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CNN Crew Released From Police Custody After They Were Arrested Live On Air in Minneapolis

May 29, 2020 admin 0
By Jason Hanna, CNN – A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as the crew covered ongoing protests over the […]
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Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Remark Was a Threat to Minority Voters

May 28, 2020 admin 0
By Matt London | Fox News – Fox Nation host Tammy Bruce said that former Vice President Joe Biden’s controversial remarks to a prominent, African-American radio talk show host reflect a common intimidation tactic used by the left to control and manipulate American voters. “The threat […]
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Rep. Maxine Waters: Cop ‘Enjoyed’ Kneeling on George Floyd’s Neck, Was Out for Blood that Day

May 28, 2020 admin 0
The now-fired Minneapolis cop who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck in a deadly arrest that was caught on camera this week “enjoyed doing what he was doing” and was determined to kill someone […]
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Tear Gas Fired As Officers Clash With Protestors After Death Of Minnesota Man At Hands Of Police

May 27, 2020 admin 0
by: Patrick Cunningham – MINNEAPOLIS (KETK) – Thousands gathered in protest Tuesday night after the death of George Floyd, a black man pinned by the neck while he was in custody, was caught on camera. […]
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Bird Watching While Black: White Woman Calls Police on Black Man After She Refuses to Leash Her Dog

May 26, 2020 Staff 0
(Huffington Post) A white woman called the police and accused a Black man of threatening her and her dog in New York City’s Central Park, as seen in now-viral footage posted to social media on […]

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