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New York and National Elected Officials Hail Conviction of Derek Chauvin on All Murder Charges

Convicted murderer Chauvin being led away in handcuffs. Photo: Twitter.  New York and national elected officials today welcomed the conviction of Derek Chauvin the ...

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America’s Ugly Race Matters: This Is Exactly Who We Are, But We Can Change

Cori Bush–this is how we make change. Photo: Wikimedia/Craig Currie One of the prevailing sentiments heard often throughout the Trump presidency was, “This is ...

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Philadelphia Uprising: National Guard Deployed in Angry Walter Wallace Police Killing Protest–New York Also Erupts

Police, seconds before shooting Wallace to death. YouTube screen capture. The Pennsylvania National Guard was deployed Tuesday night as angry protests continue in Philadelphia ...

We experience significantly more worse maternal health outcomes

Malcolm X Said “The Most Neglected Person in America is the Black woman”— Ilhan Omar

Rep. Omar. Source: Twitter  I was born in Somalia and left during the Somali civil war. It was the first time I understood  what ...

"Whose streets?" Omowale Clay shouted.  "Our streets!" came the response.

“Not On Our Watch”: Brooklyn Protestors Fear Backroom Police Choke-hold Deal

Black Lives Matter. Protestors want to prevent any backroom deal to restore any forms of choke-hold. Photo: December 12 Movement.   Dozens of demonstrators ...

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Fathers’ Lives Matter: Doctor In Divorce Case Wants Review of “Biased” New York Supreme Court Judge McGowan

Dr. Mahadeo, outside State Supreme Court in Queens County, says he was falsely accused of feeding daughter peanuts she was allergic to and deprived ...

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REFLECTIONS ON RACE AND REPRESSION IN AMERICA

The killer four in Minneapolis: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao. Screen capture CNN. There is no such thing as “police ...

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BSN Interview: NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray “Exhilarated” By Protests For Transformative Change and Sees “Tipping Point”

First Lady Chirlane McCray. Photo: Nyc.gov    In a wide-ranging interview, New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray spoke with Black Star News publisher ...

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Bill Cosby’s Prayer For The Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Other Victims of Racial Hate Murders

Bill Cosby. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy When I think about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people murdered by Racial ...

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Trump’s Campaign Is Referendum on Racism and Xenophobia

The hate-mongering President Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore. President Donald Trump and his top aides are planning to rev up their campaign machine in the ...