[“2020 Virtual March on Washington”]
Derrick Johnson: “Our 2020 Virtual March on Washington is about asking everyone — from protesters in the streets to elected officials at all levels of government — to commit to pursuing a new agenda that prioritizes equity, justice, and equal opportunity…”
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NAACP
Harlem Business Alliance Urges Businesses to Apply for $10,000 Grant
[BeyGOOD\NAACP]
BeyGOOD has partnered with the NAACP to administer $10,000 grants to Black-owned small businesses.
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House Democrats to Republican Senate: Pass George Floyd Policing Act!
[George Floyd Justice in Policing Act]
Rep. Meeks: “Changing the culture of law enforcement requires both transparency and accountability of officers.”
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Beyoncé and NAACP Partnering to Help Black Businesses
[Beyoncé &NAACP\Black Business Grants]
Daily Mail: “The fund – providing grants in the amount of $10,000 – ‘will be offered to Black-owned small businesses in select cities to help sustain businesses during this time.”
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NAACP: Zuckerberg Isn’t Addressing White Supremacy on Facebook
[Facebook\WhiteSupremacy]
NAACP: “Mark Zuckerberg, you aren’t breaking things, you are breaking people. With a stroke of a pen, you could make Facebook better for your users, your advertisers, and society.”
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NAACP: We Support the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”
[George Floyd Justice in Policing Act]
NAACP: “While the enactment of the ‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act’ is not going to solve all of our problems, it is a necessary first step to end brutality and save American lives.”
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Empowering Black Broadcast Media in Wake of George Floyd Murder
[Empowering Black Broadcast Media]
Winston: “Blacks make up 13% of the American population, yet we own fewer than 180 of the more than 11,000 commercial radio stations in the U.S., 1.6%, and we own only 25 of the 1,374 full power television stations, 1.8%.”
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AFT Passes Resolution To Fight Systemic Racism in Schools
[AFT\Black Lives Matter]
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “We must also do all we can to create safe and welcoming environments. That requires us to rethink school security starting with separating police forces from schools.”
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Atlanta Killer-Cop Fired for Murdering Fleeing Black Man, Police Chief Resigns
[Police Brutality\Rayshard Brooks]
Marquavian Odom: “We’ve been protesting about George Floyd and I thought there was going to be a change, but there wasn’t a change, it was still the same old thing. I thought the message was clear, but obviously we’re still not heard.”
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, TO CALL FOR FEDERAL REFORM OF POLICE
[George Floyd\Police Reform]
The leaders of the nation’s top civil rights and social justice organizations and several members of Congress have scheduled a media briefing to demand federal action to reform the nation’s police departments.
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