[NBA Restart]
CBS: “The NBA and the players have been outspoken in advocating for the movement toward social justice and the end of police brutality.”
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Freedom March NYC to Hold Sunday Black Women’s Vigil in Brooklyn
[Freedom March NYC\Black Women]
The vigil for Black women will be held in collaboration with: Justice for Black Girls; Black Women’s March; NAN Youth Huddle; Until Freedom; Girl Vow; Black Chef Movement; Fuel the People; and more.
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Barkley: Sports World Turning in “Circus” on Social Justice Issues
[Charles Barkley\Social Justice]
Barkley: “We need police reform, we need prison reform. My concern is turning this into a circus instead of trying to do some good stuff.”
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Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
[Black Business]
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 — or a little more than 2% — were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution analysis of the Census Bureau’s most recent survey of US businesses.
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HOW DO WE PUBLICLY DEMONSTATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS?
[Demonstrating for Social Justice\COVID-19]
Glick: “Some issues demand that we be out there visibly demonstrating, safely and at an appropriate social distance.”
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BRONX LIVING LEGEND CLAUDETTE COLVIN GETS STREET NAMED IN HER HONOR
[Women’s History Month\Claudette Colvin]
Claudette Colvin was one of four plaintiffs, namely Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith, who filed a lawsuit against segregated bus seating…The case was successful, thus impacting public transportation throughout the country.
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BALLET HISPANICO CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH EVENTS THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
[Entertainment News]
Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico: “We celebrate our Latinidad on a daily basis, but it is vital that we come together during this month to celebrate the strength of our voices and the impact of our cultural and artistic contributions on our nation.”
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