St. Louis elects Tishaura Jones as city’s first Black woman mayor
Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Published on 12th April 2021 On 6th April 2021, Tishuara Jones was elected as Mayor of St Louis, Missouri. She will …
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ACLU of Minnesota Calls for Independent Investigation into Police Killing of Daunte Wright
Published by The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on 12th April 2021 During the George Floyd trial, another black man was killed by a police officer in Minnesota. On Sunday …
Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings Dead at 84 After Battle with Cancer
Written by Terrell Jermaine Starr Published on 6th April 2021 Alcee Hastings, a civil rights lawyer, congressman and former federal judge, passed away on Tuesday 6th April at the …
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George Floyd: Derek Chauvin violated policy, Minneapolis police chief says
Published on BBC News on 5th April 2021 On the sixth day of Derek Chauvin’s trial, Chief Medaria Arradondo of the Minneapolis Police Department was questioned regarding strategies taught …
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More Than 1,800 Prisoners Escape After Nigeria Prison Attack
Published by Agence France-Presse on 5th April 2021 On Monday 5th April 2021, a heavily armed group stormed Owerri prison in Imo state, Nigeria. The national corrections authority has …
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Tanzania goes back on decision to lift media ban
Written by Reuters staff Published on 7th April 2021 President Samia Suluhu Hassan has reversed the decision to lift a ban on all media in Tanzania and restated …
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Black Amazon Employee Sues Former Bosses, Alleges Sexual Harassment, Says One Yanked Her Braids
Written by Jon Greig Published on 5th April 2021 Charlotte Newman filed a lawsuit against Amazon at the District Court in Washington, D.C., concerning violations of the Equality Pay …
Study Finds Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects the Health of Black People in California’s Bay Area
Written by Joe Jurado Published on 5th April 2021 A study by the Environmental Health Fund (EDF) and George Washington University revealed that black communities are disproportionately negatively affected …
Dannielle Brown ends hunger strike, starts foundation in honor of her son
Written by Rob Taylor Jr. Published on 5th April 2021 Dannielle Brown has created a foundation in honour of her son, Marquis Jaylen Brown, who died in a …
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