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Written by By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer

Published: 13 July 2020

 

After decades of refusing to listen to Native Americans, the Washington NFL team has finally dropped the offensive name and logo

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Written by By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press

Published: 12 July 2020

 

Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio join activists to paint street outside president's Manhattan tower building

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Written by BOTWC Staff

Published: 10 July 2020

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The movement hopes to use technology to build up communities and Black-owned businesses.

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Written by BEN FOX and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 10 July 2020

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The Department of Homeland Security has deployed officers in tactical gear from around the country, and from more than a half-dozen federal law enforcement agencies and departments, to Portland

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Written by Whitney Gresham and Trevor W. Coleman II at The Michigan Chronicle

Published: 09 July 2020

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former vice presidents of the fast food chain, allege the discrimination and harassment started following a change in corporate leadership at McDonald’s in 2015.

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Written by COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer

Published: 08 July 2020

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The president lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive.

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Written by AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press

Published: 07 July 2020

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A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 07 July 2020

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The 50-year-old Democrat is among the women named as a potential vice-presidential running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 06 July 2020

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The statue of Douglass was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.

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Written by DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press

Published: 06 July 2020

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The decision hands a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and delivers a blow to Trump’s efforts to weaken public health and environmental protections