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Illinois Teacher Sues School District, Complains That Training Materials Are Discriminatory Against White People Who Are Viewed As ‘Inherently Racist’

July 7, 2021
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A middle school drama teacher from Illinois has filed a lawsuit against Evanston/Skokie School District 65, claiming the teacher training materials and lessons about race and racism are discriminatory. Stacy Deemar, who is white and has been a teacher for 20 years, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court in Chicago on June 29, alleging policies and…

AME church to address BLM, voting rights, in delayed meeting

July 7, 2021
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“Our church claims to have the issue of justice in its DNA,” Senior Bishop Adam J. Richardson Jr said. “It will come up in sermons, it will come up in reports.” The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States’ oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial…

Chris Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals opener

July 7, 2021
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“Just knew he’s ready,” Phoenix forward Mikal Bridges said. “He’s prepared his whole life for this moment and it shows out there on the court.” Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship. The setting was entirely new. The performance was same…

Namibia blasts World Athletics over Olympics ‘confidentiality’ breach of African sprinters

July 7, 2021
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World Athletics had reportedly agreed to keep private that two 18-year-old Namibian sprinters had been barred from competing in the 400m race Namibia’s elite athletes and regular citizenry alike are fuming at World Athletics, the international governing body of track and field and other running sports, for reportedly breaching a confidentiality agreement. Abner Xoagub, president…

Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones

July 7, 2021
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Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced the establishment of the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative reporter at the University of North…

Haitian leader’s killing draws condemnation, calls for calm

July 7, 2021
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Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to Haiti’s interim prime minister The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse drew shock and condemnation from leaders in Latin America, Europe and elsewhere on Wednesday, along with calls for calm and unity in Haiti. Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence early…

‘Huh?’: Diddy’s Roaches-to-Riches Story Leaves Fans Scratching Their Heads

July 7, 2021
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Diddy‘s attempt to motivate his fans to follow their dreams with his “roaches-to-riches” story on Tuesday, July 6, left many perplexed. His caption about his struggles with roaches left them unclear on the rapper’s intentions in the initial video because of the unwarranted distraction: that very caption. In the clip, the 51-year-old is seen enjoying…

Full Extent Of Edward Cagney Mathews’ Racist Terror Of Black Neighbors Revealed After Viral Videos, Arrest

July 7, 2021
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Edward Cagney Mathews’ mug shot. | Source: Mt. Laurel Police Department The full extent of the racist terror waged for years by a white man against his Black neighbors in South Jersey is coming to light after a video showing him using the N-word multiple times and calling Black people “monkeys” went viral over the…

‘You Can’t Be Mad at That’: Sha’Carri Richardson Seemingly Responds to Fellow Sprinter Gabby Thomas for Asking Black People to Not Boycott the Tokyo Olympics

July 7, 2021
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Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will have to put her Olympic dreams on hold until the 2024 Games. It was previously announced that Richardson would not be allowed to compete in the 100 meters of this month’s Tokyo Games after testing positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson became an overnight sensation after winning the…

‘We Bought Every Manuscript’: Black Historians, Community Members Band Together to Reclaim Trove of Rare Records Documenting Lives of Free and Enslaved Black People

July 7, 2021
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Black historians and community members in Maryland pooled resources to reclaim thousands of pages documenting the auction and sale of enslaved Black Americans. The documents, which date from the late 1600s to the early 1800s, were found in a plastic trash bag in the attic of a 200-year-old house near Chestertown, Maryland. The foundation of…