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Company Abandons Crude Oil Pipeline Project In Mostly Black Area Already Known as ‘Pollution Hotspot’ After Community Opposition: ‘Sometimes the Good Guys Win’

July 9, 2021
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The company planning to build the Byhalia Connection pipeline announced plans to ditch the project on Friday after the mostly Black south Memphis community put up a persistent fight against the project, believing it would expose residents to environmental risks. “The stars aligned for this fight,” said Ward Archer, founder of Protect Our Aquifer. “Sometimes…

White man sentenced after attacking Black teen with bike lock at Michigan park

July 9, 2021
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Lee Mouat confronted a group of Black teens, used racial slurs and said Black people had no right to use the beach before striking Devin Freelon A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of his race at a southeastern Michigan park. A…

Black Thought delivers in-depth look into his life with new Audible project, ‘7 Years’

July 9, 2021
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The frontman of The Roots gives insight into his life, career, and hip-hop history in a new audio memoir dropping on July 8. What do author Richard Wright and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter have in common? They are both peerless wordsmiths, with uncanny ability to harness their humble and volatile upbringings as Black men…

Man arrested for allegedly killing 3 at Georgia golf course

July 9, 2021
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Bryan Anthony Rhoden, a rapper who rhymes as B. Rod, was charged for the murders of three men A 23-year-old aspiring rapper has been charged for the murders of three men, who were killed earlier this week at a Georgia golf course. The shooting deaths of Gene Siller, 46, the director of golf at Pinetree…

Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says

July 9, 2021
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The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its…

Good Luck With That: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Attacks Stacey Abrams In First Re-Election Campaign Ad

July 9, 2021
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Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Less than a year after Stacey Abrams helped flip the state of Georgia blue for the first time in decades, that state’s Republican governor apparently thinks attacking her will somehow translate to his re-election. At least, that was the indication based on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp‘s first ad for his…

Tahj Mowry honors ex-love Naya Rivera on anniversary of passing

July 9, 2021
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“Smart Guy” star Mowry, who dated Rivera for four years, shared a photo of the former couple on his Instagram page. Celebrities paid tribute on Thursday to late actress Naya Rivera, who tragically drowned in Lake Piru, just north of Los Angeles, one year ago. The Glee actress, 33, had gone out on an afternoon…

Tenn. officer knocked out after making alleged racist remarks to Black guest

July 9, 2021
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Jonathan Toney asked off-duty Knoxville Police officer Tanner Holt to stop talking about race multiple times. He allegedly didn’t. An off-duty police officer in Tennessee was recently knocked unconscious after reportedly making one too many racist remarks at a wedding reception. Knoxville Police Officer Tanner Holt was found unconscious by a colleague just after 9…

WWII Veteran Turned Civil Rights Activist Awarded Purple Heart 77 Years After Service

July 9, 2021
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A 101-year-old veteran was awarded a Purple Heart medal last late month, decades after he was injured on D-Day while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Johnnie Jones was not only the first Black officer to receive the designation of warrant officer in Army history, but after leaving the military and returning to…

Tropical Storm Elsa soaks NYC as it races up East Coast

July 9, 2021
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Maximum sustained winds from the storm peaked near 50 mph as it moved through New York City and Long Island, the National Hurricane Center said Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with torrential rains and high winds as it churned up the East Coast on Friday. Maximum sustained winds from the…