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A Brief History Of How Racism Shaped Interstate Highways

Some of the country's highways were built through existing Black and brown communities. President Biden's infrastructure plan aims to address racial inequities. Click photo for article.
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For Black Families, Evictions Are Still At A Crisis Point — Despite Moratorium

It's a simple fact. Black and brown families are more likely to be evicted than white ones. There are many reasons for this, but the pandemic has made matters worse and could widen the gap for years to come.
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Being Black in America is exhausting.

“Everyone I know is just so tired,” tweeted Jenna Wortham of the New York Times Magazine on Wednesday. While the Black writer doesn’t specify who “everyone” is, it’s a good bet they are also Black. And Wortham’s use of “tired” is an understatement. Click Photo for Article
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40 acres and a mule: How the first reparations for slavery ended in betrayal

After Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865, the order would be reversed and the land given to Black families would be rescinded and returned to White Confederate landowners. More than 100 years later, “40 acres and a mule” would remain a battle cry for Black people demanding reparations for slavery.
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MEET THE NEW JERSEY WOMAN WHO OWNS OVER $200 MILLION IN REAL ESTATE AND SEVERAL IHOP FRANCHISES

Bayoh came to the United States at the age of 13. She escaped the civil war in Liberia and set out on a mission to create a better life for herself. She’s exceeded expectations, becoming one of the most successful entrepreneurs in New Jersey.
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What Black drivers are doing to protect themselves during traffic stops

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/us/driving-while-black-precautions-trnd/index.html? Click Photo for Info
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How the Supreme Court Helped Create 'Driving While Black'

A reckoning with police violence must include a reckoning with how the nation’s highest court enabled it. The reason Brooklyn Center police pulled over Daunte Wright is unclear and largely irrelevant. The Department’s chief of police said the car he was driving had expired tags. His mother said he thought he was pulled over because he had air fresheners hanging from the rearview mirror. Regardless of the reason, 20-year old Wright was shot to death by a police officer minutes after the traffic stop began.
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Throughout Trial Over George Floyd's Death, Killings by Police Mount

Just seven hours before prosecutors opened their case against Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, a Chicago officer chased down a 13-year-old boy in a West Side alley and fatally shot him as he turned with his hands up.

One day later, at a hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, officers fatally shot a 32-year-old man, who, police say, grabbed one of their Tasers. The day after that, as an eyewitness to Floyd’s death broke down in a Minneapolis courtroom while recounting what he saw, a 40-year-old mentally ill man who said he was being harassed by voices was killed in Claremont, New Hampshire, in a shootout with the state police. Click Photo for article
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Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds

Smoking weed may expose you to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds.

People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide and acrylonitrile than nonsmokers, according to the study published Monday in the journal EClinicalMedicine. Click Photo for Info
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Cicely Tyson: She kept it together so we wouldn't fall apart...

Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.
Tyson was the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Tony Award, an honorary Academy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Having appeared in minor film and television roles early in her career, Tyson garnered widespread attention and critical acclaim for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder (1972); she was nominated for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work in the film.
Tyson's portrayal of the title role in the 1974 television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman won her further praise; among other accolades, the role won her two Emmy Awards and a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Tyson continued to act in film and on television in the 21st century. In 2011, she played the role of Constantine Jefferson in the award-winning film The Help. She also played the recurring role of Ophelia Harkness in the legal drama TV series How to Get Away With Murder since the show's inception in 2014, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series five times.
In addition to her screen career, Tyson appeared in various theater productions. She received a Drama Desk Award in 1962 for her Off-Broadway performance in Moon on a Rainbow Shawl. Tyson also starred as Carrie Watts in the Broadway play The Trip to Bountiful, winning the Tony Award, the Outer Critics Award, and the Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play in 2013. Tyson was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2015. In November 2016, Tyson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor in the United States. In 2020, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Click Photo for Info
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Johnny Cochran’s Last Dream Was To Sue For Reparations

OJ Simpson Lawyer Johnny Cochran’s Last Dream Was To Sue For Reparations Click Photo for Info
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This Afro-Latina Started a Magazine in Puerto Rico to Celebrate Black Beauty

We were kings and queens—so own it, and be proud. Click Photo for Info
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A family is pleading for justice after a 15-year-old sex-trafficking victim took her own life.

'We got her back damaged': Sex-trafficked 15-year-old dies by suicide, family wants to raise awareness Click Photo for Info
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Phoenix-area podcaster dies from COVID-19 at age 33

A Phoenix-area podcaster who hosted a show focused on helping others has died from COVID-19. Daniel Hoyer was only 33-years-old. His family does not want his death to be in vain. click photo for Info
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Snoop Dogg Kisses His Wife of 21 years As He Gets a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Snoop Dogg couldn’t be any better. The rapper has just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for all his contributions to the music industry, and he celebrated it in the best way. He brought his wife of 21 years and they seemed just as in love as ever. Click photo for Info
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Notorious female pimp pleads guilty to trafficking minors

A Los Angeles, California, woman named Melanie Denae Williams, 23, will now face justice for forcing minors into prostitution. Click photo for Info
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Toni Morrison: Fear Of Losing White Privilege Led To Trump’s Election

Toni Morrison has written a powerful essay in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, and it gets right to the heart of why Trump won. Click photo for Info
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Why Have So Many People Never Heard Of The MOVE Bombing?

After my stories last week on the 30th anniversary of the MOVE siege in West Philadelphia in 1985, in which Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential neighborhood, leaving 11 dead — including five children — we were surprised by how many people told us they'd never heard of the bombing. Click photo for Info
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If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparations for slavery

The idea of paying reparations for slavery is gaining momentum in the United States, despite being long derided as an unrealistic plan, to compensate for state violence committed by and against people long dead.. Click photo for Info
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Experts: Tamir Rice police killing still massively impacting Cleveland teens

Cleveland State Urban Affairs Professor Ronnie Dunn said the Tamir Rice tragedy continues to play a role in the general mistrust Cleveland teens have in local law enforcement. Click photo for more Info
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Just to know that Chadwick was sick when he did this and kept pushing no matter what!!!

🙏🏽🙏🏽 True Superhero strength!! 🕊

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