Yet another esteemed Black figure has become a part of the Denver Broncos ownership group, reports ESPN/AfroTech. Lewis Hamilton, auto racing star, is now part of the Walton-Penner, joining Condoleeza […]
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Michael E. Langley confirmed as first Black four-star Marine general
Lt. General Michael E. Langley became the first lack four star general in the Marine’s 246-year history after the Senate confirmed his promotion this week, reports the Washington Post and […]
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Feds charge police officers in Breonna Taylor raid
The U.S. Justice Department announced civil rights charges Aug. 4 against four Louisville police officers’ actions which led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting […]
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Airbnb removes ‘slave cabin’ from site, apologizes
Airbnb has removed a listing in Greenville, Miss. after outrage over its advertisement as an “1830s slave cabin,” reports the Huffington Post. A New Orleans civil rights attorney, Wynton Yates, […]
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50 Cent secures partnership with Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings will embark on a multi year deal with rapper and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his wine and spirits company, Sire Spirits, and his charity, G […]
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DOJ says Buffett firm discriminated against Black homeowners
The Justice Department (DOJ) says a Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s company discriminated against potential Black and Latino homeowners in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, reports ABC […]
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Lawsuit accuses SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia of ‘appalling’ discrimination
A Maryland father accused SeaWold of “pervasive and appalling” discrimination at its Sesame Street themed park in Philadelphia in a federal lawsuit July 27, days after a viral video appeared […]
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New Dictionary to Document Lexicon of African-American English
Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African […]
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Black seniors more likely to die from pollution-related diseases than WhIte seniors
A new report shows Black Americans ages 65 and older are three times more likely to die from diseases related to pollution exposure than White Americans of the same age, reports NBC. […]
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Federal hate crime charges filed against Buffalo supermarket shooter
Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges against the White gunman who allegedly fired five dozen shots while killing 10 people in a racist attack in western New York, officials said Wednesday. As Reported […]