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(BPRW) NAACP Opposes Suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren | Press releases

(BPRW) NAACP Opposes Suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren (Black PR Wire) Leon W. Russell, NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman, Adora Obi Nweze, NAACP Florida State Conference President, and Yvette Lewis, Hillsborough County Branch President, released this joint statement following Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren’s suspension by Governor Ron De Santis: “The National […]

(BPRW) FSU’s CARE gets $3.5M to strengthen Upward Bound Gadsden County, expand to Jackson County | Press releases

(BPRW) FSU’s CARE gets $3.5M to strengthen Upward Bound Gadsden County, expand to Jackson County (Black PR Wire) A Florida State University program that helps and inspires Gadsden County students to finish high school and college is about to get bigger and stronger. FSU’s Upward Bound will receive about $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of […]

Family of teen killed by police file 0M lawsuit against Cobb County

Family of teen killed by police file $150M lawsuit against Cobb County

The family of 17-year-old Vincent Truitt has filed a $150 million lawsuit against Cobb County and the officer who fatally shot the teen. Truitt was fatally shot twice in the back on July 13, 2020, after a police chase, AJC reported. The bodycam footage showed the teen getting out of a stolen Nissan Altima with a gun […]

Black People Make up a Larger Share of Defendants in Cook County

CHICAGO (AP) — The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the last two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals stark racial disparities that have only worsened over time. More than 3 million criminal cases were filed in Cook County between 2000 and 2018. Over […]

Miami-Dade County Renames ‘Dixie Highway’ to ‘Harriet Tubman Highway’ to Honor Harriet Tubman

The Harriet Tubman Highway in Florida has been unveiled after many county workers and high school students called for the change of the road’s previous name “Dixie Highway” title. “South Dixie Highway was dedicated 50 years after the Civil War in 1915. This was a time when Women of the Confederacy (a.k.a “Dixie”) made it […]

Baltimore County agrees to million settlement in Korryn Gaines case

Baltimore County agrees to $3 million settlement in Korryn Gaines case

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A $3 million settlement has been reached in the 2016 death of a Black woman shot by Baltimore County police after a standoff, a county official and attorneys for the woman’s family confirmed to a newspaper Wednesday. The Baltimore Sun reports that the settlement comes five years after Korryn Gaines’ death and resolves […]

Black man files lawsuit alleging L.A. County sheriff’s deputies punched him over 80 Times during traffic stop in 2020

A Black man claims he received an beating by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies that left him with eye damage and other extensive facial injuries has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the county. The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Los Angeles, Christopher Bailey claims that in May 2020, he was dragged […]

Jacksonville teacher suing Duval County School Board over Black Lives Matter flag

The Southern Poverty Law Center, along with civil rights firm Scott Wagner and Associates, are now representing Donofrio in the lawsuit. The lawsuit has named the school district, as well as former principal supervisor Scott Schneider for “relentless retaliation and violation of her rights to free speech and expression.” “I hope this case will set […]

Black History Month 2020

Find out how we are planning to celebrate Black History Month in October 2020. source Related Posts Top black actors | Worth Sharing Videos If you look at the history worldwide, Black people have contributed more than anybody else. They have contributed to almost Read more Logic – Soul Food (Official Audio) The official version […]

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