Tag: Black
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27+ Best Early Black Friday Deals on Amazon to Shop Right Now
Amazon is officially kicking off its Black Friday sales. From now through Nov. 29, the retailer is offering notable deals on giftable tech, beauty essentials, kitchen appliances and more, many of which run through Cyber Monday. Amazon joins several retailers currently offering their best prices of the season (and many items at their lowest price…
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Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
FARMERVILLE, La. — A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the first conviction of any kind in a prolonged police brutality case that once prompted national outrage. Kory York had faced the most serious charges…
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Film by ‘genius grant’ winner dives into the emotional journeys of Black fathers and sons
Figuring out how to heal from intergenerational trauma is at the center of “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” a new semi-autobiographical film by acclaimed artist Titus Kaphar, starring actor André Holland. Tarrell is a successful artist modeled after Kaphar who, despite having a loving wife, Aisha (played by Oscar nominee Andra Day), and doting son, Jermaine (Daniel Michael…
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Philly’s Black motorcycle clubs hit the streets to encourage Black men to vote
PHILADELPHIA — For 30 years, the Rev. Alyn E. Waller has led his flock at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the city’s largest Black congregation. But on Saturday, the good pastor led another kind of assembly: 100 Black men, mostly clad in leather, astride a pack of snarling motorcycles. “Here we are in Philly, 100 fellas…
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Harris says America is ready for a Black female president
Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview with NBC News’ Hallie Jackson on Tuesday that she is not concerned about sexism impacting next month’s election and that she thinks the country is ready for a woman of color in the White House. “Come to my events and you will see there are men and…
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Black women face a maternal health crisis, and advocates want that to be an election issue
Francisca Shaw said she knew something was deeply wrong as she was rushed into an emergency cesarean for the delivery of her third child, a daughter, at Seattle’s University of Washington Medical Center in 2015. “I remember I told my doctor when I was getting cut: ‘I can’t breathe,” Shaw recalled saying. “She said: ‘Oh…
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Obama’s outreach to young Black men and Russell Wilson’s Steelers debut: Morning Rundown
Obama focuses his campaign outreach on young Black men. Sean “Diddy” Combs faces more allegations of sexual assault. And the World Series is set for another New York-Los Angeles rivalry. Here’s what to know today. Jeff Swensen / Getty Images Will Obama’s outreach to young Black men help Harris?Former President Barack Obama has been on…
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Obama on the campaign has one particularly tough crowd: Young Black men
TUCSON, Ariz. — If there’s a prototypical Kamala Harris voter it might seem to be Charles Johnson, a 23-year-old Black college student. Johnson is informed and politically engaged; he went to hear former President Barack Obama speak Friday at a Democratic campaign rally on the University of Arizona campus. Yet he isn’t all that impressed…
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Black men are a coveted — somewhat movable — voting bloc. Seven told us how they planned to vote.
As Election Day approaches, the campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial — and potentially movable — voting bloc in a tight presidential race. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have rolled out policies, dispatched key surrogates and held events targeted at winning over these coveted voters.…
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S.C. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Black trans woman after historic verdict
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. A jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter, whom police say shot Dime Doe in August 2019, on all charges, including one hate crime count, one federal firearms count and one obstruction count. Ritter was the first person…