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The American dictionary, Merriam-Webster, will be changing its definition of "racism" after receiving an email from a black woman, per the BBC. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University, Iowa, got in contact with Merriam-Webster to suggest that the definition should include a reference to systemic oppression. An editor…
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Former Minneapolis police official, Derek Chauvin, could stand to receive over $1 million in pension benefits during his retirement even if he is convicted of killing George Floyd, per CNN. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note…
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A New York City police lieutenant has spoken out about feeling "ashamed" of himself for taking a knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters. In an email obtained by the New York Post, Lieutenant Robert Cattani has also apologized to his fellow officers, telling them that his actions are…
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A woman has been fatally shot and her boyfriend wounded by a gunman who attacked the couple over the way they were talking to their dog as is was pooping. The incident took place as the couple was walking their dog in Coors Field, Denver, on Wednesday. The Denver Post…
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On June 4, cell phone footage showing Martin Gugino, 75, being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police officers went viral on social media. The video showed Gugino, from Amherst, in Erie County, approaching a line of officers wearing riot gear as they attempted to clear the square ahead of…
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American retail corporation, Walmart, is going to stop storing "multicultural" beauty products behind locked glass cases after customers protested online. This comes after a man's tweet went viral after he pointed out that hair products for black people were locked but those for white people were not. [caption id="attachment_12599597" align="aligncenter"…
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Rosemary Ketchum has won a seat on a City Council in West Virginia, making her the first openly transgender elected official in the state. The 26-year-old is one of 27 openly transgender elected officials currently serving in the United States. Ketchum was elected to the Wheeling City Council, after running…
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President of the United States Donald Trump intends to hold his first election rally in months in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the date that African Americans celebrate the end of slavery, per the BBC. The rally is set to take place on June 19, known as Juneteenth, in Tulsa - the…
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Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will not be taking place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a health official in California has said, according to The Guardian. The festivals had already been postponed from April to October in hopes that the worst of the Covid-19 crisis would have passed…
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A top military official in the US has apologized for his tole in President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square for a photo opportunity that saw the police force back Black Lives Matter protestors. The protestors were removed from the area using tear gas and rubber bullets after taking to the…
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New Yorkers have been urged to make sex "a little" kinky by wearing facemasks in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus. This comes as part of updated guidelines from the New York City Health Department, which have been designed to help people be intimate and safe during…
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A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters along Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday night per TIME and others. According to reports, the statue was toppled at around 11pm with Richmond police on the scene, while videos showed a cheering crowd watch the monument…
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One of the four erstwhile Minneapolis police officers charged over the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail after posting bail. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note in a store. While being detained, ex-cop…
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George Floyd's six-year-old daughter Gianna has been offered a full schoolship from Texas Southern University. Following George's funeral on Tuesday, the university released a statement saying: "The Board of Regents of Texas Southern University (TSU) honors the memory of George Floyd on the day that he is laid to eternal…
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The New York City police union chief has told people to stop treating cops "like animals and thugs". This comes as unrest continues to unfold across the US, as protests - some peaceful, some violent - are calling out the systemic injustices carried out against black people, not least seen…
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Per local NBC News newsroom NBC 12, a statue of Christopher Columbus was torn down by protesters in downtown Richmond on Tuesday night. According to NBC 12, the incident occurred at around 9pm, following a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with indigenous people outside of the statue. It was ripped from…
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The TV show Cops has officially been canceled at Paramount Network, Variety reports. This comes just days after it was reported that the show had been pulled from the network's schedule - a decision that Variety says was "spurred" by the recent nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic injustices…
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One of the prosecutors investigating the prime suspect in the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann says he believes the British child died shortly after she was abducted. Hans Christian Wolters from the Braunschweig Public Prosecutor's Office is currently leading the investigation into a 43-year-old convicted child sex offender,…
