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Reimagining Policing

Police brutality and violence has a long history — throughout which little has changed. This week was a tipping point as people across the country, including in Philadelphia...

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Urban League of Rochester Launches New Website to 'Interrupt Racism'

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — There’s a new effort to address systemic racism and inequity in our community.  The Urban League of Rochester and RIT are working together on a project called "Interrupt Racism."

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National Urban League CEO: Other officers involved in George Floyd's death 'should have been arrested'

By Victor Garcia, Fox News

National Urban League CEO and president Marc Morial joined "America’s News HQ" and addressed George Floyd's death, saying the other three officers involved in his death who have not been charged should be arrested.

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PepsiCo, Inc. The PepsiCo Foundation Launch $7 Million Initiative To Help Communities of Color Amid COVID-19

Originally Published: May 22, 2020
by Lydia Blanco, Black Enterprise

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Moderna: Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results are Encouraging

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer, KTVL.com

An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. 

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Chase Bank Supports 78 HBCUs to help 27,000 Students Celebrate Graduation

By Lango Deen, US Black Engineer

Chase Bank, the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, announced its partnership with 78 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), to help 27,000 students celebrate their graduation this weekend. According to Chase,  leaders and entertainers joined forces for a virtual commencement.

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Hard to Count: The Fight to Prevent a 2020 Undercount Amid COVID-19

By Maia Spoto and Jacob Fulton, The Daily Northwestern

Once a decade, the U.S. government attempts to count all Americans — but not every American is easy to reach, and an undercount can have enduring consequences for those the government misses.

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Coronavirus Crisis is Increasing the Dangers Those With Drug Addiction Face. ‘This is a deeply vulnerable population.’

By Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune

On a recent warm day in Chicago, a street outreach worker witnessed groups of people congregating in West Side areas known for drug dealing.

In southern Illinois, a public health worker distributing syringes saw eight to 10 people crowded into two trap houses.

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For Black Americans, Following CDC Mask Guidelines Can Be A Fraught Decision

By Tana Weingartner, Cincinnati Public Radio

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine isn't requiring Ohioans to wear masks when in public, but says he will wear one and he strongly encourages everyone else do the same. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommend wearing a face covering to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

That idea is making some African Americans, especially black men, uncomfortable.

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Should the Census Count Black and Latino Inmates in Rural Prisons as Area Residents?

By Kurtis Lee, Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times

CAÑON CITY, Colo. —  

Jhil Marquantte lived behind the sandstone walls of the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in a 6-by-9-foot cell.

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