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New Study Reveals That Blacks Are Charged More For Rent In Majority-White Neighborhoods

BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 20180583

According to a recently published study, African American renters spend more money on housing identical to whites in majority-white neighborhoods. The study, which focuses on

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Ellen Surprises Newark, NJ Principal With $50,000 Donation From Cheerios

BMS AdminSeptember 17, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 17, 20180262

Akbar Cook, the principal of West Side High School in Newark , NJ was nervous to appear on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday, but

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Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation To Eradicate Stigma Around Mental Health Issues In The Black Community

BMS AdminAugust 22, 2018August 22, 2018

by BMS AdminAugust 22, 2018August 22, 20182 648

Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson launched The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) in honor of her late father in order to help eradicate the stigma

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Black Girl Kicked Out Of Terrytown School Because Of Her Hair

BMS AdminAugust 21, 2018

by BMS AdminAugust 21, 20180870

A black girl with extensions was not allowed to attend classes at a Terrytown private school because administrators said her hairstyle was against school policy, family members

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South Beach Hotel That Allegedly Called Haitian Employees ‘Slaves’ to Pay $2.5 Million Settlement

BMS AdminAugust 12, 2018

by BMS AdminAugust 12, 20180463

A Miami hotel has agreed to settle a discrimination suit with 17 Haitian dishwashers who say they were mistreated and eventually fired because of their

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UPDATE Baltimore cop suspended after video shows him punching, kicking man

BMS AdminAugust 12, 2018August 13, 2018

by BMS AdminAugust 12, 2018August 13, 20180806

A Baltimore police officer was suspended with pay by the department Saturday after a video emerged showing him repeatedly punching a man in the

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Watch: NYPD arrest and drag unconscious Black teenager as neighbors are outraged

BMS AdminJuly 26, 2018

by BMS AdminJuly 26, 20182 261

A disturbing video of New York City police officers dragging an unconscious Harlem man into a waiting police car has now sparked public outrage. According to Patch.com,

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Elderly Woman Who Needed Oxygen Tank to Breathe, Dies After Power Company Turns Off the Electricity Apartment

BMS AdminJuly 10, 2018July 10, 2018

by BMS AdminJuly 10, 2018July 10, 201801287

A New Jersey woman who depended on an oxygen tank to breathe, died after the power company cut off her electricity because of an overdue

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5-year-old boy left on bus; Mom says summer camp didn’t let her know

BMS AdminJune 30, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 30, 20180515

A San Francisco mom is furious after she says a summer camp excursion program left her 5-year-old son on a Muni bus and didn’t tell

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Study Shows Police Killing Unarmed Blacks Affects Mental Health of African Americans

Gloria LandmanJune 22, 2018June 22, 2018

by Gloria LandmanJune 22, 2018June 22, 201801556

A study released by The Lancet medical journal on Friday concluded that the disproportionately high rate at which unarmed black people die at the hands

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Census Bureau Shows White America’s Population Is Shrinking – Deaths Outpacing Births

BMS AdminJune 22, 2018June 22, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 22, 2018June 22, 20180736

According to figures from a recent Census Bureau report, white Americans are dying faster than babies are being born in the majority of U.S. states.

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Mother Files Lawsuit After Her 15-Yr-Old Son is Jailed for Days Even After Judge’s Release Order and No Probable Cause

BMS AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 20180909

A San Francisco mother has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that they kept her 15-year-old son locked in a cell for days even

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NYPD Facing $5 Million Lawsuit For Bloody Arrest Of Black Lives Matter Activist

Janet GartnerJune 17, 2018June 17, 2018

by Janet GartnerJune 17, 2018June 17, 20180523

A Black Lives Matter activist is suing New York City police for $5 million after they beat him at a protest for Stephon Clark in

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Washington, D.C. Is Being Sued For Discriminatory Housing Policies

Janet GartnerJune 17, 2018June 17, 2018

by Janet GartnerJune 17, 2018June 17, 20180557

A civil rights lawyer by the name of Aristotle Theresa is suing Washington, D.C. because she claims the city has been using discriminatory housing and

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Fifth Young Woman Goes Missing In Chicago And Another Teenage Girl’s Body Is Found

BMS AdminJune 13, 2018June 13, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 13, 2018June 13, 2018027168

A Chicago community is terrified after a fifth young woman disappeared and a second body was found. On March 16, 18-year-old Anna Stanislawczyk went missing and still

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White Man Sentenced To Jail After Menacing His Black Neighbors For Years

Gloria LandmanJune 12, 2018June 17, 2018

by Gloria LandmanJune 12, 2018June 17, 20180714

After enduring four years of racial slurs, various types property damage, threats of violence, and three Confederate flags facing their home, the Baker family has

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New Study Reveals That Blacks Are Charged More For Rent In Majority-White Neighborhoods

Ellen Surprises Newark, NJ Principal With $50,000 Donation From Cheerios

Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation To Eradicate Stigma Around Mental Health Issues In The Black Community

Black Girl Kicked Out Of Terrytown School Because Of Her Hair

South Beach Hotel That Allegedly Called Haitian Employees ‘Slaves’ to Pay $2.5 Million Settlement

UPDATE Baltimore cop suspended after video shows him punching, kicking man

Watch: NYPD arrest and drag unconscious Black teenager as neighbors are outraged

Elderly Woman Who Needed Oxygen Tank to Breathe, Dies After Power Company Turns Off the Electricity Apartment

5-year-old boy left on bus; Mom says summer camp didn’t let her know

Study Shows Police Killing Unarmed Blacks Affects Mental Health of African Americans

Census Bureau Shows White America’s Population Is Shrinking – Deaths Outpacing Births

Mother Files Lawsuit After Her 15-Yr-Old Son is Jailed for Days Even After Judge’s Release Order and No Probable Cause

NYPD Facing $5 Million Lawsuit For Bloody Arrest Of Black Lives Matter Activist

Washington, D.C. Is Being Sued For Discriminatory Housing Policies

Fifth Young Woman Goes Missing In Chicago And Another Teenage Girl’s Body Is Found

White Man Sentenced To Jail After Menacing His Black Neighbors For Years

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