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Striking Sanitation Workers In New Orleans Replaced By Prison Laborers Who Are Paid Just 13% Of The Usual Pay

BMS AdminMay 15, 2020May 15, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 15, 2020May 15, 202012393

Dozens of New Orleans sanitation works who went on strike to protest their low pay and hazardous work conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic were fired...

Missing Person News

34-Year-Old Craig Williams Has Been Missing Since Dec 21, 2019

BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 202013366

Craig Williams, 34New Orleans, Louisiana Last seen Dec 21st, 2019 Craig Williams is 34-years-old from Louisiana, New Orleans. He is about 5′ 8″ and approximately...

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New Orleans Left Underwater As City Races To Prepare For Approaching Storm

BMS AdminJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 11, 2019July 11, 201902643

Severe thunderstorms prompted tornado warnings and inundated downtown New Orleans on Wednesday morning, causing travel to be disrupted and forcing the closure of City Hall....

Black History Never Forget

Never Forget: America’s Largest Slave Revolt Lead by Charles Deslondes

BMS AdminOctober 29, 2016June 25, 2018

by BMS AdminOctober 29, 2016June 25, 20188 205499

Over two-hundred years ago in 1811, the largest slave revolt in American history took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. During this revolt, about 500 enslaved...

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Arnold Donald: From 9th Ward New Orleans to Carnival Cruises CEO

BMS AdminJune 26, 2016June 26, 2016

by BMS AdminJune 26, 2016June 26, 201601613

Arnold Donald was born in 1955 in the Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The neighborhood is one of the oldest and poorest areas...

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Former NFL Player Opens New Black Owned Grocery

Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 6, 2016July 13, 2016

by Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 6, 2016July 13, 20168 5174

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Protests Erupt In Minnesota Over The Police Shooting of Daunte Wright

BMS AdminApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

April 12, 2021April 12, 20210

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday night to demand justice for the shooting...

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Osteoarthritis on Never Forget: America’s Forgotten Mass Lynching: When 237 Black Sharecroppers Were Murdered In Arkansas: “Similar to rheumatoid arthritis, but in this case, it’s age-related, here also you will notice swelling in the joints, which…” Apr 3, 06:20
Frank Tall-Hawk on ‘He can’t breathe’: Video Catches Cops Choking and Beating Black Man: “Ever notice how POWlice always say contact them if you have information into an investigation they’re conducting, but fellow KKKops…” Apr 2, 13:53
Wale on Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Sues Car Rental Company for Not Providing Receipt That Proved His Innocence: “The sadder comment is that this reflects the state of justice in America. This is not innocent until proven guilty.…” Mar 19, 12:29
John Edwards on Amber Guyger Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Murder of Botham Jean: “She also has to live with killing an innocent man. I don’t believe she premeditated the killing and I don’t…” Mar 19, 01:09