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BLKNewsNow, 7 days ago to stlouis

Black people are more likely to be victims of violent #crime than perpetrators. With that said, Black victims are often overlooked, so it's no surprise places like #StLouis #Missouri have a high rate of unsolved homicides. It's also a sad, remarkable failure of our police system for the families of the victims waiting for justice. #BlackMastodon https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2024-06-03/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-homicides

BLKNewsNow, 19 days ago to random

The flags outside of #SCOTUS Justice Alito's homes are symbols that fuel white nationalism.

Throughout U.S. history, Americans have been warned that anti-Black #racism is deeply embedded in the fabric of our society and institutions... and has always been a threat to #democracy. Real progress will require racism to be confronted within Americans' minds, homes, and communities first, not just Washington D.C. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/24/alito-censure-flag-jan-6-democrats

BLKNewsNow, 21 days ago to stocks

They may rise in #stocks today but it doesn't get much lower for journalism to watch more rightwing "activist investors" use their money to sow public distrust with their agenda, which will surely trickle down to editorial decision making. Corporate media has to be neutralized by independent journalism. https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/vivek-ramaswamy-acquires-buzzfeed-activist-stake-1236012958/

BLKNewsNow, 23 days ago to Israel

#Biden calls today's news about the #ICC prosecutor's pursuit of an arrest warrant for #Israel Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu "outrageous." Biden, like most House #Democrats and the #GOP, supports a regime that has murdered more than 35,000 Palestinians and is now intent on starving millions to death. What's "outrageous" here? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/20/biden-trump-democrats-immigration-latest

BLKNewsNow, 28 days ago to random

Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump today https://blknewsnow.com/preying-on-white-fears-worked-for-georgias-lester-maddox-in-the-60s-%e2%88%92-and-is-working-there-for-donald-trump-today/

BLKNewsNow, 2 months ago to memphis

#GOP media darling Kyle Rittenhouse who was acquitted after shooting 3 people, 1 fatally, during a #GeorgeFloyd protest in 2020, promptly scurried from a stage at University of #Memphis last night after he couldn't handle being booed for his responses to questions on #racism from a Black protestor at the event. Kudos to the Black student body at U of M!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kyle-rittenhouse-flees-university-of-memphis-stage-after-facing-off-with-booing-protesters

BLKNewsNow, 3 months ago to random

NAACP calls on DOJ to investigate death of Jim Rogers https://blknewsnow.com/naacp-calls-on-justice-department-to-investigate-death-of-jim-rogers/

BLKNewsNow, 3 months ago to meta

#MAGA #Republicans lost what's left of their minds because of today's #Meta outage affecting #Facebook ... they are up in arms claiming (in #Trump fashion) the sudden outage is a #SuperTuesday conspiracy. https://www.rawstory.com/facebook-outage/

BLKNewsNow, 3 months ago to Georgia

#ElonMusk appears to once again be getting his way without any reasonable explanation. This time thanks to the Development Authority of #Fulton County #Georgia which has given his new #AI #data center in #Atlanta a $10 million #tax break for a facility that is NOT expected to create any new #jobs for the region. https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/fulton-board-approves-controversial-10m-tax-break-for-elon-musks-x/XQOXPL36LBFLDKOBVOTWKDX7ZU/

BLKNewsNow, 3 months ago to Israel

#Israel is already violating the #ICJ ruling issued last month as its military forces have raided #Nasser #hospital in #Gaza as well as arrested and detained staff, including #doctors and #surgeons who are desperately needed to save lives in #Palestine . Israel's actions are nothing short of #genocide and #illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68330579

BLKNewsNow, 4 months ago to progress

President Biden's campaign stop in #SouthCarolina ended on Sunday showing trying to rally Black #voters who have rapidly stopped supporting him. Polls show only 50% of Black voters approved of #Biden in Dec. 2023 compared to 86% in July 2023. Many Black voters have expressed dismay over lack of #progress since the #GeorgeFloyd Act and support of #Israel which has engaged in #warcrimes and #racist #apartheid tactics, echoing past atrocities Blacks endured in #SouthAfrica https://blknewsnow.com/biden-wraps-up-2-day-visit-rallying-black-voters-in-south-carolina-amid-waning-support/

BLKNewsNow, 6 months ago to random

Smashing the ‘concrete ceiling’: Black women are still missing from corporate leadership @ #BlackMastodon https://blknewsnow.com/smashing-the-concrete-ceiling-black-women-are-still-missing-from-corporate-leadership/

BLKNewsNow, 7 months ago to america

When did #America become the country that didn't advocate for #peace? #Biden seems to be doing his best to lose support for the #2024 election by not advocating for a #ceasefire -- #Gaza is being relentlessly bombed, and #Palestinians are PLEADING for it to end. Every day is seems increasingly like the U.S. is embracing #fascism instead of fighting it with "American values."

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-un-gaza-hamas-resolution-vote-bfc73c06ca0336a887a8c579b4cc91c0

BLKNewsNow, 7 months ago to maine

#Maine Rep. Jared Golden says #Lewiston (his hometown) mass shooting changed his mind on assault weapons ban. Why do people have to die for politicians to "change" their minds? Why does it have to happen in your backyard for you to care? He's a "#Democrat" by the way. If U.S. politicians had as much #empathy as this country has ammunition, the world wouldn't be short of 18 innocent people.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jared-golden-maine-mass-shooting-changed-mind-assault/story?id=104398010

BLKNewsNow, 9 months ago to random

The untold story of how Howard #University came to be known as ‘The Mecca’ #blackhistory https://blknewsnow.com/the-untold-story-of-how-howard-university-came-to-be-known-as-the-mecca/