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Early voters line-up before dawn at the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters Office in Norwalk to

By delaying Rizzo statue move, Mayor Kenney risks losing black voters

One hundred thousand dollars. That’s the minimum amount Mayor Jim Kenney gave as the cost of moving the statue of…
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Breaking: 300 Priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church Accused…

Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church According to various news outlets, a new…
Aretha Franklin In Concert at Universal Orlando
Source: Aretha Franklin is in hospice care

Aretha Franklin is in hospice care at her home, a source close to the 76-year-old singer told CNN’s Don Lemon.…
Boys Confess To Hanging Black Doll From A…

Two preteens confessed to hanging a black doll from a noose in a Philadelphia playground.
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Black doll found hanging from noose at Queen…

Furor erupted Thursday when a black doll was found hanging with a noose around its neck in Queen Village until…
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Pastor praises Trump as ‘pro-black’ at prison reform…

President Donald Trump was lauded by inner-city pastors, including one who said he may go down as the “most pro-black…
Ongoing Chicago Violence Draws Ire And Threat From President Trump To Send Federal Law Enforcement Help
Charges downgraded in Rittenhouse Square stabbing death

The man accused of fatally stabbing a city developer near Rittenhouse Square last month will not be charged with first-degree murder, opening…
Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers v Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones behaves like slave…

As a lifelong Eagles fan, I was bred to view the Dallas Cowboys as our rivals. But as a black…
New Yorkers and community advocates held a rally and press...
To make black lives matter, protect those lives…

I firmly believe that black lives matter, but I’m beginning to wonder if America shares that conviction. If black lives…
Multiple Stabbings In Brooklyn
Nearly three quarters of unsolved murders in major…

The failure to solve black homicides fuels a vicious cycle: It deepens distrust of police among black residents, making them…
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Did Jay-Z score a win over gentrification?

The Made in America dust-up that embroiled hip-hop mogul Jay-Z mounted in a public relations war against the Kenney administration was about much…
Solomon Jones Interviews
District Attorney Larry Krasner discusses Mike White murder…

District Attorney Larry Krasner joined Solomon Jones for an exclusive interview to discuss the controversial Rittenhouse Square stabbing that has…
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience
Jay-Z on Made in America: ‘We are disappointed…

The Made in America festival is a multicultural platform that represents strength, freedom of speech, and perseverance for artists and…
Your Voice with Solomon Jones Promo Shot
If the GOP really believes in election integrity,…

Philly.com- In the wake of a stunning news conference in which Donald Trump kowtowed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president…
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