“We’re out here to take back the bridge because last week there was a Trump rally and they systemically sent people away because of their prejudice,” said one protester. “So we’re out here to show them Black lives matter and we’re not going anywhere.” … [Read more...] about Black Lives Matter Protest On Golden Gate Bridge Delays Traffic
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Oakland Could Become Home to First Black-Owned NFL Team
“Several community leaders in the African American community are concerned about what they perceive could be the latest indication of a growing trend in Oakland — cultural insensitivity and marginalization of African Americans — as well as the fear of future gentrification and displacement of East Oakland residents.” … [Read more...] about Oakland Could Become Home to First Black-Owned NFL Team
Women Plan All-Black Community in Georgia After ‘400 Years of Racial Oppression’
With her friend Renee Walters, an entrepreneur and investor, she founded the Freedom Georgia Initiative, a group of 19 Black families who collectively purchased 96.71 acres of rural land in Toomsboro, a town of a few hundred people in central Georgia, with the intention of developing a self-contained Black community. The space will have small homes for vacation use and will host weddings, retreats and recreational functions, and may eventually evolve into an incorporated, self-sustaining community. … [Read more...] about Women Plan All-Black Community in Georgia After ‘400 Years of Racial Oppression’
During pandemic, Black families put trust in Black doctors
Bacon has cared for McField's family for generations. She was the doctor for McField’s mother and her 10 siblings, and now she looks after their children. McField said her brother drove three hours from Memphis so his children could be seen by Bacon. … [Read more...] about During pandemic, Black families put trust in Black doctors
A Black man was detained while jogging for fitting a suspect description and later offered a job with the sheriff’s department
"Hey Buddy, you're not in any trouble or anything. There's a burglary that happened -- you kind of fit the description," an officer is heard saying on body camera footage released by VSO as he gets out of his vehicle and approaches a sweaty Griffin. "Let me just make sure that you're not him," the officer says. … [Read more...] about A Black man was detained while jogging for fitting a suspect description and later offered a job with the sheriff’s department
