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Rallies, Protests Defy Health
Commemoration on June 19 in New York (By Getty Images) The Donald Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma attracted thousands of supporters to an...

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Jun 22, 20204 min read


Smell of Toast . . . Like Salvation
Lee: What is this bullshit with the toast anyway! You make it sound like salvation or something. I don’t want any goddamn toast! How many...

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Jun 18, 20201 min read


Smashing the Shackles of Invisibility
An attorney for the family of the Rayshard Brooks talked about the slain black man as a father whose 8-year-old daughter, in her birthday...

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Jun 15, 20204 min read


COVID-19 Vaccine Isn't Tuskegee Again
Flyer for The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (1932-1972) George Floyd had the new coronavirus. Floyd’s killing by...

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Jun 12, 20208 min read


George Floyd (Rest in Peace)
October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020 A Death blow is a Life blow to some A Death blow is a Life blow to Some Who till they died, did not alive...

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Jun 9, 20201 min read


Not Everyone Wants COVID-19 Vaccine
The 11th day of protest in Washington, D.C. after a police officer killed a black man in Minneapolis. Black Americans are less likely...

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Jun 7, 20202 min read


Black Americans in Cairo 1974: Royalty
In those tumultuous times, people divided by politics or their struggles for independence were united in their admiration of black...

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Jun 6, 20205 min read


Trump’s Ex-Defense Chief “Angry and Appalled”
Cleveland Police First District Commander Daniel Fay and protester Daniel Watkins, of Cleveland, Ohio hug after kneeling together at...

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Jun 4, 20205 min read


Demand Apology for Slavery, Reparations for Descendants
About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in the United States can expect to die at the hands of police, according to a study published in...

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Jun 1, 20202 min read


Dozens of Cities Explode in Fifth Night for Justice
Protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a police officer killed a black man on May 25 (By Christian Science Monitor) Outraged...

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May 31, 20202 min read


"I Can't Breathe"
Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the neck of handcuffed George Floyd in Minneapolis while passers-by begged him to stop before he...

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May 28, 20202 min read


Price of Life in COVID-19 Crisis
Brazilian nurses mourn 137 colleagues on May 12; 15,000 are infected. The new coronavirus is killing nurses faster in Brazil than...

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May 27, 20204 min read


My Happiness Depends on Yours in COVID-19 Crisis
"Going out fishing on my own is a lot safer than going to the grocery store," said Autumn Harry, 27, a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute...

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May 22, 20204 min read


Leaving the Table (In memoriam. May he rest in peace.)
I don’t need a reason For what I became I’ve got these excuses They’re tired and lame I don’t need a pardon, no no, no no, no There’s no...

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May 19, 20201 min read


Lies About Sweden in COVID-19 Crisis
Social distancing at a city park entrance in Gothenburg (By Adam Ihse/Reuters) Sweden has been misunderstood and, in some cases,...

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May 17, 20208 min read


COVID-19 in Portugal: Worry About Return to High School
Coimbra University is the dream of some students returning to school for exam preparation Portugal has conducted itself admirably during...

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May 12, 20207 min read


Mourning Carefree Past, Accepting COVID-19 World
Four months ago, a childhood friend was hospitalized with myeloma, or cancer of plasma cells. The news shocked and overwhelmed me. I felt...

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May 8, 20203 min read


U.N. Guterres' Plea for Cooperation in COVID-19 Crisis
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, at the U.N. in New York in September 2019 (By...

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May 2, 20203 min read


Healthy Race for COVID-19 Vaccine
University of Oxford researchers began testing a COVID-19 vaccine in humans. About 1,100 volunteers will take part in the trial. Half...

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Apr 26, 20205 min read


COVID-19 Smartphone Contact Tracing
Digital contact tracing is already underway in Singapore, South Korea and China (Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Public...

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Apr 25, 20204 min read
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