Police have put targets on Black men’s backs

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In 2022, U. S. police killed 212 Blacks, though Blacks make up only 13 percent of the nation’s population, according to the report Mapping Police Violence. Police killed Black people in 37 states and the District of Columbia.  Overall, the police killed 1,183 in 2022. A database run by the Washington Post reported that it was…

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He was in and now he is out

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That’s how long Mickey Joseph went from being the first Black coach of the Nebraska Corn Huskers to losing his job after he had been hired on September 11. Priscilla Arzaga Joseph had her husband, Mickey Joseph, arrested on November 30th after she alleged that he pulled her hair, strangled her, and punched her during…

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Eddie Murphy to receive Golden Globe Award

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Comedian and serious actor Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January. “We are thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career in front of or behind the camera has through the decades,†said Helen Hoehne, president of the…

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