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Fear of A Black Planet: White People Becoming Minorities in America Sooner Than Expected, New Census Data Confirms

      Amid all the tangible change happening in America along racial lines, there is one transformation that may not be as immediately visible to the naked eye — the ongoing “browning” of this nation’s citizens. While it has already been reported that white people were edging toward living in a country in which they would not be the majority, new data shows that may happen a lot sooner than expected. […]

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Black Women founders bring COVID-19 Screening Stations to Schools, Offices, Prisons and more

Two entrepreneurs – Lynda M. Dorman, CEO and Carolyn E. Howell, President of Orange Wall Enterprises – have made history as the first Black women to sign a distribution and licensing deal for autonomous screening stations that recognize the initial symptoms of COVID-19. These stations, produced stations, produced by Promobot, a Robotics and AI Technology company, are being installed in high traffic areas such as office buildings, prisons, schools, college campuses, healthcare facilities, places of worship, transportation stations, movie theaters, museums, or anywhere people gather. […]

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Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities

     Recent protests in communities across the country, including in my home city of Louisville, suggest that many see the blindfold worn by Lady Justice not as an indication of blind justice, but as blinders to the many issues facing our society. Chief among these issues is the current distrust and tension between law enforcement and Black communities. […]

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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion

     The encounter included many different moments over 40 minutes. The police were called when Brooks fell asleep in line in the drive thru lane. Brooks was intoxicated. Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up Brooks. Officer Bronsan asked Brooks to move his vehicle out of the drive-thru lane and Brooks politely complied. […]