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#BlackArticle – Big Sean And Rihanna Team Up To Support Detroit COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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Many cities throughout the United States have been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, including Detroit. A report showed that Wayne County has had nearly 20,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Songstress and mogul Rihanna has teamed up with rapper Big Sean to provide relief for underserved communities that have been significantly impacted by the health crisis, Revolt reported.

Through their…

#BlackArticle – Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Charged With Murder Over George Floyd Death

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The fired Minneapolis cop who was captured on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd during an arrest has been charged with murder.

According to Associated Press, Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freemanmade the announcement after the office…

#BlackArticle – Black Small Business Owners In Georgia Slam Governor Re-Opening The State

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Despite being giving the green light by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, many Black business owners in the state are not reopening their businesses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

According to CNN, Kemp made the announcement on Monday that certain businesses will be allowed to reopen after a strict stay-at-home order. Certain businesses —…

#BlackArticle – Congressional Black Caucus Slams Senate Bill Over Black Coronavirus Deaths

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The Congressional Black Caucus has some criticism for a new Senate bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

They addressed their concerns that the new Emergency Interim Aid Bill is still overlooking the disproportionate affect the coronavirus is having on Black people’s health. “Much more needs to be done,” they said in a released statement.…

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Governors in 17 states have committed to regional coordination to reopen their economies during the coronavirus outbreak — but none are in the South, where leaders are going it alone, just as they did in imposing restrictions.

As questions about when and how to ease virus-control measures becomes increasingly politically charged, governors in the Deep South have…

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities arrested a pastor on an assault charge on Tuesday after he admitted that he drove his church bus toward a man who has been protesting his decision to hold mass gatherings in defiance of public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic.

The police department in Central, a suburb of the capital of Baton Rouge, said on a posting on their…