OP-ED – Five Years Later: How Houston is Honoring the Legacy of George Floyd with The Movement Festival
Five years after George Floyd’s death, the headlines have quieted, but the fight for justice continues. As Houston hosts The Movement Festival in his honor, this piece reflects on what’s changed, what hasn’t, and the burden Black Americans still carry to prove their humanity in a country still reckoning with itself.
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South Africa’s President Asks for Answers and Contradicts Trump on White Killings
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Tariffs, Boycotts Slam Target’s Bottom Line
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Roberts Markland seeks to preserve, revitalize Riverside Terrace via gentrification
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New Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare is about justice for all
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As skin ages, the gradual loss of elasticity and firmness occurs through both natural processes and environmental factors. This inevitable change leads many to search for effective solutions beyond marketing claims and temporary fixes. Understanding both why skin loses firmness and which interventions genuinely work enables you to take evidence-based steps toward maintaining and restoring The post Restore your skin’s firmness with these proven methods appeared first on Rolling Out.

Five Years After George Floyd: Three Lessons For The Future Of Our Movements
The question now is not whether George Floyd’s death changed anything—it did. The question is: Who has the power to shape what comes next?
Target Messed Around And Found Out, Reports 1st Quarter Sales Slump
Black customers have been actively boycotting Target since shortly after they announced a rollback on their DEI policies, causing a drop in sales for the retailer.
Ben Crump Rip’s Trump Administrations Decision To End Police Reform Agreement Reached In Wake Of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
Ben Crump has weighed in on the DOJ's recent decision to end Biden-era police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville.

A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain

November 21, 2023
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By Jared Bahir Browsh For the first time in 20 years, the NBA began its season with no Black-owned franchises. In fact, there’s been only one Black majority-owned team in league history. In late 2002, the NBA awarded an expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats, to Black Entertainment Television co-founder Bob Johnson. Four years later, former

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