Atlanta Mayor Responds To Governor's Mask Lawsuit

07/17/2020

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is responding to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's lawsuit to stop her mask mandate in her city to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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NBA Players To Put Social Justice Messages On Jerseys

NBA players who choose to play in the reopening of the 2019-2020 season will have the option to exchange the names on the backs of their jerseys with social justice messages.
06/30/2020
01:28

Black Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death Claims Self-Defense

J. Alexander Keung has pleaded not guilty and is claiming self-defense after being charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
07/01/2020
01:37

8-year-old Girl Fatally Shot Near Rayshard Brooks Memorial

Secoriea Turner was fatally shot while she was riding in a car with her mother and a friend as they were trying to pull into a parking lot near the Rayshard Brooks Memorial.
07/06/2020
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Third Cop Charged In George Floyd Killing Is Out Of Jail

Tou Thao, 34, is the third fired Minneapolis police officer who was charged in the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd has now been released from Hennepin County jail.
07/06/2020
00:59

Atlanta Mayor Tests Positive For COVID-19

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on July 6 that she has tested positive for COVID-19. She gave further details of her diagnosis on CNN with Chris Cuomo.
07/07/2020
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Hate Crime Charge For Pair Who Painted Over BLM Mural

Two residents of Martinez, California have been charged with a hate crime among other misdemeanor vandalism charges for painting over a Black Lives Matter mural outside a courthouse, according to the East Bay Times.
07/08/2020
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Atlanta Mayor Signs Executive Order Requiring Face Masks

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has signed an executive order that requires face masks or coverings to be worn in the city of Atlanta.
07/09/2020
01:15

Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama To Speak At 2020 Girl Up

Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama have joined forces with Girl Up, a leadership initiative that works to inspire young women to fight for gender equality and social change.
07/09/2020
00:55

Joy Reid Is Cable's First Black Woman Prime Time Anchor

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid is making major moves within her news organization, going from the weekend spot into a primetime, weekday slot.
07/13/2020
01:05

Body Found At Lake Piru Confirmed To Be Naya Rivera

On July 13, Ventura County Police confirmed the news during a press conference after Naya Rivera went missing for five days while on a boating trip with her 4-year-old son Josey.
07/14/2020
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Atlanta Mayor Responds To Governor's Mask Lawsuit

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is responding to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's lawsuit to stop her mask mandate in her city to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
07/17/2020
02:21

John Lewis: In His Own Words

As we mourn the passing of a civil rights icon, BET reflects on his most powerful quotes.
07/18/2020
01:35

President Obama Remembers John Lewis

The civil rights icon and congressman passed away on July 17 from pancreatic cancer at 80 years old.
07/20/2020
01:45

ATL Mayor Says Gov. Trying To Stop Her From Talking to Press

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has filed a 124-page lawsuit against her as their two offices debate over the state's COVID-19 response.
07/21/2020
01:24

Joe Biden Tells Joy Reid He Has Four Black VP Candidates

During Joy Reid's MSNBC prime time show 'The Reid Out,' Biden confirmed that he has four Black vice presidential candidates.
07/21/2020
01:18

Cop Who Killed George Floyd Charged With Felony Tax Fraud

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police cop charged with second-degree murder in the George Floyd killing, has been charged with nine counts of felony tax fraud.
07/23/2020
01:20

Obama And Biden Tackle National Issues In New Video

Former President Barack Obama and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released a 17-minute video of their socially distanced conversation on July 23.
07/24/2020
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NAACP Sues Education Sec. Over CARES Act Rule Change

The NAACP is suing Betsy DeVos over a rule issued by her office to the CARES Act that forces public schools to give more of its relief aid funds to private schools.
07/24/2020
01:32

Colin Kaepernick To Receive Human Rights Award

NFL star turned activist Colin Kaepernick is among a list of the 2020 recipients of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award.
07/29/2020
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Stacey Abrams Voting Rights Documentary Gets Release Date

A sweeping documentary about Stacey Abrams and her fight for voting rights is getting ready to drop on Amazon and select theaters in September.
07/29/2020
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Fisk Renames Social Justice Institute After John Lewis

Congressman and civil rights legend John R. Lewis will be honored at the prestigious HBCU Fisk University where he is an alumnus for his life's work.
07/30/2020
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