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Crime

Police in Los Angeles shot and killed a Black man after officers stopped Dijon Kizzee while riding a bike for what was being described on as a "bicycle code violation," sparking a night of protests.

Her mother, boyfriend and witnesses are set to be interviewed.

Chadwick Boseman's death reinforces an unfortunate truth: Black people are disproportionately diagnosed with colon cancer in a trend that has heightened implications for Black men, in particular.

Good News

Monique Mendes is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.

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Tennis star Sloane Stephens has teamed up with the USTA and Mercedes-Benz USA to give back to youth during the U.S. Open.

Good News

Magic Johnson, Carver Federal Savings Bank and MBE Partners have secured $325M to support minority and women-owned businesses impacted by the pandemic.

Good News

Astronaut Jeanette Epps is the first Black woman to join an International Space Station crew.

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Dr. Namandjé Bumpus is the first Black woman to chair a department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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NBA star Donovan Mitchell donated $45,000 to an education fund for Jacob Blake’s children.

Opinion

There aren't any cotton swabs or social distancing from white people's hunger for Black death.

In what may not be the biggest surprise, it was reported that the teenager accused of murdering at least two people at a protest over the police killing of an unarmed Black man appears to be a supporter of President Donald Trump.

Social media reports claim that Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager who allegedly has an affiliation with local law enforcement, is the gunman who killed at least two people and injured another at a protest over Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.