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Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan warned Black America to be skeptical of vaccines made from "their medications" to treat a disease that has disproportionately affected African Americans.

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Therapist Saleemah McNeil raised over $80,000 to provide free mental health resources for the Black community.

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Tyler Perry gifted a van to an Atlanta nonprofit that provides the homeless with health and hygiene products.

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A series about activist and athlete Colin Kaepernick’s life is coming to Netflix.

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The hanging death of a Black man in New Jersey named Amani Kildea came amid a string of other suspected lynchings of Black people in recent months.

Crime

Deadly attacks against Black trans women have reached crisis levels after Cameron Breon's killing pushed this year's violent death toll higher for the LGBTQ community.

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Rapper 21 Savage launched an online financial literacy program for youth.

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LeMoyne-Owen College—the only HBCU in Memphis—has received a $40 million endowment.

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Bozoma Saint John is the first Black woman to hold a C-suite position at Netflix.

Crime

The driver who drove his car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle, leaving two of them in critical condition, has been identified as a man named Dawit Kelete.

Nation

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan's July Fourth speech about the state of Black people in America will be seen and heard by a global audience.

The fundraising platform ActBlue reports a surge in money.