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Late-night fireworks have been faithfully detonated nightly for weeks across the five boroughs of New York City, and now some people are raising their eyebrows about what exactly is happening.

Bubba Wallace Jr. and his team discovered a noose in their garage before a NASCAR race in Alabama and two weeks after the league's top African American driver forced the removal of the Confederate Flag.

Good News

Social entrepreneur Marcus Bullock is using his business Flikshop to keep families connected with their incarcerated loved ones and combat recidivism.

Good News

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin are donating $120 million to HBCUs.

Good News

Rihanna’s nonprofit will donate $11 million to grassroots organizations focused on racial justice.

Good News

Atlanta entrepreneur Aisha “Pinky” Cole teamed up with Clark Atlanta University to create a scholarship fund for Rayshard Brooks’ children.

The Black Ballot

As conversations around social and racial justice equity with building financial stability remain at the forefront, the plight of African American college students should remain relevant heading toward Election Day.

Nation

The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington for a Digital Justice Gathering invites people to log on to the internet and demand justice for low-income and otherwise disenfranchised people in America.

Crime

Christopher "Hurricane Chris" Dooly was charged with second-degree murder for something he says was self-defense.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June 19, 1865, highlights the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas.