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Wisconsin prosecutors decline to charge white police officer in shooting o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Wisconsin prosecutors will not file charges against the white police officers involved in the shooting of African-American Jacob Black in the city of Kenosha, District Attorney Michael Gravely said in a news conference.
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Fauci addresses African Americans' vaccine concerns, says 'developed by Af
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): As skepticism regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccine among the African American community rises, US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said that one of the major vaccine candidates has been worked on by an African American woman.
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African-American cancer survivors tend to survive more with social needs:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Michigan [US], November 28 (ANI): A study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) claims about the relationship between lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with social needs factors of African-American cancer survivors including food and economic security, housing, and neighborhood c
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Social needs linked to low health-related quality of life among African-Am
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Detroit [Michigan], November 23 (ANI): In a recent study based on African American cancer survivors in Detroit, researchers found that factors related to social needs --including food and economic security, housing and neighbourhood conditions and access to transportation--were associated wi
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US singer Mary Millben performs 'Om Jai Jagdish Hare' for Diwali, video go
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): A rendition of the devotional hymn 'Om Jai Jagdish Hare' by prominent African-American Hollywood actress and singer Mary Millben has gone viral on the Internet.
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Policeman fired in Illinois after killing unarmed African-American man
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago [US], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A policeman of the Waukegan Police Department has been fired after he killed an African-American teenager and injured his girlfriend, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing Waukegan Chief of Police Wayne Walles.
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African American Congressman Whip Jim Clyburn pays tribute to Mahatma Gand
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): African American Congressman and Democratic House Member Whip Jim Clyburn paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary.
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US: Second night of protests in Louisville amid city's night-time curfew
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kentucky [US], September 25 (ANI): A few hundred people gathered around a Louisville church in Kentucky on Thursday on the second night of protests after a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges in the death of the African-American nurse Breonna Taylor. Read More
Trump wishes speedy recovery to Louisville police officers shot during Bre
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump wished a speedy recovery to the two police officers who sustained injuries in Louisville during protests against Kentucky grand jury's decision to indict one of the three police personnel, involved in the death of African-America
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Breonna Taylor case: Two police officers shot during protests in US' Louis
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Louisville [US], September 24 (ANI): Two Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers were shot during protests against the Kentucky grand jury's decision to indict one police officer involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, an African-American nurse.
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Trump to visit Kenosha amid protests over shooting of African-American man
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 1 to meet with local law enforcement and assess the damage caused due to the unrest following the shooting of an African-American man, the White House said on Saturday.
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There is no vaccine for racism, says Kamala Harris
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 20 (ANI): Kamala Harris, who became the first African-American woman and South Asian woman to be nominated on a major party's ticket, invoked the names of African-Americans who died for the US, saying "there is no vaccine for racism".
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