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[OP-ED] The family of Kingsley Fifi Bimpong has filed a lawsuit against the city of Eagan after the 50-year-old Black U.S. postal worker was not provided medical care for a stroke and died while in police custody.

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Lawsuit Filed After Black Man Dies In Police Custody

The death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong represents yet another devastating example of how systemic racism, medical neglect, and police indifference intersect to destroy Black lives.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1h

Leaders of Young Republican groups across the country got exposed in a leaked Telegram chat as racists, antisemites, and bigots.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 3h

[COMMENTARY] Videos of Debbie Brockman being cuffed and arrested went viral on the internet after her arrest. She was released without any charges.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 3h

“But when I leave, you’ll remember I said, with the last words on my lips, that I am a revolutionary." - Fred Hampton

On the 59th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, we honor those who turned words into action and built a legacy of community support and protection. ✊🏾

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 4h

[OP-ED] Trey Reed's death has led to a feeding frenzy of rumor, mistrust, and hysteria, and all of it has come at the expense of a grieving family.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 7h

[COMMENTARY] President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, but does it really matter?

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 7h

The Republican redistricting effort has once again expanded, as the North Carolina state legislature announced on Monday that it will begin its own redistricting process.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 8h

Originally published on the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Mark Clark and Fred Hampton, we share it again today in honor of the founding of the Black Panther Party on Oct. 15, 1996.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 9h

[OP-ED] Discussions about the death of Charlie Kirk have slowed down, and there was minimal fanfare around his birthday.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 21h

8 Barack Obama Quotes That Still Inspire Us Today
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8 Barack Obama Quotes That Still Inspire Us Today

Barack Obama’s presidency was defined not just by policy, but by words that inspired millions. Here are eight powerful quotes that continue to resonate today.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 22h

[OP-ED] Donald Trump is truly the stupid man’s president.

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Donald Trump Claims 'Biden FBI' Infiltrated Jan. 6

Call him senile. Call him a compulsive liar. Call him a grifter. He may be any or all of those things, but what he is first and foremost is an idiot who appeals to idiots.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 23h

What’s happening to Black workers isn’t a downturn, it's a pattern hiding in plain sight and a deliberate racial targeting.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

[COMMENTARY] The Trump administration has sounded the alarm that the post-government shutdown layoffs have already begun, and federal employees are getting their pink slips.

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Federal Workforce Layoffs Begin Amid Government Shutdown

The Trump administration began reduction-in-force layoffs on Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown, slashing a vital educational service in the process.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Last month, the Defense Department unveiled its new policy that reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information at all unless it was pre-approved by the department itself.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

The Leland High School shooting was the deadliest of several shooting incidents that occurred last weekend during homecoming celebrations.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

When Donald Trump took over the city of Washington, D.C., he promised that it was to make the city safe. D.C. residents ask, safe for whom?

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks what would have been George Floyds 52nd birthday. Read more about his legacy and how his life sparked a global movement.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

City nicknamed the “Windy City” 💨

If you know the answer then challenge yourself by playing our NewsOne Crossword Puzzle! ✍🏾

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Texas’ redistricting effort resulted in five new safely Republican districts at the expense of several majority-minority districts.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

[OP-ED] "Before I was a columnist, I was (and still am) a spoken word artist. Before that, music was (and still is) my life, my love, my everything. And all the while, D’Angelo was there." 🎶

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

[COMMENTARY] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been critical of the Republican Party, especially since the government shutdown began.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

The family of 6-year-old Victoria King is seeking answers after her tragic death during a school field trip to Carlton Farms in Rockmart, Georgia.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration’s most frequent targets during this second term have been higher education institutions.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

The longest government shutdown in American history lasted 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019 over border wall spending.

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newsoneofficial.bsky.social @newsoneofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Long before colonizers arrived, Native American and Indigenous communities across North, Central, and South America developed technologies, agricultural systems, and medicinal practices that laid the foundation for many modern inventions.

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