A Record Number Of Black Women Are Running For Congress

photojournalist’s new documentary focuses on injustice and racism –

“Fighting for Justice,” a new documentary by Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr., will make its debut on Saturday, July 18, at Cinematique Theater in Daytona

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Essential Justice: Lawyers In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Nationwide, courts remain closed and in-person gatherings are still restricted due to the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues, the federal government still overlooks the “essential work” of parts of the legal services industry, delaying trials and hearings and compromising access to justice.

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Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival

Researchers in England said Tuesday they have the first evidence that the drug can improve COVID-19

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Zimbabwe: Coup Plot Tensions as Security Forces Seal Major Towns

Harare — Zimbabwe's security forces sealed the country's major cities without notice amid claims of plots to topple President Emmerson

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Juneteenth Will Be An Official Holiday In New York City Starting In 2021

Juneteenth, which marks the effective end of slavery in the United States, will become an official holiday in the country’s largest city beginning next year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared

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APD officer stage sickout after charges brought in Rayshard Brooks case, city on alert

Hours after the charges were announced yesterday against two Atlanta police officers in the killing of 27-year-old Rashard Brooks at an Atlanta fast-food restaurant, the Atlanta Police Department said an unusual number of officers called out sick from the late

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Nigeria: Ajimobi Is Alive - Spokesperson

A spokesperson for Abiola Ajimobi has told PREMIUM TIMES the former Oyo State governor remained alive as of 9:00 p.m. on

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Disgraced Policemen Charged in Rayshard Brooks Case Surrender to Authorities; One Bonds Out

According to National Public Radio (NPR), Garrett Rolfe (pictured far left) and Devin Brosnan (pictured second left) separately turned themselves into the Fulton County

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Nigeria: Domestic Airlines Yet to Meet Requirements for Flight Resumption

There are strong indications that the June 21, 2020 date slated for resumption of domestic flights may not be feasible as none of the local carriers has met the conditions given to them by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

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When the protesting ends, do you just go home? –

There is a groundswell in America, and there have been multiracial protests and demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota

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Justices OK James Brown's Dying Wish: Funding Needy Kids Education

In an unanimous ruling on Wednesday, the state’s justices wrote that Tomi Rae Hynie, a former partner of Brown’s who claimed to be his wife, failed to annul a previous marriage, and therefore did not have a right to his multimillion-dollar

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Forbes listed Nigerian pleads guilty to $11m fraud scheme in US

Obinwanne Okeke popularly referred to as ‘Invictus Obi’ made the plea in a Norfolk Magistrate Court Room 2 in the US district court for Eastern District of

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KRA to lose power of raising fuel, beer taxes

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Black fathers in America deserve their own Hall of Fame | The Crusader Newspaper Group

How about every major city in the nation establishing a Black Fathers Hall of

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Most Ordered Foods Online

This is a dish so popular that food delivery service Uber Eats named it as one of Kenya’s favourite healthy meals to get delivered on the

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Kenya Wins UN Security Council Seat by 2 Votes

Kenya narrowly won an election for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat Thursday, in a vote impacted by the COVID-19

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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM 6.19.20 7PM ET — CeCe Peniston

That will all change on Sunday, June 14, when Camille Cosby sits down for an exclusive and interview with the Black Press of America’s Stacy Brown and Philadelphia-based iHeart Radio personality Frankie

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Ghana: Re-Opening of Shss On Monday, June 22 Govt Rolls Out COVID-19 Safety Protocols ... As President Tasks Chass to Ensure Strict Adherence

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols are strictly adhered to when schools resume on Monday, June 22, 2020

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Rwanda: Budget to Be Unveiled On Monday

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, will this Monday unveil the National Budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, The New Times can

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Africa: The COVID - 19 Pandemic Shows Us Just How Much Women May Be Left Behind

As the precautional measure of social distancing find more people working from home, let us reflect on these five possible ways that may help ensure that women and girls are not being left behind as the world sets itself to deal with a humanitarian crisis that we just may never have thought

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Charles Booker Suddenly Has Progressives Excited About Kentucky

But in the last three weeks, progressive state Rep. Charles Booker, the youngest Black state lawmaker elected in Kentucky in nearly a century, has interrupted McGrath’s quiet stroll to the

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Study Shows COVID-19's Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers | HuffPost

Black immigrant domestic workers are triply impacted by the coronavirus crisis: the illness itself, the related economic fallout and systemic racism, a new survey

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BE Exclusive: Stephen Jackson on Justice for George Floyd, Getting Blackballed From the NBA, and More (Video)

In 2014, former NBA star Stephen Jackson released the song “America Da Beautiful,” featuring legendary rapper Scarface, where he rapped about systemic racism, compared the NBA to a planation, and blasted former NBA team owner Donald

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$4 million allocated for home-based businesses, protective equipment –

Volusia County is preparing to roll out two more assistance programs to boost the community’s continuing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic after the County Council allocated $3 million in emergency financial support to help home-based businesses and another $1 million to purchase protective

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Kenya beats Djibouti to non-permanent UN Security Council seat

June 18: Kenya beats Djibouti for non-permanent UNSC seat

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Explains How To Shed The Weight Of Systemic Racism This Juneteenth

That’s why last Tuesday, amid protests to protect Black lives from a racist criminal justice system and the global coronavirus pandemic, people in Georgia waited in hours and hours of lines just to be faced with broken voting

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South Africa: Lockdown 'No Longer Sustainable' Despite Surge in Cases

Despite a rapid rise in cases, Ramaphosa pushed to continue to ease lockdown restrictions this

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Majority of Americans support police protests

NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Burundi's New President Ndayishimiye Faces Tough Task of Reconciliation

Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in Thursday as Burundi's new president following the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre

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Mali: Village Life in Modern Africa - Review of Camila Toulmin's Land, Investment and Migration - Thirty-Five Years of Village Life in Mali

The book's story is told through 35 years of one Sahelian village in the north of Mali, Dlonguebougou - DBG as it is

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