Adrian Amos #31 Pledges Support to End Alzheimer’s

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Adrian Amos #31 Pledges Support to End Alzheimer’s

GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 –The Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter is proud to be teaming up with Green Bay hometown hero, Adrian Amos, to raise funds to end Alzheimer’s. Amos has made a personal pledge to donate $1,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter for every tackle he makes during the 2020 football […]

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Michelle Obama says Black people are often invisible to white people: 'There are daily slights' - TheGrio

This week Former First Lady Michelle Obama used her podcast as a platform to not only share her thoughts on... View Article The post Michelle Obama says Black people are often invisible to white people: 'There are daily slights' appeared first on TheGrio.

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Osaka to Play in NY After Calling Attention to Injustice

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka will play in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, after all. A day after saying she would withdraw from the hard-court event to protest the 'continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police' — prompting the tournament to call off all of Thursday's matches

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Black Twitter drags Ivanka Trump after she posts photo with Goya beans : TheGrio

First daughter and special advisor Ivanka Trump is facing backlash after tweeting a photo of herself holding up a can... View Article The post Black Twitter drags Ivanka Trump after she posts photo with Goya beans appeared first on TheGrio.

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Harris, Jr., Dr. Homer E. (1916- 2007 ) - Death

Homer Harris died in Seattle on March 17, 2007, at age 90 from Alzheimer's disease.

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South Carolina elementary school teacher, 28, dies from COVID-19 - TheGrio

Demetria “Demi” Bannister, a teacher at Windsor Elementary School in Columbia, S.C., died on Monday due to complications caused by... View Article The post South Carolina elementary school teacher, 28, dies from COVID-19 appeared first on TheGrio.

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Kenya/Uganda: Starlets Moulded Me, Ugandan-Based Kenyan Player Ogol Says

Former Harambee Starlets midfielder Jacky Ogol has found her footing at the Federation of Uganda Football Association (Fufa) Super League side She Corporates

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Oakland Expands Free COVID-19 Testing Sites | Post News Group

The City of Oakland announced Monday a partnership with Allen Temple Baptist Church and the emergency relief nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) to open a new COVID-19 community-based testing site (CBTS) in East

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Hollywood Makeup Artist Gives Back With Nonprofit Triumphant Transitions

Triumphant Transitions Inc. was founded in 2005 by Gary, Indiana, native and Ball State University graduate, LaTrice L. Edwards.

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Rep. Waters Applauds Decision by Six NBA Teams to Boycott Playoff Games Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), issued a statement today applauding the players of six NBA teams for deciding to sit out yesterday’s three playoff games following the shooting of Jacob Blake, the Kenosha Wisconsin father who

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Washington, Janie Rogella (1908-2000)

Janie Rogella Washington was the wife of James W. Washington, Jr. (1911-2000), an internationally known Northwest artist. A Seattle nurse, she shared and inspired the spirituality that shaped his art. One of 12 children, Janie Rogella Miller was born near Henderson, Texas to Freeman Miller and

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“Eye of the Beholder” Exhibition Showcases Work of 24 Collectors

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Often in an exhibition, there’s some sort of universal theme that ties the pieces all together. In Cedarburg Art Museum’s exhibition “Eye of the Beholder: African Americans Collecting Art” the pieces are each unique aside from the fact that they are all on loan from various

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Former Grady Hospital worker is on front lines of COVID-19 - Atlanta Tribune

Childhood disability initiated former Grady Hospital worker's career path of helping people through medicine By Timothy Cox, Special to Atlanta Daily World As the youngest of three children born to Army 2nd Lt. Calvin Smith and Betty Cross (Stratton) Smith, Sheldon Stewart Smith, aka “BuBu”who

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Life after high school in a post-COVID-19 world | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Renée Cardwell Hughes Graduation season is upon us. This is the season of celebration. This is the time to celebrate all that our students have achieved. It is a time to celebrate the next phase of their young lives. Yet high school students today face a future that is radically different than

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Ezekiel Elliott Among Dallas Cowboys & Houston Texans Who Tested Positive For COVID-19

Just a month after the NFL began mulling over what an altered training camp would look like, a few members of America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys, have been diagnosed with the

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Dems put divides aside, rally behind Biden

NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday night, declaring him 'in over his head' and warning that the nation's mounting crises would only get worse if

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Abandoned Baby Becomes Cell Phone Tech Mogul | Afro

Rescued at two days old by retirement-age couple Nathan and Edith Figgers, Freddie was raised as one of their

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The revolution will be streamed

For whatever reason, the execution of George Floyd has touched a nerve that the murders of Eric Garner, John Crawford, Philando Castile, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice and scores of others did

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With Unsubstantiated Claim, Trump Sows Doubt On US Election

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump opened a new front Monday in his fight against mail-in voting, making unsubstantiated assertions that foreign countries will print up millions of bogus ballots to rig the results and create what he called the “scandal of our

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This Day in History - July 9

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1994: The brother of media magnate and future Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is indicted on corruption charges involving pension funds held by Italy's largest savings bank.ï¿½OTHER EVENTS1519: Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lands in Mexico, founds the town of Veracruz, and

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Morehouse Cancels Fall Sports Due to Ongoing Pandemic

Morehouse – the famed, historically Black college in Atlanta – recently announced that it is canceling its fall sports, including its 2020 football season, due to the ongoing COVID-19

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SPORTS DIGEST: Dodgers take a stand against racial injustice -

Ten Los Angeles Dodgers players have spoken out against racial injustice in a video released July 16 and committed to use their platforms to amplify the voices of Los Angeles social justice organizations. “For centuries, the Black community has lived in a different America,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw

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Kyle Rittenhouse, Teen Suspect In Kenosha Protest Killings, Charged With Two Counts Of Homicide

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Roger Goodell announces cancellation of NFL preseason games : TheGrio

The 2020 NFL preseason games have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The regular season is set to begin on September 10. The post Roger Goodell announces cancellation of NFL preseason games appeared first on TheGrio.

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What’s the Difference? COVID-19, Influenza, Common Cold, Seasonal Allergies Comparison Chart

Chart showing the difference between COVID-19, Influenza, Common Cold and Seasonal Allergies

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He's at it again: Bheki Cele causes uproar with 'tone-deaf' GBV remarks

A car-crash moment during a live interview on Monday has landed Bheki Cele in trouble, as he made some contentious comments about GBV.

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(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance - Law Day Address”

Thank you all so much. Thank you, Judge Bell for your kind words, and I also thank you for all the kind things youve done for me in my life, especially over the last three or four years. I -- This is a real pleasure to be here. I didnt thing so many people would be interested in what I had to

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Business Spotlight: Holistic Coaching Services offers ‘boutique’ approach to clinical support, housing

Jannet Harp, Christopher Keaton, and youth from Firmly Established, Inc. were featured on Channel 44. By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Jannet Harp and Christopher Keaton run Holistic Coaching and Firmly Established, Inc. in St. Pete, offering a variety of supportive services to families

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Ben Harper is an American musician, known for his success as an artist, instrumental skills and social activism. He was born on October 28, 1969 as Benjamin Chase Harper to Leonard and Ellen-Chase Verdries in Pomona, California. His father was African American and his mother was Jewish. He came

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