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A Viral Black-owned Business Success And The Shortcomings Of Federal Pandemic Response

That it took a crowd-sourced campaign to save their livelihood — as trillions of dollars were coursing through the economy through federal relief efforts — underscored a reality faced by many Black-owned small businesses through the current

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Live Nation Announces Drive-in Concert Series

NEW YORK (AP) — Tour promoter Live Nation has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July, months after the live music industry has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus

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Source: Black America Web

Covid-19: Zimbabwe health minister charged over kit scam

Zimbabwe’s Health minister was on Saturday released on bail, a day after he was arrested over allegations of corruption after the government bought $60 million worth of medical equipment from an unregistered

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Source: The East African

Cameroon: A Preliminary Report on Proceedings Against Detained Journalist Paul Chouta

To date, the court has failed to provide an adequate rationale for his ongoing detention or to hold a substantive hearing on the charges against him, in contravention of Mr. Chouta's right to freedom from arbitrary detention and right to trial without undue

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Source: allAfrica.com

Opinion: The intersection of rage, fear and hope

The hardest thing I had to do last week was explain to my sons why they are hated by certain people, and how their skin color will be weaponized against

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Source: Chicago Defender

Coronavirus Forces Families to Consider Alternative Forms of Education.

The school year is ending, and Chicago families are preparing for a long

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Source: Chicago Defender

My Father’s Day Story: Finding Immeasurable Love After Death

For this Father’s Day, BET.com wants to share the stories of three different father relationships, in their own words, to provide a more expanded view of modern-day Black Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Smith Raoul buried his

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

WATCH: What You Need To Know — June 22, 2020: Trump Rally Flops — Coronavirus Update — Never Give Up

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Source: Black America Web

Battling COVID-19

With 12 deaths, 183 cases and 2,048 tests done up to Saturday, the Ministry of Public Health continues to face questions about its handling of the COVID-19

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Rwanda: Cross-Border Trade Unscathed Despite COVID-19 - Minister Gatete

The Minister of Infrastructure Claver Gatete has said that cross border trade is progressing well, despite the measures in place to contain the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Study: COVID is Hurting Renters More Than Homeowners. Here’s How To Avoid Eviction

With some 50 million people renting and many perhaps incurring job or income misfortune because of the crisis, enters in 11 American states and Puerto Rico are among those at the greatest risk of enduring housing instability, according to a new analysis by The

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Source: The Black Chronicle

South Africa looks to green infrastructure bond to spur growth

Government is considering selling a green infrastructure bond worth tens of billions of rand as part of its biggest drive ever to kick-start private investment in projects ranging from energy to water

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Source: TechCentral

Pandemic Could Spread Like ‘Forest Fire’ in U.S. in Summer and Fall, Expert Says

“I think this is more like a forest fire,” Michael Osterholm, head of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the

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Source: The Washington Informer

Africa's top virus deaths: Veteran Congolese photo-journalist 'shutters'

While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond

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Nigeria coronavirus: 20,244 cases; daily new cases drop below 500

Confirmed cases = 19,808

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‘ATL Shawty’: Ciara Drops Pic That Has Fans Gushing Over Her ‘Bad Girl’ Looks

The Atlanta-raised singer looked hood rich and happy in her Jean-Michel Basquiat tee, booty-length twists, layered chains, gold teeth, and acrylics for days in the image that received over 390,000

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Africa: What Becomes of Africa As the Foreign Aid Taps Run Dry?

DfID has, in the years of its existence, been key to offering development assistance to countries with high numbers of people living in poverty in the areas of primary education; access to reproductive health care; and the tackling of infant, child, and maternal deaths, and this role substantially

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Source: allAfrica.com

Apple Begins To Reclose Stores As Coronavirus Cases Spike

And now, Apple has decided to close its stores once again as coronavirus cases begin to rise across the United States after it peaked in many cities back in

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D.L. Hughley Reveals COVID-19 Diagnosis Day After Fainting On Stage

Comedian D.L. Hughley revealed on Saturday night that he has tested positive for COVID-19, one day after the Original King of Comedy and host of The DL Hughley Show fainted during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday

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Source: Black America Web

Virginia’s COVID-19 Cases Still Going Up, But Positive Results Down: Report

Virginia's total number of coronavirus cases has increased but the percentage of positive test results has

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Ramaphosa warns of more job losses in South Africa

Image: GCIS

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Kenya: The Diplomatic Intrigues Behind Kenya's UN Security Council Win

A series of visits by the President, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and Chief Administrative Secretary, Special Envoy, ambassadors in New York and in Addis Ababa and myself ensued, often capitalising on regional and multilateral

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Ghana coronavirus: 14,154 cases; jumbo recoveries, high schools reopen

Confirmed cases = 14,154

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Nile Dam: Egypt accuses Ethiopia of 'warmongering'

The Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry was responding to comments by his Ethiopian counterpart in an interview with the Associated Press

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Coronavirus in Africa: 297,112 cases; 7,919 deaths; 142,622 recoveries

There are now more than over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

'Sad': Tamar Braxton’s Fiancé Speaks on K. Michelle Reigniting Feud with Tamar Braxton

Tamar Braxton‘s fiancé David Adefeso isn’t here for the K. Michelle beef, and he addressed the situation head-on in a video, reminding everyone that now is not the time for division and petty squabbles within the Black

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Coronavirus in Africa: 306,390 cases; 8,116 deaths; 146,337 recoveries

There are now more than over 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Nigeria: Doctors Call Off Strike, As Governors Broker Truce

Abuja — The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has brokered a truce between the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the federal government leading to the former calling off its strike which commenced at the beginning of the

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Could the Juneteenth Shop Black Virtual Experience be the forerunner of Kwanzaa’s ‘ujamaa’? Absolutely!

We also want people to make a conscientious decision to buy black,” said Daniels, the creative force behind events such as Memphis Black Restaurant Week, the Soulful Food Truck Festival, and Black Christmas

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Tennessee advances 6-week abortion ban, lawsuit filed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid nationwide unrest and a global pandemic that wrecked the state budget, Tennessee lawmakers advanced one of the strictest abortion bans in the country as most Tennesseans were asleep Friday and largely unaware the GOP-dominant General Assembly had taken up the

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