An overview of the 2025 NYC mayoral election

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An overview of the 2025 NYC mayoral election

The New York City mayoral race got underway this month, with the general election set for Nov. 4, 2025. In this pivotal political season, a number of candidates have already thrown names into the hat as each looks to become the next leader of the five boroughs. Here are the candidates who will be running...

Source: New York Post

Miami-Dade County Imposing Restrictions After Cases Spike

MIAMI (AP) — Floridas biggest county ordered restaurants and gyms closed again Monday because of a rise in confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, as the U.S. emerged from a Fourth of July weekend of picnics, pool parties and beach outings that health officials fear could fuel the rapidly

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Source: Black America Web

People ventured out to beaches over the weekend without masks and failed to keep their distance

Crowds packed beaches in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana over the weekend — many venturing out without masks and others failing to keep their distance even as officials have tirelessly highlighted the importance of both in order to prevent another surge of

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

NBC Will Host A Virutal Discussion On Parenting Black Children In America

NBC News NOW will stream a virtual discussion with families from around the country on the realities of parenting Black children in

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Juneteenth: A Day of Joy and Pain – and Now National Action | Afro

By AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

NYC Begins Painting Black Lives Matter Street Mural In Front Of Trump Tower

Over the next few days New York City will unveil another Black Lives Matter mural. According to PIX11 News journalist Anthony DiLorenzo, Fifth Avenue was being closed to traffic between

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New York City to begin phase 2 of reopening amid virus

(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty

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Source: theGrio

'We Are So Ready': Wendy Williams Announces Her Return to Daytime TV

Wendy Williams announced in a Tuesday, July 21 Instagram post that her self-titled talk show 'The Wendy Williams Show' is returning to daytime television this […]

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

NY passes Juneteenth holiday & automatic voter registration | New York Carib News

The state Senate and Assembly worked into the evening Thursday on bills ranging from automatic voter registration to two new public holidays celebrating Juneteenth and Abolition Commemoration Day, and efforts to make it easier to vote in the Nov. 6 election.

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Source: The New York Carib News

My family was robbed!

The Trump Administration has been pointing to a segment of the industry — facilities with low federal ratings for infection control — and to some Democratic governors who required nursing homes to take recovering coronavirus

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Hits and misses from Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention | The Atlanta Voice

The first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention is in the books. As expected, it was a different looking and sounding production from years past - as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic kept the vast majority of speakers away from the actual arena in Milwaukee. Nonetheless, the show went

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks - Black News Channel

By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination in August, ordered the wearing of face coverings Monday, joining the list of state and local governments reversing course to

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Protests erupt after NY cop kneels on neck of Guyanese - Stabroek News

Protests have erupted in Schenectady, New York after a police officer knelt on the neck of a Guyanese man who was being questioned in connection with an act of vandalism. The article Protests erupt after NY cop kneels on neck of Guyanese appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Trump's Executive Orders Will Do Little Help Coronavirus Recovery Effort

President Trump signed several executive orders to boost the U.S. economy and citizens affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but they will likely do little to help

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

DeSantis downplayed coronavirus help from New York after Florida health department praised it - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Speaking to reporters last Thursday, DeSantis pointedly denied that New York was helping his state's Covid-19 response, stating, "They're not helping

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Michelle Obama assails Trump as Democrats open convention | The Atlanta Voice

Michelle Obama delivered a passionate broadside against President Donald Trump during Monday’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention, assailing the Republican president as unfit for the job and warning that the nation’s mounting crises would only get worse if he’s reelected. The

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

NYC records its 1st day without COVID-19 deaths since March

According to initial data reported by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, no one in New York City died from COVID-19 on July 11. The post NYC records its 1st day without COVID-19 deaths since March appeared first on TheGrio.

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Source: theGrio

To Be Equal: Our children’s lives are too precious to risk reopening schools without a safety plan | New Pittsburgh Courier

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Common sense and intelligence can still determine what we do, even in this crazy environment. We’re not going to use our children as guinea pigs.” – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo … Continued

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

The changing face of policing in the United States of America | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

We have always had the police in America. They have provided law and order for this country. Personally, I have always feared the police as my experiences with them have not been good. Now with the racial unrest, there is a mounting effort to defund the police. As this term enters

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Source: The Florida Star

Coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people across the US | The Atlanta Voice

“We now have really clear evidence that wearing masks works — it’s probably a 50% protection against transmission,” Dr. Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, or IHME, at the University of Washington, told CNN late

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

States retreat as confirmed virus cases hit all-time high

(AP Photo/David

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Source: theGrio

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Takes Coronavirus Test On Live TV

Much has been said about the uncomfortable testing method for the Coronavirus but with the pandemic continuing to rage throughout the world, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo decided to show just how quick and easy the test can

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Source: Black America Web

The Latest: Dr. Fauci: Public health safeguards slow virus - Black News Channel

By The Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says even if the coronavirus is around for decades, public health safeguards and an eventual vaccine will allow the world to successfully adapt. The government's leading infectious disease expert was asked about whether the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Americans Express Outrage Over Police Murder

From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions

PROMACHONAS, Greece (AP) - Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the novel coronavirus before it spins even further out of control.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Donald Trump Opponents' Worst Traits Are Trump's Fault. - ThyBlackMan

This started early on, during the 2016 campaign. "I will look at it at the time," Donald Trump replied when asked during the final fall debate whether he would concede if he lost. "That's horrifying," Hillary Clinton replied, quite reasonably.

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Juneteenth Freedom Day – Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day | New York Carib News

It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US dating back to 1865. Originated in Galveston, Texas, in observance of June 19th has spread across the US and around the world.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Sen. Ron Johnson Blocked Bill Making Juneteenth National Holiday

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson blocked a bipartisan effort to make Juneteenth a federal holiday saying it would cost too much.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

States Reverse Openings, Require Masks Amid Virus Resurgence

By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

MORIAL: Harlem Will Be the National Urban League’s New Headquarters

The National Urban League has a long history of supporting the cultural and artistic pulse of Harlem.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Singer Elle Varner on Creating in Quarantine, Starting A Label, and COVID-19's Impact on the Music Industry

The response has been incredible,” says Varner, who graduated from New York University’s elite Clive Davis Institute of Recorded

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

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