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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Maine Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges a Navy Veteran with Confirmed Mesothelioma in Maine or their Family to call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste-Get the Best Compensation Results

BANGOR, MAINE, USA, June 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Maine Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We are urging a Navy Veteran with recently diagnosed mesothelioma to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of the law firm of Karst von

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CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice

The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Nigeria: Amidst Lockdown Ease, Nigeria's Weekly COVID-19 Cases Reduce, Recoveries Double

As Nigerians continue to experience the nationwide ease in lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, the country recorded a 16 per cent drop in coronavirus cases last week compared to the previous week, an analysis of data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases | The Atlanta Voice

The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19

In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council have released a joint statement and a four-pronged action plan calling on African and global leaders to act quickly to: protect

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Source: allAfrica.com

Former Parcel P-3 developers sued for breach of contract

By the time Elma Lewis Partners was given tentative designation over Parcel P-3, the largest swath of vacant land in Roxbury, real estate developer Thomas Welch and attorney Dennis Tourse had already put 10 years into the

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Africa: I Beat COVID-19, You Too Can-Says WHO Staff

On 19 April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria confirmed the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as one staff member in the field tested

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: Expect More Deaths From TB and Diabetes Than COVID-19, Says Zweli Mkhize

While Covid-19 is the most talked about virus, TB and diabetes are silent killers that remain the leading causes of natural deaths in South

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rights doctors express dismay over lockdown extension

HUMAN rights doctors have lashed out at government for extending the national lockdown in the absence of evidence for such

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Mozambique: Violent Attacks Force Thousands to Flee and Damage Health Center

An armed group attacked the village of Macomia in northern Mozambique in the early morning hours of May 28, setting fire to homes, shops, schools, religious and government buildings, and forcing people to flee into the bush and neighboring villages, said the international medical humanitarian

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dolly, the fourth named storm of the year, could develop off the northeast coast

The forecast is for the subtropical depression to reach tropical storm strength — sustained winds of 39 mph or above — by midday

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.

Since 1962, Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. ( ABCD) has fostered community development in the city. For over 20 years Robert M. Coard has served as director, one of the longest continuous tenures for a community agency leader in the city of Boston. On the human side of urban

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

COVID-19 Testing Sites Map

The City of Boston has partnered with various neighborhood health centers to provide access to COVID-19 Testing throughout the city. Please visit this link and refresh your page for the most up-to-date

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Source: Blackstonian

Malcolm X RBG Flag Raising 5-19-20 (Live Streamed)

We will live stream on FaceBook Live. RSVP on FaceBook here:

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Source: Blackstonian

William Monroe Trotter's Equal Rights League

In 1901 William Monroe Trotter (1873-1934) founded the Boston Equal Rights League to push for civil and human rights for Black people. The league operated nine years before the establishment of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

The attack on flavored tobacco products

An earlier national law —The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 — gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration full authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco

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Source: The Bay State Banner

A tale of two plagues in Oran, Algeria: COVID-19 brings a dystopian novel to life

ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry

But the now-familiar scenes of U.S. police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters at Lafayette Park across from the White House and in other cities have police critics charging that the weaponry too often escalates tensions and hurts innocent

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Source: theGrio

Julia A.J. Foote: A.M.E. Zion Church First Black Woman Deacon

She embraced their faith at an early age, joining the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church when she was fifteen years old, by which time she was living in Albany with her adopted

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Source: Black Then

CARE-oke’ for a cause - The Bay State Banner

The Theatre Community Benevolent Fund has launched a new program called CARE-oke to raise funds for artists struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic and bring local favorites back into the spotlight. The post CARE-oke’ for a cause appeared first on The Bay State Banner.

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Africans in Boston Before 1638?

In 1638, eight years after the original settlement of Boston, a ship named Desire arrived in Boston with the first American slaves. Built in Marblehead, the merchant vessel brought its cargo of cotton, tobacco, and slaves from Providence Island in the Bahamas. There is reason to believe that Black

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Black Literary Societies

Two important Black literary societies were established shortly after the turn of the century: The Boston Literary and Historical Society, organized in 1901; the St. Mark Musical and Literary Union in 1902.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Angola: Tuberculosis Claims 20 Lives in Malanje Province

Malanje — About 20 people have died this year over tuberculosis in northern Malanje province, representing an increase of seven cases recorded in the same period in 2019, the supervisor of the disease control programme, Luis Quissunge, said

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Source: allAfrica.com

ACLUM hosts Panel on POST and Police Accountability

A strong POST system provides the ability to de-certify police and increase transparency and

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Source: Blackstonian

When it comes to policing the police, strong watchdogs are the exception | The Atlanta Voice

Called the Office of Police Oversight, the new city department operates independently of the police department and aims to not only hold individual officers accountable, but also make policy recommendations that focus on systemic issues, such as racial

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Opening Doors of Opportunity

Several organizations have strong track records of service to the African-American community. Three such organizations have worked for more than 20 years to open doors of opportunity for Blacks: the Contractors Association of Boston (CAB); the Black Patrolmen's Association, currently known as

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us

Black people often end up in the demographic struggling to repay student loan debt for a variety of socio-economic reasons caused by systemic racism that wreaks havoc on generation after generation in a cruel cycle of poverty and resource

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Source: NewsOne

Pioneering Teacher of Reading

Wilhelmina Crosson, one of the first African-American teachers in the Boston Public Schools (1923-1949), started her career at the Hancock School in the North End. Working in the Italian-American community with first-generation Italian children, she instituted the first remedial reading program in

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

COVID-19: Zim flying blind

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

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