Big Ten Presidents Vote to Cancel Football Season; MSU & U-M Vote Not to Play

Caricom congratulates St Kitts-Nevis PM on election victory

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)— The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has sent congratulations to incumbent Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris on the resounding victory of his Team Unity coalition in general elections held on

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

MIANO: KenGen plans for new power projects still on course

KenGen is investing in expansion of geothermal energy

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Source: The East African

Spike Lee says he feels ‘good’ about current protests

Director Spike Lee did what he does best and created a short film right after the killing of George

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Mexico’s Leftist Leader Rejects Big Spending to Ease Virus’s Sting

In Mexico, no such rescue effort has

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

Mark Wahlberg’s Past Hate Crimes Resurface After Tweeting “Black Lives Matter” In Honor Of George Floyd

Actor Mark Wahlberg is being called to the carpet this week again after a post about George Floyd brought his his disturbing past involving hate crimes to the

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Source: MadameNoire

Ecuador bets on a return to normal

Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social

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Source: South Florida Times

Trump Administration Officials to Black America: ‘Coronavirus Pandemic is Your Fault’

According to a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, the poor health of African Americans is the primary reason for the nation’s devastatingly high coronavirus

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Opportunity Wisconsin Statement on May Jobs Report

Opportunity Wisconsin also releases new graphic outlining the tough choices Wisconsin workers continue to face as corporations get billions

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

I Can't Breathe ! Local residents join national rally in a call to end police brutality toward African Americans

Dallas streets have been filled with marchers who have been filled with grief and/or outrage at the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

OMINOUS! Caribbean side will be bigger threat in England than before — Estwick | New York Carib News

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Assistant Coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies are better poised now than three years ago to carve out a positive series result on their proposed tour of

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Source: The New York Carib News

#Election2020 – As early voting concludes, Warnock is pleased with youthful protesters | The Atlanta Voice

During the early voting period, more than 30,458 Fulton County voters cast their ballots, according to a joint statement by Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections Chair Mary Carole Cooney and Director of Registration & Elections Richard

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

ZimTrade pushes for online store

ZIMTRADE is working on an online store premised on the need to create a singular window for marketing and selling Zimbabwean products virtually, as part of its efforts to remain relevant and aligning to the evolving global trading

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Reeza Hendricks eyes Test cricket, following 'up and down' season

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Georgetown Chamber urges all parties to support timely completion of recount

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry which is an accredited observer at the National Recount of votes today urged all parties to support the rapid conclusion of the recount

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Hardin: I'm Still Tired

I’m tired of people who don’t have to deal with the impact and after-effects of being hated for nothing more than something as incidental and irrelevant as skin color trying to tell me how to deal with

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Source: The Florida Star

Youth of Guyanese parentage spearheads clean-up in aftermath of Minneapolis riots | New York Carib News

Pierre Paul, 21, of Guyanese parentage, did not just lead the cleaning up of the neighborhood and the Target store, but he salvaged food and distributed it to the

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Source: The New York Carib News

US-based Guyanese recounts COVID-19 recovery, ‘miracle’ resuscitation

Mervin, who ended up spending some 14 days in a New York hospital, spoke to Stabroek Weekend in an interview about his experiences with COVID-19, which include his 36-year-old son being declared dead while being treated for the virus before later startling a health official when he woke

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

I call quietly but insistently upon President Granger to do the right thing

My first stop is before the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Debt-to-GDP ratio to exceed 100%

THE Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (Zeparu) says the country’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio will balloon to 101,6% by year end due to legacy debt, farmers’ compensation and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

APNU+AFC claims ‘massive electoral fraud’ affecting over 84,000 votes

With the conclusion of the recount process showing victory for the opposition PPP/C, the incumbent APNU+AFC yesterday claimed that there had been massive fraud and said it was putting GECOM “on notice” that illegal votes cannot produce a valid

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Morial, Urban League leaders: We need a revision of culture

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, along with Urban League affiliate leaders from around the country, issued the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the nation: Our communities are overwhelmed with

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Source: South Florida Times

First 10 patients admitted to CTICC 'hospital of hope' after four-week conversion

Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is now officially a live, medical treatment centre – dubbed "The Hospital of Hope" - as it admits its first 10 patients in Cape

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Is Covid-19 the perfect cover for Mnangagwa to crush the

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is using the cover of the Covid-19 restrictions to entrench his rule, analysts have warned amid a fresh crackdown against government

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Source: The East African

Uganda tourism banks on local, regional markets

Tour operators, resort owners and tourism authorities in Uganda are planning to use a large amount of their promotional spending to target local and regional visitors after the sector was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and international tourist arrivals dropped

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Source: The East African

PPP/C declared winner on Guyana elections | New York Carib News

Bharrat Jagdeo

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Source: The New York Carib News

What Would Dismantling Minneapolis' Police Department Look Like?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender about plans to defund and dismantle the city's police department following George Floyd's death and nationwide

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Source: Stories About Black History

Busy ER Physician Describes What you Should be Doing at Home to Help Your Immune System be Super Vigilant

Emergency room and sports medicine physician Ara Suppiah, MD (affectionately known as Dr. Ara) says there are ways that you might help keep your immune system healthy and prepared to do its

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Africa’s aviation to suffer $8b in revenue loss

Africa’s aviation industry will suffer an estimated revenue loss of $8.103 billion this year as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest report by the African Airlines Association

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Source: The East African

America urgently needs the Truth, Racial healing and Transformation to bring unity, equity and racial healing to our nation

On Monday, the National Collaborative for Health Equity enthusiastically applauded the House resolution urging that a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation be

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick

He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of NFL

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Source: The Florida Star

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