Bliss: A Magical Journey of Soulful Connection

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Bliss: A Magical Journey of Soulful Connection

Bliss, an event curated and driven by the inspiring Desiree Gordons, transcended mere gathering; it was a journey of soulful connection and empowerment. Held in a space steeped in 35 years of black women's love, power, and liberation, Bliss brought together a community of sistren to sing, create, and bask in the beauty of shared…

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Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TV - Black News Channel

By The Associated Press undefined/BNC Contributor Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate are partnering with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to adapt the The New York Times recent project examining the legacy of slavery for film and television. Lionsgate said Wednesday that it will work

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Protesters: Remove Statues of Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln - Black News Channel

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor Calls are intensifying for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincolns feet — optics that jar and offend many in a nation confronting racial injustice through

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Two COVID-19-ravaged churches take different recovery paths - Black News Channel

By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The paths of two New York City churches diverged this week — one reopened and one stayed closed. But they have shared a tragic fate, together losing at least 134 members of their mostly Hispanic congregations to the

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City Council to Probe Handling of Breonna Taylor Shooting - Black News Channel

Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisvilles city government has announced plans to review the handling by the mayors administration of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. The Louisville Metro Councils government oversight committee, which has subpoena

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Protester Hit by Iowa Governors SUV, Sure it was Intentional - Black News Channel

AP/ BNC Contributor ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — An SUV carrying Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hit a Black Lives Matter protester who was trying to block the vehicle Tuesday as she was leaving an event in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol confirmed the SUV hit the protester, who was among about two dozen Black

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Prenetics develops digital health passport’ for international cricket board

International genetic testing and digital health company Prenetics has developed the first COVID-19 digital health passport for sports.

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

Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5B for Border Wall - Black News Channel

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped

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Central African Republic suffers revenue losses due to virus | Africanews

The Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest nations, is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus on its

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Most of Wall Street wilts amid worries on virus, economy - Black News Channel

By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street wilted Thursday on worries that the economy's recent improvements may be set to fade as coronavirus cases keep climbing. The SP 500 lost 0.6%, with three in four stocks within the index

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White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation - Black News Channel

NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man over walking her dog without a leash in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false police report. In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for frantically calling 911 to claim she was

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Finding the Facts on HIV

Keayea Lee, Prevention and Outreach Coordinator for EPIC (Empath Partners in Care) By LaShante Keys, Empath Health ST. PETERSBURG - Within our community, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be areas of concern for public health. According to the Florida Department of

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House Approves $1.5T Plan to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure - Black News Channel

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nations crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to fix roads and bridges, upgrade transit

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21 Savage Launches Free Online Financial Program for Youth - Black News Channel

AP/BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday. His efforts will

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GOP worries Trumps divisive June imperils Senate control - Black News Channel

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trumps June began with his Bible-clutching photo op outside a church after authorities used chemicals and batons to scatter peaceful demonstrators. It never got less jarring or divisive. By months end, he was downplaying a coronavirus

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Both the SIAC AND CIAA Suspend Fall Sports - Black News Channel

By David Johnson / BNC Digital Reporter Both the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) annouced Thursday the suspension of fall sports for the 2020 fall semester. The common theme for both HBCU conferences suspending their fall

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US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge - Black News Channel

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American consumer increased spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy thats likely shrinking by its steepest pace on record this quarter. Last months

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Sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to Change Their Name - Black News Channel

AP/BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name, FedEx said in a statement Thursday. The company paid the team $205 million in

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Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayors home - Black News Channel

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayors home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department during an online briefing. A social media video

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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors votes - Black News Channel

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to Hamilton and Veep, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases in

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Biden's Iowa hires signal tightening in state Trump won big - Black News Channel

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden's presidential campaign has lined up a senior team in Iowa, a sign Democrats see the state where Republican Donald Trump beat them handily in 2016 as within reach. Although Iowa's six Electoral College votes hardly make the state

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Mauritius: COVID-19 - Mauritius Embarks On First Phase of Easing Its Lockdown Protocol

This present day marks two important chapters in Mauritius' history, with the implementation of the first phase in easing the lockdown introduced on 20 March 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, with some sectors resuming their business activities, and the introduction of the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous

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Source: allAfrica.com

AIDS report: COVID-19 is harming care | Africanews

New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new

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

Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter obtained by The Associated Press

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Kim Kardashian West Sells Stake in Beauty Brand for $200M - Black News Channel

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West is selling a stake in her beauty brand for $200 million, in a deal that values the TV reality stars three-year-old business at $1 billion. The buyer is Covergirl owner Coty Inc., which will get a 20% stake in KKW

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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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Google Removes Misleading Ads Related to Voting, Elections - Black News Channel

By The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor Google said Monday it has removed misleading and fraudulent ads targeting Americans looking for information about how to vote in Novembers presidential election. Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up

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Movement for Black Lives Plans Virtual National Convention - Black News Channel

By AARON MORRISON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new political agenda that seeks to build on the success of

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Europe Restricts Visitors from The US Amid Virus Resurgence - Black News Channel

By LORNE COOK and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press/ BNC Contributor On Tuesday, European countries decided to reopen to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some of the states are now seeing surges in confirmed COVID-19 infections. The European Unions decision came a day after Arizona

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Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa - Black News Channel

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coronavirus storm has arrived in South Africa, but in the overflowing COVID-19 wards the sound is less of a roar than a rasp. Medical oxygen is already low in hospitals at the new epicenter of the country's outbreak, Gauteng

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US Unemployment Falls to 11%, But New Shutdowns are Underway - Black News Channel

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But the job-market recovery may already be faltering because of a new round of closings and layoffs

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