LIVESTREAM REPLAY — "Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID and Civil Unrest" | BlackPressUSA
VIDEO — May is Mental Health Month. The NNPA's Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D along with Dr. Kanika Bell Dr. Jimmy Davis — Professors of Psychology at Clark Atlanta University — discuss the pandemic and society's reaction to it.
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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even though parts of the state are reopening, it does not mean that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in jails has vanished,” said Benjamin Stevenson, staff attorney at the ACLU of Florida. “Broward County Jail has failed to adjust its facilities to health guidelines during this
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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. Although African Americans only compose 6 percent of the population in the state of California, Blacks comprise 10.6 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. This has been attributed to the fact that a number of
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Young man shot on the head by soldiers in Makeni has died this morning
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 July 2020: One of the youths shot by security forces last Saturday in Makeni has died this morning at the Connaught Hospital, where several other seriously injured young people are receiving treatment. This brings the total number of young people killed in Makeni last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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The Sword of The Black Press | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After graduating from Georgia State in 1972, Gantt was awarded a graduate fellowship to enroll at the Washington Journalism Center. While there, he worked as a U.S. Capitol correspondent, reporter and documentary producer for National Public Radio. His 1973 documentary about gospel
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Big Mac Racism at McDonald's | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Under the guise of reorganizing the way they manage the franchise system, the restaurant system across the country, they basically decimated the ranks of the African American leadership and employees,” Caruso said. “That to me is one of the most glaring act of intentional
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For instance, Amazon fired Black and brown workers who have organized to demand more substantial health and safety protections. Thousands of Instacart workers, many of whom are women of color, are reportedly waiting for face masks and hand sanitizer promised months ago. Three out of
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UK announces £1.57 Billion investment for Arts and Entertainment Industry – where is Sierra Leone?
Alhaji K. Tarawally: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Britain’s globally renowned arts, culture and heritage industries will receive a world-leading £1.57 billion rescue package to help weather the impact of coronavirus, the UK government announced yesterday. Thousands of companies across
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
The Palo Conteh treason trial Lesson learnt
Jusu Kallon Esq.: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: So much to take home from the just concluded treason trial involving the countrys former Defence and Internal Affairs Minister, Mr. Alfred Paolo Conteh. I am minded to focus on one. Celebrating the verdict, my brother and colleague, Ady
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
In memory of our departed Michael Alphonso Kalley – twelve months on
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2020: Today, 27th June 2020, marks the first anniversary of the departure of our beloved father, brother, grandad, uncle, cousin, and friend – Mr  Michael Alphonso Kalley, who sadly passed away in Freetown  on the 27th of June 2019, aged 66. Michael was a long-time
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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We must overhaul our education systems
Oswald Hanciles (The Guru): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: The educational systems in Sierra Leone have been monumental failures. It is obvious. The festering poverty of Sierra Leoneans sitting on top  of some of the wealthiest marketable natural resources in the world is a gnawing pointer
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Sierra Leone records over a thousand COVID-19 cases as calls to unlock the country grow
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 June 2020: The total cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sierra Leone has now reached 1,001, as 32 new cases were reported yesterday. But the number of people dying from the virus continues to remain very low. There has been no report of any new [Read
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank  boosts government’s Covid-19 response with Le500 million
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), the most profitable and one hundred percent Sierra Leonean owned bank, yesterday boosted the work of the country’s National Covid-19 Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC), with the sum of five hundred million Leones
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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OP-ED: STOP THE KILLING OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE!! | BlackPressUSA
THE AFRO — While we may not have large numbers of Klan members and other racist organizations openly active today, those original members are people’s grandparents, uncles, aunties and cousins who still live to this day and have invested that racial hate in their offspring! This racial hatred has
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Eighty-percent of properties in Freetown to pay Le500,000 or less rates – says mayor
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2020: Mayor of Freetown – Yvonne Aki Sawyerr on Monday, engaged a cross section of the city’s Krio Community, including the representative Krio Descendants Union, “to address concerns and provide clarification about Freetown City Council’s (FCC) property rates and
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank urges customers to use Visa and mobile banking
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: As the world moves gradually away from use of paper currency to cashless transactions, which carry the convenience of safety and security from theft, management of Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, the country’s largest profitable financial service provider has
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
OP-ED: Returning to School in the Fall Isn’t Safe Without a Vaccine.
CHICAGO DEFENDER — For CPS employees like myself who work with Preschool children ages 3-5, how are we supposed to ensure they maintain 6 feet from us and one another? How are we supposed to explain a pod to them? Preschool children are explorers, exploring everything and everyone around
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Sierra Leonean blues and jazz singer and guitarist – Bai Kamara nominated in US Blues Blast Music Award
Bolaji Alonge: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2020: Sierra Leonean singer, songwriter and guitarist, Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers album Salone, which was released earlier this year has been nominated in the Best Acoustic Blues Album category at the Blues Blast Music Award ceremony to be
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Legendary Singer Deniece Williams Join Other Big Stars at NNPA Virtual Conference | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams, whose transformed RB, pop, and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joins Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in a star-studded lineup of musical talent appearing at the first virtual conference in the 193-year history of
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Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million for COVID-19 Relief in Five Cities | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Winfrey made sure that there was plenty of fish in the places she’s called home. Through the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, the OWN Network boss announced she was donating $12 million to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
CARL calls on state actors to discharge justice with diligence following the Palo trial
Ibrahim Tommy Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the conclusion of the trial of Retired Major Palo Conteh and two others, and particularly applauds the expeditious nature of the proceedings. (Photo above Attorney General
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President of Sierra Leone’s doctors union condemns government spending on luxurious SUVs
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2020: The president of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) has criticised the government’s decision to spend much needed cash on luxurious Toyota SUVs, estimated at almost $2 million, instead of buying medicines and PPEs for hospitals. Last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sen. Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot - TheGrio
Sen. Nikema Williams has been officially announced as the replacement for the late John Lewis on November election ballots. READ... View Article The post Sen. Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot appeared first on TheGrio.
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Ben Crump Heralded as Black America's Attorney General | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most recently, Crump has represented three of the most high-profile cases in America today in his representation of the families of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, and Breonna Taylor, gunned down in her bed by Louisville police in
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World Bank approves $30 million IDA grant to boost agriculture in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on Tuesday approved a $30 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support agricultural productivity and access to markets for smallholder farmer-agribusiness in Sierra Leone. According to the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award and Make a Virtual Appearance at the 2020 NNPA Convention | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of the Reggae Icon Bob Marley, recently appeared on a livestream interview with the Black Press that was reached more than 1.7 million people around the world. The socially conscious singer is being honored for his outstanding achievements in the
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
LIVESTREAM REPLAY — ONE-ON-ONE WITH REPRESENTATIVE KAREN BASS (D-CA) | BlackPressUSA
VIDEO — The NNPA's Stacy Brown interviews Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA). Rep. Bass is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California’s 37th Congressional District since 2010.
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Sierra Leone prepares to open Lungi international airport
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) Moses Tiffa Baio, yesterday held talks with senior officials of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) about the necessary safety and
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
OP-ED: The stuff of Dreams — MLK goes right on marching | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply going off to the store, going out for a jog and or being stopped at a traffic light. This must end.
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Racism is a Public Health Issue - The New Journal and Guide
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