Charles Drew, born

Munich’s annual Oktoberfest canceled for first time since World War II

MUNICH—Drinking alone may not be good for you, but in times of corona—the virus, not the beer—drinking with thousands of revelers in a packed tent at a beer festival wouldn’t be a great idea

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Cameroon: Opportunity to Remodel Health Scheme

As Cameroon gnashes its teeth from the consequences of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, at least one thing is clear: That the country's health system would not be the same

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘Will You Adopt Me?’: Young Man Makes Tearful Request to Stepfather In Viral Video

On Father’s Day, in a now-viral video, a 17-year-old from Suffolk, Virginia, named Keon Wiggins-Saunders held back tears as he shakily read his letter to Donzell Powell, the man who stepped up as Keon’s father since he was 1 and married his mother, Keona, when he was

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‘I Can Hardly Think Of Him Without Crying’: Pastor Clementa Pinckney Remembered Five Years After Tragic Charleston Church Shooting

Written by Antjuan Seawright

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Donald Trump a Voice of Reason on Police Reform.

Before he signed an executive order on police reform in the Rose Garden, Trump had reached out to the families of black men killed by police or vigilantes and met with them

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Charles R. Drew was born on this day.

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Robert Johnson's Big Idea: $14 trillion in slavery reparations to African-Americans

Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, says it's time America atones for slavery and systemic racism by paying African-Americans reparations to make them economically equal to white

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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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Rayshard Brooks killer Garrett Rolfe could be charged today

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said that the officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last week may face a felony murder

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Charles Drew, Inventor of the Blood Bank

At a time when millions of soldiers were dying on battlefields across Europe, the invention of Dr. Charles R. Drew saved countless lives. Drew realized that separating and freezing the component parts of blood would enable it to be safely reconstituted later. This technique led to the development

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Jun

3

1904

Newswire: Racism is a Public Health Issue

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from – Several leading medical organizations have said racism is a public health issue and that police brutality must

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(1865) Henry Highland Garnet, “Let The Monster Perish”

On February 12, 1865, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the first African American to speak in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. His sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 12, 1865 within days

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Former tennis pro survives COVID-19, donates blood plasma

“Embrace the path that you lead and enjoy the battle,” said Adams who, in 2015, became the vice president (US) for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program and chairman of the Fed Cup known as the World Cup of

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The Black Inventor Online Museum | Inventors

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Two Arrested In Fatal Stabbing of 67-year-old

Kenneth Smith, 61, of Baltimore and Brelan Handy, 27, of the 2600 block of Woodhill Drive, Glen Burnie, are both charged with first and second degree murder in the killing of Paul

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The Moynihan Report (1965)

The Negro

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Charles Drew - Birthday

Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.

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Jun

3

1904

Charles Drew

Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C., the son of Richard and Nora Drew and eldest of five children. Charles was one of those rare individuals who seemed to excel at everything he did and on every level and would go on to become of pioneer in the field of

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'His hands are dripping with blood' - calls to cancel FW de Klerk talk in US on racism, rule of law

In the midst of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the American Bar Association has drawn fierce criticism over its announcement that former president FW de Klerk will speak about "rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global

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Kathy Barnette: Police misconduct isn’t biggest problem facing black Americans – here’s what is

We watch as primarily white liberals come into predominately black communities and tell us what our problems are and how to fix

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Soldiers accused of assaulting two Trench Town men

That allegation is one of nearly two dozen lodged against members of the JDF to the Independent Commission of Investigations

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Blood needed desperately in summer months

Blood centers across the world showed appreciation for blood donors this month for World Blood Donor Day which was on June

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Black History Month - African American Inventors

Patent Abstract: A double level metal interconnection structure and process for making same are disclosed, wherein an etch-stop layer is formed on the first metal layer to prevent over-etching thereof when forming the second level metal line in a via hole in an insulating layer thereover, by means

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Africa: Walter Rodney and 2020 Africa

With his magnus opus, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, published in 1972, Rodney told the development story of Africa in a way that bears resonance to the African condition

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How a Clinical Trial Participant Became an Advocate for the Sickle Cell Community

Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease

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Blood On The Leaves and Blood At The Roots | Afro

We should burn some incense, light some sage, and then do to White supremacy what White folks did to Black Wall Street and

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Pioneer of blood plasma research, Dr Charles Richard Drew, establishes a pioneer

Pioneer of blood plasma research, Dr Charles Richard Drew, establishes a pioneer blood bank in New York City, 1941

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27

1941

Toronto Cop Found Guilty Of Assault After He And His Brother Viciously Attack Black Teen, Leave Him Blind In One Eye - Blavity

Verdicts were handed down in the vicious attack of a Toronto teen, Dafonte Miller, by brothers Michael and Christian

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White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say

Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the

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(2009) Barack Obama, "A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World"

On June 4, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama delivereda major speech addressing the relationship between the United States and theMuslim World at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt. The text of the speech appears

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