Chauvin trial: medical examiner says police restraint was ‘more than Floyd could take’

Distance Learning: Are Black Students Being Left Behind?

On May 14, 2020 The OBSERVER invited members of the community to join us to engage in a lively conversation surrounding the challenges of distance education and its impact on African American

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

L.A. Public Officials Announce New Openings of Beach Bike Paths, Indoor Mall Curbside Service, and Permission for Car Parades.

L.A. Public Officials Announce New Openings of Beach Bike Paths, Indoor Mall Curbside Service, and Permission for Car

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Association of Black Cardiologists Creates COVID-19 FAQ Community Watch | Afro

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) issued patient-centered frequently asked questions (FAQ Community Watch) related to COVID-19 for its community health advocates and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

VIDEO: Malaysian Immigration Police Raid Apartments during COVID-19, arrest 200

Malaysian immigration authorities raided apartment buildings in Petaling Jaya Old Town on Wednesday morning, arresting about 200 people who had emigrated to the southeast Asian

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Source: South Florida Times

Big Sean And Rihanna Team Up To Support Detroit COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Songstress and mogul Rihanna has teamed up with rapper Big Sean to provide relief for underserved communities that have been significantly impacted by the health crisis, Revolt

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Source: NewsOne

Howard University Graduate Becomes Air Force Thunderbirds’ First Black Female Officer

With the coronavirus pandemic taking over all aspects of our lives, the country has been using several methods to show our appreciation to front line healthcare workers and

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

NAACP shows African Americans have no faith in coronavirus response

A recent NAACP poll shows African Americans have an unfavorable opinion on how President Trump and his administration have handled the coronavirus

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Oakland Expands Free COVID-19 Testing Sites | Post News Group

The City of Oakland announced Monday a partnership with Allen Temple Baptist Church and the emergency relief nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) to open a new COVID-19 community-based testing site (CBTS) in East

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

North Charleston native on her way to dream career as surgeon

Her grandmother’s death after her second heart surgery, when Drayton was 11 years old, inspired Drayton to pursue a medical

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Sudan goes to UN for a new peace mission

Sudan will on May 31 know whether the United Nations Security Council has accepted to deploy a new peace mission that had been requested by Prime Minister Abdalla

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Source: The East African

$300m Tivoli bill - Figure set to increase with suits pending; public defender laments continued abuse of young men by cops, soldiers

Compensation payouts for the death and destruction that occurred during the internal security operation to arrest drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke have already cost taxpayers a little over $300 million, a figure that will increase when over two dozen lawsuits filed on behalf of detainees are

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Neighborhood Testing Sites Unveiled

Providing wide range COVID-19 testing has been challenging, local and county officials said last week as the first of several neighborhood sites opened at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Uganda: Government Explains Cause of High Maternal Deaths

Described as an onset of high blood pressure during pregnancy, the exact reason for the prevalence of preeclampsia in Uganda is unknown due to the fact that detailed clinical records of all births are

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Source: allAfrica.com

A cluster of coronavirus cases was reported in Arkansas after a swim party | The Atlanta Voice

Several people who attended a high school swim party in Arkansas have contracted Covid-19, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters on

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

No punishment for Jamaicans who overstayed in US due to COVID-19

This assurance was given to over 400 Jamaicans in the United States by Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith as she addressed a virtual town hall meeting organised by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks last

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

Brazil suffers record daily coronavirus death toll, soon to be world No. 2

Brazil also passed 20,000 deaths yesterday and has 310,087 confirmed cases, up over 18,500 in a single day, according to Health Ministry

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Black American is sick and tired of being sick and tired

And with each step he took, he was seen as dangerous and criminal by the two White men that hunted him and took his life, when in reality he was nothing but an unarmed, innocent

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Howard University Opens Free COVID-19 Testing Site For Underserved Communities

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected the Black community and Howard University is stepping up to ensure that vulnerable groups in Washington, D.C. have access to adequate testing and resources amid the public health

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Source: NewsOne

COVID-19 in Zim: Where are we going?

Subsequently, government reserved 425 hospital beds and five ventilators for COVID-19 at one of the tertiary care hospitals in the capital, Harare, and is upgrading and refurbishing infectious diseases hospitals around the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Hardin: Finally Taking My Health Seriously

After overcoming serious health issues that nearly erased my existence several times and changed the course of the quality of my life over the last two years, I’m giving myself permission to talk about myself if it helps someone to avoid the physical, mental and emotional pain

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Source: The Florida Star

Jazz greats share their quarantine playlists

Ella Fitzgerald in Berlin: Mack the Knife

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Source: The Bay State Banner

ProPublica Report On Chicago's Dramatic COVID-19 Health Disparities

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with ProPublica's Duaa Eldeib about her report, "The First 100," which looks at the reasons why 70 of the first 100 COVID-19 deaths in Chicago were African Americans.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Word on The Street

We’ve been allowed opportunities to reset with our families, reset goals and spend some unique time with each other so . . . if we focus on what positives came out of it we’ll be in a great

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Source: The Birmingham Times

What Pandemic? Billionaires Are Getting Richer During COVID While the Economy and Labor Force Tank

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the nation’s 623 billionaires saw their net worth increase by $434 billion in the first two months of the pandemic thanks in large part to tax cuts and

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Questlove To Host Virtual Potluck To Raise Funds For Nonprofits Focused On Food Insecurity

According to Atlanta Black Star, musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will host a televised potluck to raise money to combat food insecurity amid the COVID-19

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Source: NewsOne

Bruins Name New Athletic Director

Jarmond previously was the youngest AD in the Power Six Conferences while holding the same position at Boston College of the ACC at the age of

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Why I'm Supporting Joe Biden: His Plan for Black America

Last week, I had the opportunity to host a virtual roundtable with my good friend and Democratic nominee for President, Joe

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Source: The Florida Star

'Unfortunate COVID-19 didn't wipe out blacks' – Louisiana cop fired for racist Facebook post

A white Louisiana police officer, who in a racist Facebook post, said it is “unfortunate” the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t wiped out black people in the United States has been

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Candice Story Lee Named Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University, 1st Black Woman to Lead Power 5 Program

According to espn.com, Vanderbilt University recently announced that Candice Storey Lee, a former standout student-athlete and three-time Vanderbilt graduate, has been named Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director at Vanderbilt after serving in the role on

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on this one

Seven prominent Black women activists have made a strong case, and a bit of stir, in a Washington Post op-ed, Biden Still Needs Black

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

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