Cops: 15 Shot As Gunfire Erupts Outside Chicago Funeral Home

Diva Reese, first-time muralist, pays homage to Breonna Taylor

Driving by Vibe Street Studios on 16th Avenue South at 12th Street on Birmingham’s Southside, it is easy to see the mural of Breonna Taylor, one of the many African Americans who have been slain at the hands of

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit is the Number One Cable Telecast for Women 25-54

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot

Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Responding to US policy in the Americas

Later this year we will know whether President Trump has won a second term in office or if his fellow septuagenarian, Joe Biden, has ended the most disruptive US presidency in living

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Iran asks Interpol to help arrest Trump

Iran said Monday it has called for Interpol to help arrest President Donald Trump and 35 other US officials for the January killing of its top general in an American drone

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Source: The East African

US visa interview process has changed

A: Although the Department of State's suspension of routine visa services remains in place, US Embassy Kingston is processing certain mission-critical and emergency immigrant and non-immigrant visa

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

Forest fires, landslides dislocate NWC pipelines in St Andrew

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that forest fires and landslides occurring in some areas of east rural St Andrew have caused the dislocation of several sections of pipelines on its Sugar Loaf Gravity System

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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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Source: theGrio

It's 'Our Fault': Nextdoor CEO Takes Blame For Deleting Of Black Lives Matter Posts

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Source: Stories About Black History

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $800 Million in Grants to 347 Airports in 46 States and 4 Territories

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award nearly $800 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 46 states, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

This Day in History — July 1

2004: Saddam Hussein appears in Iraqi court for the first time, scoffing at charges of war crimes and

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

Grizzlies’ Morant apologizes after anti-police post

Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant apologized on Twitter yesterday for reposting an anti-police image on social

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Four San Jose officers placed on leave after alleged racist and anti-Muslim posts

Four San Jose Police Department officers are placed on administrative leave after they allegedly posted racist and anti-Muslim messages in a private Facebook

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Source: theGrio

Court nullifies Chief Mvuthu’s nomination

BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Maxwell Takuva has nullified the nomination of Saunders Mlotshwa as substantive Chief Mvuthu of Hwange district, saying it is unlawful, null and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Where's the money? NERHA head cannot account for excess Petrojam donation

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), chaired by the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Tyrone Robinson, has not been able to account for more than half-million dollars in excess donation received from Petrojam to buy an incubator for the Annotto Bay Hospital, the Integrity Commission has

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

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Source: theGrio

200,000 tablets for students

The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has entered into contractual arrangements for the delivery of 200,000 tablet computers for

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?

This has been a guiding purpose since 2006 for The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) for grading pro leagues and the NCAA on racial and gender

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Four dead as protests erupt over killing of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa

At least four people were killed as protests spread across several Ethiopian cities on Tuesday after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group was shot dead, according to medical sources and

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Walmart to stop sales of 'All Lives Matter' merchandise

Wal-Mart store (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty

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Source: theGrio

NASCAR Takes Action on Becoming a More Diverse and Inclusive Brand

Earlier in June, Mobile, Alabama native Darrell “Bubba” Wallace and driver of the #43 car, owned by Legendary Richard Petty and his Motorsports team, raised some eyebrows when he requested that NASCAR “Get rid of all Confederate

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Obama called back into politics due to the Trump campaign

Now, as the new election cycle heats up, Obama is being called back into the political fray in what is sure to be a difficult fight for former Vice-President, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic

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Source: theGrio

CDC chief warns that US has ‘way too much virus’ to control

Workers check in residents at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in

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Source: theGrio

Colin Kaepernick Netflix Series on the Way from Ava DuVernay

A new scripted series based on Colin Kaepernick’s high school life is on its way to

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Waterfall out

The effect of the prevailing drought is seen at Somerset Falls, the normally lush nature attraction located a few metres outside Hope

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

Washington Post editor says white women are 'lucky' they are just being called Karen

(Credit: Karen

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Source: theGrio

Gov. Walz, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announce public-private partnership...

Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced a public-private partnership of philanthropic and business leaders from across Minnesota that aims to meet the technology and connectivity needs of families with school-aged

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Ways for summer learning at home during COVID-19

Marchant says to foster creativity by suggesting children come up with their own “homemade” physical activity

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Questions over $6 million school donation Paulwell requested from Petrojam

The Integrity Commission has raised questions about a donation by state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to Camperdown High School in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Why I’m Ignoring Terry Crews And Others Who Uphold The Myth Of Whiteness

I was forced to sit with my thoughts and think on why my question didn’t even deserve

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Source: MadameNoire

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