FEMA Urges Residents to Plan Now for Disasters as Part of National Preparedness Month - Black News Channel
By Frank Butler ATLANTA – Making and practicing an emergency plan, building a kit, preparing for disasters and teaching youth disaster preparedness is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s call to action for September’s National Preparedness Month. “Everyone should be prepared for unexpected
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Labor Day battle: Gerogia Unions vs. Donald Trump
On Labor Day, Georgia Union Leaders Speak Out Against Donald Trump’s Attacks On Working Georgians Today, as people across Georgia celebrate the hard-fought contributions of labor unions to our economy, … Continued
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'District Development Model' to be instigated and curb municipal failures
NDZ said that a new local government structure is set to be introduced, and that it will help mitigate issues surrounding spatial planning.
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New York City politicians sue governor, mayor to end ban on indoor dining - TheGrio
Two local Republican politicians are joining a lawsuit filed by a group of New York restaurant owners to sue the... View Article The post New York City politicians sue governor, mayor to end ban on indoor dining appeared first on TheGrio.
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Our education delivery system has been flattened - Stabroek News
Yesterday, September 7, should have been the first day back at school for the nation’s school-age children to commence the start of the Christmas Term. The article Our education delivery system has been flattened appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Georgia: Coronavirus claims 6,000 lives over Labor Day weekend | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
In Georgia’s daily report Sunday, the health department tallied 60 more deaths from COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing Georgia’s total since the pandemic began to 6,037 As of Sunday, Sept. 6, Georgia ranked 10th nationally for the total number of deaths from COVID-19. According to data from
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Former Temptations Lead Singer Bruce Williamson Dies From COVID-19
His son confirmed the news in a Facebook post.
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'F**k Mandela, Blacks are not my people' - Trump stands accused in Michael Cohen's new book - Face2Face Africa
In a new book titled Disloyal: A Memoir, former attorney Michael Cohen has made staggering accusations against President Donald Trump including that the president once said Nelson Mandela 'was no leader'. Cohen is serving the rest of a three-year sentence for fraud and perjury under house arrest
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In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple - TheGrio
Thousands of absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election. This year, that problem could be much worse and potentially... View Article The post In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple appeared first on TheGrio.
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Fire brigade gets 85 new recruits
T HE Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received a major boost to its complement of firefighters with the addition of 85 new recruits.The men and women, who recently completed a rigorous training programme, will now be assigned to the various divisions across the country.
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'Keep fighting!' Serena Williams yells herself to Open win - Black News Channel
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Her breathing loud enough to hear in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium, her third-set deficit a point from growing to 3-1 against someone who beat her less than two weeks earlier, Serena Williams scrambled to extend a 13-stroke exchange until her
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French media ignores minority role models during COVID-19 coverage - African American News Today - EIN News
… -based program, introduced a young African-American biomedical engineer named Elizabeth Wayne … . [Tonight] we hear from an African-American biomedical engineer on why it …
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Cultural organization grant program aims to help financially-strapped arts providers - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee arts and cultural organizations and agencies negatively impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be able to apply for assistance under a new $5 million grant program announced by Governor Tony Evers, said Alderman Michael J. Murphy, chair of the City of Milwaukee Arts
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Can't stop, won't stop: CSUB graduate on a mission to share seldom-known Black history
… was at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles … master’s degree in African-American studies, hoping for a … volunteering at the California African American Museum, creating and leading … knew he could bring Black American history past and present …
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All Puerto Rican players can wear 21 on Clemente Day - Black News Channel
NEW YORK (AP) — All Puerto Rican players will be allowed to wear No. 21 on Wednesday during Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Day celebration. The move to wear the number, similar to MLB's celebration of Jackie Robinson's No. 42 each April 15, started with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roberto
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Growth & Jobs | JBDC offers services to help businesses grow
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has been offering technical and other services to clients desirous of starting a business. “So persons who have an idea to start a business come to us. Persons who are aspiring to grow their...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Pledge for electronic voting by 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Outgoing Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte has promised that Jamaicans will be able to cast their votes remotely by the next general election, due constitutionally in September 2025. Speaking with The Gleaner, the member of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China - Black News Channel
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures. The absence of Australian media from China for the first time in four
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Fourth annual Atlanta Black Restaurant Week starts Sept. 4 - Black News Channel
By Marshall A. Latimore, The Atlanta Voice Atlanta Black Restaurant Week, a culinary celebration responsible for celebrating the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine with a series of regional cultural events returns Sept. 4–13, in partnership with Stella Artois and Woodford
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Coronavirus, Capitalism, and the Workers’ Movement - African American News Today - EIN News
Dollars and Sense magazine and textbooks provide analysis and opinion on economic policy and politics from a progressive political perspective
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During Pandemic, Black Families Put Trust in Black Doctors
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up as the coronavirus pandemic threatened those around her. As she watched those closest to her test positive for the
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US colleges combating coronavirus turn to sewage
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm. Within 10 minutes, he dropped the crepes he was making and was whisked away by bus to a testing site.'We didn't even
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Blythe: PNP did not have a message
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former vice-president of the People's National Party (PNP) Dr Karl Blythe has attributed the party's embarrassing loss to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), in part, to the absence of a message that resonated with the masses leading up to the September 3 General Election.
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Timbuktu Jihadist Police Chief Tried by ICC for War Crimes | Africanews
Malian jihadist police chief, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 42, tried on Tuesday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for unimaginable war crimes committed against humanity — including direct and personal involvement with sexual slavery, severe corporal
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Scenes from King's House
With the novel coronavirus influencing the way things are now being done, its impact was evident at yesterday's unusually subdued swearing-in ceremonies for Prime Minister Andrew Holness and four members of his Cabinet, as guests and dignitaries observed health and safety precautions and
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Thriving Roots Replaces AmericanaFest With An Unprecedented Online Gathering - African American News Today - EIN News
… . Bob Weir wanted to explore African American influences on the Grateful Dead … equal opportunities for women and African Americans in the format. A complete …
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Church abrogating its duty: Msindo
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA ZANU PF-linked cleric Obadiah Msindo has blamed the church for failing to inculcate values of peace and harmony among citizens, hence the current polarisation in the country. Msindo was commenting on the role of the church in politics following last month’s verbal showdown
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D.C. Updates List of High-Risk Coronavirus States
D.C. updated Tuesday its list of high-risk states from which any arriving travelers must quarantine for two weeks under order of the mayor.
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Source: The Washington Informer
Africans Marking Football Around the Globe | Africanews
Riyad Mahrez , hailing from Algeria - the Manchester City star has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the club’s spokesperson. Although asymptomatic, he is currently
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EU warns UK on commitments ahead of more Brexit trade talks - Black News Channel
By LORNE COOK and PAN PYLAS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned the British government on Monday that any attempt to renege on commitments made ahead of its departure from the bloc earlier this year could put at risk the hard-won peace in Northern Ireland. The comments show
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