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Walt Disney Co. announces 28,000 U.S. layoffs – Florida Courier

BY GABRIELLE RUSSON ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS ORLANDO – Stricken by the coronavirus pandemic, Walt Disney Co. revealed Tuesday it is laying off 28,000 U.S. employees, including some at Walt Disney World. Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, said the layoffs are happening as

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Waters, Ethel

Waters, Ethel, 1896?–1977, African-American singer and actress, b. Chester, Pa. As a singer, she is noted for her sultry, sophisticated, and dramatic version of the blues, evinced in her interpretations of Am I Blue, Dinah, Heat Wave, Stormy Weather, and other songs. After beginning in

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Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack is known as a singer of soulful jazz and pop ballads. Her particular heyday was the 1970s, when she recorded a string of hits including Feel Like Makin Love and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. (The latter was included on the jazz-tinged soundtrack for Clint Eastwoods 1971 film

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Los Angeles City Mayor Announces Largest COVID-19 Testing Site at the Dodger Stadium

Friday, May 22, Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered news surrounding the COVID-19

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Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84

In 1981 he was a founder of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the first service organization for H.I.V.-positive people, though his fellow directors effectively kicked him out a year later for his aggressive approach. (He returned the compliment by calling them “a sad organization of sissies.”)

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Uganda: Where Is the Demand Boost in 2020/21 Budget?

There were also tax measures such as increased import duty on agricultural imports to 60 per cent, up from 25 per

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European investors threaten Brazil divestment over deforestation

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers, grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon

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Eric Trump calls Biden's African American comments 'disgusting,' says debates will be 'absolute bloodbath'

… s recent comments about African Americans were

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Houston Parks Department suspends summer enrichment program - DefenderNetwork.com

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department has made the difficult decision to close all 19 Community Centers that have been serving as locations for the 2020 Summer Enrichment Program until further notice due to the rapidly changing circumstances and the accompanying situations surrounding the

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Top-ranked recruit Emoni Bates commits to Michigan State

Spartan Nation has talked about their chances of landing Emoni

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Gordone, Charles (1925- )

Charles Gordone was born Charles Edward Fleming on October 12, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents William and Camille Fleming. He took his stepfather’s surname of Gordon when his mother remarried when he was five years old. The family moved to Elkhart, Indiana, his mother’s hometown, when Charles

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‘Keys to Black Wealth Summit’ kicks off virtual ‘Freedom Day’

Columbus, Ohio (Black PR Wire) – “Keys to Black Wealth Virtual Summit” invites you to join in as they kick off their ﬁrst-ever virtual summit to celebrate Juneteenth – also known as “Freedom Day” – to commemorate the emancipation of slavery which took place June

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Mozambique: Fight On Health and Economic Fronts, Says PM

Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday called on the authorities in the northern province of Nampula to be on full alert due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but not to neglect the

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Biden Clarifies Remarks on Blacks’ Lack of Diversity

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attempted Thursday to clarify remarks suggesting that the nation's Black community lacks diversity in comparison to Hispanics.

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Paul Robeson

The son of a former slave turned preacher, Robeson attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., where he was an All-America football player. Upon graduating from Rutgers at the head of his class, he rejected a career as a professional athlete and instead entered Columbia University. He

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RESPECT Jennifer Hudson Stars as Aretha Franklin

*Director Liesl Tommy makes her feature film debut with Respect starring Jennifer

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Back home, Trinidad cruise ship worker craves for roti, mangoes

(Trinidad Guardian) One of the six Trinidad and Tobago nationals who were on board the Caribbean Princess and allowed to return home on Saturday says she cried when she was welcomed back after being stranded at sea for

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Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes Over George Floyd Murder Case

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the prosecution of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American who died because of the actions of Chauvin and other

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Source: The Florida Star

Zimbabwe: Families Sleep in Water Lines As Drought Grips Zimbabwe's Bulawayo

The tankers that the city council sends to deliver water every few days are often the residents' only hope for clean

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'Rider of Dreams'

In February 1927 the Boston Stage Society, an affiliate of the Ford Hall Forum, presented the first Negro play to gain a wide audience in Boston, 'The Rider of Dreams,' by Ridley Torrence.

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Hubert Ogunde

Hubert Ogunde , (born 1916, Ososa, near Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria—died April 4, 1990, London, Eng.), Nigerian playwright, actor, theatre manager, and musician, who was a pioneer in the field of Nigerian folk opera (drama in which music and dancing play a significant role). He was the founder of the

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Javicia Leslie becomes first black actor to play Batwoman role on TV - Face2Face Africa

Javicia Leslie has become TV's first black Batwoman. She is the new lead actress in the CW TV show's second season. Leslie will play Ryan Wilder, a new character who will take over from Kate Kane. The announcement follows the departure of Ruby Rose, who played Kate Kane (aka Batwoman) in the first

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Body found along shoreline in St Thomas

The body of a man suspected to have drowned was found along the shoreline in the vicinity of the Princess Margaret Hospital in Lyssons, St Thomas on Monday

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Inslee Announces Cancellation Of Some State Employee Raises And Need For Furloughs

With the state facing a severe downturn in revenue collections, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee has directed state agencies under his authority to cancel a scheduled 3% general wage increase for many of the state’s highest-paid general government employees and to begin furloughs for most state

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Grimke, Angelina Weld (1880-1958)

Angelina Weld Grimke was born into a legacy of advocacy for racial justice. As the daughter of Archibald Grimke, the second black to graduate from Harvard law and vice-president of the NAACP, Grimké’s heritage of racial equality can be further traced to her grand aunts, Angelina and Sarah

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Interracial Lead

These interracial stories are part of a broader mainstreaming of Black women’s beauty and cultural women are romantically involved with white men in works as varied as Broadway’s “Slave Play” and “American Son”; the movie “Sonic the Hedgehog”; the lighthearted sitcoms “Bob Hearts Abishola” and

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NeNe Leakes Tears Up Talking To Tamron Hall About Leaving 'RHOA'

Watch BET UK on Sky 173, Virgin 184 Freesat 140

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Should They Or Shouldn’t They? NBA’s Elite Divided Over Possible Return Of NBA Season

It was broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that there are a significant amount of players in the NBA who are opposed to the league resuming play in light of all the social justice issues that are currently plaguing the country right

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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor, producer and director. He was born as Emmitt Perry Jr. on September 13, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He had three other siblings, and a very difficult childhood. His father was a carpenter and used to frequently physically abuse his family. Perry mentioned in

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