Ex Teammates Al Harrington and Larry Hughes Launch Cannabis Business

Duval County Junteenth Events Fight the Power for Future Generations – Free Press of Jacksonville

One of the many sights and scenes for Juneteenth this year included fighting the power for the Junteenth at the Tea Posh Natural restaurant at their new location on 8th

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Activists call for 'Star Spangled Banner' to be replaced as national anthem

(Photo by George Rose/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Talk to children about race, behavioural scientist advises

AS several countries around the world tackle the issue of racism following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, behavioural scientist and academic, Professor Rain Jarrett believes that it is important for Jamaicans overseas and here on the island to talk to

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

Contraband Hospital, 1862-1863: Health Care For the First Freedpeople

In the article below Jill L. Newmark, exhibition specialist in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, describes thefirst hospital sponsored by the United States government specifically to meet the health care

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Source: Black Past

EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities

Some people will have a combination of positive and negative responses to situations over the cycle of the

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Full Text | Chuck says sorry for ‘insensitive behaviour’ during debate on sexual harassment

Facing strong public backlash, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has issued an apology and is asking for forgiveness over his actions at a parliamentary committee meeting discussing proposed sexual harassment

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Entire women's pro softball team quits after GM's Trump tweet

According to the New York Times, an entire softball team quit the team in the middle of a series after its general manager, Connie May sent out an ill-advised tweet showing the women standing for the national anthem before

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Source: theGrio

Lisaveta Ramotar Discusses the Benefits of Ongoing Strategic Development

Companies of All Sizes Need to Keep Competitive, Explains Lisaveta Ramotar

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Juneteenth event celebrates cultural expressions of African American history –

The virtual 2020 Juneteenth celebration was a platform of an interactive presentation video, weighing in on the cultural expressions of African American

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Source: Daytona Times

Lil Duval Sued By His Baby Mama For Financial Assistance

Source: Lil Duval attending the World Premiere of ‘Grow House’ at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los

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Source: The Urban Daily

Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries

By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Attorney Ben Crump to speak, receive honorary degree at Lincoln University’s 161st commencement

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Lincoln University President Brenda A. Allen announced today renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump will speak at the 161st

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Six new cases of COVID-19; recoveries stable

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that there are six new cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica, which has brought the total number of infections since March to

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Affidavit outlines case against 3 J'can cops on drug rap in US

MONTEGO BAY, St James — An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against three Jamaican cops filed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outlines that the trio collaborated to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine in the United

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

Kenya upbeat about trade deal with US

Kenya is oozing with confidence ahead of the July commencement of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United

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Source: The East African

Georgia legislature agrees to tax on vaping products | The Atlanta Voice

Thursday evening, the Georgia House of Representatives voted in favor of creating a 7% tax on vaping products, Senate Bill 375, passing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

SOS holds Juneteenth march across the bridge in Selma

Some of the speakers at the rally in Voting Rights Memorial Park after march across the bridge

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

2 Lawyers Of Color Face 45-Year Sentences — For Vandalism

Mattis, along with Urooj Rahman, 31, was arrested in New York City on May 30 during protests against racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

GOD SQUAD - Party full of pastors to challenge JLP, PNP

ALMOST 80 per cent of the candidates who have formed Jamaica’s newest political party are pastors, and the man behind the movement is confident that they will win the next general

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The story of Ed Dwight: the man who nearly became the first African-American to reach space

Following his completion of the experimental test pilot course, Dwight aerospace research pilot training, while he completed training to become an

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Source: TNW

IMF urges caution

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Alejandro Werner said yesterday Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new coronavirus (COVID-19) global

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

8 transgender men and women killed in 7 days

NEW YORK — Brayla Stone, a 17-year-old Black trans girl, was murdered in Sherwood, Arkansas near Little Rock on June

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

What do Derek Chauvin and Amy Cooper have to do with public education? Everything.

Many White educators fail to understand or accept the idea that their actions, whether large or small, consistently contribute to the oppression of Black and Brown

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Muhammad Ali Jr. Says His Dad Would Have Hated The Black Lives Matter Protests

Source: Kent Gavin / Getty

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

College football amid a pandemic not worth risk to young men’s lives –

That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to

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Source: Florida Courier

Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation

Total confirmed cases = 24,077

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Guyana's president reaffirms strong ties with US, Western Hemisphere

The head of State, in a recent interview, emphasised that the United States of America is a friend and has worked closely with Guyana over several decades through several organisations such as The Carter Center, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Agency for International

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

This Man Is Bringing World’s First African And Caribbean Rum To The United States

Now one man is introducing a new kind of rum to the world with the first rum that blends African and Caribbean cultures, and he’s bringing it to the United

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Bob Marley 'Legend' album back at No. 1 as sales surge during pandemic | New York Carib News

Songs like “Burnin’ Looting” and “War” resonate with the current racial unrest and social injustices prominent

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Source: The New York Carib News

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan

Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering its transition towards democracy after the fall of Omar

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

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