Extra COVID Dose May Benefit Some: NIH Director

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Source: Black Past

Nov

14

1960

Debra A. Sandler is President and Founder, LaGrenade Group, LLC. In this role, Sandler heads a marketing consultancy that serves packaged goods companies operating in the health and wellness space. Previously, Sandler served as Chief Health and Well-being Officer at Mars, after serving as Chief

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Source: Savoy Network

Georgianna Glose, a Nun and Activist for the Poor, Dies at 73

If you passed Georgianna Glose on the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you might have known her as that renegade nun, the one who left her convent to live among the poor and then blew a whistle on sexual abuse in the Catholic

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Source: Unpublished Black History

Damon Young - AALAS 2019 Nominee

Damon Young – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

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Source: Dale Dowdie

Africa: Scientists May Have Found a New Coronavirus Lurking in Wildlife - Key Takeaways

Worm-like creatures from a remote Bornean rainforest could be opening doors to a 'rogues' gallery' of viral

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns

Major African stats: May 9 as of 7:00

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

Africa coronavirus: DRC's returnees from Europe, Zim lockdown extended

Major African stats: May 16 at 7:30

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

Browder v. Gayle (1956)

June 5, 1956

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Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa

South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

AHF to Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across the Country

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed on January 18 by participating in MLK parades and hosting free HIV awareness and testing events in almost a dozen U.S. cities across the country, including Los

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Source: Savoy Network

Rwanda: Banks Comfort Distressed Clients With Special Products

For example, in less than two weeks, Bank of Kigali's (BK), "Turikumwe," a special salary loan product, has recorded more than 2,000 online applications and 150 loan

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Source: allAfrica.com

Famous Gay People of Color

When CNN anchor Don Lemon came out as gay, he was applauded for being one of a handful of openly gay black celebrities. Lemon’s decision to come out sparked debate about why other famous gay minorities remain in the closet. Yet, the list of famous gay people of color who’ve come out is growing. In

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Source: ThoughtCo

Mar

29

2010

Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce sets up relief program to help businesses of color

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – The Oakland Chamber of Commerce has set up what they call a resiliency relief program to help its members who have been hurt by the coronavirus

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

The Color Purple (musical)

The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis. Based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Sep

9

2004

(2008) President-Elect Barack Obama's Election Night Victory Speech, Nov. 4th, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. On the night of his historic victory, Senator Obama addressed an audience of 250,000 at Grant Park in Chicago. The text of his speech appears

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Source: Black Past

Nov

4

2008

First inauguration of Barack Obama

The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Barack Obama as President and Joe

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Source: ThoughtCo

Why Black Men Are A Laughing Stock In America?

Why Women Love Chasing Thugs? - Duration: 2:42:46. Advise Show Media 111,629 views

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Source: Black Past

Eritrea coronavirus: one active case left as 38 patients recover

April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war

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

Kenya slum demolition sparks protests amid virus restrictions

Hundreds of protesters in Kenya blocked one of Nairobi’s major highways with burning tires to protest government demolitions of the homes of more than 7,000 people and the closure of an adjacent food

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

Tavis Smiley

Smiley grew up near Kokomo, Indiana, and attended Indiana University at Bloomington but left in 1988 to work for Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. (In 2003 he completed his bachelor’s degree.) Smiley became a national broadcaster in 1996 when he took positions as a political commentator on the Tom

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Source: Brittanica

Shooting of Walter Scott

The shooting of Walter Scott occurred on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light. Scott, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a white North Charleston police officer. The race difference led many to

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Apr

4

2015

2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America List Announced by Savoy Magazine

Savoy Magazine released their 2014 Top Influential Women in Corporate America (Savoy Top Women) listing in their latest Fall issue. The Savoy Top Influential Women in Corporate America feature is the definitive listing of African American Women achievers impacting corporate America. With expertise

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Source: Savoy Network

Rebels launch new rocket attack on Libya's Mitiga airport

An attack on Mitiga International Airport, The Libyan capital’s only functioning airport left a fuel tank ablaze whiles passenger planes were also

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

Dr. Julie Butler, Vet Who Cared for Harlem and Its Pets, Dies at 62

Not too long after she earned a doctorate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only African-American graduate in her class, Dr. Julie R. Butler took over the 145th Street Animal Hospital, for many years the only full-service vet clinic in

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Source: Unpublished Black History

Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19

Black leaders, along with state and city officials have largely been the heroes to assume the responsibility of protecting their constituents from both the virus and federal

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Source: The Bates Student

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: Baltimore City Telephone Town Hall | Afro

You’re invited to join Mayor Jack Young for a Telephone Town Hall, Tuesday May 12th at

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Karen Boykin-Towns

In this role, Boykin-Towns leads all of Pfizer’s public affairs, government relations, policy and communication efforts around the

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Source: Savoy Network

Brenda Hampton - AALAS 2019 Nominee

Brenda Hampton – Living Life Like It's Golden

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Source: Dale Dowdie

Why are African Americans more at risk for COVID-19?

In Louisiana, where a third of the population is black, a staggering 70 percent of corona virus victims are African

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Source: San Francisco Bay View

Roc Nation Signs CNN Host, Activist Van Jones

Renowned activist, CNN commentator and two-time New York Times bestselling author, Van Jones, has joined Roc Nation as an exclusive management

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Source: Savoy Network

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