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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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Creating During a Crisis: Black Muralist Sydney G. James To Recreate Iconic Malice Green Painting

During this time of Strange Fruit, Artist, and Muralist, Sydney G. James has found a way to hang her frustrations by re-creating the mural in honor of unjustly slain Malice Green, killed at the hands of Police

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Thompson, John Edward West (1855-1918)

John Edward West Thompson was an African American non-career diplomat. He served as U.S. Minister Resident/Consul General to Haiti from June 30, 1885 to October 17, 1889. Thompson simultaneously served as U.S. Chargé dAffaires to Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) from 1885 to

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Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police

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“California Draining:” Stanford Report Explores Why More Californians Are Moving to Texas and Arizona Than Ever Before | Post News Group

“California lost a net of 407,000 residents to other states between July 2021 and July 2022, including a greater share of those with a college degree and residents at all income levels than in the past,” the report

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Colorado Police Officers Under Investigation Over Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial

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Africa: Flying Doctors in Africa Mobilise for COVID-19 Medevacs

Air ambulance services operating on the African continent are seeing an uptick in medevacs linked to Covid-19 and are adjusting to a number of difficulties in transporting infected patients, both within Africa and outside the

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: Joburg Artist Returns Home From the Amazon With an Urgent Appeal

[Daily Maverick] London-based South African artist Peter Mammes' new show in Johannesburg, The Last Hope, opening on August 1, is a call to action to rethink humanity's approach to how and why we exist on our planet, and beyond.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Shooting of Michael Brown

For the protests that followed the shooting of Michael Brown, see Ferguson

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Man sues Georgia police for excessive use of force after wrongfully arresting him | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Antonio Arnelo Smith, 47, filed a federal suit Friday alleging that Valdosta, Georgia, police officers injured him after body slamming him, and violated his civil rights when they wrongly detained him after identifying him as a suspect in a panhandling

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Here’s Everything We Know About The Disappearance Of Sierra Coombs And Breyah Pruden, Two Black Missing Women In The Tri-State Area

Family close friends of Sierra Coombs, 26, and Breyah Pruden, 24, used social media to raise awareness in an attempt to bring them back home safe and

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Source: MadameNoire

Chance The Rapper Joins Chicago Rally Protesting Black Minneapolis Man Killed In Police Custody

On Monday night, May 24, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an onlooker took a video of a Black man, who’s now been identified at George Floyd, being forced to the ground by four

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Chateau Margot accident victim identified as mother of three

The woman who died on Sunday night after she was struck down by a motor car as she attempted to cross the Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara Public Road has been identified as a mother of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

The parables of Jesus modernized for a contemporary audience (Week 1)

A minister on his way to his car after Bible Study saw the woman lying on the ground, side-eyed her, could hear her moaning and was relieved she was not

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Elijah McClain: Renewed Interest In Police-Involved Death Of 23-Year-Old With Blood Disorder

One of whom is 23-year-old Elijah McClain, a Colorado man who in 2019, died days after Aurora officers used a carotid hold to restrain him, rendering him

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Uganda: Panic As Two Masaka Mechanics Test Positive for COVID-19

Masaka Town dwellers have been left in panic after two motor vehicle mechanics were identified as some of the people whose samples tested positive for Covid-19 on the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Several Speak out on George Floyd and Racism

By Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Lockdown: Senegal arrests 74 people over violent protests against coronavirus curfew

Dakar – Senegalese police arrested more than 70 people on Wednesday after protests tinged by violence broke out in several cities across the West African country demanding a night-time coronavirus curfew be

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Can we trust cruise ships, airlines to protect us from coronavirus? –

Are you ready to sail again with a cruise line that told travelers it was safe when the highly contagious coronavirus was spreading in Florida and worldwide and it clearly

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Source: Daytona Times

Road Rage Incident Leaves Driver Armed With Hammer Shot Dead By Trooper In Washington

A road rage incident took a deadly turn when a driver armed with a hammer was shot by a trooper in Everett, Washington, according to local authorities.

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Returnees drank sanitisers in quarantine centres

OVER-STAYING in quarantine centres was taking its toll on some returnees, especially youths amid reports that at least four downed hand sanitisers at Bulawayo Polytechnic College last weekend to get high and “kill” the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Thousands of Denver protesters march for justice for Elijah McClain

Thousands of people turned out in Denver to march for justice in the police killing of 23-year-old, Elijah

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Source: theGrio

Uganda: Bicycle Ambulance Excites Residents in Jinja

Residents of Bujagali village in Budondo Sub County in Jinja District were thrilled by a modified bicycle as an alternative ambulance to assist in transportation of sick patients to health

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Source: allAfrica.com

Federal Officials To Investigate The Death Of A Black Man In Police Custody

That is the voice of an African American man pleading with a police officer to take his knee off of his neck while he was being detained yesterday in

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Source: Stories About Black History

Virginia Officer Charged With Assault After Using Stun Gun On Black Man During Arrest

This time, Fairfax County police Officer Tyler Timberlake has been charged with assault and battery after using a stun gun to arrest a Black

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Minnesota Governor Activates National Guard Amid Protests Over George Floyd's Death

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard to help restore peace following days of furor over a video showing a white police officer holding his knee on the neck of a black man who

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Source: Stories About Black History

Colorado Gov. Appoints Special Prosecutor To Reopen Probe Of Elijah McClain Death

What does it take to reopen an investigation into a police-involved death of a young Black man after the district attorney refuses to press criminal charges and the officers have been cleared of any

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Source: Stories About Black History

Thomas Lane, former cop charged with killing George Floyd, makes bail

TMZ reports that Thomas Lane, the officer who had just four days on the job has been able to post $750K on a $1M dollar

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

As COVID-19 Hits African Americans Hardest, Disparities in Patient Safety, Health Care Evident

African Americans patients with COVID-19 were 2.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic white COVID-19 patients to be hospitalized and came in sicker with more severe symptoms, according to a recent study in the medical journal Health

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Source: The Washington Informer

Elijah McClain: Video of Fatal Police Beating Sparks Calls For Investigation

At least two million people have signed a petition calling for law enforcement officials in Aurora, Colorado to reopen an investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old who died in August 2019 after police officers stopped him, according to USA

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