Gov't signs US$3.6-million agreement with CDC

Malawi: Pasuwa Impressed With BB Players Self-Fitness Training

TNM Super League defending champions Nyasa Big Bullets expatriate head coach Callisto Pasuwa says he is very impressed with how his players are responding to the training fitness programmes which they have been following since government through Football Association of Malawi (FAM) suspended the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ruto's silence amid battle speaks volumes

This could ring true for William Samoei Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President (DP), who has been uncharacteristically quiet amid a simmering political crisis in his Jubilee

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

June 12, 1967: U.S. Supreme Court Invalidated Laws Prohibiting Interracial Marriage

June 12, 1967: The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be

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Source: Black Then

Gov't accuses Opposition of mischief in Senate

LEADER of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith yesterday accused the Opposition of mischief-making regarding the condition of Jamaicans who returned home on the Royal Caribbean cruise vessel Adventure of the Seas earlier this

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

(BPRW) 5 SOCIALLY DISTANT MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES | Press releases

(BPRW) 5 SOCIALLY DISTANT MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Justice For Jacob: Petition Demands Arrest Of Girl Who Filmed Teen Get Beaten

Three people have been arrested for the incident that ended with footage of the incident being posted to social media showing a teenager identified as Jacob Gunderson being relentlessly beaten for allegedly stealing drug Ruby Jimenez Nevarez, Chase Passon and Alexis Strenke were all charged with

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Source: NewsOne

4 Police Officers Fired After A Black Man Dies In Minneapolis Police Custody

The mayor of Minneapolis says four Minneapolis Police Department officers involved in the death of a black man in police custody have been

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Source: Stories About Black History

Why COVID-19 has not ravaged Miramar

Messam, who is mayor of the city of Miramar in South Florida, said once back home he directed city managers to plan for a devastating

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

US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions | The Atlanta Voice

Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other Monday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Gayle King Says It Feels Like “Open Season” On Black Men After Back-To-Back Reports Of Racial Violence

CBS This Morning host Gayle King had an visceral emotional reaction after viewing two incidents pertaining to state violence and Black men, made the rounds on social media after Memorial Day

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Source: MadameNoire

Covid-19 wrap: 1 127 new US deaths, Wuhan lab had '3 live bat coronaviruses' and DRC denies manipulation

Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has

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China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said yesterday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the new coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive

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

Uganda: How Uganda is Tackling Mental Challenges of COVID-19 Lockdown

Focusing on the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) pillar, there are many highlights and lessons of Uganda's frontline service providers fighting coronavirus

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For Using Blackface To Impersonate Chris Rock

Jimmy Fallon has issued an apology for using blackface to impersonate Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live back in

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Meet The Designer Who Broke The Internet With Her 3D Runway Show

Fashion runway shows give designers the opportunity to showcase their latest creations to the industry and

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Source: The Black Chronicle

South Africa: Unions Insist Deadly Eastern Cape Clinics Must Close

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says it will shut down the Port Elizabeth district office of the Department of Health after two nurses from the Zwide Clinic died and at least 11 others tested positive for the

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Source: allAfrica.com

New York Times devotes front page to victims of COVID-19

(AP)- The New York Times has devoted Sunday’s entire front page to a long list of names of people who have died in the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: Confirmation of Africa's Historical Rejection in the Wake of COVID-19

With no clinical trials conducted in Africa, researchers have emphasized that Africa's Covid-19 research should be tailored to the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Man ‘Killed By Minneapolis Police’ Is Identified As Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Steps In

George Floyd is the name of the handcuffed man who was shown on viral video being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis Police Department officer who appeared to be steadily applying

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Source: NewsOne

Kvitova ready for return headlining all-Czech tournament

PRAGUE, (Reuters) – Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is happy to finally play tennis again for fans around the world – even if they can only watch on

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As US edges toward reopening, a mixed picture takes shape

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — Efforts across the United States to reopen the economy after the long novel coronavirus-related lockdown produced a decidedly mixed picture yesterday as thousands flocked to beaches on a holiday weekend, but some churches defied the president's insistence that

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Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear

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Source: Stories About Black History

Covid-19: Fears for jailed Akashas

A total of 59 inmates of US federal prisons are reported to have died from Covid-19, the disease caused by the

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

J.C. Lewis Has Acquired Fairway Lincoln Mazda

J.C. Lewis Motor Company Inc., parent company of J.C. Lewis Ford, Georgia’s oldest continually owned and operated automotive dealer, announced that it has acquired Fairway Lincoln and

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

'Don't shoot people, don't carry grocery bags' - SANDF updates rules for soldiers enforcing lockdown

There will be no carrying of groceries bags, taking photos or reacting to insults from the public for soldiers deployed to enforce national lockdown regulations, based on a new code of conduct issued by the South African National Defence Force

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Birmingham launches 2020 Census Awareness Campaign

The 2020 Census is how the federal government determines how much funding should be issued to a state and city to support public schools, healthcare, housing, food, and infrastructure improvements such as roads and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

DR Congo officials deny virus figures manipulated

Government officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denied any manipulation of its figures for coronavirus cases and

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Call to action: Post-COVID community focused investment

These areas are defined by traditional redlining practices, lack of infrastructure investment, a dearth of quality health care options, lack of healthy grocery stores, and, more recently, a growing digital

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

US sees 1,260 coronavirus deaths in a day

The United States recorded a further 1,260 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, bringing its total to 95,921 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins

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Lizzo Partners With Quay Australia For A New Line Of Sunglasses

The “Truth Hurts” singer has partnered with Australian sunglasses company Quay (pronounced key) to launch a line of luxurious

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Source: MadameNoire

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