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How The Death Of The Office Building Can Unlevel The Playing Field For Black Professionals - Blavity

If we make 100% remote work environments part of the work environment forever, it is inevitable that we will become a much more racially divided and classist society, which will increase rather than decrease social unrest and economic disparities in the

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Source: Blavity News

Hundreds not on PATH list get payouts

The auditor general urged the ministry to “review its systems to ensure that the controls in place to enforce the eligibility requirements for PATH beneficiaries are operating effectively to reduce the risk of irregular or erroneous

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Meet the Expectant Mother | Afro

AFRO: With the COVID-19 pandemic is this experience with pre-natal preparation any different than with your first

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Nestlé Jamaica Limited Turns 80

Nestlé Jamaica Limited officially turned 80 in March, but due to the unexpected arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic the company shifted gears and focused more on philanthropy in the communities, shelving plans for its birthday

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

Gov. Walz announces businesses can now apply for $62M in COVID-19...

Gov. Tim Walz today announced that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the $62.5 million Small Business Relief Grants Program for businesses impacted by COVID-19, which he signed into law last

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Milwaukee Residents Set Fire To Alleged Sex Trafficking House After Search For Two Missing Black Girls

Prior to their discovery, a crowd of community members, demonstrators and activists, gathered in front of a reported vacant home located near the 2100 block of North 40th Street, where they claimed sex trafficking of underage children took

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Source: MadameNoire

Parents helping children navigate distance learning

WITH schools making the switch to distance learning due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, parents across the island have had to take on the added task of assisting their children with their lessons at home, while juggling work and other

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

9-Year-Old Girl Uses Andra Day’s ‘Rise Up’ As An Anthem To Skate Across Black Lives Matter Plaza

Kaitlyn Saunders, a fourth-grader, took to Black Lives Matter Plaza in her hometown of Washington D.C. and performed a routine to Andra Day’s “Rise

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Saharan dust warning for Jamaicans - Persons with respiratory illnesses urged to take cover

JAMAICANS PRONE to respiratory illnesses have been warned to take precautions as swathes of the country become covered with the hazy Saharan

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Robinson calls for removal of taxes on tablets, computer devices ahead of schools reopening

Opposition Spokesperson on Technology, Julian Robinson, is calling for the government to immediately remove the General Consumption Tax on tablets and computer devices to make them more affordable to parents ahead of the reopening of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Kentucky’s Election Wasn’t A Disaster, But It Exposed Problems In Pandemic-Era Voting

Kentucky voters turned out in record numbers for the primary election Tuesday, even as the threat of the novel coronavirus pandemic lingered, thanks to a hotly contested Democratic Senate race and an expanded vote-by-mail program, which generated unprecedented enthusiasm in Bluegrass State

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

Woman sought in Wendy’s fire arrested after Brooks funeral

Natalie White, 29, was arrested by Fulton County Sheriff’s deputies on the day of Rayshard Brooks funeral

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

St James man charged in relation with shooting

Detectives assigned to the Coral Gardens Police Station have arrested and charged a man with wounding with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition in Sea View Heights, Flanker in St James on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

PSC concerned over impact of government's non-payment of SMMEs during Covid-19 crisis

It also focused on the non-payment of invoices by state departments, service delivery during the Covid-19 lockdown and grievances brought before the organisation which investigates, monitors and evaluates how public service is

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Future 40: Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino Is Leading The Trans Community

This 13-Year-Old Cheerleader Serving Some Serious Sassy Face Is Taking Over Twitter As Everyone's New Favorite Meme "When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter Protests

FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter protest outside the Brooklyn

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Comerica Bank Makes Historic Donation to Support Black-Owned Businesses

Comerica Bank today announced its $1 million commitment over four years to the National Business League as part of a national partnership that will launch the Black Capital Access Program (BCAP), an access to capital initiative to assist Black businesses across the

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Patagonia The Latest Company To Pull All Advertising From Facebook & Instagram

Source: Ben Gabbe / Getty

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

Avery Bradley Is The Latest NBA Superstar To Opt-Out Of The NBA Restart In Orlando

Bradley believed his son’s battles with respiratory illnesses will exclude him from entering the

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

Gary Schools welcomes Gary Native Dr. Tyneasha Banks as Principal of Beveridge Elementary School | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Recently, the Gary Community School Corporation appointed Dr. Tyneasha Banks principal of Beveridge Elementary School, 1234 Cleveland St. in

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Outrage as NASCAR's only black driver finds noose in his garage stall

The FBI is investigating the discovery of a noose found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black full-time driver, weeks after the racing body banned the confederate flags at all of its

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Hennepin County declares racism a public health crisis (updated)

Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley took to Facebook on Juneteenth to announce that she and Commissioner Irene Fernando planned to introduce a resolution to declare racism a public health

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Vodafone, MTN share client data with Ghana to help with coronavirus contact tracing

Vodafone and MTN’s Ghanaian units are allowed to share subscriber data with the government to help it track down the contacts of coronavirus cases, a high court in Accra ruled

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Source: https://www.news24.com

After KKK Facebook Post, Georgia High School Athletic Director Investigated

Jody Hilley is the Lakeside High School Athletic Director in Augusta, Georgia and he is also someone who likes to post about Klu Klux

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Houston could be worst-affected city in U.S. if COVID-19 trend continues, expert says

Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says if the spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue, the city of Houston could become the worst-impacted city in the

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Health Ministry receives donation of a total of over 7,000 masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness today received a total of over 7,000 facial masks to aid in the fight against

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Senate GOP police bill hits roadblock, as Dems seek changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican policing bill hit a roadblock Wednesday as Senate Democrats voted against it as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to negotiate a compromise or walk away despite public outcry over the killings of Black

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $75,000 in Scholarships to 30 Texas High School Seniors

In celebration of the 2020-21 Comcast NBCUniversal Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients, Comcast hosted a special Virtual celebration to award approximately $75,000 in scholarships to 30 Texas students this past Thursday, June

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Relief!

Sheila Sealy Monteith, Jamaica's ambassador to Belgium and permanent representative to the European Union — who also has accreditation to France, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain — confirmed to the Jamaica Observer that plans are far advanced to have a charter flight leave

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

Tobacco growers push for exchange rate disparity pay-out

TOBACCO growers are pushing authorities to consider exchange rate difference payment to cover the losses they incurred when they sold their crop at a fixed rate of

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

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