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L.A. DIGEST: Baron Davis to host virtual panel discussions

LOS ANGELES — Former NBA all star Baron Davis will host panel discussions on creating wealth and opportunity for the next generation of young entrepreneurs on Big Summit’s social media channels every Monday at 6:30

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Influential Puerto Rican Activist Group the Young Lords

In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York to increase garbage pick-up in East

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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

Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism

In response to just about any story about how to raise anti-racist children or about the pain Black parents feel having “the talk” with their young children before they feel ready often comes the familiar refrain: “I’m teaching my children that we don’t see

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Should police be in Pittsburgh schools? Advocates call for removal reignited in wake of Floyd’s death

When news came that the Minneapolis Public Schools proposed to cut ties with their local police force, local lawyer Tiffany Sizemore saw an opportunity for kids across the Pittsburgh Public Schools

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Health experts fear second wave of coronavirus cases

LOS ANGELES — California, where health experts warn of a potential second wave of the coronavirus as the economy reopens, is seeing cases rise at a rapid clip, even as other states have seen the first wave fade, it was reported June

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Ursula M. Burns

Ursula Burns is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation, a global leader in business process and document management, helping people to be more efficient so they can focus on their real business. Xerox has more than 140,000 Xerox employees serve clients in 160 countries. Burns was

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750,000 Floridians Could Miss Out on $742 Million in CARES Act Stimulus Payments

“The CARES act payments provide a much-needed boost to families trying to pay rent and put food on the table during

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Source: The Florida Star

Senate panel pushes increase in Georgia's low tobacco tax | The Atlanta Voice

Georgia’s tobacco tax could more than triple under a late-in-the-game move in the state

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Black Americans four times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19: Medicare data

Black Americans were nearly four times more likely than white Americans to be hospitalized with COVID-19 among people with Medicare, according to data released by the

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Source: The Hill

Rwanda: Budget to Be Unveiled On Monday

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, will this Monday unveil the National Budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, The New Times can

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Source: allAfrica.com

COMMENTARY: Counseling Helps in Adapting to a New Norm – Voice and Viewpoint

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

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro

D.C. Councilmembers are now reviewing the mayor’s budget, which included a three percent increase in school operating costs for D.C. Public Schools and the District’s public charter schools, each of which educate about half of all city public school

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Opinion: Too Many African American Children Are Born in Shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist — often created by red-lining — worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Zion Williamson Attorneys Files Order to Block Eligibility Inquiry in Lawsuit

New Orleans’ Pelicans basketball player Zion Williamson has had his attorneys file a protective order to block his former marketing agent’s inquiry into illegal benefits he is accused of accepting while he was a student at Duke University, according to Sports

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Nigeria: Dapo Abiodun Ogun Now Looking Good With Focused, Qualitative Governance

The committee's specific terms of reference include: To assess the current operations of the hospital in line with expectations as a teaching/tertiary institution; determine the state of facilities of the various units and departments and make recommendations to the state on the steps necessary to

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Clergy and Residents to City: Address Police Brutality and Socioeconomic Inequities

Rev. Nelson Johnson of Beloved Community Center spoke on the group’s recommendations to address policing, including an apology from the City of Greensboro on the police department’s role in the 1979 Greensboro

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“It time to stand up in George’s name” — Sharpton delivers eulogy for George Floyd memorial

Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his

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As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap 'Obamacare' | The Atlanta Voice

The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Fair Count launches the I Count Bus Tour: Remix for the 2020 Census

Dalton, GA– Fair Count is launching its first completely virtual bus tour in Dalton, GA, today in an effort to increase participation in the 2020

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Botswana: Capital City Back on COVID-19 Lockdown

Botswana’s director of health services, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae, announced Friday that the capital, Gaborone, will return to extreme lockdown after eight new COVID-19 cases at a private

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Counseling Helps in Adapting to a New Norm

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

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Where Do We Go from Here: Where Is the Republican Plan Post “Safer at Home”?

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King published a book called “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Uganda: Four New COVID-19 Cases Registered in Uganda

Four new COVID-19 cases have been registered in

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Attorney General issues warning against exploitation of older adults during Covid-19

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning older Georgians, their families and their caretakers to be on the lookout for signs of financial exploitation, especially with regard to the recent issuance of federal stimulus

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Local debt grows with Sh106bn Bretton Woods loan

Given Kenya’s classification as a lower middle-income country, the loan comprises a Sh79.5 billion credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and Sh26.5 billion from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Rwandan Oncologist Wins ASCO Life Grant

Dr Fidel Rubagumya, a Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at Rwanda Military Hospital has won a $115,000 award through the Long-term International Fellowship (LIFe) grant of the ASCO, Conquer Cancer

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Spike Lee Says He Would Cast Zion Williamson In 'He Got Game' Sequel

Zion Williamson has wowed many of the world’s basketball pundits, and he could do the same to film critics as an actor in a Spike Lee

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Seeing COVID-19 Through the Eyes of a Child

Learning how best to speak to children about this pandemic can help reduce their chances of ongoing emotional

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Lt. Governor, Juliana Stratton Launches Three-Part Townhall Series on Racism and Accountability

And with that Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton launched a three-part townhall series on systemic racism and pathways to

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