Lucea Fire Station set to be renovated

Hanover fire station to undergo refurbishing

The more than 70 men and women who work at the fire station in Lucea, Hanover, should be operating from a more comfortable surrounding very soon, as their current accommodation is poised to undergo a major refurbishing work at a cost of approximately $10

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

SDC mandated to monitor beach and river users

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has been mandated to monitor the use of public beaches and rivers, which were recently given the green light to reopen on June 7, to ensure that social distancing and other health protocols are being

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers’ Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. ET, June 12, 2020

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Source: NewsOne

Bonner, Holder new faces in England tour | New York Carib News

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will be without key batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer when they leave in a few days for their historic “bio-secure” tour of England, but two newcomers have been included in a squad that chief selector Roger Harper believes is up to the challenge of

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Source: The New York Carib News

AARON WALTON: Blazing Diverse Trails In Advertising And Fashion With Integrity And Innovation

“I’m amazing today, and you?” says the receptionist. How many times have you walked into an office where you have felt trans- formed just by the greeting? The atmosphere at Walton Isaacson, under the leadership of Co-Founders Aaron Walton, Cory Isaac- son, and the“Angelic

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Source: Savoy Network

Arthur Ashe Stadium

Arthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis stadium located in the Queens borough of New York City. As part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year — and is the largest

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Source: BlackHistory.com

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Fires blaze and looters rampage during second night of Minneapolis anti-police protests following black man's death

Twenty-four hours later furious orange flames pockmarked the city blocks surrounding the Third Police Precinct where Officer Derek Chauvin was

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Source: The Florida Star

As Wisconsin Sees COIVD-19 Cases Spike After Reopening, Retirement Income Strategies Provides Local Residents with Safe Options for Financial Services - Milwaukee Community Journal

As an essential business, the Madison-based financial firm offers both virtual and socially-distant in-person meetings amid pandemic July 07, 2020—Evansville, Wis. – Retirement Income Strategies, a Wisconsin-based financial planning firm with locations in Brookfield, Evansville, Madison and

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Early History of African American Inventors

Thomas Jennings, born in 1791, is believed to have been the first African-American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry-cleaning process. Jennings was a free tradesman and operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City. His

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Source: ThoughtCo

(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress

In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close a thirty two year period when nearly forty Southern African Americans sat in Congress, White used

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Source: Black Past

Driveway drag shows and backyard violins: Business takes off for performers who deliver | Afro

Artists are blazing a new path to battle isolation, boredom and sagging spirits: home delivery. The Driveway Drag Show carries on, even for Richmonds city clients with no driveways. (Courtesy: Andy Jordan)of performances, either to your driveway, balcony, or backyard. Michelle Livigne has been

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Westerners flock beaches

It would appear that the Government’s decision to reopen beaches on Sunday could not have come sooner for hundreds of residents across western Jamaica as they turned out in droves for fun and frolic in Trelawny, St James, Hanover, and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Protester Hit by Iowa Governor's SUV, Sure it was Intentional

ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — An SUV carrying Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hit a Black Lives Matter protester who was trying to block the vehicle Tuesday as she was leaving an event in northern

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

New Book Simplifies Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development

O’Donoghue’s latest book shows how to activate emotional intelligence leadership “superpowers” to become relevant, respected…and indispensable

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

Locust Swarm Destroys Crops in Kenya as Millions Face Hunger

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Source: The Washington Informer

Tracee Ellis Ross Says Being Diana Ross' Daughter Made Her Afraid to Sing

Ellis Ross plays a singer in the film “The High Note,” which debuts on-demand, Friday, May

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Mayor Johnson accepts donations from Aga Khan Council | Dallas Weekly

The Aga Khan Council for Central United States, a social governance body of the Ismaili Muslim community, will donate 10,000 surgical masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 1,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to the City of

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Three women killed, Rygin King hurt on bloody Sunday

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Popular hardcore dancehall artiste Rygin King was up to late yesterday evening in emergency surgery after he was one of three people shot — one fatally by unknown assailants in an incident in Westmoreland yesterday

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

Medgar Evers

Medgar Evers was a popular figure in the American history for his reputation as an African-American civil rights activist. He actively participated in overturning segregation at the University of Mississippi. He was the field secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

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Source: Black History Resources

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The Future of D1 Helps Student Athletes Get to College - Los Angeles Sentinel

Preparing a child to qualify for a division I scholarship can be a complicated process. Parents and guardians must figure out what events, programs and teams are best for their child. The Future of D1 is a resource that helps parents and students understand the college recruiting

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

5 Socially Distant Memorial Day Activities

In a normal year, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer as millions of people head to beaches, parks and backyards to take part in any of a number of fun

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Better days coming

For almost 50 years Riley Maragh has operated his craft shop across from the Kingston Craft Market on Harbour Street in the capital city's downtown business district and he has seen good and bad

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

COVID-19 delays Hopewell Market renovation

The refurbishing work on the Hopewell Market in Hanover, which should have started in April but was delayed because of the onset of COVID-19, is now likely to be completed on August

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco

Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

30-y-o grandmas helping to raise child criminals, says counsellor - Dozens of teens feature in serious crimes, including murder and buggery, since March

According to data released by the Court Management Services (CMS), children remained high on the list of criminal offenders over the last two months – a reality childcare experts fear will only get worse as families cope with the suspension of physical classes and job losses caused by the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mrs. Evers Prays Husband’s Death ‘Was Not In Vain

Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is a bitter state meeting pleas for equality with bigotry and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

‘If you can’t get nothing but a candy bar, get her something’

Met: Fall 2006, La Costa was visiting Hopewell Baptist Church in Birmingham, which Jerry attended, to rehearse for an annual gospel concert and Jerry sat in on the

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Source: The Birmingham Times

High-Ranking Black Woman in Trump Administration Resigns Over Racial Injustice

One of the Highest-Ranking Black Women in the Trump Administration Resigns Over Trump’s Response to Racial United States Department of

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

Vendor shot dead at Falmouth 'bend down' market

FALMOUTH, Trelawny Investigators assigned to the Falmouth Police Station who are probing yesterday's killing of a vendor at the Falmouth 'bend down' market are seeking another vendor with whom he allegedly had a physical confrontation hours before being gunned down.The dead man has been identified

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

State of Emergency declared in Kingston Western and Central Police divisions

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a State of Public Emergency in the Kingston Western and Kingston Central Police divisions, initially for 14

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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