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Miller, M.D., Earl V. (1923-2005)

Dr. Earl V. Miller was the first African American board certified urologist in the State of Washington and the first west of the Mississippi. He was born in Natchez, Mississippi, and received his B.A. degree from Dillard University in New Orleans in 1943. He joined the Army Specialized Training

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But one of the ways my family and I are dealing with everything is by playing games, taking walks in the park, and they still get homework from school to help occupy their

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Lawyer Argues Someone Is Building Smear Campaign Against Ahmaud Arbery As New Video Shows Officer Tried to Tase Victim During 2017 Stop

Bodycam footage from 2017 shows Ahmaud Arbery was approached by two Glynn County Police officers while relaxing in

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

Celebrating World Whisky Day

And that is what Glenmorangie—a premium single malt whisky made in the Scottish Highlands—has done for its East African

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Source: The East African

Ota Benga, African native kept in zoo, kills self

An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. In 1906 the crowds thronged the monkey house exhibit at the Bronx Zoo (New York Zoological Park). Here were mans evolutionary ancestors - monkeys, chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, an orangutan named Dohung and a African of

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COVID's impact on the beauty industry in the Black community

Watson was upset at first because she was already following safety protocols before COVID-19; social distancing, seeing clients one at a time, keeping everything sanitized, and wearing gloves and masks depending on the

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

The Air Jordan III Could Have Been The Last Dance For Michael Jordan & Nike

We already learned from the exceptional 10-part ESPN x Netflix documentary that Michael Jordan’s mother, Deloris, was the main reason he even took a meeting with Nike, ultimately signing with the brand and luring him away from

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Area cities resume residential parking tickets

LOS ANGELES — As businesses slowly reopen under special COVID-19 county guidelines, several cities in Southeast Los Angeles County have restored street sweeping parking enforcement, ordered trash placed in plastic bags and opened drive-through coronavirus testing

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Libia Grueso

Colombia ranks among the top five nations with the greatest diversity of plant and animal species in the world; more different kinds of birds and amphibians make their home here than in any other place on the

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Uganda: Women Fear Food Shortages Will Make Coronavirus and HIV a Deadly Mix

HIV-positive women in Uganda fear for their health as food shortages leave them unable to take medication

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All Ugandans to get free face masks

All Ugandans aged six years and above will be given free face masks in a bid to protect themselves against the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni has

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2020 MN State Fair is canceled due to coronavirus concerns

“This isn’t a difficult decision; it’s the only decision,” said State Fair General Manager Jerry Hammer in the announcement that the Great Minnesota Get-Together will not be held in 2020 due to coronavirus health

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

L.A. County Launches ‘WiFi Finder’ to Reduce Digital Divide During COVID-19.

Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer shared the latest statistics of positive cases and death

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Madagascar records its first coronavirus death

Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the

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Desecration of Priceless Forests in Sierra Leone Halted by Coronavirus

But now the contraction in the Chinese economy has paused the illegal logging in the Outamba-Kilimi national park – more than 1,100 square km of park protected by 27 unarmed

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Uganda: Museveni Says Public Transport to Resume As All Get Free Masks

All Ugandans aged six years and above will be given free face masks in a bid to protect themselves against the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni has

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Civil Rights Groups & Attorneys Press for Release | Dallas Weekly

Attorneys and activists representing 10 ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX filed a petition in federal court last night demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release detainees needlessly put at risk of severe injury or death from

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Althea Gibson

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Fort Bend ISD announces plans to host outdoor graduation ceremonies

Following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent executive order allowing outdoor graduation ceremonies to take place on or after June 1 in all counties, Fort Bend ISD has decided to host all 11 high school ceremonies at FBISD’s Kenneth Hall

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

Today's Horoscope — May 21, 2020

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your charm and agreeable manner add to the general aura of good luck

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Joe Louis - The World Heavyweight Champion

Who Was Joe

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COVID-19 Forces Cultural Shift in West Africa Weddings | Afro

Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Millennial Politicians Fight for Equity in D.C. | Afro

Despite the District’s loyal love for leaders, there are millennial politicians who are on a mission to improve their beloved city, including Ward 8 representative and vice president of the State Board of Education (SBOE), Markus Batchelor and former president of the D.C. Young Democrats

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Coronavirus Live Updates Archive from May 10 to May 17

“This bill contains significant new funding for higher education institutions that will help alleviate the crippling financial impact posed by the coronavirus,” the American Council on Education, which lobbies for colleges and universities, said in

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Source: Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Career Advice, Jobs

Health experts, CSOs warn of spike in COVID-19 cases

HEALTH experts and civil society organisations have warned of a possible spike in COVID-19 cases due to reckless behaviour by citizens who are moving around without masks and ignoring social distancing

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

CORONA-NNOUNCEMENTS

DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT GREYNOLDS PARK: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-through food distribution on Friday, May 15, starting 9 a.m. at Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami

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Source: South Florida Times

Ethiopia: City Struggles to Stay Vigilant As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Weeks after the law came into effect, the Addis Abeba Police Commission in an abrupt move last Wednesday started apprehending people in order to ensure strict observance of the regulation among

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Source: allAfrica.com

Elders, Joycelyn Minnie (1933- )

Joycelyn Elders, the former U.S. Surgeon General, was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933 to Curtis and Hailer Jones; she added the name Joycelyn when she was in college. As the eldest of eight children of sharecroppers, Joycelyn Elders experienced extreme poverty in

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Joe Louis

Having a sharecropper and a slave as his ancestors, the eighth child of Munn and Lilly Barrow, Joseph Louis Barrow, was born on May 14, 1914, in a cotton-field country near Alabama. Belonging to a financially weak family, Joe Louis received little education as a child and worked odd jobs in order

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