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Newsom moves to slash school, health spending — but asks feds for a rescue

In revising California’s budget down to $203 billion today, Gov. Gavin Newsom charted a plan to fill a huge deficit by tying many cuts to additional federal

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role

Mitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black lives matter” – a rare statement for a federal lawmaker in his

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Source: South Florida Times

It’s too risky for govt to let soldiers go hungry

Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation, coupled with a severe food crisis, hyperinflation and cash shortages paint the correct picture and the state of affairs in the barracks which Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri laid out in Parliament, is a microcosm of the larger situation in the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Zimbabwe: NatPharm Bosses Arrested, Appear in Court

Sifeku and Mwaramba are alleged to have fast-tracked the awarding of a tender to Drax Consult SAGL to supply the medicines and surgical

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Source: allAfrica.com

State offers free COVID-19 saliva tests for teachers, school staff, child care workers -

'All families in our state, including our littlest Minnesotans, want to know their teachers, school nutrition workers, and child care staff are supported.' Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

California After COVID – Recovery is Not Good Enough – Voice and Viewpoint

The coronavirus crisis is testing most households and businesses in California, pushing some to the very brink of what they can bear before falling off

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans | The Atlanta Voice

At the last minute, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept their parties’ presidential nominations as the spread of the coronavirus adds fresh uncertainty to the campaign for the White House. Trump said Wednesday

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Uncle Joe Biden and Democrat Contempt for Black Americans.

This law of nature was on full display last week when former Democrat Vice President and now presumed Democratic Party Presidential nominee Joe Biden stated, in one of those rare times of levity and honesty, exactly how he and his Democrat colleagues view black

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru topped 240,000 total cases of coronavirus yesterday, surpassing hard-hit Italy, government data showed, even as the pace of infections has begun to moderate in the South American

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Sudan suggests political solution to Nile dam squabble

Sudan on Wednesday proposed that the heads of state of the three countries involved in the spat over the use of the Nile waters directly handle the disagreement to provide a lasting political

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Source: The East African

Opinion: Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn't Enough

I have been overjoyed to see the large protests reaching across this nation, all the way into the small towns and suburbs, to see the pain and outrage on faces of all colors, ages and genders, people from all walks of

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Source: Stories About Black History

Musician Cameron Sankey Playing Music, Talking Tech

… I had two or three gigs a week, traveling out of the [U.S. and] state with other artists,” said Sankey, a full-time musician, music producer, mixing engineer, writer-arranger, keyboardist, and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Mitt Romney Joins Black Lives Matter Protesters Marching Toward White House

“We need to stand up and say, ‘Black lives matter,’” said the senator and 2012 GOP presidential nominee, one of the few prominent Republicans to support the protests.

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

YMCA of Greater Houston announces June 1 reopening plans

020) – The YMCA of Greater Houston has announced its centers and amenities that will reopen June 1 as part of its phased plan to return to offering fitness-related programs and services, including outdoor group exercise, lap swimming and summer day

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

State Democratic Leader, Tulsa Mayor Oppose Rally

TULSA—After the leader of the state Democratic Party said she considered the initially Juneteenth planned Trump campaign rally to be an insult to Blacks, the event was rescheduled for Saturday, June

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Film Review; The High Note.

After years on TV (Girlfriends, Black-ish) and supporting roles in minor rom/com movies (In the Weeds, Labor Pains), Ross has a starring role in what should have been a theatrically released

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Kenya: Report on COVID-19 Expenditure Sparks Anger Over Priorities

Revelations that Vihiga County's Covid-19 emergency committee spent Sh10.2 million on precautionary measures and other logistics in the first 51 days of the fight against the pandemic has caused an uproar over the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kamala Harris Selection Represents Unprecedented Moment Of Racial Reckoning

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Cameron “DJ KC” Childress Putting a Spin on Social Media

Childress has taken his skills to Facebook and Instagram for virtual performances, but it hasn’t been

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Zimbabwe: Drax Contracts Cancelled

GOVERNMENT has ordered the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) to cancel all contracts for the supply and delivery of medicines and surgical sundries by Drax Consulting

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kamala Harris Asks Maya Rudolph How She Impersonates Her

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

Assembly to Newsom: Don’t count on feds to rescue California from deep budget cuts

(CALMATTERS) – California shouldn’t rely so heavily on money from the federal government to close its budget deficit, a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers told the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom during an unusual hearing

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Teneshia Hudspeth becomes Democratic nominee for Harris County Clerk - DefenderNetwork.com

Current Harris County Chief Deputy, Teneshia Hudspeth, won the nomination for Harris County Clerk from the Harris County Democratic Party precinct chairs at the recent County Executive Committee meeting. “I am honored and thankful for the nomination to run as the Democratic candidate for Harris

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

Gage, Matilda Joslyn

Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826–98, American woman-suffrage leader, b. Cicero, N.Y. Joining the womens rights movement in 1853, she edited in Syracuse, N.Y., the National Citizen, a feminist journal. She was president (1875–76) of the National Woman Suffrage Association. She collaborated with

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Congressional Candidate From Missouri On Racial Justice And Policing

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Cori Bush, Democratic candidate for Missouri's 1st Congressional District, about racial justice, policing and the pitch to Black voters.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Democratic donations reach unprecedented levels following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - TheGrio

In just the hour after the news broke of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, $6.2 million in donations... View Article The post Democratic donations reach unprecedented levels following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared first on TheGrio.

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We are clearly not ready to roll out the Grade Six examination

With the way now cleared for a new administration, I write to support and reiterate the call made in a letter by Omchand Madhu titled `Incoming Minister of Education should postpone National Grade Six Assessment’ that appeared in our

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NGOs ask to partner with EAC governments

As East African governments turned to stringent measures like isolation, quarantine and lockdown in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19, they may have infringed on human

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Source: The East African

Donald Trump Is Vaccine for Deadly Swamp Virus.

It will take another four years for President Donald Trump to “drain the swamp,” but he has made incredible progress in his first term.

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Kenya: Nothing to Show for Sh109 Million Spent on Manga Stadium

Six years later, only a fence and a foundation stone for the construction of the main pavilion is all that stands on the parcel of land measuring roughly eight hectares where the stadium ought to have

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Source: allAfrica.com

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