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NASCAR sees Confederate flags fly outside Talladega Superspeedway | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from being displayed at its events, but supporters of the symbol still managed to be seen Sunday before the race was postponed to Monday because of inclement

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Source: Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Eastern Cape man jailed for life for raping estranged wife

A 35-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for raping and sodomising his estranged wife in Motherwell, Eastern Cape, the National Prosecuting Authority has

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Source: https://www.news24.com

A Black Lives Matter Discussion That Ignores The Abuse Of Black Women Is Not It

For years now, the name Russell Simmons, in addition to being lauded as a media mogul, a forefather of the globalization of Hip Hop culture, has also been synonymous with powerful men accused of rape and sexual

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Source: MadameNoire

197 Mpilo workers still on self-isolation

MPILO Central Hospital’s 197 staff members who were put on self-isolation after a nurse at the institution tested positive to COVID-19 last month are still not at

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Yambo Ouologuem

Yambo Ouologuem , pseudonym Utto Rodolph (born Aug. 22, 1940, Bandiagary, Mopti region, French Sudan [now Mali]), Malian writer who was highly acclaimed for his first novel, Le Devoir de violence (1968; Bound to Violence), which received the Prix Renaudot. With this work, Ouologuem became the

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Source: Brittanica

Bubba Wallace Debunks Noose Hoax Conspiracy Theories: 'I'm Pissed'

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on Tuesday night responded to the FBI’s conclusion that he was not the target of a racist hate crime by dismissing conspiracy theories spreading

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

AMHVoices: Is he really a listening President?

Does President Emmerson Mnangagwa really think he will get my

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Fikes, Robert

Robert Fikes, Jr., a 1970 graduate of Tuskegee Institute, earnedgraduate degrees in modern European history and library science at theUniversity of Minnesota. A reference librarian at San Diego StateUniversity where he is also subject bibliographer for Africana Studiesand for American, Middle

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Source: Black Past

Hayden, Earl Robert (1913-1980)

The son of Asa and Ruth Sheffey who named him Asa Bundy at birth, poet Robert Hayden was born in Detroit, Michigan and reared in “Paradise Valley,” an inner city ghetto. Adoptive parents, William and Sue Ellen Westerfield Hayden, gave him the name by which he is known. A graduate of

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Source: Black Past

Wiz Khalifa Receives Backlash After Tweet Suggests He’s Done Wearing Masks During COVID-19

These steps have been the new normal since March, but rapper Wiz Khalifa is seemingly over the restrictions after tweeting on Tuesday, June 23, “Y’all can have them masks

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

Announcements – Meetings 6-24-20

The Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Death of teen security guard spurs protest at Compton Sheriff’s Station

COMPTON — The killing of 18-year-old Andres Guardado by a sheriff’s deputy in unincorporated West Compton near Gardena June 18 sparked a protest June 21 against law enforcement violence, which turned chaotic when deputies fired pepper balls and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, ultimately

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Source: Homepage -

Jon Stewart Admits He Failed At Diversity When Hiring ‘Daily Show’ Staff

In an interview with the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club,” Stewart said white men in positions of power need to acknowledge systemic racism and break down its

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

Black voters might hold Democrats accountable for police violence...

That issue was and is police

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

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

AMHVoices: Mnangagwa’s govt has failed dismally

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Holness: I’m no dictator - PM deflects accusation as Bunting goes on attack

Debating an extension of the states of emergency in the Kingston Western and Central police divisions yesterday, newly appointed Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting indicated that the Holness administration had chosen social control over social investment in tackling crime in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Malawi votes in closely-watched historic presidential re-run

Malawian voters defied the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika's re-election was annulled in a dramatic court

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Source: https://www.news24.com

EDITORIAL: Energy ministry’s action calls for restructuring

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Source: Business Daily

Lorraine Hansberry - African-American Playwright

Lorraine Hansberry is best known for writing A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by an African American woman produced on

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Source: ThoughtCo

Tale of two murals

The City of St. Petersburg unveiled a “Black Life Matters Mural” on a city street, similar to

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

The Carr Report: Avoid shackles if you’re shacking up

Common reasons our younger generation is opting for cohabitation in lieu of

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

She Does It Your Way | Dallas Weekly

They have married couples live on Good Morning Texas, at the State Fair of Texas, in a coffee shop, at Whataburger, and many other

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Embassy resumes limited services to US citizens

Make a passport appointment online at jm.usembassy.gov

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

Muhammad Ali Jr. Says His Dad Would Have Hated The Black Lives Matter Protests

Source: Kent Gavin / Getty

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

Rhode Island Takes Step Toward Removing 'Plantation' From Official Name

Rhode Island is the nation’s smallest state and has the longest official name, but that may soon change due to the full name’s connotations of racism and

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

Clansman Gang burial site found after 18-month probe

AN 18-MONTH investigation by law enforcers led to the exhumation of skeletal remains in an open field at Waterloo Lane, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

How tech puts brand’s finger in consumer pulse

Brand experts say using technology and building digital skills to connect marketers to customers and new markets is a key driver to building the stature of African brands, in the process unlocking the untapped potential of the region’s products and

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Source: Business Daily

Rayshard Brooks memorialized at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church

Family, friends, dignitaries, elected officials and community leaders gathered yesterday to remember the life of Rayshard Brooks at Historic Ebenezer Baptist

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Hammonds House Museum presents Black Classical Muse virtual concert

Hammonds House Museum, through their new Hammonds House Digital programming, is creating and curating rich arts and cultural experiences that reach audiences beyond the walls of the

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

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