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Roy Wilkins

Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Aug

30

1901

Kenya: Uhuru Calls for Solidarity to Defeat Coronavirus

President Uhuru Kenyatta has emphasised the need for global solidarity in response to the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Meredith Marshall’s Mixed-Income Approach

The Crossing at Jamaica Station adds 669 units of residential, retail space and a community center in the New York City borough of

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Source: Multifamily Real Estate News | MultiHousing News

Negro league baseball

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven

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Source: ThoughtCo

Minister saddened at death of 'Dunstan' Whittingham

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says he is saddened by yesterday's passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, president of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets

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

Corporate Hands | NCB installs Braille-enabled ATM, gives masks to the blind

Carol Wheatley, product development officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB), demonstrates to Daemion McLean, president, Jamaica Society for the Blind, how to use the newly installed Braille-enabled ATM at the NCB Matilda’s Corner location.

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Pandemic will shrink region’s GDP by at least 3 - 4%

With Latin America and the Caribbean facing the COVID-19 pandemic “from a weaker position than the rest of the world” there is, as yet, no telling what the pandemic’s economic impact on the region is likely to be at this stage, according to a recent assessment undertaken by the Economic Commission

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Another 718 families benefit from Downsound's generosity

The team at Downsound Entertainment (DSE) redoubled its efforts to alleviate the tough conditions faced by so many families and the elderly across the island due to COVID-19 through the distribution of care packages containing fresh produce, poultry, and canned

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

Government sidestepped farmers, says young grower

AS the COVID-19 pandemic hits all aspects of daily life, young Manchester farmer Andra Wynter is rueing what he says is the Jamaica Government's sidestepping of farmers in its offer to assist significant sectors of the

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

Grave says CWI ‘optimistic’ ahead of second ECB meeting

According to CWI chief executive, Johnny Grave, the two boards had a productive first meeting two weeks ago which included all the key stakeholders from captains to chief medical

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

UWI Caribbean students feel trapped, abandoned in Ja

Caribbean students still stuck at The University of the West Indies, Mona, are anxious to get home as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

African-American culture

African-American culture, also known as Black-American culture, refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from mainstream American culture. The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the

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Source: ThoughtCo

Williams wants OUR to examine past JPS decisions

As howls get louder over high electricity bills, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has been asked by Energy Minister Fayval Williams to examine past decisions that may be negatively affecting customers

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ashe, Arthur Robert

Ashe, Arthur Robert | FactMonster

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Kenya: President Kenyatta Calls for Solidarity as World Leaders Discuss Post COVID-19 Recovery

President Kenyatta spoke Thursday evening during a virtual high level meeting on development financing in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic convened by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness and the United Nations Secretary General Antonio

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Source: allAfrica.com

Holness to co-host high-level meeting with UN official on COVID-19

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Thursday co-convene a special high-level panel to look at solutions to the development emergency of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Guyana to benefit from UK COVID-19 aid to PAHO

Washington D.C., May 22, 2020 (PAHO)— The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

GECOM Chair not making submissions in CCJ case

Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh will not be actively participating in the appeal case currently before the Caribbean Court of Justice

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Musician Derry Etkins dies

Guyanese musician Derry Etkins has died during recovery from a minor

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Logan, Rayford W. (1897-1982)

Leading 20th Century black historian Rayford Whittingham Logan was born on January 7, 1897 in Washington, D.C. to working class parents, Arthur C. and Martha Whittingham Logan. Rayford Logan spent his formative years in Washington, D.C. While in high school, he was taught by Carter

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Source: Black Past

Nov

4

1982

GABF to participate in FIBA U17 Skills Challenge

Following the cancellation of the 2020 U17 Basketball World Cup by the world governing body due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), has confirmed their participation in the International Federation of Association Basketball (FIBA) ‘FIBA U17 Skills

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75

Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth

Due to the COVID-19 impact globally, especially on the oil market, Guyana’s projected 2020 growth rate has been revised from 87% to 57%, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga said on Friday, while also confirming that the non-oil sector is headed to negative

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75

(Jamaica Gleaner) Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, New Haven, Connecticut (1844- )

Established on June 7, 1844, Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church of New Haven, Connecticut, is the fourth oldest black Episcopal Church in the United States. Born of the righteous indignation of its founding members over continuing acts of racial discrimination meted out by the white vestry of Trinity

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Source: Black Past

Angola Spends Over Akz 1billion On Scholarships

This information was provided last Monday by the minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Maria do Rosário Sambo, during a meeting with deputies of the 3rd commission of the National Assembly that served to analyze the situation of external scholarship

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jimenez, Tai (1970- )

Classically trained ballerina Tai Jimenez freelanced and also performed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem for 12 years before she became the only Dance Theatre member to make a successful transition to one of the major ballet companies in North America. In January 2006, she joined Boston Ballet as

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Source: Black Past

May

23

1970

Wilkins, Roy

Wilkins, Roy | FactMonster

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Stewarts aren’t racists, says JHTA’s Robinson

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association President Omar Robinson has lambasted critics who have launched a social-media campaign targeting Sandals hotel moguls Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart and his son

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

poll tax

poll tax | FactMonster

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

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