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AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure was arrested in Harare yesterday and immediately transferred to Masvingo, where he is expected to stand trial for an illegal demonstration he led early this

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

DRC marks independence day under political tensions

This year’s celebration, however, will not feature pomp and grand military parade as President Félix Tshisekedi dictated the funds be directed in the fight against

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Source: The East African

Abernathy, Ralph (1926-1990) - Birthday

Ralph David Abernathy was born on March 11, 1926 in Linden, Alabama.

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Source: Black Past

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Five men arrested in relation to Clarendon double murder

Five men were taken into custody on Friday after being intercepted by Clarendon Police at the Mineral Heights Toll Plaza in the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Lockdowns may be implemented at local level, Mkhize warns

Health minister Zweli Mkhize

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Source: TechCentral

Swarms of locusts devastate parts of northern Kenya

The branches on trees around Kenya’s northern town of Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downwards under the weight of voracious young

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Source: The East African

Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries

By GERALD IMRAY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Detroit ACE and Detroit Public Library Launch #313READS Challenge

Detroit ACE (Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship) has partnered with the Detroit Public Library on a new program to promote reading this summer, the 313 Summer Reading

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

1 Person Dead, 1 In Custody After Shooting At Site Of Breonna Taylor Protests

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Source: Stories About Black History

COVID-19 testing suspended for lab maintenance

No novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing is being done this weekend as the National Reference Laboratory has been closed to facilitate electrical maintenance. This was announced yesterday in a terse statement issued by Secretary of the National COVID-19 Task Force Imran Khan.

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Covid-19 claims 29 lives in Breede Valley over 2 months - residents urged to take greater care

The simple, kind act of sharing food with a workmate could turn out to be the pathway to Covid-19, the Breede Valley Municipality's disaster management director has

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 June 2020

Wondering what the day has in store for your star sign? Here's a quick glance at horoscopes and more for...

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

NEW TV SALES & HOME BRANCH AT MEGAWATT HOUSE

On 22 June 2020, TV Sales & Home opened their doors to the brand new, exciting 900sqm store at Megawatt House, corner Leopold Takawira Street and Samora Machel Avenue in

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”

The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, was the last public appearance before his assassination the next day. King, in Memphis to support a strike by garbage workers, gives a poignant vision of the victorious future of the

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Source: Black Past

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Montego Bay streets sanitised

St James Street and Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay have been sanitised by the parish’s municipal authority as part of ongoing measures to combat the coronavirus

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

NYC mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid protests | New York Carib News

NYC mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid protests

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Source: The New York Carib News

MKE Cares: Ordinance would require mask wearing in public spaces

Public Safety and Health Committee to take up legislation on Thursday

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

Committee passes resolution supporting Gov. Evers’ policing accountability and transparency reforms

At today’s meeting of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee, the committee recommended approval of item #200317 – resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee’s support for Governor Tony Evers’s policing accountability and transparency

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

Poor People's March led by Ralph Abernathy

Poor Peoples March led by Ralph Abernathy begins

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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A disaster for Britain

LONDON, England (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged yesterday that the novel coronavirus pandemic has been a “disaster” for Britain, as he announced a spending splurge designed to get the country — and his faltering Conservative Government — back on

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

Louisville, Ky, to probe handling of Breonna Taylor shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Government officials in Kentucky said they will begin an investigation into the city of Louisville’s handling of the fatal police shooting of Breonna

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Source: The Birmingham Times

CNN Analyst Van Jones Helped President Trump’s Order On Police Reform

According to a new report, CNN Analyst Van Jones was instrumental in President Donald Trump’s executive order on police

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Source: The Black Chronicle

COVID-19 cases continuing to rise

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to increase even as the construction of the country’s Infec-tious Diseases Hospital nears

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Mayor Announces New Neighborhood Investments on South and West Sides

Monday Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced at a press conference two new investments in the neighborhoods of Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale to address health care

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Source: Chicago Defender

8 Remaining Teams Not Part of NBA Restart Pushing For A Second Site To Continue Season

Source: Joe Robbins / Getty

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

Makhura calls on Gautengers to help weather Covid-19 storm

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the Covid-19 storm has hit the province and it can't be

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Source: https://www.news24.com

‘My work is my signature’ Sign artist Max Massiah hangs up his brushes

After 29 years of painting signboards and logos for prestigious companies as well as productions held at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), signboard artist Max Massiah is looking to hang up his

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Trinidad Good Samaritan flies pregnant Antiguan home

(Trinidad Guardian) Pregnant student Sheniequa Lewis is now safe in quarantine in her homeland of Antigua, days after Guardian Media highlighted her struggles to return

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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