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Rockets' Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirus - Black News Channel

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer/ BNC Contributor LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and James Harden — neither of whom traveled with the team to Walt Disney World near Orlando last week — would be with the team in the next few days. In Westbrook's case, that now seems most unlikely. 'I []

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Roberto Monsivais joins BancorpSouth, Longview, Texas

BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) announced today Roberto Monsivais has been hired as a community development mortgage loan originator, serving the Longview and Marshall, Texas

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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd's Alleged Murder

For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the

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PSA for Juneteenth Festival & Virtual Celebration | Dallas Weekly

PSA for Juneteenth Festival Virtual Celebration

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Source: Dallas Weekly

4 Ways Racial Inequity Harms American Schoolchildren

"Our students of color are treated differently in our schools," Kim Ellison, who chairs the Minneapolis Board of Education, told NPR earlier this

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Source: Stories About Black History

The PS5 Is Ready, But Are You Ready For It? Everything You Need To Know About Sony’s Latest System (So Far)

Cost: TBD – But early reports are saying anywhere from $499 to $699

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Here’s what we know about the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in the hands of Atlanta police

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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Giants of Africa Festival Moved to Next Year

The inaugural Giants of Africa Festival that was supposed to take place in Kigali this August has been postponed to 2021 over Covid-19

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NBA Will Paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Courts When Play Resumes: Report

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Zorie, 105, defied COVID-19 and the odds

According to Geneveiva De Mattos, a great-niece of the elderly woman, her great aunt was placed in the care of the then “Alms Home” at a young age, by a now-deceased brother who was unable to care for

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Coronavirus: Bucks owner says the NBA could meet ‘early next week’ to vote on how to restart the season

Over the last two weeks, the league has reportedly zeroed in on playing the remainder of the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Disney World Is Nixing Its Park Hopper Ticket, Using a New Reservation System — What to Know Free Press of Jacksonville

By Alison Fox As Disney World prepares to open next month, the Happiest Place on Earth is introducing a reservation-based system aimed at reducing crowds and making it easier to enforce social distancing. Disney [...]

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MIAMI-DADE Seniors prevail – thanks to parents

Quenay, who was a dancer and cheerleader for the Miami Northwestern Bulls, said she couldn’t thank her mother enough for making her graduation special despite the challenges they have faced as a senior class this

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Source: South Florida Times

Returning to the Gym during COVID-19

A gym is a place where community transmission is more likely because of shared spaces and

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Source: Chicago Defender

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Son Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing His Neighbor

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Samira Nasr is Appointed Harper's Bazaar's First-Ever Black Editor-in-Chief

Hearst Magazines has officially named Harper’s BAZAAR‘s first Black editor in chief in the publication’s 153-year-old

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Source: Chicago Defender

University of Michigan's Fab Five Alumnus Jimmy King Joins Schechter Wealth Strategies

Schechter Wealth Strategies announces the appointment of Jimmy King as Vice President, Business Development in the Birmingham office. Jimmy was a member of the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Team from 1991-95 and was part of the “Fab Five” – college basketball’s most talented

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Mental Health Care For Over Stressed Black Americans, Almost Nonexistent | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Stress is a normal aspect of life, but many black people have had more than their

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Vince Carter retires after 22 seasons in the NBA | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Writer After playing 22 seasons in the NBA, Vince Carter announced his retirement on Thursday, June 25, at the age of 43. Carter confirmed his NBA retirement with a simple statement: ‘I’m officially done.’ Carter, in an interview for The Ringer’s Winging It

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) announced on Friday that the organization is planning on providing scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of police shooting victim George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their

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Dunk specialist Carter announces retirement after 22 seasons

(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball yesterday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game’s top players in his

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England’s Bairstow keen to reclaim test wicketkeeper’s role

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow says he wants to return to the England test squad for next month’s home series against West Indies as the designated wicketkeeper, not a specialist

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Exam-level students take COVID-19 precautions as classes resume

Exam-level students returned to schools across Guyana yesterday while observing safety protocols to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus disease

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WATIMA: Unravelling the Budget allocations

Unravelling the Budget allocations

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Source: Business Daily

Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie wont take part in the restart of the NBA season, two significant absences in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Beal is out because of a right rotator cuff

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Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him

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100 Black Men of Chicago and The Impact of COVID 19 on Youth Education and Resources for Parents and Students

Thursday, June 11, the 100 Black Men of Chicago brought us another informative virtual town hall meeting hosted by reputable broadcast journalist Darryl Dennard entitled The Impact of COVID 19 on Youth Education and Resources for Parents and

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Source: Chicago Defender

President Trump To Hold A Roundtable On Race Relations And Policing In Dallas

President Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable Thursday in Dallas to talk about "historic economic, health and justice disparities" in the wake of protests sparked by George Floyd's death.

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Source: Stories About Black History

From A Durag Festival To Virtual Celebrations, Here's A List Of Events Commemorating Juneteenth - Blavity

Black communities around the country celebrate the holiday with music, food, history lessons, inspirational speeches and many more

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3 Indian Soldiers Killed in First Deadly Clash on Chinese Border in Decades

It was the first time in decades that soldiers were killed in a skirmish along the border, military experts said, and it was not immediately clear how India would respond to China, which has a much more powerful

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Detroit Pistons to launch search for new General Manager

Under the ownership of Platinum Equity founder Tom Gores, the team has not performed

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