SAA Pilots' Association demands 'unaffordable and unsustainable'

National Negro Convention Movement (1831-1864)

After more than a decade of organized abolition among northern free blacks, a group of prominent free African American men organized the National Negro Convention Movement. The convention movement among northern free blacks symbolized the growth of a black activist network by the mid-nineteenth

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Source: Black Past

Eskom load reduction: Power cuts planned for Ivory Park and Soweto

Eskom on Wednesday confirmed that load reduction will be implemented in Soweto and Ivory Park. These areas will be affected.

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

A natural recipe for vegan foodies: Dried Fig and Coconut Slices

This frozen vegan dessert is healthy and delicious. It uses seeds, nuts and a hero ingredient in season: the heavenly fig.

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

Minneapolis City Council announces plans to dismantle police department | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The city council is committed to ‘end policing as we know it,’ according to the council

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Our top three photo and video editing apps for Android and iOS

Whether you’re editing for a social media post or for your home screen, these photo and video editing apps are worth your time.

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

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

The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (2006)

THE MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE (MCRI), PROPOSAL 2, AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION

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Source: Black Past

Game set to axe 1 800 staff due to massive financial losses

The group said that it needs to guide the Game section of its portfolio back to profitability, and job cuts are their best means of doing so.

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

Louisville Leaders Approve ‘Breonna’s Law’ Limiting No Knock Warrants #RememberHerName #BreonnaTaylor

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Source: The Urban Daily

Whitfield, James Monroe (1822-1871)

James Monroe Whitfield, a black abolitionist and colonizationist, was born on April 10, 1822 in New Hampshire. Little is known about his early life except that he was a descendant of Ann Paul, the sister of prominent black clergyman Thomas Paul. Whitfield had little formal education. Nonetheless

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Source: Black Past

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Democratic proposal includes new stimulus payments of up to $6,000 for families

House Democrats want to send Americans a second round of stimulus checks worth up to $6,000 per family as part of the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package they rolled out Tuesday — the largest in

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Pandemic may push 50 million Africans into extreme poverty - AfDB

Nearly 50 million Africans could be driven into extreme poverty in the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, says the AfDB.

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

Cameroon: Higher Education - Caroline Linyor Tata Is Now a PhD Holder!

The defence took place on June 12, 2020 in the University of Yaounde I with the jury led by Professor Edmond

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Source: allAfrica.com

VAT: Option to tax changes extended in the UK

(Partner Content) VAT: HMRC has temporarily changed the time limit from 30 to 90 days for notifying an option to tax land and buildings during coronavirus.

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

Plans to establish a State Bank are already under consideration

The Treasury is dead set on getting a State Bank up and running in South Africa, and the first phase of planning has been completed.

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

Viral Justice for Breonna Taylor petition on Change.org hits 3 million signatures

Petition starter will lead virtual protest tomorrow (June 5th) on what would have been Breonna’s 27th birthday

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

The Forsythes’ love defies all odds

Imagine planning a grand wedding that forms the perfect replica of dreams of your big day, having your honeymoon getaway booked, having the man/woman of your dreams by your side, and envisioning everything flowing as you intended

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Senator Holly Mitchell Blocks Cuts to King Hospital and Other Safety Net Programs

The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, led by Chair, Senator Holly J. Mitchell, voted on the Senate version of the 2020-2021 budget as the June 15, 2020 deadline

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Greene County Commission holds regular meeting; votes to require Sheriff Benison to meet financial commitments to retain staff

Most of the meeting, including a lengthy closed Executive Session, was devoted to the issue of getting Greene County Sheriff, Joe Benison, to meet his financial commitment to the county budget, to pay additional staff above the basic staff included in the budget for deputies, jailers and other

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Georgia election chief wants power to intervene in counties | The Atlanta Voice

Georgia’s chief election officer said Wednesday that he’s seeking legislation that would let the state election board set rules allowing him to intervene in troubled county election

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Parliament spares retirees burden of taxation in old age

Parliament adopted a recommendation to spare retirees aged 65 and above and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from paying taxes, to protect pension

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Source: Business Daily

MPUTHIA: Bid to shake up sacco operations welcome

Such mismanagement by officials has lost members a lot of their savings and

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Source: Business Daily

New twist in Dovecot expansion dispute

Member of Parliament for St Catherine West Central Dr Christopher Tufton has suggested that an independent review be done of the technical study used by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to approve the permit for the 71-acre expansion of the burial

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Love is not enough, you [need] . . . some practical life skills’

Leah lived in Knoxville, Tenn., and Antonio lived in

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Floyd Mayweather joins Cameo with eye-watering fee

Mayweather's profile on Cameo shows that he generally responds to requests within five days, two days quicker than the limit the message service places on its celebrities.

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

Prominent SA actor arrested for dealing illegal cigarettes in Limpopo

A well-known actor and four other suspects were arrested in Polokwane, Limpopo on Wednesday 8 July for dealing illicit cigarettes.

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

Social Media Criticize Democrats For Wearing Kente Cloth at Press Conference – Your Black World

In the process of announcing a new way to addressing police brutality, Democrats took a moment of silence, while wearing the kente cloth, to honor George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by

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Source: Your Black World

Wednesdays Episode of Generations - The Legacy, E162 S29 (8 July 2020)

Generations is a South African television soap opera which revolves around the large and multi-generational Moroka family.

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

Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Could tonight be your lucky night? Over R30 million is on the line. It's the winning Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 numbers for 8 July 2020.

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

NFL Owners Table Proposal to Incentivize Hiring of Minority Coaches, GMs, Per Report – Free Press of Jacksonville

Under the proposal, any team that hires a minority head coach would receive a six-slot bump for their subsequent year’s third-round NFL draft

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

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