The adventures of two Bajan chefs

Barney L. Ford, Gold Miner, born

Early Colorado gold miner, hotel magnate and entreprenuer, former slave Barney L. Ford, was born in Stafford Court House, Virginia. Through a number of business dealings, Ford became a wealthy man but was dogged by a series of tragic accidents. The restaurants and hotels he owned in

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Jan

22

1822

Women Work Longer, Sleep Less Due to Covid-19

“The COVID 19 pandemic has aggravated the existing conditions for women, who are discriminated against in all sectors,” said Dr. Beatrice Duncan, Policy Advisor, Rule of Law, UN Women, at a May 22 briefing organized by Ethnic Media

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Are we ready for June 1? - Several sectors still reeling from COVID-19 hit, employers await gov’t protocol

THE ANDREW Holness led-Cabinet is expected to determine tomorrow whether it will bow to pressure from tourism and other industry interests to abandon the long-term phased and full reopening of the economy despite protests from health

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ghana coronavirus: 6,617 cases, Ashanti region pass 1,000 mark

Total confirmed cases = 6,269 (new cases

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

What’s In The Pipeline To Revive Ethnic Small Businesses?

Speakers at the discussion, organized by Ethnic Media Services, included Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California; businessman and philanthropist Charles Phillips, director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank; venture capitalist Shelly Kapoor Collins, a member of California Governor Gavin

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

#RelationshipGoals: Do Grand (Or Not-So-Grand) Gestures Work On You?

I managed to make it through my first full festival work day, but every chance I got, my mind wandered to

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Source: MadameNoire

Former Pizza Hut Employee Contests Theory That Michael Jordan Got Food Poisoning During ’97 Finals

Source: Naomi Baker / Getty

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

Love Like This?: Singer Faith Evans Reportedly Arrested for Attacking Husband Stevie J.

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality star and R&B songstress Faith Evans reportedly was arrested last week for attacking her husband and fellow reality star Stevie

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

COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings

Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

‘He Ain’t Rich Like That’: Mom’s Response To Son’s Hawaii Vacation During Quarantine Has Twitter In Tears - Blavity

“He allegedly left his hotel room the day he arrived and traveled many places using public transportation,” a press release from the governor's office stated, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Buckroe Beach, Hampton, Virginia (1890- )

Buckroe Beach is one of the oldest recreational regions in Virginia. In 1619, the “Buck Roe” plantation was designated for public use for the newly arrived English settlers sent by the Virginia Company of London. By 1637, however, the plantation was converted into a commercial tobacco

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May

30

2009

Moore, Amzie (1911–1982)

Amzie Moore was a prominent figure in the Mississippi civil rights movement and voter registration campaign. He was born on September 23, 1911, on the Wilkins plantation near Greenwood, Mississippi, to black sharecropper parents. When Moore was fourteen, his mother died leaving him to care for

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Source: Black Past

Feb

1

1982

After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated

CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has

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

COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings

Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April 25, with a big-budget ceremony that was to include at least 500 guests, who were to be transported to the wedding by

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Source: South Florida Times

Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today

In 2002, the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations formally agreed to the creation of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a so-called 'hybrid court,' to bring justice and reconciliation to the country and

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: State Law Office Writes to Fairmount Over Mass Layoffs

In a letter addressed to the Country General Manager, Mehdi Morad, Solicitor General Ken Ogeto says the move by the hotel has generated a lot of public interest especially after some of the employees petitioned his office saying due process was not

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Source: allAfrica.com

KISERO: Rescue private sector from Corona impact

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

Hotel Robinson (1897-1921)

The Hotel Robinson, built in 1897, was one of the first businesses in San Diego County, California to be owned and operated by an African American, and the oldest continuously operated hotel in Southern California. The hotel is now a part of the National Register of Historic Places and is a Point

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Jun

10

1915

Holder thrilled with Gabriel return

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder says he is happy to see ace fast bowler Shannon Gabriel back to fitness and ready to return to international cricket if the proposed upcoming series in England takes

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Zimbabwe: Sacco - MDC Boycott Cheap Politicking, Will Not Stop Parly Business

Zanu-PF MP and committee chair for Industry and Commerce, Joshua Sacco says the MDC Alliance was playing 'cheap politicking' through boycott of parliament business, adding that this will not prevent his party legislators from pursuing parliament

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Source: allAfrica.com

Basie, Count (William Allen “Count” Basie) (1904-1984)

A jazz pianist and bandleader, Count Basie was one of the leading musicians of the Big Band “Swing” era. His Count Basie Orchestra was formed in 1936, and featured singers such as Billie Holliday, and notable musicians including Lester Young, Jo Jones, and Walter Page. The band lasted

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Source: Black Past

Ghana coronavirus: 6,808 cases, phase out lifting of restrictions - church group

Total confirmed cases = 6,683 (new cases

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Woman Charged With Murder After Illegal Plastic Surgery Procedure Kills Her Patient

Kenner, LA — Keshawn Bruce, a 31-year old woman from Louisiana, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter four years after Juliet Capps, who was then 42-years old, died of complications allegedly caused by the illegal butt injection that Bruce

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Relief and caution

MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is strong support among tourism-dependent workers for the mid-June reopening of the industry, which has been on lockdown for more than two months due to the novel coronavirus

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

Zambia frees jailed gay couple as part of prison amnesty

A Zambian couple jailed for homosexuality in 2019 were freed this week as part of an amnesty for convicted prisoners to mark Africa Freedom Day, a government gazette

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Activists Fight to Maintain A Community Treasure in Battle Over Proposed Crenshaw Mall Acquisition

For more than five decades, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has been a Los Angeles cultural/business icon and the place where African Americans shopped, evolving from an open-air retail hub to an indoor shopping

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Edwin C. Berry

Edwin C. Berry was born on this day in Oberlin, Ohio. He errected a 22-room hotel, Hotel Berry, in Athens, Ohio; at the time of his retirement in 1921, he had a reputation as the most successful black small-city hotel operator in the U.S.(1892).

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Dec

10

1854

Rwanda: COVID-19 - Businesses Invited to Apply for Bailout as Govt Rolls Out Rwf100 Billion Fund

Local businesses have been invited to begin applying for funding under the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF), a two-year facility established by Government to cushion businesses affected by the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jamaicans praise treatment at quarantine facility

(Jamaica Observer) Comfortable rooms, on time meals, lots of food, pleasant and professional staff, are some of the descriptions repeated by individuals quarantined at the Jewels Paradise Cove Hotel in this north eastern Jamaica

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Jamaica among countries praised by CHTA for new tourism protocols

MIAMI, United States (CMC) — A senior official of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has welcomed the cooperation between regional governments and public health authorities in their efforts to minimise the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and to strengthen Caribbean

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