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Music legend Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton join Malcolm X Day celebration

Artist/Activist Common, Political Activist Angela Davis, and Daughter of Malcolm X Among Other Confirmed Performers and Speakers for Multi-Platform #MalcolmXDay Event Honoring the Iconic Leader’s Impact and Legacy

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Ethiopia: City Struggles to Stay Vigilant As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Weeks after the law came into effect, the Addis Abeba Police Commission in an abrupt move last Wednesday started apprehending people in order to ensure strict observance of the regulation among

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Kagame Pardons Abortion Convicts But Accomplices Will Serve Full Sentences

President Paul Kagame on Monday, May 18, exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 50 young women convicted of abortion, but about nine people who aided the illegal process will stay in jail to serve their full

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: COVID-19 Cases Spike to 203 After 43 Truckers Test Positive

Uganda has announced its biggest coronavirus cases spike in a day after 43 truck drivers tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, May

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Source: allAfrica.com

Usher’s Nonprofit Leads Effort To Combat Food Insecurity In Atlanta

According to WSB-TV, singer Usher donated meals to Atlanta-based families in need to ensure they had access to healthy food options amid the public health

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Source: NewsOne

Kenya: NGAO Donates Sanitation Booth to Pangani Police Station

Nairobi — As the country heightens the war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Police Service continues to receive support from various stakeholders, in order to ensure officers are not exposed to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Marriages at Sheria House suspended

Couples seeking to tie the knot at Sheria House in Nairobi will have to wait a bit longer after the Office of the Attorney-General has temporarily suspended marriage

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Namibia: COVID-19 Death Speculation Dismissed

The Ministry of Health and Social Services says the man who died at Mariental State Hospital on Friday did not succumb to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Is This Mary Bowser?: The Use and Misuse of Photographs to Reconstruct History

Lois Leveen occupies an unusual role as both historian and novelist. Leveen is the author of The Secrets of Mary Bowser,which is based on the true story of a black woman who became a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the Civil War. Very few details about the historic Mary Bowser can

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Source: Black Past

Uganda: MPs Query Nytil Masks Contract

Members of Parliament have questioned how textile firm Nytil was awarded a contract to produce and supply facial masks across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

City Council Places Oakland Youth Vote Measure on November Ballot | Post News Group

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to place an Oakland Youth Vote measure on the November ballot, which would give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in Board of Education

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

OP-ED: Leaders must work together to address the disparities that impact health and wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic

While the harm of COVID-19 is tragic and impacts everyone, we, as business and community leaders, must do more to reduce the social conditions that contribute to these troubling and unacceptable inequities that have become magnified during this health

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

U.S. Government grants Atlanta $1 million

U.S. government granted Atlanta some $1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two Black youths.

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Uganda: Soroti Hospital Stuck With Shs230m for Renovation

Mr Simon Kisabagirye, the principal hospital administrator, said they had planned to rehabilitate the medical ward (ward three) with a new roof but halted the process upon consultation with the municipal council

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mental health treatment still stigmatized by some

Blacks are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Rwanda: COVID-19 - Muslims to Celebrate an 'Unusual' Eid UL Fitri

The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Saleh Hitimana, has said that in a bid to continue fighting the spread of COVID-19, Muslims will this year conduct the Eid ul Fitri prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the confines of their

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Source: allAfrica.com

Common, Angela Davis, Pete Rock, Ilyasah Shabazz to honor Malcolm X

Portrait of American political activist and radical civil rights leader Malcolm X (1925 - 1965) as he holds an 8mm movie camera in London Airport, London, England, July

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Source: theGrio

Sudan: Corona Virus Infection Cases Rise to (2728)

Khartoum — The Federal Ministry of Health announced the registration of (137) new cases of infection with Corona virus, in addition to

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Source: allAfrica.com

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Mental Health Practitioners

And how will therapists and mental health practitioners be able to help us, if they’re not also helping

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

News Conference: Chinese Merchants/Government Accused of Human Rights Violations: Exploitation During COVID-19 Pandemic

Chinese Merchants in Black Community Targeted for Sanctions-Boycott Nationwide on 5-19-2020

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

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The crew member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was among the first batch of Jamaicans from the vessel to set foot on home soil following the closure of the country's air and sea ports to incoming passengers on March 24 due to the COVID-19

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

Uganda: No Budget for Free Government Masks

Government does not have a budget to buy free masks to be distributed to more than 35 million Ugandans as directed by the President in his 14th coronavirus address on Monday, Daily Monitor has

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Source: allAfrica.com

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Source: Business Daily

MN DEED doing its part to help Communities of Color impacted by...

Since March 16, 17.8% of all White people in Minnesota’s labor force have applied for unemployment insurance benefits, while 31.4% of Indigenous people and People of Color in Minnesota’s labor force have applied for

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Sudan COVID-19 Lockdown Extended for Two Weeks

The Federal Ministry of Health reported 303 new Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and eight death cases, this brings the total number of cases to 2591 including 105 deaths cases in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Muslims Gear Up for Eid UL Fitri Amid COVID-19 Crisis

The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Saleh Hitimana, has said that in a bid to help continue fighting the spread of COVID-19, Rwandan Muslims will this year conduct the Eid ul Fitri prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the confines of their

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Source: allAfrica.com

***EVENT CANCELED*** Rev. Jackson, son, Yusef, to take COVID-19 test today at Kennedy King College | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Leading by example, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and his son, Attorney Yusef Jackson, who is Secretary of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Board, will lead by example 12 noon, Tuesday, May 26th, by taking a COVID-19 test at Kennedy King College, 6301 S. Halsted

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

How Some Mississippi Teens Are Saving Their Town From Climate Change

Their tiny, rural town of just over 1,000 people suffers from severe flooding, made worse by climate

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

2016 Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America Announced by Savoy Magazine

Savoy Magazine, a leading African-American lifestyle publication, showcases its 2016 “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” The issue also features an exclusive interview with John W. Thompson, Microsoft Chairman and CEO of Virtual

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Source: Savoy Network

World Mental Health Awareness Week: An opportune time to be kind

COVID-19 disturbances have had a direct impact on most people’s mental health in one way or the other and the best way to treat anyone you meet is just to be kind because virtually everyone is under some sort of mental

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

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