U.S. Supreme Court unveils new code of ethics for justices

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Donates $50,000 to National Urban League | Dallas Weekly

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. will donate $50,000 to the National Urban League to aid the civil rights organizations youth programming, the fraternity announced today. The fraternitys International President, Micheal E. Cristal, made the announcement during a video interview with National Urban

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THE RUN DOWN - August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith | Afro

By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green touches on the murky relationship between August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith and the trending stories in this weeks AFRO American Newspaper. The post THE RUN DOWN August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith appeared first on Afro.

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SASSA R350 grant website crashes as millions await payouts

Those visiting the SASSA website to check the status of their R350 grant were left disappointed on Thursday.

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

As Numbers Spike, California to Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19

During Gov. Gavin Newsom’s daily COVID-19 update to Californians on June 26, he announced that the state will begin “smart,” or “targeted” testing, for the disease. He announced the plan after health officials released data last week showing a sharp upturn in the numbers of infected people. “The

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SAA on the brink: Treasury says no more bailouts for airline

This could be the move that grounds SAA for good. According to reports, Treasury will no longer give the airline the cash it needs to carry on.

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

Gweru council engineer resigns

GWERU council engineer Robson Manatsa has resigned barely two days after another top official was suspended on graft charges, with sources indicating that more senior employees were likely to quit to avoid being sacked following a damning audit report implicating most of them. BY BRENNA MATENDERE

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Eskom temporarily withdraws services from Orange Farm due to alleged protests

Eskom said it would be withdrawing from Orange Farm due to protests, hostage situations and threats to our technicians. Here's what we know.

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

BPS picks exam vendor in spite of task force call for moratorium - The Bay State Banner

Boston Public Schools officials announced Thursday the selection of a new standardized test for admission to its three exam schools, just two days after the Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force voted unanimously for a moratorium on exam school testing during the COVID pandemic. The district

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Alabama Students Throw ‘COVID Parties’ To See Who Gets Infected First

Bets are being placed on people’s lives.

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Jay-Z Made In America Festival 2020 Officially Cancelled

You knew this was going to happen. Jay-Z's annual Made In America Festival had been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus.

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Source: The Urban Daily

St. Augustine officials vote to remove war memorial – Florida Courier

ANOTHER CONFEDERATE CONTROVERSY Demonstrations continued around the country pressing for the removal of Confederate monuments. On June 22, St. Augustine Police officers keep opposing protesters separated outside of St. Augustine’s City Hall as the City Commission hears public comment on removing

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Source: Florida Courier

The Lynching of James Byrd Jr. | Afro

By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com The public execution of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in February was captured on video; if it hadn’t been, the White men charged with his murder would most likely still be free to this day. On Memorial Day, George Floyd was also publicly executed in

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Manhunt underway after 27-year-old woman raped in cemetery

The rape incident occurred while the woman was walking alone to a bus stop in Mpumalanga. She was on her way to work.

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

As City Reopens Officials Push Safety | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Summer is officially here, the Fourth of July weekend is underway and stores shelves are filled with decorations and foods for people to have events and cookouts. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues and local officials are warning residents to

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Mysterious deaths befall hundreds of elephants in Botswana - Face2Face Africa

Hundreds of elephants have mysteriously died in Botswana over the last two months in what officials have described as an unprecedented happening. Botswana, home to a third of Africas elephant population, says it does not know why the animals are dying. The BBC reports that the results of laboratory

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants

Authorities are stumped after numerous elephants mysteriously died in Botswana.

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

Jonathan Irons Walks Out of Prison a Free Man, Thanks to Support from WNBA Star Maya Moore Who Put Career on Hold to Help

WNBA star Maya Moore scored a lot of victories in her professional basketball career, but none may be as significant as the victory she helped secure for

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Is Reginae Sliding Back To YFN Lucci?

Recently, rapper YFN Lucci shared a video of his ex Reginae dancing to one of his songs. And it has people wondering if the two have rekindled their relationship.

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Source: MadameNoire

Paramount wins bid for Lee Daniels directed Billie Holiday film - TheGrio

Looks like Paramount Pictures has won North American rights to Lee Daniels new film project The United States Vs. Billie Holiday. Daniels will be directing and producing the film about the legendary jazz singer. He will also be co-writing the script with Suzan-Lori Parkes and Andra Day has signed

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Source: theGrio

Commentary/Opinion: Atlas Must Go/ #CancelAtlas | Afro

By Sen. Jill P. Carter As a child, I awoke some mornings to news that police had arrested my father, Walter P. Carter, for sitting in protest in restaurants and apartment buildings that refused to serve and house Black people. Even after the passage of laws ending legal segregation, a fair number

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Min. Farrakhan to deliver major July 4 worldwide address | Atlanta Daily World

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam will deliver a major message July 4 concerning the current state of affairs in America, the world, the coronavirus global pandemic and other critical subjects. Minister Farrakhans message, The Criterion, will be delivered on Independence

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Coronavirus SA: Regions with the fewest - or zero - reported infections

We know the hot-spots, but what about the regions that have remained largely coronavirus-free? Here are the least-affected places in South Africa.

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

Jada Pinkett-Smith Is Bringing Herself To The Red Table

After news about her relationship, romantic or not, with August Alsina made national headlines, Jada Pinkett-Smith said she's bringing herself to The Red Table.

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Source: MadameNoire

SANDF to remain on the streets until September - heres what it will cost

Following a dubious deployment, Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to keeping thousands of SANDF troops on the streets for the foreseeable future.

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

Jay-Zs Team Roc calls for prosecution of cop who fatally shot three men

Jay-Z and his Team Roc organization are calling for the prosecution of the Wisconsin officer who fatally shot 3 Black men. Officer Joseph Mensah has come under fire after his third killing of a man of color in the city. The first shooting occurred in 2015, about six months after he was hired by

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Source: theGrio

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani Called The BLM Movement A Marxist Group

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani called Black Lives Matter a “Marxist organization” that “has been planning to destroy the police for three years.”

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Byo residents drinking sewage, mud-contaminated water

BULAWAYO residents could have been exposed to sewage and mud-contaminated water through seepage into burst water pipes, a latest council environmental, management and engineering services committee report reveals. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU This came as the local authority has invited the anger of residents

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Holly Robinson Peete’s daughter Ryan comes out as gay - TheGrio

Ryan Peete, the daughter of actress Holly Robinson-Peete and former NFL player Rodney Peete, used Pride Month as an opportunity to come out publicly as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. “I was debating making this post, but it’s important to me so I’m going to go forth! Peete wrote last week in

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Source: theGrio

Englands privatised water firms paid £57bn in dividends since 1991 - The New York Beacon

English water companies have handed more than £2bn a year on average to shareholders since they were privatised three decades ago, according to analysis for the Guardian. The payouts in dividends to shareholders of parent companies between 1991 and 2019 amount to £57bn – nearly

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

US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1% | The Atlanta Voice

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring. The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

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