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Over the past few months, technology has been making society more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology has also played a crucial role in keeping many economies functional and accelerated IT trends in areas of telemedicine, online/e-...

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African-American Author Releases a Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality

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LeBron James Says the NFL Needs to Apologize to Colin Kaepernick Because he Basically Sacrificed Everything - Black Enterprise

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Latinos follow Black Americans in being devastated by police violence, data shows

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MTN partners with UN-backed mobile virus tracker set to reach over 600 million in Africa | Fin24

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Ghana to clamp down on MTN over market dominance

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A Republican policing reform measure is on the verge of collapse - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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New funds aimed at wealth disparities - The Bay State Banner

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