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African Americans and Clinical Research

If you have ever taken a pill or been treated for an illness, you have seen the benefit of clinical trials.

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Juan Huey-Ray To Be Honored For His Decades Of Inspiring Musical And Cultural Leadership

For over 30 years, under the leadership of founder and director Juan Huey-Ray, The Sound of the Northwest has presented programs of African American music and Spirituals to appreciative

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Coronavirus in Africa: 259,111 cases; 7,016 deaths; 118,748 recoveries

There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Why Nintendo’s Sales Are Skyrocketing During The Global Pandemic – Voice and Viewpoint

Collaborative, multiplayer games, casually referred to as “couch-cooperative,” such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Mario Party” and “Mario Kart” that can be played virtually with others, are making a huge comeback in the gaming world and driving Nintendo’s profits through the

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Life-saving drug proves effective in treating Covid-19 patients

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized

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Plague Pestilence Fire & Ice.

Although the televised murder of George Floyd momentarily diverted media attention from COVID-19, the plague-like virus continues to

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Lecrae States He ‘Wasn’t OK’ With White Pastor’s ‘Blessing Of Slavery’ Comments

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The African Knee On African Americans, By SKC Ogbonnia

The gruesome murder of George Floyd, an African American, while handcuffed and pinned to the ground by the knee of Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, has provoked deeper implications for the systemic racial injustice in the United States of

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Bartlett pleads for understanding as tourism sector reopens

MONTEGO BAY, St James – Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed confidence that adequate systems have been put in place for today's reopening of Jamaica's tourism industry, even while he cautioned against expecting

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Lagos coronavirus: 7,461 cases; freeze on reopening churches, mosques

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Africa Development Bank Blacklists Chinese Company Building Kenyan Power Project – Voice and Viewpoint

“An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Sinotec Company Limited misrepresented its experience, the value and dates of its reference contracts and its relationship with other bidders while participating in three Bank-financed tenders under

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Las Vegas appoints first African American city attorney

Bryan Scott, former assistant city attorney, is taking over for Brad Jerbic, who was appointed city attorney 28 years

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“No One Is Immune” Anita Baker Recounts Being Unprotected By The Police As She Was Being Stalked

Singer and legend, Anita Baker recently shared her experiences with the police when she called them for assistance years

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One suggestion to stop the killing

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Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business

HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of

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Nick Cannon’s Baby Mama Brittany Bell Announces She’s Pregnant With Second Child

Brittany Bell, a former Miss Arizona U.S.A. and mother to Nick Cannon’s youngest child, Golden, 3, announced she’s expecting a second baby via social media on

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Donald Trump Trump Signs Order on Police Reform

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Top model longs for Miss Universe

TOP model Tania Tatenda Aaron yesterday said Zimbabwe’s absence from the Miss Universe global pageant had robbed local models of an opportunity to showcase their beauty on the universal stage as well as effectively market the country as a tourist destination of

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Black Business Group Takes AB 5 Independent Contractor Fight to Gov. Newsom – Voice and Viewpoint

In the wake of worldwide efforts to call out systemic racism, Black business organizations are speaking out against the restrictions that AB 5 has placed on African American entrepreneurs in including the bill’s author Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), say they are open to making

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Chance The Rapper Criticizes J. Cole Song Purportedly About Black Woman’s ‘Tone’

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Cops bash Gwanda magistrate

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Drax's Nguwaya denied bail

Delish Nguwaya’s bid for freedom collapsed on Tuesday morning as his application for bail was dismissed by a Harare Magistrate on the basis that he is likely to abscond or interfere with State

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Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO

Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for

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Zimbabwean Farmers Get Tech Savvy to Stay in Business – Voice and Viewpoint

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Covid-19: Re-testing previously diagnosed people before returning to work is 'nonsense' - scientist

Some scientists, such as Professor Francois Venter an infectious diseases and HIV expert and head of Ezintsha at the University of Witswatersrand, have for weeks argued publicly for the department to stop mass testing and for tests to be reserved for hospitalised patients and healthcare

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Japan provides Jamaica with $261 million for COVID-19 fight

The Japanese government has provided a total of $261.6 million in grant support to Jamaica’s COVID-19

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Algeria: taxi drivers slam conditions for operations

Barely allowed to circulate after 3 months of confinement, Algerian taxi drivers are

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More than 40% of Detroit ICU patients with coronavirus died

Nearly half of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients in Detroit, Michigan, infected with the novel coronavirus died, a new study

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Coronavirus Cases Surge In Alabama, South Carolina And Oklahoma | The Oklahoma Eagle

New cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in Alabama and South Carolina in the second week of June compared to the prior seven days, a Reuters analysis found, as 17 U.S. states reported weekly increases in the spread of the novel

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