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MASK ON during COVID-19
HOUSTON – As COVID-19 continues to affect our country every second, minute, hour, day, week and month, one might be wondering if you should be wearing
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Ashe, Arthur (1943-1993)
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr., legendary tennis player,human rights activist, and educator, was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond,Virginia, to Arthur Sr. and Mattie Cunningham Ashe.  At the age of four, he began playing tennis atBrook Field, a black-only park where his father worked as
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Trump deems churches 'essential', calls for them to reopen
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — President Donald Trump says he deems churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of spreading the novel
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Trump Allegedly Refuses to Unveil Obama’s Official White House Portrait
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Black Delivery Truck Driver Blocked from Leaving Gated Community By Man Who Thought He Was Suspicious
Nationwide — Travis Miller, an African American delivery truck driver from Oklahoma City, was brought to tears as he recorded his encounter with a white man who demanded to know why he was inside his gated
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‘I Cannot Breathe’: Video Shows White Cop ‘Killing’ Unarmed Black Man Pleading For His Life Before Dying
Police in Minnesota were being accused of killing an unarmed Black man after a viral video showed an officer pinning down a suspect as he repeated that he
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Letitia James’ Office Is Looking Into Unequal Social Distancing Enforcement Of Minorities By The NYPD
On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James said she’s investigating claims that the NYPD is singling out for aggressive enforcement of social
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George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Daughter In Viral Video: 'Daddy Changed The World'
George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, has a message for everyone: “Daddy changed the
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National unrest reaches Dallas streets
According to Police Chief Renee Hall, officers began noticing a separation of protesters beginning around 8:45 to
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Nigeria: Federal Govt Releases Details of Programme to Employ 774,000 Nigerians
Sometime in October, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, approved a Pilot Special Public Works Programme in the Rural
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Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
This has been building in Minneapolis for years, and it likely started boiling as protesters reminded us, in December of 1990 with the murder of Tycel Nelson by cowardly Minneapolis cop Dan May, who ironically is still with the department as a high-ranking
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Gloria Reuben
Gloria Reuben (born June 6, 1964) is known as a Canadian-American singer and actress of both TV and film. She is well known for her role as Jeanie Boulet in ER as well as other medical drama related shows. Reuben was born to Peal Avis who was a classicist singer and Cyril Reuben who was an
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Seychelles: Small Business Owners in Seychelles Share Mixed Reactions to Government Credit Line
Small business owners in Seychelles are having mixed reactions to a credit line facility put in place by the Central Bank to help micro, small and medium enterprises impacted by
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Namibia's president says held party under lockdown, fined all guests
Namibia's president Hage Geingob on Thursday admitted to breaching coronavirus regulations last month by hosting a celebration to mark his party's 60th anniversary and subsequently fining all
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Mother Arrested In Front of Her Child for Not Wearing Mask Properly, NYPD Commissioner Claims Cops Are 'Dealing with Gang Members' In Response to Criticism
Kaleemah Rozier, 22, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon following a heated confrontation with several NYPD officers, reported
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Adams, R. Miller
R. Miller Adams focuses his efforts on the private equity component of Triad Capital Partners. Miller started his career practicing law in a downtown Seattle firm focusing on business, sports, and entertainment law and early stage technology companies. He then spent a decade as a senior executive
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Son Of George Floyd Visits Memorial Near Site Of His Father’s Killing: ‘No Man Or Woman Should Be Without Their Father’ - Blavity
At a press conference on Monday, the mother of George's 6-year-old daughter Gianna, Roxie Washington, cried as she spoke about the support her daughter will be missing now that her father is
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Nigeria: Govt Approves N46.2 Billion to Pay Beneficiaries of Public Works Programme
Abuja — The federal government yesterday said N46.2 billion has been voted for the payment of the 774,000 people to be engaged under the special public works
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Miller, Thomas E. (1849-1938)
Politician and educator, Thomas E. Miller was born in Ferrebeeville, Beaufort County, South Carolina on June 17, 1849.  Miller was the son of free black parents, and moved with them to Charleston, South Carolina in 1851 where he attended the all-black schools in the city.  After the Civil
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VIDEO: Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests
Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this
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Ghana: Report Evidence of Rigging to Police - NIA to NDC
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to report the state agency to the police if the party has any evidence to back its election rigging allegations made against the Authority on Thursday, 14 May
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Minneapolis Police Officer Who ‘Killed’ George Floyd Is Reportedly Identified
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Namibia: President Fines Guests Who Breached Lockdown to Attend His Party
Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Thursday admitted to breaching coronavirus regulations last month by hosting a celebration to mark his party's 60th anniversary and subsequently fining all the guests who
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Lawyer Helped Man Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Leak Video Because He ‘Didn’t Want the Neighborhood to Become a Ferguson’
Gregory McMichael gave the video to Brunswick-area attorney Alan Tucker to stop rumors about the incident that were circulating through the
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Responsible For George Floyd’s Death Arrested, Charged With Murder
According to multiple reports, the former police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been taken into custody by Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal
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Trump on George Floyd's death: 'I feel very, very badly'
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George Floyd’s Young Daughter Speaks On The Significance Of Her Father
Stephen Jackson Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter is likely too young to understand everything that has happened in the aftermath of her father’s death, but what she does know is her father made an impact on the world he left more than a week
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Multiple Governors Announce Openness To Live Sports Without Fans
As states around the country continue to relax social distancing guidelines involving in-person meetings, a chorus of governors have announced their openness to live sports events in the immediate future, with some offering their states as test sites for teams and leagues looking to restart
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Trump Uses SpaceX Launch To Criticize Protesting 'Thugs' And 'Angry Mobs'
President Donald Trump led his remarks on the country’s first manned rocket launch in nearly a decade with some harsh words for civil rights protesters around the country demanding police
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Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth
The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being processed at the Falmouth cruise ship pier in
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