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National Survey Shows the Evolution of Alarming Racial Disparities in Juvenile Criminal Justice System During COVID-19 Era
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Brian S. Laviage Law Office Beneath the stifling smokescreen of a global coronavirus outbreak, a crisis within a crisis inside the United States has evolved right in the confines of its national juvenile criminal justice system. The dark era of COVID-19 began
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Source: Your Black World
Rwanda: Lies Do Not Define Rwanda, Kagame
[New Times] Lies and falsehoods about Rwanda motivated by petty resentments do not define the country and will not determine the country's fate, President Paul Kagame has said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: As Buhari Takes 'Short Rest' in London, Nigeria Not At Rest
[Premium Times] President Buhari flew to London to see his doctor just before resident doctors in Nigeria went on strike over unpaid allowances
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Source: allAfrica.com
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT ANNOUNCES BLUEPRINT FOR FAIR HOUSING. | Chicago Defender
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the release of the “Blueprint for Fair Housing,” a plan to address the City’s housing segregation, disparities in access to opportunity, and history of inequitable investment. The Blueprint includes specific plans to mitigate and eliminate barriers to fair
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Source: Chicago Defender
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising Fears of Increased Mortality - The Washington Informer
While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries in Africa have been severely affected, leading to the suspension of maternal, neonatal and child health
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Source: The Washington Informer
Nigeria: USAID Initiates $3m Food Insecurity Grant for Nigeria
[Leadership] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria says it has launched a COVID-19 Food Security Challenge for three million dollars in grant and technical assistance to address food insecurity.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Safe Farming and Careful Usage of Agri-Chemicals
[Monitor] Seeds of Gold agronomists last week detailed the dangers of agri-chemicals to our crops. In today's part 2, about the public health issues arising from mindless use of agricultural chemicals by farmers, agronomists advise farmers the best practices of using the chemicals that include
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Guyana confirms vote in support of UN resolution on racism and racial discrimination | New York Carib News
Guyana says it has introduced and voted in support of a resolution urging a global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
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Source: The New York Carib News
Saint Lucia helps 139 Stranded Agricultural Workers
The Government of Saint Lucia is providing assistance to one hundred and thirty-six (136) OECS citizens, who are part of the seasonal agricultural workers’ programme, as they were stranded in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as a result of the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano.
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Source: Government of Saint Lucia Web Portal
After Being First Introduced In 1989, A House Committee Will Finally Vote On A Slavery Reparations Bill - Blavity
After more than three decades of discussion, the House Judiciary Committee is set to vote on a bill that could lead to slavery reparations.
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OP-ED: Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from Health Insurers | BlackPressUSA
A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “older Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults were nearly twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as older White adults,” and “cases among Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries were 1.6 times higher than the rate observed
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Roads, bridges ... and caregivers? Why Biden is pushing a 'radical shift' to redefine infrastructure
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Egypt Instagram Activist Hopes Jailing Sex Crimes Student Drives Change
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Cairo -- Ahmed Bassam Zaki, in his early 20s, was charged with the indecent assault and blackmail of at least three women, all under 18 at the time
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Morocco: Covax - Morocco Receives First Allocation of Anti-Covid Vaccine
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco has benefited from a first allocation of anti-Covid19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism, the health ministry announced on Thursday, stressing that additional doses will be allocated to the Kingdom in the coming weeks.
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COVID-19 Testing and Black America – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association – According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Black Americans (61%) now say they plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine (or that they’ve
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Kicks Off '50 Ideas For NYC'
New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley kicked off her "50 Ideas for NYC" initiative, highlighting her ideas to make a better NYC for everyone
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Entertainment Exec Holly Carter Creating Change with Faith-Based Programming – Free Press of Jacksonville
ROLLING OUT – By N. Ali Early, RollingOut.com – Carter continues to set standards, having recently developed a phenomenal Easter special: “Our OWN Easter” featuring Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia, hosted by BeBe and CeCe Winans.
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Somalia - 'Prioritise the National Interest' International Partners Urge, As Political Stalemate Continues
[UN News] The UN and international partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process across Somalia, said on Sunday that they were highly concerned by the current situation there, calling on Somali leaders to "prioritize the national interest" and resolve their political
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Plaintiffs in Homelessness Lawsuit Ask Judge to Order L.A. Skid Row Clean-Up - Los Angeles Sentinel
The plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit seeking to force the city and county of Los Angeles to effectively deal with the homelessness crisis filed a motion for a preliminary injunction today that would require housing to be offered to thousands of indigent people in downtown's skid row area by
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COMMENTRY: The Floyd Case May Change The Worldview Of America | BlackPressUSA
FLORIDA STAR — America is not immune to police misconduct. Since the Rodney King videotaped beating in 1991, the camcorder, now the (Cell Phone) has been critical in showing questionable police tactics throughout the country. There has been an outcry from black communities for decades that this is
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Motown releasing hip-hop album to mark 100th anniversary of Tulsa race massacre | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - The 21-track collection gets to the truth of what happened in 1921 from May 31 to  June 1 when a White mob descended on the streets of Greenwood — then a prosperous Tulsa neighborhood known as Black Wall Street — and burned down the business district. The massacre destroyed roughly
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Petition Launched to Save Cinerama Dome - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Web Portal of the Government of Saint Lucia
The Government of Saint Lucia is inviting consultants to submit tenders for a consultancy to conduct its 2018 National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG) for reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The submission should be guided by the Terms of Reference
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FEMA Offering Funeral Assistance For COVID-19 - The Seattle Medium
In an effort to support the families who have lost loved ones during the covid pandemic, FEMA will launch a financial assistance program Monday. The post FEMA Offering Funeral Assistance For COVID-19 appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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CDB Co-ordinating Multi-Tiered Response After La Soufrière Erupts - St. Lucia Times News
Press Release:- The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) joins with the regional and international community in expressing our solidarity and best wishes to the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they endure the ongoing eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. CDB is greatly
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Digicel Group donates US$500,000 towards relief in St Vincent
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