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State launches broadband availability map for rural areas
Rural Georgians have complained for years about the lack of broadband connectivity in their communities. Now, the exact extent of the problem will be known for the first time, thanks to a new broadband availability map published by the state Department of Community Affairs. The General Assembly
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Source: The True Citizen
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Major crime hot spot left out of August Town ZOSO boundaries
A major crime hot spot in Greater August Town, Payton Place, has seemingly not been included in the area declared a zone of special operations (ZOSO) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday.Just over a month ago two brothers 36-year-old Demar Francis and 25-year-old Robert Clarke were fatally
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Council approves ‘weapon drawn’ legislation for FPC to review - Milwaukee Community Journal
The full Common Council yesterday (Tuesday, July 7th) approved legislation urging the Fire and Police Commission to adopt a rule requiring Milwaukee police officers to file a report every time they draw a gun, mace, or stun gun on duty. Council file #200267 – authored by Alderman Khalif J. Rainey
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
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California Duo Charged With Hate Crime After Defacing Black Lives Matter Mural With Paint
David Nelson and Nicole Anderson were charged with three misdemeanor counts, including violation of civil rights, vandalism, and possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.
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PROSECUTORS SHOCKED
YESTERDAY'S 'not guilty' verdict for the six men accused of committing heinous crimes under the umbrella of a Westmoreland gang has raised questions about the nation's prosecutors' ability to win other gang-related cases now before the court.The verdict came as a shock to prosecutors and brings
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let's Not Put Our Health at Risk | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of us live in more highly populated areas where it’s more difficult to practice physical distancing from one another. Many of us also live in
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Dont turn our area into semi-ghetto - Family receives racist letter from neighbor to stay off #BLM protest - Face2Face Africa
Upward social mobility can come with its own flaws, especially if you are black or interracial person as one may have to deal with some form of passive-aggressive racism. An interracial family in Raleigh, N.C, received an unsigned racist letter from a neighbor last week warning them not to openly
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Breaking: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde tests positive for COVID-19
Alan Winde has received a positive test result for COVID-19. The Western Cape Premier is currently in self-isolation at home.
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Indiana Governor Defends Officer Response to Assault Report - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb defended the states Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday amid criticism that the agencys conservation officers did not adequately respond to the reported assault of a Black man
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Researchers map Houston areas most vulnerable to COVID-19 - DefenderNetwork.com
Sponsored content by the University of Texas at Austin As COVID-19 continues to spread across Texas and the nation, scientists from the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston have created a mapping tool for
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Will It Work? CAREN Act Is Introduced As Viral ‘Karen’ Videos Surge
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Africas Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surge Above a Half-Million
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases, while South Africas health minister declared Wednesday that “we have now reached the surge.” The continent-wide total is over 509,000, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes | The Atlanta Voice
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives. Dubbed the
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
2 die as truck overturns at Christmas Pass
TWO people died on the spot while others were injured when a haulage truck ferrying stockfeed failed to negotiate a curve at the Christmas Pass in Mutare and plunged into the lower lane while descending the steep curve into the city.
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Statement on confirmation of Claire Woodall-Vogg as Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission - Milwaukee Community Journal
Common Council President Cavalier Johnson July 7, 2020   The 2020 election cycle is already underway. Applications for absentee ballots are in the mail to hundreds of thousands of Milwaukee voters, and in just 35 days our citizens will cast their votes in the fall primary election and 119 days from
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Georgia sandwich shop workers fired after making noose out of dough and mimicking a hanging - Face2Face Africa
Sandwich restaurant chain, Jimmy John’s, has fired four of its employees in Georgia after they filmed themselves with a noose made out of dough and mimicking a hanging. The video in question was first shared on Snapchat, CNN reports. In the video which was subsequently shared across other social
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Tennis Superstar Novak Djokovic Faces Heat For Doing Too Much During COVID-19
While the world is seeing that Coronavirus needs to still be taken seriously one athlete ignored all precaution. Now a tennis pro is feeling the backlash for being so messy. As spotted on TMZ Novak Djokovic is trying to explain himself out of putting several lives in danger for being super careless
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Famous Senegalese island Goree to rename its Europe Square in nod to George Floyd - Face2Face Africa
What was known as Europe Square at Senegals Goree Island will now be called the Freedom and Human Dignity Square, according to the islands tourism commission. The name change was inspired by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota in May this year. The tourism commissions head, Doudou Dia called
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Strike for Black Lives to Highlight Racism - Black News Channel
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed
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FF Plus warns that agricultural communities will fight farm attacks with fire
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Samsung’s Next Galaxy Unpacked Event Is Going Down August 5th
Mark your calendars, August 5th, 10 a.m. ET, we will see what the newest devices coming to the Galaxy ecosystem. Like every other event now, the entire event will be live-streamed. Rumor has it, Samsung will be unveiling the new Galaxy Note 20.
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a states popular vote winner in presidential elections. The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral
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Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country.The 65-year-old right wing populist, who has been known to mingle in crowds without
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EPA says Lysol Disinfectant Spray effective in killing COVID-19
Two Lysol products have been tested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and found to be effective against the coronavirus... View Article The post EPA says Lysol Disinfectant Spray effective in killing COVID-19 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests - Black News Channel
By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press/BNC Contributor BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters in Serbias capital on Wednesday during the second day of demonstrations against the presidents handling of the countrys coronavirus outbreak. President Aleksandar Vucic
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Krazy Kooky Kouple Who Painted Over California BLM Sign Charged With Hate Crime
Nichole Anderson and David Nelson attempted to paint over the sign on a street In Martinez, Calif.
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Ken Stephen latest: Body spotted near Platteklip Gorge, search called off
Ken Stephen went missing on Monday Afternoon prompting a massive rescue mission but the search was called off after a a body was spotted from a helicopter.
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Transcript reveals George Floyd told cops he couldnt breathe more than 20 times - TheGrio
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Llewellyn gets three more years as DPP
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday dismissed objections raised by Opposition leader Dr Peter Phillips to an extension of the tenure of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, and announced that he was pushing ahead with a recommendation to the governor general for a three-year
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Texas is set to execute Billy Wardlow, who was 18 when he killed a man. Experts argue thats too young for a death sentence. | Dallas Weekly
On Wednesday evening, Texas plans to execute Billy Joe Wardlow for a 1993 East Texas robbery and murder. His lawyers are hoping the swell of the coronavirus pandemic and Wardlow’s young age at the time of the crime will persuade the courts or the governor to stop it. Wardlow was 18 when he killed
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