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Marsai Martin to develop unscripted series on 'trailblazing Black women' : TheGrio
black-ish star Marsai Martin is producing a new unscripted series focused on trailblazing Black women. Tentatively titled Baddies, the project... View Article The post Marsai Martin to develop unscripted series on 'trailblazing Black women' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black leaders join in tributes to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report Black leaders across the country are remembering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon, who died September 18, after decades of crusading for women’s rights on the High Court. She was 87. Governor Eric J. Holcomb directed flags at state offices across
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Scores arrested in protest against Belarus' president - Black News Channel
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of women calling for the authoritarian president to step down protested in Belarus' capital on Saturday, continuing the large demonstrations that have rocked the country since early August. Police blocked off the center of Minsk and
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Hearing on Public Safety Reform in Birmingham Set for Oct. 1 
Birminghamal.gov  The Birmingham Public Safety Task Force appointed by Mayor Randall L. Woodfin to review areas where the City of Birmingham can improve public safety will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Birmingham City
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World on the brink of recording one million deaths
PARIS, France (AFP) - On January 11, the first coronavirus death was officially recorded in China. Eight months after the identification of the disease that appeared in Wuhan in December 2019, the world is on the brink of recording one million deaths.1,000 deaths in the first month
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Community Huddle Celebrates Fifth Year Anniversary, and Continues Community Pledge
By Dylan Deprey Five years ago, if someone asked Min. Byron Marshall Jr. where he would be today, wearing a mask while hosting community events and mentoring the youth on video chat would probably not have been in the top five answers…maybe even his top 20. During his time as a field organizer for
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U.S. Bank donates $5 million to local communities as part of Rebuild and Transform Fund – Arizona Informant Newspaper
“Today we are proud to share the details of our philanthropic giving to 10 additional markets across the country that historically experience low economic mobility. We are investing in organizations led by people of color and providing general operating funds because we trust community leaders to
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Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With Zimbabwe’s coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports... View Article The post Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa appeared first on TheGrio.
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Portland, Oregon, braces itself for large right-wing rally - Black News Channel
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least several thousand people are expected in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday for a right-wing rally in support of President Donald Trump and his 'law and order' reelection campaign as tensions boil over nationwide following the decision
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Hundreds of anti-coal campaigners protest at German mine - Black News Channel
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Hundreds of anti-coal activists staged protesters in and around a mine in western Germany on Saturday, demonstrating against the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels in Europe's biggest economy. Environmental
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The law won't protect us!
KENTUCKY, United States (AP) - Some of them raised their fists and called out 'Black lives matter!' Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor.
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Yara Shahidi To Be Portray Tinkerbell in Live-Action Peter Pan Film
"grown-ish" star Yara Shahidi will star as Tinkerbell in an upcoming Peter Pan film. Get the details inside.
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DANIEL TAKES A BRIDE
Popular Cockburn Pen resident Daniel Sicard took Angella Benjamin as his bride on Saturday, September 19. The couple were wed by Marriage Registrar Silvera Castro, at a private location in Half-Way-Tree and later met up with family and close friends at Terra Nova All Suites Hotel for
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Texas still in need of poll workers - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas is preparing for a general election for which election officials are expecting unprecedented turnout — and unprecedented demand for election workers. The general election will require local election officials to hire more election clerks because of an extended early voting period, new
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Coronavirus has a higher toll compared with other modern viruses
PARIS, France (AFP) - The novel coronavirus pandemic, soon to pass the milestone of one million deaths, has a higher toll compared with other modern viruses although its ravages to date are far less than the Spanish flu a century ago.As the pandemic continues, the death toll from an AFP tally is
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Fallout Fear Looms Large on India’s Banarasi Sari Industry – The Wilmington Journal
The 1500-year-old Banarasi silk saris industry, already going through an arduous time due to the pandemic, is staring at an uncertain future. The Indian government is contemplating a ban on Chinese silk yarn imports, the textile ministry officials informed a Parliamentary standing committee
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Samuel L. Jackson to reprise Nick Fury role in Disney+ series : TheGrio
Samuel L. Jackson will reprise the role of Nick Fury in a new Marvel series for Disney Plus. Jackson has... View Article The post Samuel L. Jackson to reprise Nick Fury role in Disney+ series appeared first on TheGrio.
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Breonna Taylor Case Causes Nationwide Protests After Cops Go Unprosecuted
As previously reported, on Wednesday (Sept 23),Cameron revealed that a grand jury failed to indict all three officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor and giving just once officer a far lesser charge. Brett Hankison, the only officer terminated for the incident,  was the lone officer
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Pope to UN: Use COVID crisis to come out better, not worse - Black News Channel
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged world leaders Friday to use the coronavirus emergency as an opportunity to reform the injustices of the global economy and the 'perverse logic' of the nuclear deterrence doctrine, warning that increased isolationist responses to
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#Election2020: 'Bidin' his time': Joe Biden battles being chronically late | The Atlanta Voice
Joe Biden was running late. Again. On a recent Friday, he’d already apologized for the delayed start to a speech, then taken more questions than expected at a subsequent press conference. When it was finally over, Biden’s motorcade sped away quickly enough to leave behind one of the journalists
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Zambia is now first African country to suspend debt service payments on loans due to COVID-19 - Face2Face Africa
Zambia has temporarily suspended interest payments to private creditors totaling $3 billion as it struggles to contain the economic effect of COVID-19, making it the first African country to default on its loan payment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension will be in place for six months
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Under virus strain, Europe's leaders plea at UN for unity - Black News Channel
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Struggling to contain resurgent virus infections, European leaders decried a collective failure to vanquish the pandemic and told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that the time has come for countries to reinvent international cooperation. This
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Historian willing to go to jail for Nigerian teenager - TheGrio
Piotr Cywiński, a professional historian and director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, is willing to take the place of a... View Article The post Historian willing to go to jail for Nigerian teenager appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cape Town earthquake update: Second tremor rocks the city on Sunday
Cape Town has been rumbling this weekend: Following reports of an earthquake on Saturday, another tremor has been felt on Sunday morning.
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Los carteles mexicanos están usando drones para eliminar rivales en la guerra por los territorios el el tráfico de drogas
Las organizaciones criminales mexicanas están utilizando sofisticados dispositivos técnicos para tomar el control de territorios regidos por 37 cárteles de la droga que operan en ...
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Lizzo Wants To Normalize Her Full Figure with “Body Normative” Movement | The Urban Daily
Lizzo spoke to "Vogue Magazine" about what it means to embrace full-figured body types, and the first step is to do away with the commercialized "body positive" movement. "I think it’s lazy for me to just say I’m body positive at this point...I would like to be body-normative."
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Azealia Banks Sued By Former Manager For Extortion | The Urban Daily
According to TMZ, Jeff Kwatinetz is suing the New York-bred MC, claiming she's encouraging her fans to help her with a “coordinated campaign of extortion," which he claims includes online harassment and threats. The ex-manager claims in the suit that Banks has been harassing him for a while, but
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Texas Teacher Fired For Wearing Black Lives Matter Mask
Former charter school teacher Lillian White says she was fired from Great Hearts Western Hills after she refused o stop wearing Black Lives Matter masks.
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Elephants Are An Integral Part of South India’s Navaratri Festivities
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US rescinds prize to Finnish journalist for tweeting on Trump
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - The US State Department rescinded an award for a Finnish journalist who reported on Russian disinformation after spotting her social media postings critical of President Donald Trump, an internal review said yesterday.
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