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NNS Spotlight: Milwaukee County Program Offers Mothers a ‘Healthy Start’
By Matt Martinez  Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series
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Coronavirus US: Public transit may explain racial discrepancies - African American News Today - EIN News
explain higher fatality rates for black Americans who are 2.5 , two new studies suggest. African Americans are more than 2.5 14 percent of whites.  African Americans were more likely to live ;s population share of African Americans and deaths from COVID-19
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Death of PM Coulibaly: Abidjan residents express shock | Africanews
Ivorians are mourning the passing of the country’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.Days after his death people are still in a state of
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Tor run or not: Ivorians await Ouattara's third term move | Africanews
The ruling party in Ivory Coast has to return to the drawing table to pick a candidate who can win upcoming polls. The RHDP currently led by president Ouattara was plunged into disarray on Thursday after the sudden death of its candidate for the October
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Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested, PM talks tough | Africanews
July 1: ‘Several’ killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead
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South Africa may be vastly under-reporting Covid-19 deaths - TechCentral
The official number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in South Africa doesn’t reflect the true scale of the crisis, with provinces that have been hit hardest by the outbreak showing a surge in fatalities, health experts say.
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Ethiopia arrests Oromo activist Jawar Mohammed, OMN shut down | Africanews
The arrest of prominent Ethiopian pro-democracy activist Jawar Mohammed has been confirmed by multiple sources from the country. His media outfit, Oromia Media Network, OMN, has also been shut down by
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
South Africa: Beds, Cases and Discharges - Gauteng's Latest Hospital Numbers
As the country's attention turns from flattening the curve through a lockdown to the preparedness of health systems, the latest statistics released by the Gauteng government show 58 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities across the
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Source: allAfrica.com
College of Charleston Remains Focused on Efforts to Improve Diversity, Inclusion
It’s been an unprecedented time in the Holy City and around the United States as people of all ages and races have taken to the streets in recent days to fight for social justice following the death of George Floyd, a black man, as a result of a forceful arrest by Minneapolis police
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We can’t breathe: Trump’s EPA is slowly suffocating Black America | The Crusader Newspaper Group
OPINION: Representative Bobby Rush calls out the administration for not enforcing pollution and clean air regulations that disproportionately harm African Americans
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AP FACT CHECK: Trumps see-no-evil posture on coronavirus | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump’s persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don’t look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Yet he took it a step further with a comment suggesting that testing be restrained so the pandemic doesn’t look so bad. His
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Africa's top virus deaths: 'Progressive' South African queen succumbs | Africanews
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth
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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Africa: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 03 June 2020
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Get Tested for COVID-19 . . .For Yourself, For Your Family, Co-workers, Customers, Neighbors and Friends
Riverside had tested more than 104,700 residents—9,590 of those were confirmed positive for the virus, while testing in San Bernardino County is progressing much slower, through June 9, the county had only tested 6,953 individuals with 3,931 testing
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Mozambique: Nyusi Extends State of Emergency for Third Month
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday night announced the extension of the state of emergency, decreed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, for a further
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Black Churches’ Census Sunday
These crises will be forever linked in the annals of history not just because they collided in time but also just as the cruel murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police finally tore open the gapping cruelty of police in this nation toward its African-American citizens, COVID-19 laid
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Business chamber slams Mabuyane's 'knee jerk' call for booze ban, but liquor board welcomes plan
A regional Eastern Cape business chamber has labelled Premier Oscar Mabuyane's call to push for a renewed alcohol ban as "knee jerk", but his call has the support of the Eastern Cape Liquor
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Rwanda COVID-19: Places of worship reopen amid targeted lockdowns | Africanews
July 16: Places of worship to reopen amid targeted lockdowns
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For Black Brazilians, Like African-Americans, COVID-19 is Deadly | Black Star News
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114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from COVID-19
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(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”
Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.  On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the
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COVID-19 and Disparity in Care
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The National Medical Association Calls for Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency | Chicago Defender
During this past July 4thweekend, we saw senseless gun violence in major cities throughout the country. A child as young as 11 years old was murdered in Washington, DC, and even younger in Atlanta and Chicago. Our condolences go out to the families of the victims. Unfortunately, condolences are not
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Midwifery still relevant, important career, says assn head
Speaking with the Jamaica Observer on Friday, Hamilton said a reduction in the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality hinges on the engagement of midwives with pregnant
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As COVID-19 Hits African Americans Hardest, Disparities in Patient Safety, Health Care Evident
African Americans patients with COVID-19 were 2.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic white COVID-19 patients to be hospitalized and came in sicker with more severe symptoms, according to a recent study in the medical journal Health
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Nigeria: Report Predicts U.S.$17 Billion Decline in Nigerian Oil Revenue
Nigeria's oil revenue is likely to decline by between 70 per cent and 80 per cent this year, representing between $15 billion and $17 billion, the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited and a member of President Muhammadu Buhari's Economic Advisory Council, Mr. Bismarck
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'Covid-19 figures can't be trusted', says Liberty Fighters Network | News24
In a statement, the Liberty Fighters Network has threatened to approach the courts this week, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on the Alert Level 3 restrictions.
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Africa: How Have Africa's Regions Fared in Tackling COVID-19?
Analysis - African countries are increasingly trying to coordinate COVID-19 responses with those of their neighbours. This is done largely through regional economic communities, and is a potentially important response to the pandemic. Yet their efforts have had mixed results.
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