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Influential Puerto Rican Activist Group the Young Lords
In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York to increase garbage pick-up in East
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Kenya: COVID-19 - National Tally Rises to 3,594 After 137 More Test Positive
He said that the number of samples tested so far stands at 115, 336, adding that Nyeri has nine persons infected by the virus including three health workers who contracted the disease from a patient who died after undergoing surgery
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Coronavirus reaches Dadaab refugee camp
Two residents of the Dadaab complex have tested positive for Covid-19, the United Nations refugee agency has
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New Yorkers Said ‘F**k The Police,’ So The Police Rioted
NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers over the last few days have taken to the streets in all five boroughs, setting cop cars aflame, braving beatings by batons and suffering pepper spray to the eyes, all so they can scream an urgent message for all the world to hear: Fuck the
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709 Gauteng public healthcare workers test positive for Covid-19, health dept reveals
As of Friday, 26 June, the cumulative number of healthcare workers in the Gauteng public health system that have tested positive for Covid-19 is 709, the health department
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Actor Geoffrey Holder born
Actor Geoffrey Holder was born on the island of Trinidad, British West Indies.
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HOPKINS: CSR needs personal social responsibility
The onus is more than ever on the individual and their personal responsibility, especially as there is a breakdown in personal responsibility among many heads of government in countries such as the UK, America, Russia, China, Hungary and Brazil – to name just the bigger
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"It Time To Stand Up In George's Name" — Al Sharpton Delivers Eulogy For George Floyd Memorial
Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his
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UN Resident Coordinator says `credible end’ to elections urgently needed
UN Resident Coordinator here,  Mikiko Tanaka said recently a credible end to the elections here is urgent for an elected government and parliament to cater for the needs of the
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Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19
Black leaders, along with state and city officials have largely been the heroes to assume the responsibility of protecting their constituents from both the virus and federal
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Newswire: Black unemployment was 16.7 percent in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the jobless rate for the blacks was 16.7 percent in April, a giant leap backward from 6.7 percent in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic caused nonfarm employment to fall by 20.5 million jobs last
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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Black Business Owners Have Mixed Feelings About the 'Defund The Police' Campaign
A survey of black business owners shows mixed feelings on defunding the police, a campaign championed by the Black Lives Matter movement that would reduce police budgets and reallocate those funds to improve other areas like education, public health, housing, and youth services, reports The
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Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism
In response to just about any story about how to raise anti-racist children or about the pain Black parents feel having “the talk” with their young children before they feel ready often comes the familiar refrain: “I’m teaching my children that we don’t see
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Covid-19 death toll hits 2 529 as cases rise to 144 264
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported on Monday that 73 more people had lost their lives due to the virus, taking the total number of deaths in the country to
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Travel Company Offers 100 Free Getaways to Black Activists
Getaway, the lodging company known for its tiny cabins situated in nature, is making the statement that rest is a form of resistance and is vital to the
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OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro
D.C. Councilmembers are now reviewing the mayor’s budget, which included a three percent increase in school operating costs for D.C. Public Schools and the District’s public charter schools, each of which educate about half of all city public school
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How to Talk with Young Children about the George Floyd Protests
The recent protests sparked by the death of George Floyd (as well as Breonna Taylor and many other people of color) have affected families with young children in many different
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Mental health treatment still stigmatized by some
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Africa: Parts of India, Africa Re-Instate Lockdown to Manage COVID-19 Clusters
As some countries are easing out of lockdown and reopening their borders, others are going for tougher measures and re-imposing lockdown in certain clusters with an alarming resurgence of Covid-19
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Makhura calls on Gautengers to help weather Covid-19 storm
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the Covid-19 storm has hit the province and it can't be
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COVID-19: WHO warns of virus acceleration in Africa
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Dr. Manal Ghazzawi of Sierra Leone bags prestigious award
One of Sierra Leone’s most outstanding female pharmacists and entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone, Dr. Manal Ghazzawi, is the latest and proud recipient of one of the world’s prestigious awards, bestowed on her by Women in Africa Entrepreneur
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AFSC-AZ Unequivocally Condemns Rep. Blackman’s Statements on George Floyd, BLM – Arizona Informant Newspaper
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – June 4, 2020 – Over the last two years, American Friends Service CommitteeArizona (AFSC-AZ) has worked with state Rep. Walt Blackman on sentencing reform legislation, focusing on the areas of earned release credits for people in prison to reduce Arizona’s prison population and
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The First Black Woman President Of The American Medical Association Wants Black Women To Prioritize Heart Health
Dr. Patrice A. Harris, the 174th President of the American Medical Association, has been doing the acclaimed work of addressing each layer to lessen the number of Black women dying of cardiovascular diseases and increase the number of Black women who are well-versed in their own heart
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Film review: John Lewis – Good Trouble
“I feel lucky and blessed that I’m serving in the Congress… But there is a force that is trying to take us back to another time and another dark period,” warns congressman John
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CRH gets 2,000 face masks from BPOs
The Physiotherapy Department at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay got a much-needed gift on Tuesday when the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) presented the institution with 2,000 face masks and 50 face
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Legacy Community Health conducted an online survey among parents and guardians of pediatric patients between 04/27/2020 and 05/15/2020 following Harris County’s stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19
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