Donate a pint of blood: You could save three lives

Wakanda News Details

Donate a pint of blood: You could save three lives

One unit of blood can make the life-saving difference for as many as three persons, acting director of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr Alisha Tucker, has said. Tucker was speaking last Friday during a drive to ramp up supplies. COVID-19...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

You may also like

99 Years After The Tulsa Race Massacre, A White Supremacist “President” Returns To Mark Juneteenth

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 19, a day marked for remembrance and reverence in the hearts of Black residents of Oklahoma, and those who resoundingly state “Black Lives

fave

Source: MadameNoire

Virgil Abloh Is Auctioning A Pair Of Off-White Jordan 4s To Support Black Lives Matter

Source: Daniel Zuchnik / Getty

fave

Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Cry my beloved Zimbabwe

It never dawned on me then that time would come when it would be inevitable for me to cry for my beloved

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Best TV shows to stream online via Netflix, Hulu, more

As Netflix, Amazon, HBO and Showtime dive deeper and deeper into the TV Anywhere (and anytime) pool, the opportunities to stream online — and binge happily — continue to grow. And grow rapidly. We are now in the midst of the best period for TV production — and hence viewing — of any time in the

fave

Source: Savoy Network

Newswire: Racism is a Public Health Issue

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from – Several leading medical organizations have said racism is a public health issue and that police brutality must

fave

Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

‘These Are Not Suicides’: Series Of Suspected Lynchings Come As Nation Protests Racism

Source: APU GOMES / Getty

fave

Source: The Urban Daily

How South Sudan military brass wrung state golden goose’s neck

Even as the spotlight shone on the South Sudan political class over what was described as unbridled looting of state resources, a new report points fingers at military leaders, including former army chief of staff Paul Malong, accusing them of joining in the thieving

fave

Source: The East African

Gabrielle Union Joins Calls For Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor To Be Arrested

However, the three officers who killed Breonna Taylor on March 13 in her own bed during a drug raid at the wrong house are still on the

fave

Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

‘The Blood Is Rushing to My Head, Lawd’: Masika Shuts Down the ’Gram with Her Seductive Pics

Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new

fave

Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

(1963) Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”

fave

Source: Black Past

Five Social-Distancing Date Ideas

Five Social-Distancing Date Ideas

fave

Source: https://zora.medium.com

(1867) Thaddeus Stevens, “Reconstruction”

In 1867 Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner led the campaign for full voting rights for African Americans across the nation. In the speech below which Stevens gave in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 1867 supporting the Reconstruction

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

3

1867

The fascinating rites of Sambia people where boys drink semen of older men to become warriors

A war- like tribe, the society has sharply delineated roles of men and women and the very fact of men being born of women is cause to undergo the blood initiation supervised by the men’s secret society to even be considered a potential suitor by the

fave

Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

An ex-Police Officer Charged in George Floyd's Death, J. Alexander Kueng, Questioned by Angry Shopper (Video)

After being charged in the police killing of George Floyd and posting bail, one of the four ex-police officers was discovered shopping freely by an angry

fave

Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Newswire: Rayshard Brooks police shooting was homicide, says Medical Examiner

The death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta on Friday, was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back, the Fulton county medical examiner’s office has said, as the US headed into a fourth week of unrest over police

fave

Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Activists say present system has ‘failed us’

A coalition of anti-police-violence organizations hosted a press conference on June 8 outlining actionable recommendations to address systemic issues within the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George

fave

Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Opinion | I’m a Black American. I Had to Get Out.

The only colors that penetrate those dark memories are the blue and red lights of police vehicles parked on every other street corner, swirling all night

fave

Source: Unpublished Black History

Selective outrage retrogressive to the African plight

Even those in Africa, well, some of them, marched in support of the rights and cries of the Black Lives Matter

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

‘Wakanda’ Is a Myth: We Are Still Dying In Atlanta [Editorial]

Source: Julia Beverly / Radio One Digital

fave

Source: The Urban Daily

Zimbos have a duty to free themselves from crocodile jaws

Former top military men such as Generals Colin Powell, Jim Mattis, John Allen and John Kelly criticised President Donald Trump’s actions against those protesting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in demand for justice for the slain George

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Uganda: Private Security Guard Arrested Over Jinja Murder

Mr Abubaker Kintu, the area village chairman said that the house was being guarded by private security

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: So You Think Investing in Fever Screening Can Curb the Spread of COVID-19? Think Again

Their arguments are based on an understanding of the physiology of fever, body temperature measurement, and fever prevalence in people who transmit

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

'His hands are dripping with blood' - calls to cancel FW de Klerk talk in US on racism, rule of law

In the midst of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the American Bar Association has drawn fierce criticism over its announcement that former president FW de Klerk will speak about "rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

(2007) Senator Barack Obama “Voting Rights March Commemoration Speech”

Here today, I must begin because at the Unity breakfast this morning I was saving for last and the list was so long I left him out after that introduction. So I’m going to start by saying how much I appreciate the friendship and the support and the outstanding work that he does each and every

fave

Source: Black Past

White America, Let’s Negotiate

fave

Source: NewsOne

North, South mark Korean War anniversary

North and South Korea on Thursday separately marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict that killed millions of people and has technically yet to

fave

Source: The East African

Families of Two California Black Men Found Hanging Incite Demands For Investigations

Dual incidents of hangings of two Black men in separate incidents in California within weeks of one another are drawing outrage and causing skepticism about what really happened to them among many, including state officials who are calling for further investigation by law

fave

Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Two Arrested In Fatal Stabbing of 67-year-old

Kenneth Smith, 61, of Baltimore and Brelan Handy, 27, of the 2600 block of Woodhill Drive, Glen Burnie, are both charged with first and second degree murder in the killing of Paul

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Bill Banning Police From Using Deadly “Sleeper Hold” Introduced in California Assembly

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media

fave

Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Kathy Barnette: Police misconduct isn’t biggest problem facing black Americans – here’s what is

We watch as primarily white liberals come into predominately black communities and tell us what our problems are and how to fix

fave

Source: Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

More from Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica to expunge Garvey's criminal record

High spirits! - Alcohol interests say cheers as Gov’t loosens COVID ban on bars

PM: Public-sector jobs safe for now, but economy vulnerable

‘My son’s always been a leader’ - Jamaican mom proud of history-making black valedictorian at Princeton

Gov’t against July CXC exams

PORK POT SAFE - Senior glad after receiving COVID compassionate grant

Robbery mastermind, crony killed in MoBay gunfight

Digital arts operator holds animation training online

New curfew hours, rules for bars and churches

COVID tally increases to 505 as three more ship workers test positive

Child abuse alarm - Reports plunge, potentially giving predators free rein

‘Contact tracing breaks the back of virus’

GG rallies Jamaicans to back COVID-19 fight

Drive-thru church brings joy to moms

Mom wounded while parting fighting sons dies

Iberostar: We weren’t at fault for SET Cash saga

63-y-o makes dramatic escape as fire guts home

Storms, COVID-19 could strain emergency arms – Guy

Live-stream dream - COVID-19 opens new doors for real-time viewership

HIV-positive women get helping hand on Mother’s Day

West Jamaica Adventists gift $5m in foodstuff

Four arrested in connection with St Catherine firearm seizure

Commonwealth Secretary-General urges members to leverage economic opportunities

Growth & Jobs | Devastated! - Resort town of Ocho Rios down but not out

Growth & Jobs | Class in session: Teachers maximising the virtual learning experience

Growth & Jobs | Focus on productivity when managing a team remotely

Spanish Flu survivor has faint memories of pandemic

Jodian Fearons mom among nearly 200 Jamaicans flying home Wednesday

National partners with FFP to build 10 homes for indigent

Immigration Corner | Can I add my mother, nephew to my application?

Immigration Corner | Retrieving seized items from Customs

Immigration Corner | How will marrying a US citizen affect my filing?

Security beefed up after robbery of care packages in St Mary

Section of Constant Spring Road to be repaved

Liguanea Ave in St Andrew being closed to replace defective bridge

Employee at National Laboratory Services tests positive for COVID-19

NWC reports significant increase in trucking of water

Father and son injured in St Thomas home invasion

St Elizabeth farmers get equipment to fight fires

$2.8M worth of ganja, credit card grabber and POS machine seized in Hanover

Parish Court outstation in Annotto Bay closed

Spanish Town mayor wants to replace Daley as PNP region four chairman

Two new coronavirus cases push tally to 507, recoveries reach 100

JDF probing Bray Street shooting

Mustard Seed Communities gets donation valued at US$2,150

Black Hill main road in Portland to be closed

Five bodies found in shallow graves in St Andrews Danger Island

Court to live stream Manchester fraud trial verdict Friday

Air tragedy - ‘Mark was like my son,’ says local instructor, as Jamaican student pilot dies in Florida crash

As MPs squabble over renaming, ‘Warmy’ blasts political honours

Business Facts

Education Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)