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Cicely Tyson, Hollywood Icon, Dead at 96 — The Sacramento Observer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cicely Tyson was a Black actor who knocked down doors so other women of color could walk through them. Tyson strategically selected powerful roles with an intent to elevate how Black actors were perceived. With dignified grace, she starred in films such as “Sounder” and on TV
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‘SoHo Karen’ Let Off The Hook After Public Intoxication Case Dismissed
A L.A. County judge dropped a Feb. 2020 public intoxication case against Miya Ponsetto on Thursday after her lawyer argued it was an isolated incident and pointed to her lack of a criminal record during the time of her arrest.
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Foreign affairs ministry seeks assistance to locate relatives of Jamaican man in Haiti
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is trying to establish the full identity of a man in Haiti said to be Jamaican.  In a release to our newsroom, the ministry said it was looking for family, friends or anyone who knows the man....
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An Ode To Cicely Tyson, A Trailblazer Of The Natural Hair Movement
Cicely Tyson, who passed away on Thursday (Jan. 28) at the age of 96, was the very first woman to choose to be front and center on television with her natural hair on full display in 1963. She sported it in a TWA before there was ever a term for the look.
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Black Woman-Owned Real Estate Firm Breaks $100M in Sales in 2 Years
Elite Realty Partners--the largest Black woman-owned real estate brokerage firm in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale (South Florida) area—broke $100 million in sales in just over two years.
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10-yr-old boy whose mom gifted him $60 in GameStop stock for Kwanzaa makes thousands after surge - Face2Face Africa
In 2019, Jaydyn Carr’s mom, Nina, gave him 10 GameStop shares that cost $6 apiece as a Kwanzaa gift. At the time, he was only eight years old. Fast forward to 2021, Jaydyn, 10, is in the middle of a stock surge. Share prices of GameStop tumbled following bets placed by Citron Research and
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New Black America! | Afram News
On January 20, the nation took on the tune of a Ray Charles hit, officially singing to "President" Donald Trump to "hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more, no more!" But now, what happens next?
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Lil Uzi Vert Plans To Implant $24 Million Pink Diamond In His Forehead
He’s been making payments on the gem for four years.
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Rwanda Joins the World to Honour Holocaust Victims
[New Times] Rwanda on Wednesday, January 27, joined the rest of the world to mark the 76th international day of commemorating victims of the Holocaust.
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Kenya: Nick Ndeda Quits Kiss 100
[Nairobi News] Radio presenter Nick Ndeda has quit Kiss 100 after almost a decade at the company.
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The Latest: South Carolina reports case of UK virus variant - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind … of the medical establishment among Black Americans because of a history of …
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Lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic - Black News Channel
By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety attack. The idea of going to sleepovers or being home alone left her feeling
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Rwanda: Amavubi's Journey to the CHAN 2020 Quarterfinals
[New Times] The day the national team, Amavubi, flew to Cameroon to take part in the ongoing 2020 African Nations Championships (CHAN), very few Rwandans were confident that a qualification from their Group C opponents was possible.
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Reports Of Beatings, Sexual Abuse At New Jersey’s Only Women’s Prison Lead To Demands For Resignation Of Prison Commissioner - Blavity
Multiple women in Edna Mahan Correctional Facility said they were punched, kicked and sexually assaulted at the facility by prison guards.
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VIDEO: ‘Twitter Philanthropy’ Creator Gives YouTuber ‘MrBeast’ $10k Award — But He Can’t Keep It – The Wilmington Journal
BOCA RATON, Fla. — On a humid day about 3 million Twitter followers ago, Bill Pulte tapped on his trackpad and gave $10,000 to a total stranger. With a net worth well over $50 million, [...]
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Viktor Hovland vaults into Farmers Insurance Open lead at wet Torrey Pines | L.A. Focus News
Jon Rahm reacts after finishing the ninth hole of the North Course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Friday at Torrey Pines in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Jon Rahm of Spain hits from the 12th tee of the North Course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open
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SA's oldest independent newspaper stops the presses and goes digital | News24
Grocott's Mail, South Africa's oldest independent newspaper, has stopped printing due to the financial constraints brought on by Covid-19.
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How Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, promoter of QAnon’s baseless theories, rose with support from key Republicans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Critical to Greene’s success was the early intervention on her behalf by some of the party’s most staunchly pro-Trump figures.
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COVID Takes Its Toll On Mental Health Of Black Students — The Sacramento Observer
(WORDINBLACK.COM) - COVID-19 has already claimed more than 410,000 American lives, nearly 70,000 of them Black lives. While Black Americans comprise about 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, the rate of Black COVID deaths is higher — about 16.2 percent. Adding to that toll, a growing number of
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Moroccan ex-prisoners become YouTube storytellers | Africanews
They regale their audiences with tales of vicious rivalries between inmates and vendettas against wardens, while also warning against crime. Their videos have racked up millions of views
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January has been the deadliest month for COVID-19 with nearly 80,000 lives lost so far in the US
January has already become the worst month for U.S. COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of Tuesday, January 26, 2021, there have been more than 79,000 coronavirus fatalities, topping the previous record set in December by more than a thousand, according to data from Johns Hopkins
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Horned Insurgent ‘QAnon Shaman’ Wants To Testify Against Donald Trump
Raw Story is reporting that Chansley's lawyer, Albert Watkins, has let it be known that the insurrectionist from Arizona wants to tell the senate his side of the story now that he's facing fed time for following the orders of Cheeto Jesus.
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T.I.,Tiny deny sexual abuse allegations in statement - TheGrio
Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka 'Tiny' Harris have released a statement in regards to the allegations against them. Complex... View Article The post T.I.,Tiny deny sexual abuse allegations in statement appeared first on TheGrio.
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How Black Women Can Conquer Fibroids And Menopause
Fibroids are a common occurrence among Black women. So common, in fact, that 90% of us will develop them at some point in our lives. However, we can recognize them […] The post How Black Women Can Conquer Fibroids And Menopause appeared first on Essence.
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‘Always So Classy, Always a Lady, Always a Queen’: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, and More Celebrities Pay Homage to the Late Cicely Tyson
Hollywood continues to mourn the passing of Emmy-winning screen and stage icon Cicely Tyson. The model and actress, who performed riveting portrayals of Black women, […]
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