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The World Bank today approved US$6 million ($1.2b) in additional financing for the Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and ensure effective vaccine deployment in
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Bombshell as USA sprint sensation tests positive for marijuana, Tokyo Olympics in doubt
US sprint sensation Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive for marijuana at the US Olympic athletics trials and could miss the Tokyo Games.
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Goolam Rajah: Cricket South Africa pays its respects as well wishes flood in
Cricket South Africa has paid tribute to Goolam Rajah, one of the legendary figures of the post-unity period of South African cricket, following his death on Tuesday.
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Black Queer Tarot Creator Wants Reality to be Beautiful for the Black LGBTQ+ Community
By: Christina Santi  It can be hard to create in a world where parts of you are rejected. It’s a larger task to love those parts of one’s self that society at large may not accept. For Black Queer artists, creating in a world that can be harmful to both those identities is revolutionary. When one
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High School Principal Worked Overnight At Walmart To Help Students In Need | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
CHARLESTON, S.C. — As principal of North Charleston High School in South Carolina, an area where 20 percent of residents live in poverty, Henry Darby was used to seeing students in need. “There were some kids who, when I went to their homes, their mother wouldn’t let me in, but I could see that the
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COMMENTARY: To This Doctor, Medical Cannabis Is an ‘Exit Drug’ | BlackPressUSA
THE FLORIDA STAR | THE GEORGIA STAR - Marijuana has a history of being criticized as a “gateway drug,” meaning it’s the first step on a path leading to more potent and addictive narcotics. Dr. Joseph Rosado, an Orlando internist and qualified medical marijuana physician, passionately disputes that
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FILM REVIEW: Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic Decades ago, long before BLM protestors marched and chanted “George Floyd—I can’t breathe,” demonstrators shouted “Yusuf. Yusuf. Yusuf. No justice, no peace.” Racially motivated crimes that ignite outrage have a long history. One of the most heinous
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Nigeria’s Kidnap-For-Ransom Industry – The Wilmington Journal
LAGOS, Nigeria — Shooters attacked the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri, a province in Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria, on June 18, kidnapping five teachers and more than 80 students, mostly girls. The heavily armed bandits [...]
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ELSA HEADING TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES: TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR JAMAICA & PORTIONS OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | The Bajan Reporter
The government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from the Haiti/Dominican Republic border eastward to Punta Palenque. The government of Jamaica has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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Angola's Voluntary Report Already At UN for Assessment
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The first Voluntary National Report of Angola was submitted this week to the Committee for Development Policy of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, for technical verification, before its formal presentation set for 13 July.
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My Turn: CRT and the process of assessment
I’m looking for some answers from the critics of Critical Race Theory (CRT). I want very much to understand what they find so objectionable, so “divisive,” about CRT that they would ban it and a broad expanse of race-based assessment and...
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Puma To Drop An “Aquarius” Version of J. Cole’s RS-Dreamer
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Nigerian separatists demand 'justice' for detained leader | News24
A group seeking a separate homeland for the ethnic Igbo people of Nigeria's southeast demanded 'justice and fair hearing' on Wednesday, after their leader Nnamdi Kanu was detained.
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Nigeria: Senator Odebiyi's Bold Step to Prioritise Education
[This Day] Olubunmi Omoogun, Media Aide to Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Senator representing Ogun West highlights the laudable achievements of Odebiyi in the education sector
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Checking teenage pregnancies - The Times Group Malawi
At 16 years old, Colleta Mtenje of Mkweta Village in the Area of Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka is already a mother of two. She is not married yet as the fathers of her two kids are nowhere to be seen. She explained how the father of her first child run away and dumped her
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NYC Mayoral Primary Thrown Into Chaos Over BoE Discrepancy
The NYC Democratic Mayoral primary has been thrown into chaos as the state Board of Elections announced "discrepancy" in the ranked-choice vote tallies
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Not My Auntie: How some older Black women fail Black women and girls
As I write this piece, I already anticipate the backlash from older generations of Black women, their youthful Pick Me... View Article The post Not My Auntie: How some older Black women fail Black women and girls appeared first on TheGrio.
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The 10 best international series on Showmax this July
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Liberia: Italian NGO, AIFO, Closes 'Humanitarian Package' for Liberian Disabled People's Organization
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In 2018, the Liberian Office of a pro-Human Rights and capacity-building Italian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)--named Association Friends of Raoul Follereau (AIFO)--established a project for Liberia's community of persons living with disabilities. The project was
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Rwanda Ready to Restore Ties With Burundi - PM Ngirente
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has reiterated Rwanda's commitment to restore ties with Burundi, six years after a rift between the two countries emerged.
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Bill Cosby is not your father and never was
I was not surprised when Bill Cosby was released from jail this week after having only served two years for... View Article The post Bill Cosby is not your father and never was appeared first on TheGrio.
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Decreasing the Jail Population Doesn't Mean Less Safety, New Study Finds
Last week, new data was released showing that reductions in arrests and jail populations does not lead to an increase in crime or adversely impact community safety, based off of studies produced from the Safety and Justice Challenge
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Namibia: Mboma Sets New World Record
[Namibian] IF it was not apparent before, it is now very clear that teen phenomenon Christine Mboma is a serious contender for Olympic honours.
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Barbados, Bermuda confident ahead of clash - Barbados Today
FORT LAUDERDALE – Barbados and Bermuda camps have expressed confidence heading into Friday night’s preliminary-round fixture, of taking a step closer to qualifying for a place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup – the Tridents for the first time and the Gombey Warriors for the second.Both countries have
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Chinua Achebe: Three Best-Selling Books Coming to TV | BlackPressUSA
THE BURTON WIRE - Achebe died in 2013. The award-winning writer’s family has partnered with consultants Dayo Ogunyemi of 234 media and Joe Seldner of Seldner Media to bring the novels to the screen. No air date has been announced.| By TheBurtonWire Reporting for Face2FaceAfrica.com, Nii Ntreh
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Nigeria: Our Planned Protests Will Go On - NANS President
[Daily Trust] Asefon Sunday is the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In this interview he speaks on the alleged collection of N40 million to cancel protest and how the union has been infiltrated by people with hidden agenda
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Ethiopia: Authorities Arrest At Least 15 Employees of 2 Independent Media Outlets
[CPJ] New York -- Ethiopian authorities should immediately release all recently arrested journalists and media workers, and ensure that authorities cease harassing members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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Newswire: The bullet has unseen collateral impact on the Black community 
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John Steenhuisen takes aim at 'cadre' of journalists: 'They are steeped in the ANC's worldview' | News24
DA leader John Steenhuisen has taken a swipe at those who, he claims, want to make the party look as bad as the ANC.
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