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MANDEVILLE, Manchester — President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Kenisha Dwyer-Powell and her predecessor Garfield Green have added their voices to those urging entrepreneurs to find new ways of operating in order for businesses to survive the COVID-19
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Basic-school principal hosts free online lessons
KEREEN HIBBERTS, principal of Marcus Garvey Basic School, Kingston, has been hosting free online reading lessons to assist students who are at home due to the coronavirus
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The 29-year-old Zimbabwean international is returning to his parent club, Anderlecht, after his loan stint with KAS Eupen got cut short due to the Jupiler Pro League being called off early amid the COVID-19
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“It’s Time To Step Up”: Black Members of Broadway Community Call Out Racism Behind the Curtain – Free Press of Jacksonville
Many posts expressed outrage, sympathy and offers of solidarity, but a troubling pattern also emerged — members of the black community calling out instances of racism in the theater
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As people take to the streets to demand justice for the killings of unarmed black women and men, Black Lives Matter advocates, some of whom have been on the front lines, are encouraging people to let their voices be heard at the
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100 Black Women Lawyers Go Live, Making History With Zoom Video Conference Call About Injustice
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Newswire :NFL announces major steps to incentive teams to hire minorities for top posts
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State Supreme Court Delivers Key Ruling for Black Jurors in Capital Cases
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