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$30M Bamia health centre commissioned - Stabroek News
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday commissioned a $30 million health centre at Bamia, Soesdyke-Linden High-way. The article $30M Bamia health centre commissioned appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Transformational changes coming for agriculture in the region
As agriculture and food systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) try to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers must act to unleash the sector’s vast potential to drive sustainable and inclusive growth for...
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Black vaccine hesitancy may not be about medical bias, report finds
Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows the Black population in this country still lags way behind their... View Article The post Black vaccine hesitancy may not be about medical bias, report finds appeared first on TheGrio.
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African American- and Woman-Owned Community Engagement Specialist Expands to Phoenix
ThinkZILLA Consulting celebrates 8 years economic empowerment and social equity focus, adding third office.
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Is It Safe To Go To Big Sporting Events During The Pandemic? - Voice and Viewpoint
CARLA K. JOHNSON | AP Medical Writer Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic? Not yet, but there are ways to make it safer if you go. “Yelling, chanting, hugging and generally pouring out our sports enthusiasm is still not the safest activity,” noted Jennifer Dowd, associate
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Local Houston Developers Present Groundbreaking Event to Launch Grand Park Square Located in Houston’s Greater OST/South Union Area - Houston Forward Times
Young Black entrepreneurs will invest in this new urban planned development to reenergize the historic… The post Local Houston Developers Present Groundbreaking Event to Launch Grand Park Square Located in Houston’s Greater OST/South Union Area appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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SLASPA airport operations for vaccinated passengers
SLASPA HAS AUGMENTED ITS AIRPORT PROTOCOLS IN KEEPING WITH THE REVISED STATUTORY INSTRUMENT.
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Storing at room temperature - Stabroek News
My fridge is full. It is pulling double duty - not just for my perishables and things that are meant to be in the refrigerator, but it serves as a storage facility. The article Storing at room temperature appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Polls open in Niger's presidential and parliamentary elections | Africanews
Over two dozen people are seeking the presidency. President Mahamadou Issofou is preparing to hand over power after the expiry of his ten-year tenure
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Former Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dies at 78
He was the first Black coach to win an NCAA title
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South Africa: The Lions Create Moments of Unity
[New Frame] Rugby has a contentious past in Ireland as a 'foreign and fantastic game linked with Britain'. But nations unite to back one team when the British and Irish Lions tour.
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‘Doby Night,’ but few Blacks in sight
After a year’s postponement due to COVID-19, the team’s annual Larry Doby Night resumed June 29 when the Saints played Omaha. Source
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Byo supply dams still in distress
BY SILAS NKALA BULAWAYO City Council has revealed that water levels in its supply dams remain very low despite the heavy downpours experienced across the country since last week, an indication that the water crisis ravaging the city is far from being over. The city early this year decommissioned
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Culture From the Couch: The summer edition of what to read & watch - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… really is that good – two African-American twin sisters run away from … -something and race (she is African-American, he is white). It’s …
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RESPONSE TO GOV. ABBOTT’S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIFTING THE BAN ON FACE MASKS | East Texas Review
LONGVIEW ISD Longview ISD is aware of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order to remove the mask mandate starting next Wednesday, March 10. The district looks forward to continued guidance from federal, state, and local authorities regarding how this will impact public schools. However, for the time
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Africa: A Transformational Approach to Climate Change
[IPS] New York -- The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its starkest report yet, expressing a clear consensus on the rapid changes to global temperatures.
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Rwanda: How Community Health Workers Are Dealing With Covid-19 Positive Expectant Mothers
[New Times] 28-year-old Olive Mujawamariya first felt mildly sick five days ago. The expectant mother of one says that at first, she felt some general body weakness but brushed it off as part of pregnancy fatigue.
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Review: Bollywood biopic ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ aims high
Streaming service Netflix releases patriotic movie biography of India's first female air-force pilot Gunjan Saxena in time for Independence Day.
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Kim Kardashian Gives North An Outrageous Fireworks Show For Her 7th Birthday At Their Ranch In Wyoming
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Africa: A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
[IPS] Rome -- Concern about food loss and waste has become an increasingly important focus of attention when discussing ways to eliminate hunger which, according to the latest FAO report, already exceeds 690 million people.
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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Receives Recommendations From the Presidential Climate Commission
Press Release - Statement on the handing over of the Presidential Climate Commission's first recommendations regarding South Africa's draft updated Nationally Determined Contribution
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Howard University To Rename Its College Of Fine Arts After Visionary Chadwick Boseman
Howard University announced its reestablished College of Fine Arts will be named after visionary Chadwick Boseman.
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#Election2020: Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race | The Atlanta Voice
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their
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Olympics 2021 updates - Kevin Durant passes Carmelo Anthony, a new fastest woman, world record for Caeleb Dressel news -The Black Chronicle
Let's keep these Olympic Games going. Early Saturday, Kevin Durant passed Carmelo Anthony as the highest-scoring player in U.S. Olympic men's basketball history as Team USA crushed the Czech
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'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized
'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized
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Mother of Naval Academy Midshipman Fatally Shot Outside Maryland Hotel
The mother of a Naval Academy midshipman lost her life after being fatally shot outside of her Annapolis hotel on Tuesday morning. Michelle Jordan Cummings, 57, was visiting Maryland from Houston, Texas to drop off her son, Leonard Cummings III, at the Naval Academy, KXXV reports. Police
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Poll Reveals What Black Families Really Want: Politicians Need to Listen - L.A. Focus News
Dr. Margaret Fortune Fortune School of Education in conjunction with National Action Network (NAN) Sacramento, Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools, Sacramento Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and The Alpha Community Education Initiative has released a poll called  “What Black
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Ole America and Police Presumed Guilty of Racism.
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Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.
The fierce wildfires that broke out across much of the western United States this summer, spreading smoke across hundreds of miles, continue to pose a serious health hazard to millions.
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Westfield defensive lineman A.J. Holmes is on the way - DefenderNetwork.com
Westfield has developed a reputation for producing high-caliber defensive lineman over the past years with the likes of Buffalo Bills tackle Ed Oliver and North Carolina State tackle Nick Booker-Brown as alums. Now it is 3-year lettermen senior A.J. Holmes' turn to make a name for
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