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Happy Birthday To Emile Alphonse Griffith!!!

Emile Alphonse Griffith was a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who became a World Champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight classes. His best known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. Griffith was born on February 3, 1938 in St. Thomas, Virgin

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Why Black America Could Care Less About Emanuel Jackson’s Fate - Atlanta Tribune

Why Black America Could Care Less About Emanuel Jackson’s Fate By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Emanuel Jackson is realizing – perhaps a bit too late – that the grass is never greener on the other side. In other words, according to dozens of African

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Newcomers elected to Congress

Five newcomers elected to Congress: William Gray III (Pa.) Bennett Stewart (III.), Melvin Evans (R., Virgin Islands), Julian Dixon (Calif.) and George Leland (Tex.).

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Calls For Goya Foods Boycott Emerge After CEO Praises Trump

Goya Foods is the latest household brand coming under fire for its support of impeached president Donald Trump. On Thursday, the CEO of the Hispanic-owned food brand attended a White [] The post Calls For Goya Foods Boycott Emerge After CEO Praises Trump appeared first on Essence.

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Christensen, Donna Marie (1945–)

Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, the non-voting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives, was born in Teaneck, Monmouth Country, New Jersey on September 19, 1945 to the late Judge Almeric Christian and Virginia Sterling Christian. Christensen attended

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Safety net for uninsured extended through September 15

Two more states — Alaska and Delaware — meet the metrics to qualify for the travel advisory requiring people traveling from the listed states, all of which have significant community spread, to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York.

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Ronald Bell, Co-Founder of Kool & The Gang, Dies – Free Press of Jacksonville

By WI Web Staff - September 11, 2020 - Ronald Bell, co-founder, saxophonist and 50-plus-year member of the legendary group Kool & The Gang, has died. He was 68.Bell aka Khalis Bayyan, who played on and [...]

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Happy Birthday Thea Bowman: First Black Catholic Nun to Join 1960's All-White Female Ministry

Photo credits: The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman (pictured) was aRoman Catholicreligious sister, teacher, and scholar. Bowman made a major contribution to the ministry of theCatholic Churchtoward her fellowAfrican Americans. She became anevangelistamong her people, assisted

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U.S. Virgin Islands launches online portal to prescreen all Travelers | Dallas Weekly

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism announced the launch of phase one of a new online portal that will prescreen and assist with the certification process of all travelers prior to their arrival in the Territory. The goal is to reduce the spread of Coronavirus

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Albert Bryan, Jr., Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Shows Himself to Be an Exemplary, Innovative Leader

With a bold, collaborative approach to governance, Gov. Bryan has succeeded in taming COVID-19 while countering poverty, rebuilding the islands’ infrastructure in the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, and laying the groundwork for the next phase of economic growth. A new generation of Democratic

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority | World History

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COVID-19 Worsens Debt Collector Harassment | Afro

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recalling its earlier research on the family wealth lost as a result of the Great Recession, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), holds that the effects of families of color losing $1 trillion of wealth, still hinders these same families a decade later. Until or unless

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John Lewis Crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge for the Final Time, Viewed in U. S. Capitol - Voice and Viewpoint

(TriceEdneyWire.com) - U. S. Rep. John Robert Lewis has crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time. He made one final trip along Highway 80 from Selma to Montgomery Sunday, where he lay in repose in the Alabama State Capitol. Then, members of Congress received the flag-draped casket of

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8 Things We Learned About Wendy Williams From Her Lifetime Biopic & Documentary

When it comes down to it, Wendy Williams is arguably one of the most controversial hosts to ever grace daytime television. With a media career spanning over 30 years, the […] The post 8 Things We Learned About Wendy Williams From Her Lifetime Biopic & Documentary appeared first on Essence.

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Dudley, Edward Richard (1911-2005)

Edward Dudley was the first black American to lead a U.S. Mission abroad with the rank of Ambassador. Dudley was born on March 11, 1911 in South Boston, Virginia to Edward Richard and Nellie (Johnson) Dudley. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Johnson C. Smith College in Charlotte, North

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Walter Frazier is a retired professional NBA player who played for the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was born on March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia and was the eldest of nine children. An exceptional athlete since childhood, Frazier was the star of the football, baseball and

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A Teen Skipped Graduation Because Of COVID-19, So Her Name Wasn't Said At The Ceremony

High school senior Jessie Skyy Turney-Zapata apparently had two options: attend an event with up to 500 people or get snubbed.

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Time for a change to America, on our clocks and watches - Black News Channel

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's time for a change for most of the United States. The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it'll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker

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Reps. Joe Neguse, Stacey Plaskett Powerfully Use Trump’s Words Against Him During Impeachment Trial

Reps. Stacey Plaskett and Joe Neguse emerged from day two of the Senate's impeachment trial as prominent voices in the argument to bar Trump's ability to run for office in perpetuity.

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Our HBCUs: They Have Overcome And Will Do So Again.

I have every confidence that, like Harvard, flagship HBCUs such as Hampton and Howard Universities will adapt and continue to provide excellence in education and opportunities for the next generation to learn and develop the skills needed to compete in the domestic and global

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Bank$hot gives HBCU students a chance to win big for their schools - WS Chronicle

Bankshot Basketball, home of the first all digital HORSE competition, is giving students currently attending HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) a chance show off their skills for the opportunity to win

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With HBCUs Behind Her, A Black Woman Ascends To The Vice Presidency - The Bay State Banner

The American political landscape, once dominated by former President Donald J. Trump, is about to tack in a new direction helmed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris. When Harris is sworn in Wednesday, she becomes the United States’ first female, first African

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The Hawk of the Ring: Julian Jackson

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CHTA'S Taste of the Caribbean launches virtual Friday lime | New York Carib News

MIAMI (May 27, 2020) – Caribbean food and beverage industry aficionados have been raising their glasses every Friday evening to toast the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) new “Limin’ wid Taste” expositions by some of the region’s leading

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Kool & The Gang Co-Founder Ronald Bell Passes Away at Age 68

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Tia Sinclair Bell One of the originators who helped start a legendary singing and performing group in black American music has passed away. Numerous news media sources have confirmed that Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald Bell (pictured) passed away early Wednesday

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Growth & Jobs | UWI Open Campus hosts online recruitment drive

WITH THE restrictions on public gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus is taking a major part of its recruitment efforts for the 2020-2021 first-semester student intake

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Frazer, Victor O. (1943- )

Victor O. Frazer, attorney and politician, was born May 24, 1943 in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Albert Frazer and Amanda Blyden. He graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1960. In 1964, he earned a B.A. degree from Fisk University. In 1971, he received his

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Friends help Mildred O’Bryan celebrate 97th birthday – Daytona Times

For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;His faithfulness continues through all generations Psalm 100:5 It was a spectacularly sunny day for the Golden Girls to celebrate Mildred O’Bryan’s 97th birthday. The luncheon group, socially distancing themselves recently in

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Young, Jr., Perry (1919-1998)

Perry Young, Jr, an airplane and helicopter pilot, was the first African American person to be hired by a commercial airline with regularly scheduled passenger flights. Young was born to his parents Henry Young, Sr. and Edith Lucille Young on March 12, 1919 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His father

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