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The Birmingham Times Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies will host its annual “Sistah Strut” on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Legion Field, from 7-8:30 a.m. This year’s walk will be virtual, but there will be a short warm-up, hula-hoop contest and program onsite at Legion Field. This year’s ambassador of hope is
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USC Dornsife Research Reveals Black Low-Income Single Parent Households at High Risk of Critical Food and Security Disparities; Over 800,000 households Affected - Los Angeles Sentinel
‘Angelenos’ is a general term to identify all people living in Los Angeles, bringing them to equal levels across the County. However, new research about COVID-19 is showing the reality of division living in
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High-flying Titchfield student bags nine more subjects
Ajonae Flemmings began sitting Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in grade nine, bagging two grade ones and a two. It was a strategy to help the Titchfield High School student become rounded academically and build her...
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Local Atlanta Community Members Gather and Discuss Crime with City Leaders - The Atlanta Inquirer
Community leaders from several SW Atlanta neighborhoods met on Monday, March 8, 2020, at the Cascade Nature Preserve. The group met with city leaders and police personnel to discuss the seemingly out-of-control crime problems in the area. Last week over twenty cars were burglarized in the parking
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Million$ drug bust - Ganja valued at J$10.5m seized, three Bahamians nabbed
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Grand Jury Indicts 1 Police Officer In Breonna Taylor Death | Afro
By DYAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were
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Police shut down gathering at Kingston funeral home
Police personnel from the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch said they had to shut down a large gathering at the Tranquillity Funeral Home in downtown, Kingston this evening. The police stated that the gathering involved ...
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'Make It Realistic': Alexis Skyy's Bikini Snap Flops After Fans Claim Her 'Thighs Don't Match'
Social media apparently has reservations about Alexis Skyy's body. The "Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta" star recently showed off her shapely figure to her 4
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Kentucky Grand Jury Charges 1 of the 3 Officers Who Shot Breonna Taylor
A Kentucky grand jury has decided to press charges against just one of the three police officers who shot Breonna Taylor. The grand jury has decided to move forward with…
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Somalia: Amisom to Stay Longer After UN Resolution
The UN Security Council adopted resolutions to renew the mandates of peacekeeping or political missions in Somalia and Sudan's Darfur and to extend sanctions against South
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Africa: Covid-19 Private Sector Global Facility Announced At SDG Business Forum
[UNDP] UNDP, UN Global Compact and ICC join forces with DHL, Microsoft and PwC to help communities recover better from the pandemic
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Facebook Reinforces Its Presence in Africa
American social media giant Facebook has announced the company is willing to open a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, in the coming year.
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British Gymnastics say the diversity discussion must continue despite end of Black History Month - Voice Online
THROUGHOUT OCTOBER British Gymnastics celebrated Black History Month. With the month now over, it is... The post British Gymnastics say the diversity discussion must continue despite end of Black History Month appeared first on Voice Online.
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Westside Gunn To Retire From Rapping At The End Of The Year | The Urban Daily
While the Griselda Records and Fashion Rebels founder stated his intentions before, he's reconfirming his decision.
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Ironic Contradiction - The Seattle Medium
Despite his so-called efforts for peace, there is a simple ironic contradiction fundamental to his character. Motivated by jealousy to receive the same honor as his predecessor, he promotes peace abroad while fomenting hostility, violence, and cultural division among citizens of the U.S. The
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New report details Trump’s racist behind-the-scenes comments about Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
President Donald Trump recently claimed that he has done more for African-Americans than any U.S. president since Abraham Lincoln, but this is the same person who — during a MAGA rally this week — reiterated his belief that Rep. Ilhan Omar (a Somali immigrant) shouldn’t be “telling us how to run
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Call for area leaders to mount COVID fight
Grass-roots activists have urged the Holness administration to enlist community leaders in enforcing coronavirus compliance, using their outsize influence and, perhaps, muscle, to maintain health and public-safety laws. Despite painstaking pleas by...
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Flow says thousands using its virtual stores
FLOW Jamaica says thousands of people have embraced doing business digitally as they connect with the company's virtual
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WATCH | SA man rocks world, and Keith Richards, with his guitar-shaped braai grids | News24
What started as a birthday gift has turned into a thriving business, employing local people and building guitar-shaped braai grids for the likes of Keith Richards and Eben Etzebeth. But to keep up with the demand, they need help to expand.
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Former Australia batsman and 'true entertainer' Dean Jones dies at 59 - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones, regarded as one of the finest batsmen of his generation, died from cardiac arrest today aged 59, Indian broadcaster Star India said, prompting tributes from the prime minister and fellow
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Brazen armed robbers arrested during curfew in Freetown
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Twitter And Zoom Slammed For Racist Algorithms Appearing To Show Preference For Lighter Complexions - Blavity
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Candace Owens says ‘looney lefty’ Amazon employees damaged her books before delivery - Face2Face Africa
Conservative author and pro-Trump activist Candace Owens is accusing employees at Amazon of damaging copies of her new book, Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation, before mailing them out. In a Twitter post on Saturday calling out the online retail
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JDF finds guns in August Town
The security forces on Thursday recovered one AR 15 A2 rifle, one shotgun, one magazine, and fifteen 5.56mm live rounds in August Town, St Andrew. It is reported that a joint police-military team was conducting a search in the area when they found...
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‘Gorilla’ gangster convicted
High-ranking Portmore gangster Shane ‘Uno’ Facey has been convicted in the Corporate Area Gun Court for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Facey was convicted on Tuesday when he appeared before Justice Leighton Pusey in relation to a...
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St Andrew man charged with murder
Twenty-one-year-old Densford Catnott, otherwise called ‘Mossah’, of Waltham Park Road in St Andrew has been charged with murder. Catnott was charged on Tuesday for the July 14 shooting death of 20-year-old Davion Grant, alias ‘Deh...
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Coronavirus Update: Black University of Georgia Student Who Exposed School’s Pandemic Violations Receives Racist Backlash
Arianna Mbunwe, a 20-year-old African-American University of Georgia student who used her Twitter account to expose pandemic violations at the school, is receiving racist and sexist backlash from Greek organizations on campus, some in a group chat and others on social media. Mbunwe tweeted her
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High-powered weapons and ammunition seized in St James, men arrested
The security forces seized two high-powered weapons and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Salt Spring, St James this morning. The pre-dawn operation in the area was in search of illegal firearms and wanted men. During a...
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LeBron James insists he 'never condoned violence' against police, rejecting conservatives' claims - African American News Today - EIN News
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