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First Black Woman Astronaut To Join International Space Station Crew Next Year - The New York Beacon
In 2009, Jeanette J. Epps became the first Black woman astronaut for NASA. Next year, she’ll make history again as the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station for an extended period of time. NASA announced this week that Epps has been assigned
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Women's Empowerment Organization to Open First Black-Owned Supermarket in the Tri-State Area
New York, NY - Think Like a Boss, a women’s empowerment organization founded in New York City, is planning to open the first Black-owned grocery store in the tri-state area. […]
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Celebrating the Iconic” I Have a Dream Speech” on its Anniversary | Chicago Defender
August 28th will forever be a day that goes down in history as one of the most memorable for African Americans. 57 years ago, this date marked the day that … Continued The post Celebrating the Iconic” I Have a Dream Speech” on its Anniversary appeared first on Chicago Defender.
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On the Final Night of RNC, Donald Trump Declared, “The Best is Yet to Come!
What We Need To Know: Although he has appeared throughout the week at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump's biggest moment was the final night. Addressing the nation from the South Lawn of the White House, he accepted his party's nomination. Blaming Democrats for all the wrongs in the
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Chin’ono’s release a threat to Zanu PF: Magistrate
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE INVESTIGATIVE journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who is being charged with inciting public violence, has been denied bail for the third time, with Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna saying his release from remand prison could cause the unconstitutional removal of Zanu PF from
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COVID fears KO two PNP debaters
THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) had to call on replacements Raymond Pryce and Lisa Hanna late yesterday, after Peter Bunting and Krystal Tomlinson's withdrawal from its team to participate in tonight's first of three National Political Debates in the lead-up to the September 3 General
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Republicans Officially Snub Candace Owens As RNC Ends Without Her Speaking
Republicans practiced addition by deliberately subtracting Candace Owens from the RNC equation as the Republican National Convention ended by snubbing the reviled, anti-Black conspiracy theorist and not allowing her to speak.
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Jacob Blake’s Dad Says Son Left Paralyzed By Police Shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was told his son was shot eight times during the Sunday evening confrontation with
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Kenosha Police Sheriff's Chilling, Racist Comments About Black Teens Resurface
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US detaining more migrant children in hotels despite outcry - Black News Channel
By Nomaan Merchant and Evens Sanon Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has sharply increased its use of hotels to detain immigrant children as young as 1 before expelling them from the United States during the coronavirus pandemic despite facing outcry from lawmakers and
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Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination for a second term - African American News Today - EIN News
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FBI: Trump's mail-in ballot interference accusations not supported by evidence - TheGrio
Senior intelligence officials said on Wednesday that there is no evidence supporting President Donald Trump’s warnings that November's election will... View Article The post FBI: Trump's mail-in ballot interference accusations not supported by evidence appeared first on TheGrio.
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NBA ready to resume games after players’ racial injustice boycott - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) said yesterday it hopes to resume play in a day or two after a boycott by players protesting racial injustice and police brutality, while President Donald Trump denounced the
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More pencils for polls, each to be sanitised after use
Nearly 100,000 lead pencils will be used in the island’s 7,000 polling stations next Thursday as Jamaicans elect new parliamentary members in a general election over which a deadly COVID-19 pandemic looms large. Director of Elections Glasspole...
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(BPRW) NAACP Atlanta Chapter’s Social Platform Unveils Racist Truths Behind 700+ Historical U.S. Monuments | Press releases
(BPRW) NAACP Atlanta Chapter’s Social Platform Unveils Racist Truths Behind 700+ Historical U.S. Monuments Invisible Hate unveils historical misinformation and use of taxpayer funding for Confederate symbols still standing across…
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Clarke defends JLP’s failed 5-in-4 growth plan
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has defended the Government’s failure to achieve the targeted 5.0 per cent growth in four years, arguing that the outcomes of development were attained.    “Growth is a means to an end, and we...
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About 60 years ago, Bill Russell led the Celtics to boycott a game - things haven't changed - Face2Face Africa
The NBA playoffs games scheduled to take place on Wednesday night were called off after players of the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play in protest against the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Although Bucks' opponents, Orlando Magic, had been on the court to warm-up, the Bucks stayed in their locker
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OP-ED | Welcome to ‘The Souls of Black Folk,’ Connecticut | CT News Junkie
… race since he is Black American and was raised in … Howard is only inclusive of Black American history, politics, culture, and … is not just a Black American monolith and Harris was … were not always about the Black American experience. They stressed shared …
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39-Year-Old Marques Houston Marries 19-Year-Old Miya Dickey In Private Ceremony
Singer and actor Marques Houston tied the knot with Miya Dickey earlier this week in a private ceremony in Corona, California.
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Kanye West Accused Of Ripping Off Black-Owned Company, Slapped With $20M Lawsuit
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Lawyers for Palo Conteh denied access to court papers as Blyden’s case is also adjourned
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 August 2020: Last Tuesday, a defense lawyer acting for the Retired Major Alfred Palo Conteh, Wara Serry-Karmal, told Appeals Court judges that the State has refused to provide documents relating to the treason trial to enable her client Palo Conteh, file his appeal
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Guyanese-led business consulting firm for September 1 virtual launch here - Stabroek News
Not even the untimely advent of COVID-19 has altered external perception of Guyana as currently the choice Caribbean destination in which to do business, the tantrums of the virus having failed to extinguish the prevailing high hopes for the growth of the country’s economy on the back an emerging
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'Our Show Served As a Comfort': Issa Rae Believes COVID-19 Helped 'Insecure' Receive Eight Emmy Nominations
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R. Kelly attacked by fellow inmate in his Illinois jail cell, his attorneys say | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Claire Colbert and Sonia Moghe, CNN Attorneys for R. Kelly say he was attacked in his Illinois jail cell by a fellow inmate, and they are calling for his release. Doug Anton, an attorney for Kelly, told CNN that the singer's legal team had been advised by the US Attorney's Office that the singer
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Bank of America provides 140,000 face masks to Atlanta communities | Atlanta Daily World
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T.I. And 50 Cent Team Up For Show Based On Derrick Parker’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop’ Book
Even though T.I. and 50 Cent were not seeing eye to eye on their discographies the two will indeed be paired in a different capacity. The MC's will be working on a series about how Rap became a focus for the NYPD. As spotted on Variety a new show is in the works based on the […]
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One day after changing its agency's recommendations on Covid-19 testing for asymptomatic individuals, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, now says that 'all close contacts of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients' may consider testing. Health officials nationwide voiced concern over the change on
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