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Newswire : Black jobless rate was 15. 4 percent in June
by BlackmansStreet.Today The Black Unemployment rate June was 15.4 percent in June, down from 16.8 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week.The jobless rate for Black men, 20 and older, however, rose to 16.3 percent in June compared with 15.5 percent in May, BLS
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Edward Waters College Commits to Paying Eligible Students' Costs for the 2020-2021 Academic Year - Free Press of Jacksonville
By Alex Wilson  – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal - In an effort to ease the financial burden for students, Edward Waters College has committed to paying the balances of eligible returning students for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. [...]
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OP ED: America Should Embrace Prison Returnees to Our Communities | Dallas Weekly
I am pleased to work and live in our nation’s capital. Washington, DC is a city on the move progressively even amidst the continued existence of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is one emerging issue in the District of Columbia that in my long career in the field of civil and human rights that I am
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Two DPSCD Students Test Positive for the Coronavirus | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Two students have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while taking summer classes in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Detroit Public Schools were given the go-ahead to begin classes provided all … Continued
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Newswire: Cuba’s two pandemics: The Coronavirus and the US Embargo
By Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Al Jazeera The Trump administration is trying to hinder Cuba's efforts to tackle the coronavirus emergency at home and abroad.As soon as the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Cuba, our country mobilized all its resources to contain the spread of the virus.Our
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Partnership yields on-campus health services for LOC students - TSDMemphis.com
As LeMoyne-Owen College prepares to start its fall semester in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the college announced Wednesday (July 22) a significant health-care partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. The three-year partnership means the 158-year-old college will have on-campus
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Only 40.7% of Greene County households have completed the Census Greene County’s Census response rate lags behind state and national rates
By John Zippert,Co-PublisherGreene County DemocratAccording to the U.S. Census2020 website as of today, only 40.7% of the households in Greene County have responded to the Census, which counts the population of the entire country every ten years. The 40.7% rate for Greene County lags behind the
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The True Plight of African-Americans.
White liberals and black politicians focus most of their attention on what the police do, but how relevant is that to the overall tragedy? According to Statista, this year, 172 whites and 88 blacks have died at the hands of police. To put police shootings in a bit of perspective, in Chicago alone
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When schools reopen, are parents sending their kids? | Atlanta Daily World
by Karen Juanita Carrillo The onset of August usually means it’s time for kids to get ready to head back to school. But 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic has meant that if … Continued The post When schools reopen, are parents sending their kids? appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
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Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker - TheGrio
This week a former sanitation worker in Maryland is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School. According to The Washington... View Article The post Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19
As of July 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM Alabama had 38,442 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 947 deaths Greene County had 166 confirmed cases with 7 deaths; 9 more cases in a week Sumter Co. had 276 cases with 12 deaths Hale Co had 293 cases with 21 deaths
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COVID-19 Update
As of June 17, 2020 at 10:20 AM Alabama had 26,914 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 784 deaths Greene County had 135 confirmed cases with 5 deaths Sumter County had 264 cases with 11 deaths Hale County had 237 cases with 15 deaths
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Rep. Maxine Waters Keynotes California Statewide Black Graduation - Los Angeles Sentinel
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) served as the virtual keynote speaker for more than 2,500 African American graduates from 24 colleges across the state of California on Friday, June 19. The virtual graduation was organized by students and one of the founders of Brunch 2 Bomb, Adrienne Reed, as
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Minority-Owned Miestro.com Paves Faster, Simpler Path for the Massive E-Learning Space Industry | BlackPressUSA
NPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s never been a better time for professionals to leverage their knowledge and expertise and build recurring revenue through the development of online courses,” says Justin Burns, the 33-year-old founder of Miestro.com. “Our platform was created to allow users to easily create
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Students can win with fall registration at Lone Star College-North Harris | Afram News
To encourage students to think about fall registration during the sunny days of summer, LSC-North Harris is hosting a weekly prize drawing for students who register for fall courses during June and July. The lucky students’ prize will be a pair of LSC-North Harris branded sunglasses, because their
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The lens of whiteness won’t close gaps in BPS - The Bay State Banner
If BPS is serious about eliminating gaps, it's time to discard the lens of whiteness that pushes the narrative of American racial fiction that was part of my miseducation in BPS decades ago. The post The lens of whiteness won’t close gaps in BPS appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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10th Council District W.S.C. 35th Annual Scholarship Awards ‘Embracing the Future’ Honors and Salutes their 2020 Graduates - Los Angeles Sentinel
The 10th Council District Women’s Steering Committee despite COVID19 were still able to provide scholarship awards to five outstanding students
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12-year-old I Just Wanna Live singer Keedron Bryant signs record deal with Warner
Last month, a 12-year old gospel singer went viral for his song I Just Wanna Live amid protests against police brutality and racism. Now, hes landed a record deal with Warner Records and released his song as a single, according to The Associated Press. Warner released the song as a single on Friday
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Newswire: FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driver
By: Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Federal authorities on Monday confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCARs only Black full-time driver who successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag
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Five arrested at SOS protest at State Capitol for ‘defacing public property’ for painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Expand Medicaid’ in street in front of Capitol
By: John Zippert,Co-Publisher The City of Montgomery issued warrants for five participants in the Thursday, July 16, 2020, SOS protest on the steps of the State Capitol. The five were involved in spray painting the words “Black Lives Matter” and “Expand Medicaid” in the street in front of the State
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U.K. School Hires 10-Year-Old Nigerian Tech Genius As Coding Instructor
Coding and programming prodigy Emmanuella Mayaki was offered a job at the Southfield Primary School as the afterschool coding club teacher.
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Carr’s Candor
Dr. Nicole Carr, Pinellas County School Board Member By Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor PINELLAS COUNTY On June 11, President Maria Scruggs and the NAACP hosted a virtual community discussion entitled the “Hidden Faces of Racism” with one 120 participants. Presenters from law
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States Struggle With Reopening Of Schools - The Seattle Medium
"We all want to protect the safety of the children that are in schools," Redfield said. "There's really a public health crisis. We are paying by not having these schools open, and I think we really need to get that
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Atlanta Entrepreneur, Clark Atlanta University Launch Scholarship Fund For Rayshard Brooks’ Children
Atlanta entrepreneur Aisha “Pinky” Cole teamed up with Clark Atlanta University to create a scholarship fund for Rayshard Brooks’ children.
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New California rules mean most schools will start online - Black News Channel
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state's K-12 schools serving 6.7 million students will not
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Calls for more teachers, despite uncertainty over schooling
The announcement comes as the future of schooling for the year hangs in the balance, as calls grow for academic activities to be suspended
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Newswire : Aunt Jemima to change name, remove image ‘based on racial stereotype’
By Biba Adams, The Grio After 130 years, Quaker is finally changing the name of their popular pancake brand, Aunt Jemima. Acknowledging that the brand was based on a racial stereotype, the name of the product will change and the imagery removed.Introduced on Nov. 1, 1889, the inspiration for the
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Alabama Power holds informational meeting and exhibition on plans to close and seal coal ash pond at Greene County Steamplant near Forkland, AL
By: John Zippert,Co-Publisher and Editor On Monday June 29, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Alabama Power Company held an informational meeting and exhibition on its plans to close and seal a 474 acre coal ash pond, located on its Greene County Steamplant site, near the Town of Forkland in the southern
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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said it’s also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color. Rather
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Chicago State University on the Frontline of Education Equity and Bridging the Wealth Gap in Black and Latinx Communities | Chicago Defender
Last Thursday, June 11, 2020, Chicago State University (CSU) launched a new program, Cougar Commitment Initiative (CCI), which plans to establish an equal playing field for Black and Latinx students as it pertains to obtaining a college degree, being successful throughout their undergraduate
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