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City of Oakland Restores Parking Meter Operations Citywide Effective July 6
As Oakland businesses continue work to safely reopen under the terms of Alameda County’s shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the City of Oakland offered a reminder that it will continue supporting economic recovery and enable easier access for patrons of local businesses by
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Race riot alert as Trump accepts presidential nomination on 60th anniversary of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ - Face2Face Africa
On Aug. 27, 1960, The Youth Council of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) engaged in a peaceful protest, sitting at a whites only lunch counter until they were spit on by attackers. The 33 Black teenagers who attempted to integrate the “whites only” lunch counter
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Oakland City Council’s Equity Caucus Allocate $2m for Health, Economic, and Food Access Disparities
Oakland City Council adopted a Fiscal Year 20-21 midcycle budget Tuesday with amendments that included CARES Act funding allocations to provide critical resources to residents and businesses for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to community-based organizations that
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One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African American members of the City Council that voted 7-0 in favor of reparations. It is simply not enough to remove statutes. Black people in this country
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Black Lives Matter billboard placed next to Confederate flag - Black News Channel
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press/BNC Contributor  A Black Lives Matter sign now fills a billboard next to a big Confederate flag that greets people coming into a small town outside Raleigh, thrilling some community organizers and angering the property owner. Organizers of a fundraising campaign
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Chicago mayor responds to WH press secretary: 'Hey Karen watch your mouth'
Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as “the derelict mayor of Chicago,” accusing her of not doing enough to solve the gun violence in her city. The post Chicago mayor responds to WH press secretary: 'Hey Karen watch your mouth' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms claims Georgia gov is ‘putting politics over people' - TheGrio
This week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp stunned many in the state when he filed a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha... View Article The post Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms claims Georgia gov is ‘putting politics over people' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Personal assistant of dismembered tech CEO Fahim Saleh arrested - TheGrio
Earlier this week tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh made headlines after his dismembered body was found at his luxury Manhattan condo.... View Article The post Personal assistant of dismembered tech CEO Fahim Saleh arrested appeared first on TheGrio.
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Lesufi opposes Afrikaner university in Gauteng: ‘Non-racialism is the future’
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says no Afrikaner University will exclude South Africans on the basis of language or race.
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South Africa, now with the sixth-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, has overtaken some of the worst hot-spots on the planet.
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Gov. Kemp sues City of Atlanta for defiance on mask rules | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that Atlanta Mayor Keisha
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South African-made ventilators go into production - TechCentral
As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase, South African-made ventilators have gone into production, with the life-saving machines expected to be ready in a few weeks.
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Restaurants: #JobsSaveLives begs government to save industry
New social media movement #JobsSaveLives pushes back at stringent lockdown rules which are crushing restaurants.
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Water Is Wet: Donald Trump’s Niece Says She Heard President Use N-Word, Anti-Semitic Slurs
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Welcome 'Heroes': The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority honors its frontline employees through its 'MARTA Heroes' video series | The Atlanta Voice
For the last couple of weeks, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has been honoring individuals within the organization through a series of behind-the-scenes videos called “MARTA Heroes.” Released on MARTA’s website and YouTube channel, beginning April 30, the videos are short
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‘Hey, Karen': Lightfoot tells White House press secretary to watch her mouth - DefenderNetwork.com
Kayleigh McEnany is no friend of the media, even though she is the White House Press Secretary and a former political pundit. McEnany is the mouthpiece of President Donald Trump, and she is good at her job which is spinning truths to fit her boss’ narratives. In a news briefing on Thursday, McEnany
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Cigarette ban: 'Just lift the bloody thing', Fita chairperson demands
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Washington NFL Team Staffers Accused Of Sexual Harassment By More Than 15 Women
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The Rev. C.T. Vivian, dynamic civil rights leader, has died at 95 | The Atlanta Voice
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key advisor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal campaigns in the civil rights movement and spent decades after advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began staging sit-ins against segregation in
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D.M.V. Natives Document ‘City on the Hill’, San Francisco | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While D.M.V. natives Xavier Underwood and Adam Fleishman have seen their fair share of homelessness and gentrification, another major city captured the documentarians’ attention due to its disproportionate wealth and housing gap that would even make
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Washington NFL team hires law firm to review culture - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  Owner Dan Snyder has hired a District of Columbia law firm to review the Washington NFL team's culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the
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Raise Up Massachusetts calls on Mass. legislators to invest in public services - The Bay State Banner
Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of community, labor and faith groups launched their “Invest in Our Recovery” campaign Wednesday in front of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. Members of the Boston Teachers Union, the Chinese Progressive Association, the Massachusetts Public Health
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Tennessee woman warns of deadly COVID-like pneumonia in video : TheGrio
A Tennessee woman is warning others about her diagnosis with unknown pneumonia. The woman says that she has all the symptoms of COVID-19. The post Tennessee woman warns of deadly COVID-like pneumonia in video appeared first on TheGrio.
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Megan Thee Stallion's Producer Seems To Believe Tory Lanez Played A Role In The Shooting
Lil Ju Made The Beat, Megan Thee Stallion's producer has posted several social media messages suggesting that artist Tory Lanez was somehow responsible for Megan getting shot in the foot.
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Rain expands its 5G network to Cape Town - TechCentral
Rain, the first telecommunications operator in South Africa to launch a commercial 5G network, said on Friday that it is expanding the network to cover the country's second largest city.
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Supreme Court declines to revisit ruling on Florida felon voting eligibility
The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's opinion that former felons in Florida will have to pay off their outstanding fees before they can vote. The post Supreme Court declines to revisit ruling on Florida felon voting eligibility appeared first on TheGrio.
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PRESS ROOM: Wells Fargo Names Kristy Fercho to Lead Home Lending | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Kristy is a customer-first business leader with deep home lending experience. She has been an inspiring and vocal leader across the mortgage industry while driving transformational growth at Flagstar,” said Mike Weinbach, CEO of Consumer Lending at Wells Fargo. “Buying a home
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Texas Prepaid Tuition Program newborn enrollment deadline approaches - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and pay this academic year's rates for all or some future tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities, excluding medical and dental institutions. Newborns are children
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