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The first Black-owned casino in U.S. is coming to Richmond. Here's what to know - Face2Face Africa
The first Black-owned casino in the United States is set to be opened in Richmond, Virginia. This was after the city said it was moving forward with plans to bring a resort-style casino to the River City. Four companies put in bids to spearhead the multi-million dollar project, including Urban
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The Black Hair Experience is the new beauty space for women | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - As of May 2021, The Black Hair Experience has expanded from Atlanta to Washington D.C. The 20,000 square foot exhibit has been a beacon of light to women as they enter a space that celebrates their traditions when it comes to Black hair. The creators of the modern-day Black beauty
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Accountability and Action
The past year has been one of national reckoning; from the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd, to increased coverage of Black Lives Matter,
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Wells Fargo Completes Investments in 13 Black-Owned Banks, Fulfilling $50 Million Pledge Made in 2020 - The Washington Informer
Wells Fargo & Company announced Monday it has finalized investments in two additional African American Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs): The Harbor Bank of Maryland and Industrial Bank of
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Source: The Washington Informer
World Bank Impressed with Water & Sanitation Project Amidst Covid-19
The World Bank has expressed its satisfaction with the progress the Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project (LWSP) has made so far despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the implementation process. This was voiced during the project mid-term review (MTR) which took place between April 26 and May
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Warren Buffett budget habits you can borrow | BlackPressUSA
THE LOS ANGELES WAVE - As Yahoo Finance reports, Buffett paid $31,500 for his Omaha, Nebraska home, which is approximately $288,700 in 2020 dollars. He has lived there for more than 60 years.| By John Grace, Contributing Columnist On May 1, Warren Buffett, the oracle of Omaha, addressed investors
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East Africa: Finance Ministers Juggle to Fund Recovery But Debts Mount
[East African] East African finance ministers are walking a tightrope as they try to fix economies ruined by the prolonged effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and repair national balance sheets saddled with huge debts, shrinking revenue sources and increasing expenditure needs.
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Georgia Park With Giant Confederate Carving Approves Changes
Confederate flags at Stone Mountain Park will be moved from a busy walking trail and a new exhibit will acknowledge the site’s connection to the Ku Klux Klan.
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No more shame: Billy Porter breaks silence on HIV status | The Atlanta Voice
Billy Porter has broken his silence over his HIV diagnosis, saying he told nearly no one for 14 years out of shame and fear of retaliation and marginalization in his industry. “The truth is the healing. And I hope this frees me. I hope this frees me so that I can experience real, unadulterated
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Netflix’s 'High on the Hog' celebrates African American food
… “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” Stephen Satterfield … illuminate the joy and depth African American food contributed to America. The …
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Stephen A. Smith calls Tim Tebow’s return to the NFL ‘White privilege’ | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - “Just think about how arrogant a person must be to play a professional sport that you’re really not that good at, and the 30-plus other teams saw what you had and they said, ‘you’re not good.’… ‘You know what? I’m just arrogant enough to say, I’m gonna go back to the sport that
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Governor Edwards Makes the Right Move on Federal Unemployment Boosts | BlackPressUSA
THE NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE - Again, we are glad that Gov. Edwards isn’t at all being swayed by big business and their lobbies to force people off unemployment or to prematurely end the enhanced benefits. To be sure, if a jobless person can now collect more money or at least as much while unemployment
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FATHERHOOD (2021) Kevin Hart, Drama - Netflix | The Bajan Reporter
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
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Master P receives honorary doctorate degree from Lincoln University - TheGrio
Hip-hop icon and business mogul Master P received an honorary doctorate in human letters from Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University this weekend.... View Article The post Master P receives honorary doctorate degree from Lincoln University appeared first on TheGrio.
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Nigeria: Shell to Offload Onshore Nigerian Oil Assets in Bid Move to Cleaner Energy
[Premium Times] Shell's divestment could deal a fresh blow to the fiscal plan of the Nigerian government, about 90 per cent of whose revenue comes from oil, as it rebalances from the oil crash of 2020.
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Video Shows Attack On Sacramento Police Ends With Peaceful Arrest | BlackPressUSA
THE SACRAMENTAL OBSERVER - The released footage captures an incident that occurred in South Sacramento on April 29 in the 4500 block of Barbee Way. A man, later identified as 24-year-old Josiah Johnson, had allegedly tried to break into a woman’s home. Footage shows Johnson attack two officers and
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Uganda: Fia Asks Govt to Find Way of Regulating Cryptocurrencies
[Monitor] The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has asked the Ministry of Finance to come up with a framework in which cryptocurrency operations can be regulated.
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Consultant urges a greater emphasis on leaving paper trail behind - Barbados Today
A financial consultant believes that Barbados’ approach to doing business is about 20 years behind where it should be. And Colin Daniel suggests businesses on the island need to move away from their heavy dependence on paper and fully embrace the move towards digitization. Daniel, the principal
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DuSable Museum Of African American History To Reopen On Juneteenth - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… (CBS) — The DuSable Museum of African American History, closed for more than … holiday observing the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the U … to the DuSable Museum of African American History.” said Perri L. Irmer …
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Women ‘Again Overlooked’ In Australia’s Federal Budget – The Wilmington Journal
CANBERRA, Australia — Single mothers on low incomes and older women at risk of homelessness were overlooked in the federal budget. The coalition spent 30 times more on tax cuts than it did on women’s economic [...]
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Nigeria: In Paris, Buhari Woos Investors, Says Potential for Growth Positive
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Paris, France, urged investors to further explore vast opportunities of human and natural resources in Nigeria, while assuring them that fiscal policies will be more favourable, predictable and measurably tilted towards creating a good business
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Atlanta-based Acuity Brands names Peter Han President of Intelligent Spaces Group | The Atlanta Voice
Tuesday, Atlanta-based Acuity Brands, Inc., announced Peter Han, co-founder of Rockpile Ventures, as President of Acuity’s newly-named Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). Formerly referred to as Acuity’s Intelligent Buildings business, ISG includes Atrius® and Distech Controls™. Rockpile co-founder
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Troy Carter, Ben Silverman, and Ezekiel Lewis Among Members of Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance to Release Statement on Wave of Antisemitic Violence | UnityFirst
The non-profit organization's executive committee released a statement stating that 'an attack on one community is an attack on all our communities.' the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance Executive Committee released a statement on behalf of the Alliance condemning an alarming wave of antisemitic
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MRA busts Faisal Latif, his son, and 3 seniors at Mapeto over K10.8bn tax fraud
'Arrests follows a six week long examinations of documents.' Elusive and highly politically-connected Blantyre based business magnet, owner of Mapeto David Whitehead, Faisal Gaffar Latif has been arrested alongside his son, Muhammad, who is the company's managing director and three other senior
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Conservative media outlets feud as OAN accuses pro-Trump Newsmax of being a 'left-leaning' network
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Police seize more than 1,000 pounds of lobster since start of close season
More than 1,000 pounds of spiny lobster have been seized by the Marine Police on the Pedro Banks, off the coast of St Elizabeth, since the start of the annual close lobster season.  Yesterday, 668 pounds were seized aboard a...
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The Race for Atlanta Mayor 2021 - Are You Gonna Run, Too? - The Atlanta Inquirer
Hal Lamar is… Inside Atlanta The Race for Atlanta Mayor 2021 “Are you gonna run, too?” After Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms decided not to seek another four years as head of our home town, candidates for the post have popped up faster than toadstools after a heavy rainfall. The list of
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Africa: Namibian Short Film, 'Kegumbo Okegumbo' Joins Colours of Africa Line-Up
[Namibia Economist] Namibian Short Film 'Kegumbo Okegumbo' is part of the lineup in the Colours of Africa film series which features 16 films shot and directed by the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy's Class of 2020.
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Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement Regarding the Accreditation of the Milwaukee County Jail by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care | The Madison Times
On Monday May, 17th , Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas announced that the Milwaukee County Jail has, for the first time in its history, earned accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). NCCHC accreditation has long been recognized as the industry gold
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Taking on abusive and deadly policing with new DOJ leadership | BlackPressUSA
FLORIDA COURIER - In his first month on the job, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed a Trump-era policy that made it harder for the Justice Department to investigate police departments and hold them accountable for violating people’s civil
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