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Corporate Hands | Seaboard, Jamaica Producers gift container to cancer society
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Should you request an absentee ballot? You can change your mind! - WS Chronicle
As we near Election Day this year, the main question on most seniors’ minds other than who will get our votes, is how we will vote. The post Should you request an absentee ballot? You can change your mind! appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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COVID-19: An update on where we stand - TSDMemphis.com
The sobering and ongoing count of local deaths attributed to the coronavirus includes a pediatric death announced Tuesday during the Memphis-Shelby County Joint Task Force update. “A 13-year-old child died from COVID-19 this week in Shelby County, either directly from the virus or indirectly from
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Mali's Protest Movement Finally Meets Junta | Africanews
Mali’s June 5 protest movement that mobilized for weeks against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has given its vote of confidence on the junta that overthrew the country’s former leader
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Mirander going for 'fashion over style'
Founded in 1983, Chevening is the United Kingdom Government's global scholarship programme aimed at developing leaders through providing the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study in the UK. This year, 14 outstanding Jamaicans were selected for the scholarship.Over the course of this week, the
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Citing lack of Black student achievement, Udin doesn’t want Hamlet to get five more years | New Pittsburgh Courier
Sala Udin 'sounds the alarm' by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer If Sala Udin and Anthony Hamlet, Ed.D., get together for brunch anytime soon, the last thing they’ll be … Continued
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Clippers Coach Doc Rivers Powerfully Addresses Racial Injustice In America | The Urban Daily
Rivers, like many Black Americans, has to battle the ugliness of racial injustice despite all his achievements on and off the court and addressed the matter in a powerful postgame moment.
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Flu Vaccine for 2020-21 Season Now Available at Safeway Pharmacies
In light of preparations for flu and other vaccinations over the next several months, Safeway pharmacies - stocked with vaccines - are ready to safely administer them to help safeguard D.C.’s communities. The Safeway Pharmacy team has planned a minimum of two flu shot clinics for the general public
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Black Creators: Travel Noire Founder Zim Flores Talks New Beginnings
Black Creators is a special series highlighting some of the amazing Black women and men who've successfully used their passion and platform to unite our community. Did you know that […] The post Black Creators: Travel Noire Founder Zim Flores Talks New Beginnings appeared first on Essence.
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California lawmakers propose last-minute bill providing funds for fighting wildfires - Black Voice News
In summary A fee added to utility bills - less than $1 per month - would be extended until 2045 if the legislation is adopted by two-thirds of both chambers. Facing another catastrophic wildfire season, state lawmakers are proposing last-minute legislation to tap into a utility-bill fee to free up
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Some States Will Pay $400 In Weekly Unemployment Benefits Instead Of $300 | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.foxbusiness.com By Megan Henney Most states have indicated they can't afford to give the extra $100 a week in jobless aid While President Trump promised to partially restore $400 a week in federal unemployment aid after a bigger benefit expired, only some Americans will receive the full
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Rwanda issues international arrest warrant for genocide suspect hiding in France - prosecutor | News24
Rwanda has issued an international arrest warrant for a top former Rwandan military official, Aloys Ntiwiragabo, who is under investigation in France over his role in the country's 1994 genocide which claimed 800 000 lives.
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Prince George’s Seeks Developers for Public-Partnership School Projects
Final proposals by developers to build six new schools costing nearly $1 billion in Prince George’s County are scheduled to be submitted next month. The majority Black jurisdiction became the first in the nation to utilize a public-private partnership, also known as P3, for school construction by
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KFC suspends ‘Its Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan amid pandemic — The Sacramento Observer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Don’t lick your fingers! That’s what Kentucky Fried Chicken signaled to customers Monday as the company suspended its “It’s Finger Lickin’ Good” tagline after 64 years, deeming it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020” amid the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension will
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Covid-19 Pandemic Makes Notting Hill Carnival Go Virtual | Africanews
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In Her First Solo Event, Kamala Harris Focuses On The Power Of Black Women Voters
"When we vote we have the ability through our voice connected through our vote to say we are present, we matter, we are seen and you will be accountable to us," Harris said during a Black women voters roundtable on Wednesday.
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Kanye West Won’t Be On Missouri Ballot Either
Kanye West's blatant spoiler campaign for President is taking all the L's. The rapper won't be appearing on the Missouri ballot after failing to get enough signatures.
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LeBron James Launching New Initiative To Get Poll Workers For November Election
While this racist administration continues to steal mailboxes from our streets to prevent mail-in ballots from being cast and requiring voter I.D.'s just to let people exercise their right to vote, people like LeBron give us a glimmer of hope and hopefully the masses will walk through the door
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Cosatu talks tough to Ramaphosa: 'Stop negotiating with criminals, swing a big axe' on corruption | News24
Cosatu's leadership has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa for being "confrontation averse" in the fight against corruption.
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Vivian Scott-Chew and Ray Chew Are Empowering the Next Generation of Music Moguls
Ray and Vivian Scott Chew are paving the way through their mentorship and internship program, Power 2 Inspire. This program was created to help cultivate and develop the next generation…
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Taraji P. Henson, Gina Prince-Bythewood, DeVon Franklin, and More Lend Their Voices to Academy's New Virtual Series on Race, Gender, and History
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienceshas introduced a series of virtual conversations featuring a range of recognizable faces that include Whoopi Goldberg, Taraji […]
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The NBA Postpones Playoff Games In Protest Of Jacob Blake Shooting | The Urban Daily
The NBA is down with us. In solidarity with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black shot in the back multiple times by Wisconsin police, the NBA has postponed its playoffs games.
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Hinds optimistic Portmore parish pledge won’t fall through
Former Portmore Mayor Keith Hinds is hopeful that the resurrection of an old Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) promise to designate the sprawling St Catherine community as a parish will not remain stillborn after its more than decade-old gestation. “I’m...
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South Africa: Health and Education Workers Protest in Johannesburg | Africanews
Workers affiliated to National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) staged the protest outside the NHLS headquarters, blocking entrance to the
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Heavyweight clash
AFTER a debate which delivered less than it promised on Tuesday, Jamaicans will be expecting more when two of the island's sharpest economic minds, Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke and Opposition spokesman on finance Mark Golding square off today in the second of three National Political
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#JaVotes2020 | PNP promises money for utility bills
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it will pay $4,000 monthly toward the light and water bills of each household if it wins next week's general elections.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane : TheGrio
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday, raising fears that it could come ashore as a catastrophic... View Article The post Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane appeared first on TheGrio.
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Citizen Revolt: August 27 - African American News Today - EIN News
… ;t know a lot about African American history. With the upcoming election … civil and economic rights of African Americans in what was called a …
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RGD head office temporarily closed for COVID cleaning
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is reporting that its head office located at Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine will undergo deep cleaning and sanitisation starting today through to tomorrow due to a staff member having been...
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As economic outlook worsens, parties promise to splash cash
Economist Dr Peter-John Gordon has warned of spiralling unemployment in the wake of Jamaica’s central bank’s chilling projection of a seven to 10 per cent contraction in the economy for fiscal year 2020-21. He believes that the economic crisis is...
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