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Gov't releases more information on COVID-19 vaccination plan
The Government has provided further details on the administration of the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination in Jamaica. The country is to receive its first shipment of the vaccine on Monday, March 8 - a few days later than the March 4 arrival...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Remembering Erica Faye Watson | New Pittsburgh Courier
Donna Hammond, Contributing Writer In life, we meet people whose spirits are beautiful, selfless, and full of joy for life. Erica Faye Watson, a brilliant comedian, and entertainer was one of those people. She has been described as strong, grounded, generous, fearless, and funny. Erica Watson was
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Sheriff's Captain Suspended for Post about Black Teens - Black Voice News
BVN Staff King County, Washington Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht suspended a member of her command staff for a day without pay after Capt. Todd Miller made a 'very offensive and racist' Facebook post. Miller was found to have engaged in 'conduct unbecoming' the Sheriff's Office when he
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Rejects Johnson & Johnson Vaccine For City Residents
He rejected 6,200 doses.
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Dem split on jobless benefits slows relief bill in Senate | The Atlanta Voice
Democrats set aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate. Hours after asserting they’d reached a deal between party moderates and progressives
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LAUSD To Resume High School Sports Competition - Los Angeles Sentinel
In accordance with state and local guidelines that cleared the way for a resumption of youth sports, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner this week authorized students aged 13 and older to participate in outdoor
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Google accused of undervaluing HBCU engineering students - TheGrio
A new bombshell report detailing how tech giant Google ranks engineering students at historically Black colleges and universities may shed... View Article The post Google accused of undervaluing HBCU engineering students appeared first on TheGrio.
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Will Smith Says He's Been Called the N-Word to His Face '5 Or 6 times' — But Never ‘By a Smart Person'
Despite his successful career in Hollywood, celebrity status and likability, actorWill Smithhasn't been exempt from being on the receiving end of a racial slur. During […]
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Prosecutors Move To Permanently Dismiss Charges Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend
The news comes after nearly a year of legal battles.
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FAT CHANCE! - Obesity lobby loses fight as healthcare workers first in line for COVID vaccine
Despite calls from the World Obesity Federation for severely overweight people to be among priority groups for the COVID-19 vaccine, the Holness administration has disclosed that front-line healthcare workers will be first in line to get the jab,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Women’s History Month Is the Right Time to Raise the Minimum Wage | Atlanta Daily World
Women’s History Month Is the Right Time to Raise the Minimum Wage By Ben Jealous It is time for a maximum push for a new minimum wage. The federal minimum wage has not budged for more than a decade. But the cost of living keeps rising. So, low-income people fall further and further behind. Raising
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A year of COVID-19: SA’s 365-day trip around the sun revisited
A full year has passed since SA first became burdened by COVID-19. Life was never the same after "patient Zero" tested positive on 5 March 2020.
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USC’S University Park Campus to host LA city-run COVID-19 vaccination site - L.A. Focus News
A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site will open at the University of Southern California starting Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday, March 4. The University Park campus site is expected to be able to administer thousands of vaccinations per day once it's fully operational, Garcetti
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Biden denounces GOP governors’ decision to end COVD-19 guidelines: ‘It’s a Big Mistake’
This week, President Joe Biden has called out GOP lawmakers after Republican officials all over the country opted to repeal COVID-19 restrictions within their... View Article
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Black Debutantes Were Waltzing Long Before ‘Bridgerton’
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Prosecutors to permanently dismiss charges against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend - TheGrio
The lengthy legal battle Kenneth Walker faced after Louisville, KY police officers stormed his girlfriend Breonna Taylor's apartment, shooting her... View Article The post Prosecutors to permanently dismiss charges against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend appeared first on TheGrio.
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Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules
Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he... View Article The post Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules appeared first on TheGrio.
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Senators Ossoff and Reverend Warnock play key roles in passage of COVID relief bill | The Atlanta Voice
Saturday morning Senators Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael G. Warnock were congratulated by White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain for being elected and casting the votes that advanced President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan on a 50-49 party-line vote. “Today’s passage of bold
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
'It has been a rough journey' – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reflects on a year of Covid-19 | News24
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has praised citizens, frontline workers and religious leaders for helping to ease the full effects of Covid-19 by following regulations.
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Sagicor ready to meet PM’s charge on digital payments
Sagicor Group Jamaica has announced its preparedness to meet Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ charge to bolster the online delivery economy through its innovative products and services offered by Sagicor Bank Jamaica. This comes on the heels of the...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Remembering Vernon Jordan – Florida Courier
Civil rights giant and former Clinton adviser dies at 85 BY TIM DARNELL THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/TNS ATLANTA — Former presidents and everyday Americans were among those paying tribute Tuesday to Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and a close adviser to former President Bill
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Source: Florida Courier
PRESS ROOM: Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines | Dallas Weekly
Led by a diverse group of Black CEOs, this initiative gathers resources from respected and trusted community and business leaders, health professionals and public officials to ensure that accurate and transparent information about the COVID-19 vaccine is available to Black Americans. Our
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COVID-19: Houston reaches grim milestone of 2,000 deaths - DefenderNetwork.com
The city of Houston reached a grim milestone of the weekend. Officials said the death toll for COVID-19 has crossed 2,000 people, only a few days after the one-year anniversary of the first Houston-area COVID-19 case. While Gov. Abbott announced plans to fully reopen the state and
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Will new COVID-19 vaccine rollout bypass hardest-hit communities served by health clinics? - L.A. Focus News
Long lines of people wait to get their COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru event at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson in February. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) This war-time mobilization can inspire awe: Giant sports stadiums transformed into massive COVID-19 vaccination
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Crocky Horror Show: Luxury Brands Shamed Over Shocking Footage Of Reptile Skinning  
HANOI, Vietnam – Disturbing images of reptiles being tied at both ends of the body before brutally killed and ripped off their skin in Vietnam have gone viral. The snakes and crocodiles, that are being farmed for their skins, writhe in agony as they become part of the illegal skin trade. The
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NBA Spotlights Both HBCUs And COVID-19 Equity During 2021 All-Star Weekend
League officials revealed a $3 million investment to support various HBCUs and help Black communities still struggling from the pandemic.
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Indispensable: Black lives continue to be undervalued – Florida Courier
I often reflect on the stories told by my familye and friends. While sometimes amusing, they can give rise to more serious thought and consideration. One such story was told to me by a friend who was drafted during the Vietnam War. He related that he had a close-knit family that always demonstrated
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Gov't won't bow
As undertakers and relatives of deceased people anticipate with dread the impending two-week ban on funerals and burials, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has made clear that the Government is not inclined to bow to any pressure to allow the kind of large gatherings that have
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Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion added to the Grammys performance list - TheGrio
Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Doja Cat and Brittany Howard are some of the many artists set to... View Article The post Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion added to the Grammys performance list appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trevor Noah’s Hair Grows Before Your Very Eyes In Lockdown Anniversary Time-Lapse
“Thanks for sticking with us through one whole year without a studio or haircuts,” the "Daily Show" captioned the clip.
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