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Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, a higher percentage (93 percent) of Black adults who smoke began using menthol cigarettes. That’s more than two times higher than
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South Africa: Popular Disco Musician Patricia Majalisa Dies
[New Zimbabwe] SOUTH African disco queen, Patricia Majalisa has died.
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Racist President Wears Mask Publicly After 132K Die In U.S. From Coronavirus
Donald Trump, the racist President of the United States, finally work a mask in public yesterday (July 11). It happened to finally happen only after 132,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the nation. 
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The scary moment Nat King Cole collapsed seeing the remains of his mom for the last time - Face2Face Africa
Love for a mother is profound. A mother is the shield, tower, inspiration, and for music icon Nat King Cole, his mother Perlina Adams Coles was his only music teacher who he hoped would become a classical pianist. So when she died on February 23, 1955, in North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, aged
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Bara hospital treated almost 3 000 patients in its trauma unit in June | News24
The cases related to gunshots, stabbings, motor vehicle accidents, passenger vehicle accidents, burns, assaults, falls, cuts, motorbike accidents and other trauma.
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How one of the largest US school districts is preparing to reopen and what parents think - L.A. Focus Newspaper
This is how Mantua Elementary and all other public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, are preparing for back-to-school in the age of
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Pupils back in the classroom: One month on
From 1 June, primary schools and early years settings across England opened their doors to... The post Pupils back in the classroom: One month on appeared first on Voice Online.
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EDITORIAL | Be angry at partygoers, not Ramaphosa, for new booze ban | News24
It is a pity that the majority of people should be punished for the sins of a minority, but Ramaphosa cannot be faulted for reinstating the ban after several reports of boozy gatherings.
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DA not deterred, will challenge DMA in court - Steenhuisen after ConCourt ruling | News24
DA interim leader John Steenhuisen says the party is not deterred by the order of the Constitutional Court dismissing their application for direct access to challenge the constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act.
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Africa: Benin and Ivory Coast Withdraw Declarations From Rights Court
Benin and Ivory Coast become the third and fourth countries to withdraw their declaration under Article 34 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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Houston Black Restaurant Week returns for fifth year - DefenderNetwork.com
Houston will celebrate the Black culinary industry this week. The 2020 edition of Houston Black Restaurant Week will run from July 10-19, featuring 31 Black-owned restaurants. Black Restaurant Week LLC, which started in Houston, is celebrating its fifth year with an eight-city tour, and Houston is
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Rwanda: Update COVID-19 07 July 2020
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Wells Fargo Commitment Could Potentially Result in Billions for Small Businesses | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "We also noticed that diverse individuals were having a very negative impact, and with the data, it was coming to 41 percent or 450,000 Black-owned businesses closed when COVID hit. That is a disproportionate impact not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the employees they have
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Take Charge Of Your Health Today: COVID-19 vaccine trials must include Black community | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Esther Bush This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page discusses vaccine trials and their relationship with Pittsburgh’s African American community. The current COVID-19 pandemic has increased pressure for the medical community to develop a vaccine to combat COVID-19. The
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Dialogue can solve the mess of our own making
WE would like to commend the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) for continually pushing to have President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his nemesis and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to dialogue. NewsDay Comment The two leaders have the key to unlock the political and economic gridlock that is choking
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D.C. statehood is a racial justice issue for the entire nation | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the people,” the great abolitionist and D.C. resident Frederick Douglass once wrote. More than a century later, the 705,000 residents of
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New Hampshire Mesothelioma Victims Center Appeals to a Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in New Hampshire to Call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste-Get a Much Better Compensation Result
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA, July 2, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The New Hampshire Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We are appealing to a Navy Veteran or person in New Hampshire who just received news they have mesothelioma to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of
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Hanging Death of Black Man in California Park Ruled Suicide | Afro
By Stefanie Dazio and Christopher Weber The Associated Press The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide July 9 following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities initially were too quick
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Closing the Inequality Wealth Gap
With the economic crisis now building in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the black community is now more vulnerable to the fallout. In this talk recently streamed as part [] The post Closing the Inequality Wealth Gap appeared first on Essence.
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Ex-Midlands governor Machaya’s son dies in car crash
BY BRENNA MATENDERE THE son of former Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Jason Machaya, Foster, died in a car crash on Wednesday night along the Gweru-Mvuma Road in an accident that also claimed the life of a popular Gweru gold baron who was awaiting trial for murder. Midlands provincial police
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Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum: Art in Service to Others
The Anacostia Community Museum commemorates local artists David C. Driskell (1931-2020) and Ira Blount (1918-2020), two remarkable African American men who recently passed away due to complications related to COVID-19.
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VP of H-E-B shares Coronavirus survival tips: 'The virus likes a weak host' | Afram News
H-E-B Vice President of Operations Terry Williams had double pneumonia, was extremely tired and hallucinating from drugs and fever when his father came into his room and told him two simple words, "Get up." And just like any obedient son, he did.
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Biden says it's 'a battle for the soul of the nation,' while Trump's America has no soul
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Churches invites political parties to dialogue
BY BRENNA MATENDERE ZIMBABWE Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth Mtata has revealed that political parties invited to the church’s mediated dialogue on Monday next week have submitted conditions for their participation. Mtata early this week said the churches wanted to bring
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Florida shatters US record of single-day Covid-19 cases | The Atlanta Voice
The Florida Department of Health reported 15,299 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the highest number of new cases reported in a single day by any state since the coronavirus pandemic began. The previous record - also set by Florida - came on July 4, with 11,434 new cases reported, according to data from
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SA schools say it’s all systems go
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JOHN F. FLOYD: Education in US has become politicized - African American News Today - EIN News
I have a solution for the destruction of America’s statues — simply eliminate nomenclature that identifies the subject, and treat them as what they are, objects of art.Education is loosely defined by Webster’s New World Dictionary as "1. The process of training and developing the
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Kerry Washington is bringing 'The Fight' to us on July 31 : TheGrio
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Maryland AG Criticizes Governor's Plan to Conduct Election | Afro
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