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Deejay Rytikal detained in Bull Bay Dancehall artiste Rytikal has been detained at the Bull Bay Police Station in St Andrew. The 25-year-old entertainer, whose given name is Ryan McFarlane, was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon. The...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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‘I am Humbled and I am Blessed:’ U.S. Sen. Gary Peters Celebrates Big Win in Michigan | News | The Michigan Chronicle

On a warm fall day, nestled in the thick of a quaint, Rochester town, a cinnamon donut-filled breeze hung in the crisp air at the old Goodison Cider Mill in Rochester. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters’ old stomping grounds as a child and adult came alive today with media on-site and campaign staff cheering

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Opinion: Picking Kamala Harris makes history, but will it make a difference in November?

… the Democratic establishment taking African Americans for granted are over … drive turnout in African American voters, particularly African American women. That Harris … women, Black Americans and people of South Asian heritage. African American women will …

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RGD rolls out online record-updating service

Starting today, Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora will be able to update their records online, via the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) website. The move comes as the department continues to increase the services available to Jamaicans...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Zimbabwe: Heavy Traffic Poses Threat to Toll Bridge

The New Limpopo Bridge (NLB) was officially opened in 1995 by the late founding presidents of Zimbabwe and South Africa Robert Mugabe and Nelson Mandela respectively following a build-operate-transfer (BOT) deal that gave birth to the new

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Celebrities react to Nene Leakes' RHOA departure - TheGrio

As previously reported by theGrio, Nene Leakes announced on September 17 that she has decided to leave The Real Housewives... View Article The post Celebrities react to Nene Leakes' RHOA departure appeared first on TheGrio.

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Blue Ivy Narrates ‘Hair Love’ Audiobook, Refuses To Remove Foot From Our Necks - Blavity

Blue Ivy is narrating "Hair Love" for the audio book that will be available on Audible.

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Source: Blavity News

How the BLM generation remembers John Lewis

Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From ...

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Source: South Florida Times

COVID chaos piles up for Trump

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Donald Trump's re-election campaign was buffeted yesterday by another COVID-19 outbreak in his team, surging infections across the United States, and an uncomfortable admission by his chief of staff.

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Russian parliament OKs New START nuclear treaty extension - Black News Channel

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control treaty, a fast-track action that comes just days before it's due to expire. Both houses of parliament voted unanimously to

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Don’t reopen schools without a safety plan – Daytona Times

Common sense and intelligence can still determine what we do, even in this crazy environment. We’re not going to use our children as guinea pigs. – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Of the many questions the deadly coronavirus pandemic has forced the nation to confront, the question of whether to

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Source: Daytona Times

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman buys 'Ebony' magazine for $14M - TheGrio

It looks like Ebony magazine has a new shot at life. Retired NBA player turned successful entrepreneur Ulysses 'Junior' Bridgeman... View Article The post Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman buys 'Ebony' magazine for $14M appeared first on TheGrio.

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The effect of COVID-19 on the 2020 Census | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Because of the low turnout in 2010, many Black, brown, and immigrant communities were not counted and received less money that would have been put into schools, hospitals, community infrastructure, programs and political representation just to name a few

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California Officials Respond to Trump Supporters’ Attack on U.S. Capitol | L.A. Focus News

Tanu Henry | California Black Media Last week, after a violent mob of President Trump’s supporters attacked and invaded the United States Capitol while protesting President-elect Joe Biden’s win of the 2020 election, Capitol Police officers evacuated members of Congress to an undisclosed area

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East Contra Costa Election Results: Incumbents Fall In Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

Shifting attitudes on local police reform, development, homelessness and other issues combined to end the public service of a number of officials in Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood and Oakley in the wake of the November election.

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Joey Bada$$ Gives $25,000 In COVID-19 Efforts to Help Homeless Students In New York City

In a new video to announce the launch of a campaign to support New York City’s homeless students, rapper Joey Bada$$ shared that out of the 1.1 million students enrolled in the New York City Public School system, 110,000 are homeless, with 85 percent of those youth being Black or

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Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.' - Black News Channel

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world 'even as we grieved, we grew.' The 22-year-old Gorman referenced everything from Biblical

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Four Plead to Voter Fraud Scheme on Skid Row - Los Angeles Sentinel

Four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced

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No other plans? Why Donald Trump should move to South Africa

Now he's left the White House, speculation about the future of Donald Trump is mounting. Here's why we think he should come and live in South Africa.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns - TheGrio

Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be. What puzzles him are the people who... View Article The post Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns appeared first on TheGrio.

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Three storms are threatening the United States and the Caribbean this weekend - L.A. Focus Newspaper

They are Tropical Storm Hanna in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific Ocean and Tropical Storm Gonzalo in the Atlantic. This is where things stand with all

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Queen Mother Of Dance: How Legendary Katherine Dunham Revolutionized The World Of Dance

Katherine Dunham revolutionized American dance in the 1930's by going to the roots of black dance and rituals transforming them into significant artistic choreography that speaks to all. She was a pioneer in the use of folk and ethnic choreography and one of the founders of the anthropological

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Source: Black Then

PRESS ROOM: U.S. Bank’s Community Partnership Campaign

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Multicultural communities are being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic both financially and culturally,” said Beth McDonnell, U.S. Bank Chief Marketing Officer. “Our responsibility is to actively assist multicultural consumers and communities as they recover and rebuild their

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Prejudice and racism kept Ronnie Long in prison for 44 years - The New York Beacon

By Viviane Faver A black man was trialed and convicted - without concrete evidence - in a small town in North Carolina in the early 1970s by an all-white jury for the rape of a prominent local white executive's white wife. This is the story

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looking back – My life and times

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Mile Gully business owners lose everything in fire

MILE GULLY, Manchester: The early-morning phone call bearing news of misfortune is still ringing in the ears of three business owners of Mile Gully who lost all their merchandise valued at approximately $10 million. The Nash...

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Lawmakers running out of time - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It's Thursday, August 27. Deadlines fast approaching The California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters The clock is ticking for lawmakers to chart a recovery path for the world's fifth-largest economy, keep millions of Californians from being evicted and

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Cicely Tyson Honored with Peabody Award for Career Achievement

Cicely Tyson has been awarded the 2020 Peabody Career Achievement Award for her film, television, and stage work that spans over 70

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Copper vandals plunge Plumtree, Bulilima into darkness

BY Richard Muponde PLUMTREE Town and Bulilima district have been without electricity supplies for the past three days after thieves stole aluminium electricity cables after confusing them for copper conductors, which are on high demand on the black market. The thieves reportedly stole the cables on

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