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College of Charleston Remains Focused on Efforts to Improve Diversity, Inclusion
It’s been an unprecedented time in the Holy City and around the United States as people of all ages and races have taken to the streets in recent days to fight for social justice following the death of George Floyd, a black man, as a result of a forceful arrest by Minneapolis police
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Source: The Charleston Chronicle
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Africa: Here We Are Again - Will Racist Violence in the United States Ever End?
George Floyd's name is now added to the tragic list - already far too long - of other people of color whose lives have been cut short as a direct result of the United States' long history of racism and white
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Ambassador’s statement on George Floyd killing opens way for reset for American diplomatic engagement here
A public response by US resident Ambassador to Guyana, her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch on the US Embassy’s Facebook page decrying the murder of Mr George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer was drawn to my
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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NBA Legend Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Pledge $100 Million to Racial Equality, Education and Social Justice Organizations
According to ESPN.com, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are pledging $100 million over the next 10 years to nationwide organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to
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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS
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I call quietly but insistently upon President Granger to do the right thing
My first stop is before the
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Guest Editorial: Trump’s threat to WHO is dangerous and callous
Last month, President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to temporarily cut U.S. funding to the World Health
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Jamaica among countries praised by CHTA for new tourism protocols
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — A senior official of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has welcomed the cooperation between regional governments and public health authorities in their efforts to minimise the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and to strengthen Caribbean
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Dr Sylvia Blyden has been rearrested and detained
But yesterday, she was rearrested and sent to prison detention for allegedly breaching
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White teens start ‘George Floyd’ challenge mocking his death
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World reaches 400,000 virus deaths
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities yesterday, a day after the Government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to publish updates of the number of deaths and infections in the hard-hit South
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
OMINOUS! Caribbean side will be bigger threat in England than before — Estwick | New York Carib News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Assistant Coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies are better poised now than three years ago to carve out a positive series result on their proposed tour of
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Source: The New York Carib News
COVID-19-stranded Canadians in Jamaica look forward to going home
(Jamaica Observer) When the Canadian husband and wife pair of Tom and Susan Little arrived here back in March, they had a flight booked to return to Toronto on May
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Covid-19: Over a million rendered jobless in Kenya
At least one million Kenyans have lost their jobs or have been put on indefinite unpaid leave as the Covid-19 pandemic morphs into a major jobs
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Source: The East African
Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill
The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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GOP Lawmakers Push Bill To Keep Trump, RNC In North Carolina | Afro
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Seattle to ban tear gas use for next 30 days
SEATTLE, United States (AP) — The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of tear gas as protests continue in the city and nationally over the killing of George
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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns From Board, Urges Black Replacement
Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of social media platform Reddit, resigned from his position as the executive chairman last week, according to The Associated
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Source: The Black Chronicle
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AMC Theatres Has Doubt It Can Stay In Business After COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, the world’s biggest movie theater chain, AMC Theatres, let its customers know things are looking grim by publicizing the “substantial doubt” it has that it can stay in
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Source: Black America Web
'Enough is enough!' Jamaicans join BLM protest
The woman's plea for change attracted the attention of protesters who gathered in solidarity with the most recent 'Black Lives Matter' demonstrations across America and other parts of the world following the murder of George
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Mourners Pay Their Respects To George Floyd At Public Viewing In Houston
Mourners Pay Their Respects To George Floyd At Public Viewing In Houston
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NGOGA: Resolution on genocide clarity over the massacre
On April 20, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 74/273, entitled International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in
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Source: The East African
Africa: Bad Philanthropy - The Rinsing of Toxic Money
If philanthropy can be defined as the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed by the generous donation of money to good causes, then for centuries, philanthropic activities have done a lot of
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Source: allAfrica.com
Trinidad: Apologies from businessmen after racist posts
(Trinidad Guardian) Advertising executive Dennis Ramdeen yesterday apologised for a series of social media posts by his
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Michael Jordan Pledges To Donate $100 Million To Racial Justice Efforts
Basketball legend Michael Jordan committed to donating $100 million over 10 years to organizations advancing racial justice amid protests nationwide over systemic
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PNP stands in solidarity with peaceful protesters against George Floyd's killing | New York Carib News
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David Oyelowo Says Academy Members Threatened to Not Vote for Film ‘Selma’ After Cast Went to Premiere Wearing Shirts That Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences responded to actor David Oyelowo‘s claim that Academy members wouldn’t vote for the film “Selma” because the cast wore “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts to the New York premiere in
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Kenya Reaches Out to Neighbours in Push to Market Naivasha Depot
Kenya has moved to fix the challenges that had threatened to stall the Sh6.9 billion Inland Container Depot (ICD) at
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Source: allAfrica.com
BET Invites Trump And Biden to Face Black America In Juneteenth Forum | The Oklahoma Eagle
BET on Tuesday announced a programming series that will address systemic racism, the violence faced by Black people in America and solutions to help move the country
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
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Local protests in St. Petersburg draw hundreds after George Floyd’s death
The protesters, upward of 300 strong, gathered outside the St. Pete Police Department at the intersection of 13th Street and First Ave North to make certain their voices were
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Diaspora: Jamaica needs soul-searching, too - Countrymen overseas condemn US racism, call for greater protection of vulnerable back home
Black people in America have been behind the social, economic and political eight ball ever since the first set of slaves were forcibly transported there from Africa four centuries ago, and a significant portion of them are of Jamaican and Caribbean
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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