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French virus testing labs under strain amid resurgent demand - Black News Channel
By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press ARGENTEUIL, France (AP) — France's COVID-19 resurgence is palpable in the buzzing biology lab of this public hospital in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil. Tube after tube arrive with new nasal swabs, now about 240 per day. And the lab director struggles to obtain
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CXC under fire
SEVERAL education ministries across the region have written to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) requesting an investigation into what has been described as 'widescale anomalies' with the recently released Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency
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Answele drops video for Jah is in Control
His latest single, Jah is in Control , was inspired by his personal struggles. Therefore, it was important for singer/musician Answele to deliver a video that would capture the essence of the song.Since its release a week ago, the video for Jah is in Control has racked up more than 15,000 views
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Moonstruck: Pakistani Man Buys a Unique Gift for His Wife
In Pakistan's Punjab province, the city of Jhang is famous for the graves of the legendary ill-fated lovers, Heer and Ranjha, who were condemned to ...
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ANOTHER BOOST FOR LISA
LISA Hanna has moved closer to delivering the knock-out punch to her opponents' cheeks, as the boxing match to decide the new leader of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) intensifies.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Does It Again and Raises $1 Million in Support of HBCUs – Arizona Informant Newspaper
Online Donations Help Sorority to Exceed Its Goal CHICAGO, IL (Sept. 23, 2020) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is proud to announce that for the third consecutive year, the sorority has successfully raised $1 million in 24 hours for the benefit of Historically Black Colleges and
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Paris terror attack: Precursor to more such incidents?
Yesterday’s knife attack on two bystanders in a Paris street may be the forerunner of others as Charlie Hebdo trial goes ahead.
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Costco Drops Palmetto Cheese After Founder Calls Black Lives Matter a 'Terror Organization'
Costco has pulled Palmetto Cheese off of its shelves after the owner of the pimento cheese brand called Black Lives Matter a "terror organization."
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Briefly 9/25/20: New Settlement to Provide Mental Health Care for L.A. County Foster Youth ; NeNe Leakes Announces “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Exit - L.A. Focus Newspaper
New Settlement to Provide Mental Health Care for L.A. County Foster Youth L.A. County has entered a new settlement that will increase intensive home and community based mental health services for thousands of children and youth in the County’s foster care system. This comes 18 years after the
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Govt orders mandatory COVID-19 tests at driving schools
THE Transport ministry has ordered all staff at driving schools to undergo mandatory COVID-19 tests before they resume operations.The driving schools are among the many businesses that had closed down when the government imposed a national lockdown on March 30. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO In a document by
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Mooted removal of Apartheid-era statues polarises South Africans
President, Cyril Ramaphosa has supported the move to remove statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past.
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Milwaukee Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the nation celebrated National Voter Registration Day. As the name suggests, the purpose of the day is to encourage eligible voters to register to vote – a pre-requirement when it comes to casting a ballot. Milwaukee officials used the day to encourage
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Police: 3 arrests at right-wing rally in Portland, Oregon - TheGrio
Police arrested three people at a right-wing rally Saturday afternoon in Portland, Oregon, and authorities say they’re also investigating an... View Article The post Police: 3 arrests at right-wing rally in Portland, Oregon appeared first on TheGrio.
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Under virus strain, Europe's leaders plea at UN for unity - Black News Channel
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Struggling to contain resurgent virus infections, European leaders decried a collective failure to vanquish the pandemic and told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that the time has come for countries to reinvent international cooperation. This
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Texas still in need of poll workers - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas is preparing for a general election for which election officials are expecting unprecedented turnout — and unprecedented demand for election workers. The general election will require local election officials to hire more election clerks because of an extended early voting period, new
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Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots - Black News Channel
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two decades ago, Florida's hanging chads became an unlikely symbol of a disputed presidential election. This year, the issue could be poorly marked ovals or boxes. Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, more people than ever are expected to
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Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape 98.5% full
The Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape, has made a miraculous comeback after significant rainfall and we’re not complaining one bit.
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A NFL Week 1 that would make Marlin Briscoe smile.
As the careers of longtime faces of the QB position, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, wind down, the present and future of the NFL quarterback position looks bright for Black men and their success will inspire even more talent in the pipeline.
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Christopher Vialva: Read The Final Words From First Black Person Executed By Trump’s Administration
Death row inmate Christopher Vialva was executed, making him the first Black person to be executed by the Trump administration and the first man in 70 years to be executed for crimes committed as a teenager.
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Talks begin to rename William Nicol Drive after Winnie Mandela
Geoff Makhubo launched the start of the public participation process for William Nicol Drive to be renamed after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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Meet the entrepreneur inspiring Black women to redo their backyards - DefenderNetwork.com
When the coronavirus hit, shutting down businesses and confining people to their homes, Tara Paige decided to find a way to keep herself busy, by tapping into her love of outdoors to redo her backyard. 'The pandemic made us all stop and look around at some of those things that, you know, we've
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Empowering Mourning Mothers Through Love | Afro
By Rayonna Burton Jernigan Momma’s Safe Haven, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. that specifically works to  bring mothers together on one common ground through community-based programming, hosted its first annual “Mothers Are Powerful” event on Sept. 20. “Mothers Are Powerful” is an
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Church That Held Emmett Till’s Funeral Listed As U.S. Endangered Site | The Urban Daily
The tragically short life of Emmett Till became a tipping point for the Civil Rights Movement, and his enduring legacy serves as a reminder not much as changed in America. However, the nation will recognize the church that held his funeral will be listed as one of the Most Endangered Historic
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Elephants Are An Integral Part of South India’s Navaratri Festivities
The multiculturalism and vibrancy of India are usually expressed through its festivals. The country is known for its fervor and gusto when it comes to ...
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New Jersey police probe racist online posts by high school students
A New Jersey education official spoke out recently after a racist photo, mocking the death of George Floyd and posted... View Article The post New Jersey police probe racist online posts by high school students appeared first on TheGrio.
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Money to aid mental health services for children – Florida Courier
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida Department of Education is making $2 million available to rural counties across the state to increase access to telehealth to provide mental-health services for schoolchildren. “I’m excited today to announce to 18 of the rural counties across the state of Florida
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The Right to Vote: Where Christianity and Politics Converge.
America has a long track record of voter suppression with the sole purpose to make it harder for segments of the population to exercise their rights as citizens to vote.
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Demonstrators march on City Hall - The Bay State Banner
Several thousand demonstrators gathered yesterday in Nubian Square opposite the Area B2 police station before marching to City Hall in protest of a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to indict police officers for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Police killed Taylor March 13, while she was in
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#Election2020: 'Bidin' his time': Joe Biden battles being chronically late | The Atlanta Voice
Joe Biden was running late. Again. On a recent Friday, he’d already apologized for the delayed start to a speech, then taken more questions than expected at a subsequent press conference. When it was finally over, Biden’s motorcade sped away quickly enough to leave behind one of the journalists
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol - DefenderNetwork.com
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was with “profound sorrow” that she welcomed the liberal icon and opened the
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