PRECIOUS Nights Online | The August 2020 edition

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PRECIOUS Nights Online | The August 2020 edition

PRECIOUS Nights is a monthly event that gives you the opportunity to hear from previous PRECIOUS Award winners . Join us as they share the highs, lows and lessons of their journey and give actionable tips and advice. The evening is about storytelling, connecting, honesty and community in a unique atmosphere of collaboration and motivation....

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US-based non-profit organisation promises to continue literacy drive for children in Guyana - Stabroek News

Kupanda Sisters Incorporated, a non-profit organisation based in the United States, recently celebrated its first anniversary and its Guyanese founder pledged to continue its efforts to promote literacy among children in underserved communities in

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Two South African women make the cut for Time of COVID-19 film festival

A Wits graduate and Umlazi filmmaker are among 10 women chosen from nearly 200 entrants from across Africa to make short films for the festival.

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Chip Fu Uses a Hip-Hop Curriculum to Elevate Students

If you are a fan of late ’80s-mid ’90s hip-hop, then you should be familiar with the name Fu-Schnickens. If not, you may have heard NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille

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Africa: Women Creators Invited to Document Life Under COVID-19

[East African] The Ladima Foundation in partnership with the DW Akademie announced a short film competition for African women content creators and filmmakers on life during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Jamaica Reopens Next Week As Caribbean Opens Back Up For Travel

In a QA with Black Enterprise, Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Edmund Bartlett, discusses the island's plan for reopening next week as Caribbean tourism begins to resume for the summer.

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Chip Fu Uses a Hip-Hop Curriculum to Elevate Students

Former rapper Chip Fu started a program named M.A.A.T.H (Music Appreciation, Art Time, and Healing) that has gained interest in several education programs

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Africa: Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Across Continent Nears 600,000

[allAfrica] As of July 13, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 594,954.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, July 14, 2020: Seductive and fascinating, you have a soulful story to tell. You are convincing to the point of working magic in others' unconscious. This year, you create a masterpiece. If single, you draw many admirers to you and must decide if you just want one

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'Zootie' calls and dating apps: Couples share how they found matches during the pandemic - L.A. Focus Newspaper

When coronavirus first hit in March, the freelance production manager paid about $30 for a three-month premium subscription on the dating app Hinge -- and he figured he'd just keep swiping until that

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'Frivolous and shoddy' -China laughs off lawsuit by Nigerian lawyers over COVID-19 - Face2Face Africa

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed claims by a group of Nigerian lawyers who are demanding compensation for COVID-19, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. In a statement, the embassy called the action, 'frivolous and shoddy'. The lawyers say China failed in informing the World Health

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Vomos CEO Mark McNeil Says Private Jets Are The Future of Air Travel

Vomos CEO Mark McNeil talks about the private jet air travel industry, the impact of COVID-19, and how men and women of color can succeed in the industry.

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Goya CEO's support for Trump leaves many Latinos feeling sting of betrayal - L.A. Focus Newspaper

"It's the most recognized Hispanic brand in the United States," she

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HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Testing Site

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A.P.” Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came via the CARES Act established earlier this year. “We saw high demand, so we acted,” said Powell. “While the [South Mountain Community

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Gaps in national COVID response could leave abuse victims vulnerable, says group

A regional women's group is pointing to gaps within national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could leave abused women and children even more vulnerable. The Women's Entrepreneurship Network of the...

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Africa: Centre of Excellence in Rwanda Aims to Support African Farmers and Rural Communities

[UNEP] Kigali -- A new African Centre of Excellence for sustainable cooling and cold chain based in Rwanda will help get farmers' produce to market quickly and efficiently - reducing food waste, boosting profits and creating jobs.

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Pandemic, Racism Compound Worries About Black Suicide Rate

CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Years of therapy brought progress, but the 31-year-old

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Are Jews Obligated to Support Reparations for African-Americans? - African American News Today - EIN News

the killing of an African-American man by a Minneapolis continue to promote poverty among African-Americans, which can’t be economic practices that hurt African-Americans even after the triumph —like Terry Crews, the African-American host of the “America’

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Nigeria: World Bank, French Agency Score Niger High in Rural Road Construction

[This Day] The World Bank and the French Development Agency have scored Niger State high in rural road construction.

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Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Outlines Five Tips for Youth Financial Development

[New Times] Financial sector development plays a huge role in economic development. It promotes economic growth through capital accumulation and technological progress by increasing the savings rate, producing information about investment, facilitating and encouraging foreign capital inflows, as

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20-year sentence proposed for violence against women, children

LEADER of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says that proposed changes to domestic violence legislation included in a report passed on Friday will contribute significantly to addressing violence against the most vulnerable Jamaicans.

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Recommendations For Change - My WordPress

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African American Women Writers: Novelists, Poets, More

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US woman held hostage by internet fraudster in Nigeria rescued | News24

A US woman lured to Nigeria on a promise of marriage and held for more than a year by an internet fraudster, has been rescued, according to police.

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After being refused or ignored by seven ports, 180 migrants enter Italy - The Mississippi Link

After spending 11 days at sea on the humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking, which declared a state of emergency over six apparent suicide attempts, 180 migrants stepped onto Italian soil on the morning of July 7. The migrants, including 25 minors and two women - one of whom was pregnant - were

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Africa: Abuja Hosts Africa Women Conference

[Daily Trust] Helpline Foundation for the Needy, Abuja, one of the co-conveners of Africa Women Conference (AWC) which held in Abuja at the weekend, has said the conference had identified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for economic growth in view of the ravaging COVID-19.

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The compelling case for Green Yoga amid COVID-19

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Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Wings Begin Season in Florida “Bubbles”

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