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Campaigners banned from entering homes
Political party workers will not be allowed to take their campaigns into the homes of constituents, Jamaica’s Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown announced on Sunday. The August 12 Campaign 2020 Guidelines have been amended to limit...
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Deyjah Harris Says She Makes Her Own Money: “I Don’t Feel Comfortable Asking My Father For Anything”
Deyjah Harris would like to make it very clear that she's an independent young woman who makes her own money.
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Trinidad artist's work makes cover of Time Magazine in collab with Pharrell | New York Carib News
Recent University of Tampa graduate, activist artist Nneka Jones masterfully blends embroidery thread to stitch stunning portraits of young girls, women, and the occasional celebrity. Jones made national headlines as her unique artwork was selected by Time Magazine for its August 31 to September
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“Our rightful place in the sun”: Marcus Garvey and the 1920 Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World - Stabroek News
By Steven Jensen Steven L. B. Jensen is a Senior Researcher at The Danish Institute for Human Rights. The article “Our rightful place in the sun”: Marcus Garvey and the 1920 Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Caught Between Covid-19 and Immigration Struggle, Shelter on U.S.-Mexico Border Struggles | The Orlando Advocate
The plight of the elderly, mentally ill and physically disabled homeless living on the U.S.-Mexico border often gets lost in the chaos of the immigration struggle. For the last few years, the nonprofit Albergue Centauro Sifuentes shelter in Coahuila, Mexico, has been trying to change that by
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Trinidad national's artwork makes cover of Time Magazine - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Twenty-three-year-old Nneka Jones, a recent graduate of the University of Tampa in Florida, is the latest T&T national to make the country proud as her unique artwork was selected by the long time eminent, American created, Time Magazine for its August 31 to September
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Kenya Barris, Janet Mock give inspiring speeches at AAFCA TV Honors : TheGrio
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names gathered virtually to celebrate the 2nd annual AAFCA TV Honors on Saturday. John Legend, Viola... View Article The post Kenya Barris, Janet Mock give inspiring speeches at AAFCA TV Honors appeared first on TheGrio.
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Dr. James B. McMillan: Civil Rights Activist & Doctor of Dentistry
Dr. James B. McMillan was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on January 14, 1917. He was five years old when his protective grandfather died and Mississippi's scary racial environment caused his family to move to Chicago, Illinois, where they lived a short time before moving to
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Liberia: Ruling Party Calls for Castration of Men Who Engage in Rape
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mulbah Morlu, chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), is recommending a legislation that would call for chemical castration of men who rape. According to him, such is the practice by some states in the United States.
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In Politics, Here’s Why I Believe Racial Identity Is Not Enough For Us To Believe In - Blavity
Kamal Harris, Politics, US Elections, Whiteness
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Biden vows 'no new taxes' for those earning less than $400,000 - African American News Today - EIN News
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have put on a strong show of unity during their first joint interview, which aired on Sunday night. Harris said her previous criticism of Biden was a 'distraction' to their work.
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‘Okayyyy’: Megan Thee Stallion and Gabrielle Union Approve of La La’s Cherry Red Look – Atlanta Black Star
It's unanimous. The internet agrees that La La Anthony's red hair is poppin'! The star revealed her saucy look on Instagram on Aug. 20, and […]
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Wheel See You in Court: Uber and Lyft Appeal California Judge – Dallas Post Tribune
Uber and Lyft said Friday that they will keep operating in California while courts decide if their army of freelance drivers qualify for employee status. The two popular rideshare companies had threatened to pull their drivers off roads statewide after a San Francisco County Superior Court judge
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COVID cases impcating hospitals, as 17 workers test positive
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton this evening revealed that there have been 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among health care workers across the country.  Eight of the confirmed cases have been at the...
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NFL Player Justified Tory Lanez Shooting Megan Thee Stallion: ‘Be Accountable For Your Stupidity’
Larry Johnson said the "WAP" rapper should be held accountable for being shot.
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Pastor John Gray Exposed For Cheating Once Again, Twitter Reacts
The South Carolina preacher was previously exposed in a cheating scandal in early 2019 and has apparently slipped from the path once again.
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A Moment of Opportunity For Education - African American News Today - EIN News
America's educational system is terrible--so bad, I think, that it poses a serious threat to the thriving, and even the survival, of the republic. That is the context in which all, or nearly all, public schools shut down last spring as a result of coronavirus hysteria. The results were
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Accidents, arrests and deaths: South Africans booze it up under Level 2 | News24
Since the ban on alcohol sales was lifted by President Cyril Ramaphosa, a number of alcohol-related incidents have led to a number of arrests and, in some cases, deaths.
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Amanda Yvette on How Her Pink Moss is Making People Beautiful From the Inside Out | Chicago Defender
Birthed from a decades-long fascination and love for health and wellness, Amanda Yvette has found a way to turn that passion into a career through her newly launched line of … Continued
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“THE PERFECT TICKET” does not exist | New Pittsburgh Courier
by E. Faye Williams (TriceEdneyWire.com)—For me, like many others, the news that Joe Biden had chosen Senator Kamala Harris as his running-mate in this year’s presidential election was historic, exciting, … Continued
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Tensions heightened over fatal police shooting of Louisiana Black man
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Community activists said they will present their frustrations and demand racial justice from the leaders of... View Article The post Tensions heightened over fatal police shooting of Louisiana Black man appeared first on TheGrio.
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'Nazi Germany' Uproar on Twitter as Journo Compares the United States to Hitler's Third Reich - African American News Today - EIN News
Following the ascension to power of the Nazi Party in German in 1933, the government of Adolf Hitler introduced racial laws that excluded all non-Germans as citizens...
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Thanks To Betsy DeVos’ Poor Leadership, I’ve Found My Good Trouble - Blavity
This article dives into the egregious educational policies Betsy DeVos has implemented that has systemically impeded the academic journeys of students of color across the country.
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County Health Official Lauded — The Sacramento Observer
There was an outpouring of support this week for the Black woman serving as the County’s top health expert. Local residents called into Wednesday’s County Board of Supervisors meeting praising Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye for her “excellent” leadership during the coronavirus pandemic
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Arrests made in hate crime against 3 transgender women - TheGrio
Los Angeles police have arrested two men and continue to search for a third suspect in the robbery and attack... View Article The post Arrests made in hate crime against 3 transgender women appeared first on TheGrio.
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Protests Erupt After Wisconsin Police Shoot Black Man
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Kenosha shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, setting off a night of protests and unrest in which officers fired tear gas and demonstrators apparently hurled
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Steve McQueen's Mangrove to open BFI London Film Festival - Voice Online
STEVE MCQUEEN'S Mangrove will open the 64th BFI London Film Festival. The film, directed by... The post Steve McQueen's Mangrove to open BFI London Film Festival appeared first on Voice Online.
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White Wisconsin Police Officers Shoot Unarmed Black Man Seven Times in Front of his Children
Another video that went viral shows an unarmed Wisconsin Black man being shot in the back multiple times by white police officers in front of his children
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LLC Twitter Needs To Stop Shaming Black People
Instead of bullying and shaming Black people about how they’re spending their stimulus checks, unemployment checks, or regular income, here’s what LLC Twitter folks can do.
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