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Black People More Likely Than Whites and Latinos to Know Someone Who Died from COVID-19

A recent poll determined Black Americans are more likely to know someone who died from COVID-19 compared to white and Latino

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Covid-19: South Sudan cases hit the 2,000 mark

South Sudan recorded an additional 18 confirmed coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 2,007, the Ministry of Health announced on

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Source: The East African

Earth Today | ‘Region can sustain improvements’

The Caribbean can, with effort and a show of commitment, build on the ‘green’ gains from COVID-19, including improved air and water quality seen in some parts of the world. So says Professor Leonard Nurse of The University of the West Indies (UWI...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uganda unveils seven new cities

From a single city, created at independence in 1962, Ugandans in seven more towns woke up Wednesday as city dwellers, as the government plan to create secondary cities took

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Source: The East African

US regulator declares Huawei, ZTE national security threats

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Source: TechCentral

Two Major Bills Passed The Georgia Legislation That Impact You: HB 838 and SB 402

Considering the hundreds of police officers that have avoided prosecution for killing people in Georgia, lawmakers should instead be working on ways to improve accountability, consistency and fairness in the investigation of wrongdoing in our state, Moreover, police officers and first responders

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19

“It doesn’t matter what color you are, how much money you have, how much education you have, things happen: grief, depression, anxiety, which COVID has really unleashed,” said F.T. Burden, president and CEO of Springboard Community Services, a regional full service behavioral health and case

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Apple acquires Will Smith's 'Emancipation' in largest film festival deal ever

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Source: theGrio

World Bank gives Uganda $300m to fight Covid-19

The World Bank has approved $300 million budget to aid Uganda in fighting the coronavirus

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Source: The East African

Authorities in Hong Kong warn of potential exponential growth in coronavirus cases just weeks after loosening restrictions - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Since Sunday, 65 new patients have been diagnosed, including 31 locally transmitted cases in what has been dubbed a "third wave" of the pandemic in the global financial

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

APA says many Region 1 residents believe COVID-19 not real

APA says many Region 1 residents believe COVID-19 not real -public awareness campaigns not doing enough

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Belgian king 'deeply regrets' colonial injustices in DR Congo

For the first time in Belgium’s history, a reigning king expressed regret Tuesday for the violence carried out by the former colonial power when it ruled over what is now the Democratic Republic of the

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Burundi declares Covid-19 'biggest enemy'

Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has declared the coronavirus the country's "biggest enemy", in a major about-turn for a nation which has largely ignored the dangers of the

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Source: The East African

Nurses are struggling with trauma. But they were suffering long before Covid-19 hit - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Now, as nurses are hailed as health care heroes during the pandemic, we're faced with what to do about these psychological injuries, not only for the 4 million nurses in the US — the largest health care workforce in America — but for the rest of us who depend on

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Black Lives Matter groups plan national convention

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Source: theGrio

Sacramento County Coronavirus Summary: July 1, 2020

In an effort to keep our community informed about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The Observer has launched a daily update and information guide to help our audience see the impact the coronavirus is having on Sacramento

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

UNAIDS says COVID-19 worsened HIV situation in Caribbean

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has worsened the efforts by Caribbean countries to meet the 2020 targets on HIV/AIDS, a senior UNAIDS official said Wednesday.UNAIDS Caribbean Director Dr James Guwani, speaking at a virtual news conference, warned that the

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Nigeria coronavirus: 26,484 cases; local flights start July 8, recoveries hit 10,000

As Africa’s biggest economy, the federal government has continued to enforce regulations across the board even though most state governments have moved to relax

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Augustus Washington: One of History's Few Known African American Daguerreotypists

Augustus Washington became one of the only historically documented African American daguerreotypists using the first commercial photographic process, invented in 1839, to develop pictures on a silver surface sensitized with iodine exposed to mercury

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Source: Trenton Daily

COVID-19: Where We Are; What We Must Know; What We Must Do

The COVID-19 virus first hit the United States in January 2020; the first death here was in February; and by March, the virus had hit all 50

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Justin Timberlake Urges America To Move Forward By Removing Confederate Statues

The Tennessee-born pop superstar wants the nation to stop celebrating “men who proudly owned and abused Black people.”

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Botswana coronavirus: president enters fourth quarantine

Total confirmed cases = 227

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Porsha Williams' Daughter Pilar Jhena’ McKinley 'Actually Keeps Her Mask On,' Fans Beg the 'RHOA' Star for Tips to Help Their Children

Unlike most children her age, Porsha Williams‘ one-year-old daughter Pilar Jhena’ McKinley seemingly is not ripping off her face mask every three

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall

The district plans to ask parents from July 6 to 17 to choose an option for the first semester so the district can provide laptops or tablets next month, Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during a meeting Tuesday

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

A Second Stimulus Check? Here’s How Much Money You Could Get | The Oklahoma Eagle

By now, most Americans have received the federal stimulus checks directed by the CARES Act in March to help consumers weather the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus

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Don’t Let High Turnout Distract You From the Reality of Voter Suppression

Don’t Let High Turnout Distract You From the Reality of Voter Suppression

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G20 derails Kenya’s push for China debt relief deal

The Chinese are not keen on individual country deals while G20 debt relief offer is alive.

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Kacie Strategies Hosts Virtual Round Table Addressing Racial Inequities with Los Angeles Executive Director of Civil and Human Rights Department - Los Angeles Sentinel

Kacie Strategies Media Relations invited Los Angeles Executive Director of the Civil and Human Rights Department Capri Maddox to discuss the physical changes within city government that looks to bring equality and justice for all residents of L.A.; in addition to being the pioneer in meaningful

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Defense vs. disgust: Gabonese react to pro-gay bill

The Central African nation of Gabon is divided over the Senate’s backing of a pro-gay law which leaves presidential assent as the final leg of what has become a controversial last few weeks in the

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Trinidad police say they have foiled plot to destabilize country | New York Carib News

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) today said they foiled a “well-orchestrated plan to destabilize the country” and have arrested 72 people as protesters blocked roads and fired gunshots demanding that the officers involved in the deaths of three men last

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Source: The New York Carib News

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JDF probing Bray Street shooting

Mustard Seed Communities gets donation valued at US$2,150

Black Hill main road in Portland to be closed

Five bodies found in shallow graves in St Andrews Danger Island

Court to live stream Manchester fraud trial verdict Friday

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