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COVID-19 Update
As of June 17, 2020 at 10:20 AM Alabama had 26,914 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 784 deaths Greene County had 135 confirmed cases with 5 deaths Sumter County had 264 cases with 11 deaths Hale County had 237 cases with 15 deaths
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
#BlackOutTuesday: If You’re Posting A Black Image, Please Don’t Tag It With #BlackLivesMatter
Important images of protest and police are getting lost.
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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Hannibal Barca
Hannibal Barca, one of the greatest military leaders of all time was born in Carthage, which is located in todays Tunisia, a northern country in Africa.
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NAACP attacked issues concerning schools
NAACP began frontal attack on segregation and discrimination at elementary and high school levels, arguing that segregation was discrimination in cases before three-judged federal courts in South Carolina and Kansas. The South Carolina court, with a strong dissent from Judge E. Waites Warning, held
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Jun
30
1951
Everything gone... Fire destroys Ray Ray market in downtown Kingston
Moments after heavy gun fire erupted in a section western Kingston last night, a blaze engulfed the popular 'Ray Ray' market destroying everything in its path. It is not clear if the two incidents were related. However, the fire started some time after midnight.
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Mentally Ill Jamaican man gets bail after 20 years behind bars - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Forty-nine-year-old Abraham Lawrence, one of several mentally challenged persons, who had been locked away in state custody for two decades, was granted bail in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Black River
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Congresswoman Johnson Announces Support for the Supreme Court Decision in June Medical Services v. Russo | Dallas Weekly
Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced her support for the Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, which declared that the Louisiana admitting privileges law is unconstitutional, thus preserving access to critical reproductive care for over one million women of
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Source: Dallas Weekly
Percy Lavon Julian
Percy Lavon Julian (1898-1975) - In 1935, Dr. Julian synthesized the drug physotigmine which is used today in the treatment of glaucoma. He later headed the soybean research department of the Glidden Company and then formed Julian Laboratories in order to specialize in the production of sterols
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Jan
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1935
Georgia's coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 | The Atlanta Voice
Three thousand and one. That’s the number of people in Georgia who have died after contracting the coronavirus, according to data released Sunday by the state Department of Public Health. Confirmed cases and hospitalizations have been rising sharply in the state over the past few weeks. Republican
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Chicken Licken honours the entertainers in new lockdown ad [video]
Chicken Licken is looking to answer what makes South Africans 'soulful people' in their new hilarious 'lockdown' advertisement.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
COVID-19 latest: Cases up by 6 130, death toll hits 2 529
There were 73 more deaths reported on Monday 29 June as Zweli Mkhize announced that the total COVID-19 caseload has reached 144 264.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
One-Man Show of Art
One-Man Show of Art by Negro, First of Kind Here, Opens Today, read the headline of a front-page article in The New York Times on this day. The article announced the opening of Archibald J. Motley, Jrs show at the New Gallery on Madison Avenue. This was the first time in History that an artist had
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1928
Five ways to experience Chicagos Black History - Face2Face Africa
No one can talk about Chicago without talking about its rich African American history and culture. African Americans played an integral role in shaping Chicago and today there are thriving African American communities, especially in Hyde Park and Bronzeville where Black heritage is widely
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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice
Stricter travel restrictions needed to curb COVID-19 transmission in Region One - Stabroek News
Although the Health Department in Region One (Barima-Waini) established several screening sites at various ports of entry into Mabaruma, this has not been successful, hence the recent increase of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the sub-district, the Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
The Supreme Court weakened the foundations
U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.
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Jun
5
1950
Pastor accused of having sex with women to cast out demons gets bail
A pastor accused of repeatedly having sex with two members of his congregation in order to ‘heal’ them of demons was today offered bail on rape charges. On May 20, Bishop Winston Campbell, 56, was arrested and charged with two...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Pusha T’s Newest Adidas Collaboration Drops on Black Friday
Everything you need to know about the “Black Market” launch.
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25 Beautiful Black Women Unapologetically Rocking Creative Natural Hairstyles
One of my favorite things to do in my free time is look at photos of Black women on social media. Im inspired by their beauty—their enviable lips, their knowing [] The post 25 Beautiful Black Women In Creative Natural Hairstyles appeared first on Essence.
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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence
Jamaican Dancehall artiste Rygin King shot, girlfriend killed - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Popular Montego Bay dancehall entertainer Rygin King was shot and seriously injured during a gun attack in Struie district, Westmoreland, on Sunday while a woman, identified as his girlfriend, was
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Political activism cricketers’ own decision – Holding - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Former Windies fast bowler, now pundit, Michael Holding, has commented on whether cricketers should use their platform to speak up on racial injustice. The article Political activism cricketers’ own decision – Holding appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Four more imported COVID cases increase tally to 702
The Health Ministry has reported four more imported COVID cases increasing the overall tally to 702. The new patients -- two men and two women -- recently arrived on flights from the United States. Meanwhile, recoveries remain at 553. At this time...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Fifth COVID-19 case confirmed in Region Nine - Stabroek News
A resident of Culvert City in Lethem on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region to Five. The article Fifth COVID-19 case confirmed in Region Nine appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Cronyism claim - Jamaican MP Lisa Hanna dodges charges but scolded for contract nepotism - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Lisa Hanna, a legislator and spokesperson for the Opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) election campaign, has escaped criminal charges but has been slammed for nepotism and cronyism in the award of millions of dollars in contracts in St Ann in a ruling by the director of
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Estate farmers boost coffee milling at Meru New KPCU factory
The New KPCU took over the mill from the Meru Coffee Cooperative Union two months ago amid protests from the union.
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Kenya coronavirus: 10,294 cases; record 12 deaths in 24-hours | Africanews
Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the capital Nairobi and imposed a night-time curfew as part of containment
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President Trump Tweets Bubba Wallace Demanding Apology for Hoax, Twitter Reacts
President Twitter fingers AKA President Trump took time out from ignoring COVID-19 and scrutinizing the Black Lives Matter movement to tweet NASCAR only black driver Bubba Wallace demanding an apology. Get Breaking News Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox:   For what you might ask?  Trump thinks that
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The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bondslavery (a term used interchan
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bond
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Charles Edward Anderson
In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.
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21
1994
Georgia unemployment falls into single digits
Georgia’s unemployment rate is back in the single digits, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Unemployment in Georgia stood at 9.7 percent for the month of May, down 2.9 percent from April’s jobless rate of 12.6 percent. “I think we are going to continue to see big drops in the
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Source: The True Citizen
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4. 1 magnitude earthquake rocks sections of Jamaica
The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies has confirmed a magnitude 4.1 quake was felt in sections of the island at approximately 9:02 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was 10 km northwest of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, with a...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Health Ministry: Difficult to determine oxygen shortage deaths
Uphill battle for any oxygen lawsuit
AAJ went against board and invested in First Rock, probe reveals
Jamaican songbird Karen Smith has died ending battle with cancer
Early childhood education specialist Dr Rose Davies dies
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11 more COVID deaths and 662 new infections
Linstead businessman, another in custody for motor vehicle theft
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AAJ board went against initial recommendation not to invest in First Rock
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