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Father and Sons Responded When Town Formed Volunteer Fire Department
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Tony Mobley Sr. and his two sons spend a lot of time doing activities together: hunting, fishing, family vacations. Now they can add fighting fires to the list. Mobley Sr., 53, along with his sons Tony Jr., 27 and Colin, 19, will serve as volunteer firefighters
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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Sen. Tina Smith leads charge for national Juneteenth holiday
On Tuesday, Sen. Tina Smith and her colleagues passed the Senate bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. It passed in the House Wednesday. Here is Sen. Smith's speech from the Senate floor. Source
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Bookstore 340 to Host Authors’ Book Signing on Juneteenth
The event, which features three local authors, will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Comes to Detroit | City.Life.Style. | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit is welcoming a new artistic experience and exposing the city to works created more than 100 years ago. Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience presents over 300 paintings from Vincent Van Gogh rallying fanatics, old and new, to take a fresh look at the troubled artist and his incomparable
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Biden abroad: Pitching America to welcoming if wary allies | The Atlanta Voice
President Joe Biden spent his first trip overseas highlighting a sharp break from his disruptive predecessor, selling that the United States was once more a reliable ally with a steady hand at the wheel. European allies welcomed the pitch — and even a longtime foe acknowledged it.
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Uganda: Covid-19 Has Pushed More Ugandans Into Agriculture, Says World Bank
[Monitor] Job losses and closure of small businesses due to Covid-19 related challenges has forced a number of Ugandans into agriculture, according to World Bank Country Manager Mr Tony Thompson.
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Leona Lewis: Michael Costello, Designer Who Called Out Chrissy Teigen, 'Humiliated' Her
The pop star claimed she felt "deeply hurt" by Costello's behavior at a 2014 fashion show. The designer apologized, but had a different take on the situa...
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Regeneration movement rehabs degraded quarries - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Civil engineer Jonathan Barcant talks about the partnerships needed to restore natural environments. Life-changing experiences while working in extractive industries brought him to a quest for green engineering solutions. Now, he is part of a growing army of champions for the restoration of natu
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Zimbabwe: Cheetahs Set to Leave for Monaco
[The Herald] THE Cheetahs are expected to leave the country this morning ahead of this weekend World Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Repechage tournament in Monaco, France.
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South Africa: Fear Stalks KZN - Police Stand Back While Assassination Squads Ramp Up Attacks On Activists
[Daily Maverick] The fragile peace that followed the 2017 arrest of Glebelands rogue cop Bhekukwazi Mdweshu and his seven alleged accomplices has been shattered by at least 26 killings and eight attempted murders since September 2020 -- on average a fatal or near-fatal incident every seven
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Source: allAfrica.com
Black male doula is helping make deliveries safer for Black moms
A Black male doula in California is on a mission to make delivering babies safer for Black women. Dustin Young,... View Article The post Black male doula is helping make deliveries safer for Black moms appeared first on TheGrio.
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Independent Media on Tembisa 10: ‘We stand by our story’
Independent Media has accused the Gauteng Health Department of being behind a cover up in the 'Tembisa 10' saga
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Gambia: National Voter Registration On Course!
[The Point] Since the start of the national voter registration, over 376,000 eligible Gambians have already secured their votes ahead of December polls.
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Survey assesses religious life of Black Americans
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet ...
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Nigeria: There's a Lot of Work to Be Done, Buhari Charges Troops
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged troops to put in more efforts in the fight against insecurity "because there's a lot of work to be done."
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Mums, Babies Petition Australia’s Parliament On Border – The Omaha Star
The meaning of 'immediate family' is being challenged by a petition to federal parliament. The post Mums, Babies Petition Australia’s Parliament On Border appeared first on Zenger News.
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Haimy Assefa Believes It’s Time For Black Mothers To Truly Be Seen And Heard news -The Black Chronicle
Haimy Assefa has been working in the digital film space for nearly six years and says that she has just recently begun to truly own the title of filmmaker. The… The post Haimy Assefa Believes It’s Time For Black Mothers To Truly Be Seen And Heard appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
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18-Year-Old Entrepreneur Fulfills Dream Of Restaurant Ownership – The Omaha Star
At age 18, Jonathan Macedo is making dreams — his and his mother’s — come true. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the young man took the reins of Peke’s Pozole, a Mexican restaurant in Chicago. Despite his youth and the challenges posed by the public-health emergency, his venture succeeded.
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NWSL 2021: Schedule, live stream, TV, NWSL regular season continues with Week 5 action news -The Black Chronicle
The National Women's Soccer League returns on Saturday as the 2021 regular season continues. The 24-game regular season took a brief pause for the international window, as several players
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Liberia: Eight Hundred Women Graduate in Basic Life Skills From Christ Embassy Vocational School
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia was full of fanfare and jubilation at the event marking the 2nd graduation ceremony of the Christ Embassy Vocational School on Sunday. The school, run by the Christ Embassy Church in Liberia graduated almost 800 women following
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South Africa: Taxi Driver to CEO of Large JSE Listed Company
[Daily Maverick] A few can claim to have accelerated their career paths from the perceived low-rank of a taxi driver to steering a JSE-listed entity at Group CEO level. Jabu Mabuza did it.
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Zimbabwe: Bona Mugabe, Hubby Challenge Farm Grab
[New Zimbabwe] Late former President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona and her husband Simbarashe Mutsahuni have approached the High Court challenging Statutory Instrument SI 41 2020, which resulted in them losing part of their land.
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Not good: A massive 'methane cloud' has been detected in South Africa
It's one of the most harmful gasses on the planet - and the discovery of a methane cloud in SA is now being investigated by environmental officials.
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Asm. Akilah Weber’s First Bill Pushes California to Be Prepared for Next Pandemic - L.A. Focus News
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media As more Californians get vaccinated and new COVID-19 cases are on the decline, there's an argument to be made that the state has rounded the corner from the worst stages of the global crisis. As of June 6, 53.1% of Californians had been vaccinated and
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Nigerian Govt Seeks to Amend NBC Act, Wants Control Over Online Broadcasting
[Premium Times] "I want to add that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in the bill," Mr Mohammed said.
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Junior Springboks: Squad named for Uruguay clash
Sasko Ndlovu will captain the Junior Springboks in their U20 International Series match against Uruguay in Stellenbosch on Friday.
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South Africa: Fight for a Better South Africa - Dismantling the Architecture of Corruption, Brick By Brick
[Daily Maverick] The political economy of corruption in our country is eating away at the very fibre of our society. And though many have thrown in the towel and taken a more pessimistic stance, others simply cannot afford to, or won't allow it to take centre stage.
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Mozambique: South Africa Asks for More Mozambican Power
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has at last admitted that South Africa needs to purchase more power from Mozambique, in order to cover the deficit caused by the closure of coal-fired power stations.
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Cameroon: Attack On Cameroon's Embassy in Belgium - Act Condemned, Inquiries Opened
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister summoned the Belgian Ambassador to Cameroon on June 14, 2021 during which the situation was examined.
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