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Mimi Faust of Love & Hip Hop and her girlfriend, Tamera "Ty" Young are engaged. The reality star has been in two bad

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Jamaica's chief justice has issued a statement deploring social media threats against judges and raising concern about public statements he says could seek to undermine the judiciary. It comes amid intense public criticism after...
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The Supreme Court has now published its written judgment in the case of the Kensington Primary School student who was denied access because of her dreadlocked hair. According to the court, the girl's constitutional rights, as pleaded, were not...
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Kevin Hart Speaks On Ellen DeGeneres Amid Racist And Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Show
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An August Unlike Any Other
In a typical year, U.S. sport’s fans consider August to be the “dawg days of the summer”; the NBA would’ve recently crowned their champion, Major League Baseball would be just past their Mid-Season Classic All-Star game, and NFL fans would be at the height of their anticipation with the season
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‘You would have chaos in schools’ - PTA official says parents must abide by rules
The plea that was at the centre of a constitutional ruling in Jamaica last week would give students carte blanche privilege to justify a departure from school rules under the shield of self-expression, a key parent-teacher stakeholder has warned....
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Kenya: UON Lecturer Ken Ouko to Be Buried Friday in Homa Bay
[Nation] University of Nairobi lecturer Ken Ouko will be buried Friday at his rural home in Kamuma, Nyandiwa Village, Homa Bay County.
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‘Good will suffer for the bad’ - Little Ochie’s Blackie cries foul as entertainment industry fearful of shutdown
“It would be a disaster.” That’s the declaration from Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, one of the players in the food and entertainment industry as fears of a renewed closure heighten as authorities cite non-compliance of COVID-19 protocols to prevent...
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Breonna Taylor Graces September Cover of O magazine
After more than 20 years of gracing the covers of her popular O magazine, media mogul Oprah Winfrey will step aside next month to feature Breonna Taylor.
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Westmoreland most wanted man arrested
Westmoreland’s most wanted man Isaiah Perry, otherwise called ‘Cat’, was this morning arrested by the police during an operation in King Valley district in the parish. According to the police, Perry is a top tier member of the...
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Obama Photographer Hopes New Film Reminds Viewers 'How A President Should Behave'
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Adele Pays Twinning Tribute To Beyoncé For 'Black Is King' Visual Album
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Blackout Friday - Standpipe residents rush to regularise JPS supply as disconnection deadline nears
Residents of Standpipe in St Andrew have until Friday, August 7, to regularise their electricity supply or be disconnected indefinitely. The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) said that more than 80 per cent of householders have been transferred...
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Husband of DA charged with pulling gun on protesters in LA - Los Angeles Sentinel

The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has been charged with pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter members who demonstrated outside the couple’s home the day before she faced a primary election in

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Barron Trump’s school bans in-person learning amid COVID-19 - TheGrio

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5 faith moments to watch for in Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ - African American News Today - EIN News
(RNS) — Spirituality has been part of Beyoncé’s journey, from singing ‘Amazing Grace’ and a gospel medley on albums with Destiny’s Child to embodying the divine feminine from a number of religious traditions in her recent visual albums and appearances.
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COVID-related hospitalisations hit record 35, new cases jump by 11
The Health Ministry is reporting that Jamaica has seen a record increase in the number of COVID-related hospitalisations. According to the ministry, 35 people confirmed or suspected, are now hospitalised. The ministry said this number includes...
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Joy Reid Makes History As Cable's First Black Female Prime-Time Host With ‘The ReidOut’
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Thieves cripple Bull Bay blockmaking project
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Ramaphosa has failed as AU chair in Zimbabwe crisis - Maimane | News24
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‘Legal Experts’ Whitesplain Why Breonna Taylor’s Killers Haven’t Been Charged
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