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Washington Legislators pushed a bill to guarantee minimum pay standards for Uber and Lyft drivers. The post Uber, Lyft Drivers To Receive Minimum Pay appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Supreme Court Blocks Wisconsin Legislative Map For Drawing Too Many Majority Black Districts
The court's unsigned decision may make it harder to increase Black political representation in the state.
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Joppa study measuring effect of air quality on health is a first in Texas, researchers say - Texas Metro News
This story, originally published in The Dallas Morning News, is reprinted as part of a collaborative partnership between The Dallas Morning News and Texas Metro News. The partnership seeks to boost coverage of Dallas’ communities of color, particularly in southern
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Odelia Duffus makes history at Canadian university
WESTERN BUREAU: Headed towards a very dark path in her Christian life, combined with C grades in her first term, Odelia Duffus pivoted and will make history as the first black female valedictorian at a predominantly white university in Canada. The...
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Tunisia: Jerandi Calls On OIC Member Countries to Address New Challenges Together
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi called on member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to consider together the challenges imposed by changes taking place internationally and the new threats.
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Somalia: WHO, EU Supply 'Life-Saving' Oxygen Plant
[Shabelle] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has supplied a duplex pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant to a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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CFVI Distributes $734,580 to 13 Organizations for Emergency Food, Shelter Programs
In its 39-year history, the Emergency Food and Shelter Program has distributed $5.67 billion to over 14,000 human service agencies in more than 2,500 communities across the country through this collaborative effort between the private and public sectors.
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USC’s Lincoln Riley era begins in earnest with first spring practice - L.A. Focus News
USC quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during their first spring practice on Tuesday at Howard Jones/Brian Kennedy Field. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) USC running back Travis Dye runs with the ball during their first spring practice on Tuesday at Howard Jones/Brian
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“Insecure” star Elie creates new series about Haitians in Hollywood - Texas Metro News
By The Haitian Times Staff Haitian-American actor Jean Elie, of HBO’s “Insecure”, is creating a new seriesslatedto air on AMC Networks’Allblk, which showcases entertainment by and starring Black creatives, according to its official website. Titled “Send Help”, the series will also star Elie in the
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Nigeria: Do 50 People Die Every Hour From Diseases Related to Poor Hygiene, As Nigeria Television Ad Claims? It's More Than That!
[Africa Check] Nigerian cleaning brand Hypo Homecare Products claims fifty people die every hour from diseases related to poor hygiene. Is this accurate?
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Surveillance Video Shows Off-Duty Cop Kneeling On 12-Year-Old Student’s Neck - Blavity
A Kenosha, Wisconsin off-duty officer who worked as security at Lincoln Middle School knelt on a 12-year-old girl’s neck while intervening in a fight.
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Mozambique - Thousands Continue to Flee Violence in Cabo Delgado
[UN News] One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Southern Africa: Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
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A$AP Rocky Gifted Rihanna Huge Diamond Ring Amid Engagement Speculations | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Rihanna stepped out with a massive diamond ring on her finger, sparking engagement rumors with A$AP Rocky. The rumors have been flying around for months and are only getting louder with Rihanna‘s latest jewelry accessory. A very pregnant RiRi was
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Kenya on Course in Post-Abortion Care Guidelines, to Deliver Life-Saving Care
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Acting Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth says adequate measures on Post-Abortion Care (PAC) guidelines as well as capacity building in all counties, to be able to bring health care workers to speed on the quality of abortion care.
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Taxi operators to get $600m to cushion rising fuel prices
The Government will provide $25,000 in vouchers to operators of public passenger vehicles, including route taxi operators and contract carriage operators, to cushion the rising cost of fuel.  This programme will cost just under $600 million....
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IFB President: Spring brings hope amid uncertainty - The Chicago Crusader
By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Illinois Farm Bureau President The first day of spring historically coincides with National Ag Day each March.  As a farmer, I view it as the unofficial […] The post IFB President: Spring brings hope amid uncertainty appeared first on The Chicago Crusader.
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Senators Cast Doubt on Legislation for Southland Gaming to Rebuild STT Racetrack
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Meet Wendell P. Dabney, First Black Paymaster in Cincinnati and First President of the Local NAACP
Wendell Phillips Dabney served as the first African American city paymaster in Cincinnati and was the first African American president of the local chapter of the NAACP. Dabney was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1865 the son of former slaves. Unlike most former slaves who continued to work on the
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Black Press Journalist Appointed to Two National League of Cities Posts
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA) - Houston Forward Times Associate Editor Jeffrey L. Boney, who serves as Mayor Pro Tem in Missouri City, has […] The post Black Press Journalist Appointed to Two National League of Cities Posts appeared first
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Speaker says 'stand up and speak up about what hate does'
… a blunt talk on the Black American experience and what it will … . “History as far as the African American is either lost, stolen, denied …
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Tunisia: Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix - Silver Medal for Mohamed Farhat Chida (Long Jump)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Mohamed Farhat Chida (T38) won the silver medal in long jump at the second day of the Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix held in Dubai, with a jump of 6.30 m.
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Turks and Caicos to Host 2022 CDB Board of Governors Meeting in June
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NAACP Denied Permit to Protest on Anniversary of Andrew Brown Jr's Death - Atlanta Tribune
Photo: Getty Images by Black Information Network The NAACP will not be allowed to march next month to mark the one-year anniversary of Andrew Brown Jr's death after officials in Elizabeth City, North Carolina denied a permit application. According to the News & Observer, the Pasquotank Chapter of
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National Bar Association convening in Houston this week - DefenderNetwork.com
The National Bar Association (NBA), the nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly African-American attorneys and judges (founded 1925), is holding its 42nd Mid-Year Conference here in the Bayou […]
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Panelists on WTJX’s “Caneel for the People” Question Extent of Public Awareness of Resort’s Future
Within a month, the National Park Service will be sharing a summary of the more than 700 comments that were submitted to the National Park Service concerning the future of the Caneel Bay Resort, according to Nigel Fields, superintendent of the Virgin Islands National Park.
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Commentary: Women’s History: Progress Isn’t Guaranteed
By Delegate Brooke Lierman The final major event of the 2020 General Assembly session was a 100th anniversary event of suffrage during Women’s History Month - and then the world stopped and session ended early for the first time in 150 years. In a way, women’s forward progress in
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Cops prepare for ‘hell’ as at-risk youths return to school
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New Chargers Edge Rusher Khalil Mack says, “I just want to be destructive”
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