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Voters to get say in dropping 'plantations' from R.I.'s name - Black News Channel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Voters will get another chance to strip the words 'and Providence Plantations' from Rhode Island's formal name after lawmakers approved a joint resolution to put the question on the November ballot. Although the word 'plantations' in Rhode Island's name does not specifically
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Gov’t providing over 30,000 meals per day for vulnerable persons
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says that since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government has been providing more than 30,000 meals per day for poor and vulnerable persons in...
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KAM picks Mucai Kunyiha to head its board
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has appointed Mucai Kunyiha as its new chairman, replacing Sachen Gudka, whose term has ended.
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Bafana Bafana striker Lars Veldwijk completes move to Suwon FC
Seven-capped Bafana Bafana international Lars Veldwijk is on the move again.
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Fear Of Going Out: How To Cope With FOGO As The World Reopens | Roots (Community) | The Michigan Chronicle
By Therapist Carrie Krawiec, LMFT, Birmingham Maple Clinic As the state begins phases of reopening, people have reported FOGO, or a “fear of going out.” For some, this fear is about the safety of resuming contact during a pandemic. These people are deeply fearful of getting sick or having someone
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Brazil's president gets new positive coronavirus test result
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus for a second time, following his July 7 announcement that he had COVID-19.
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'Hey, Karen': Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Claps Back At Trump's White House Press Secretary
Responding to the White House press secretary's disrespectful words about crime and leadership in the Windy City, the mayor of Chicago had a few words to spare. 
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31 Percent of Children In Florida Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Thirty-one percent of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, worrying health officials who say that the long-term effects of the virus in children are still unknown.…
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Task Force Report Says 18 states In Coronavirus 'Red Zone' Should Roll Back Reopening - The Seattle Medium
An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus "red zone" for cases should roll back reopening measures amid surging
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Amazing Atlanta Black teens win third consecutive Harvard debate competition - Face2Face Africa
A team of African American students known as 'The Atlanta Great Debaters' won the championship title for the international Harvard debate competition for the third time in a row this year. The team defended and competed against students from more than 25 countries in this year’s event held
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Revolutionary fraud - Stabroek News
The caretaker President has rewritten the rule-book for the rigging of elections. The article Revolutionary fraud appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Coronavirus Update: Senate Democrats Propose Aid to Black Communities During Pandemic and Beyond in Next Covid-19 Bill
As leaders in government prepare to craft the fifth Covid-19 $1 trillion aid bill, Democrats in the Senate make plans to provide relief to African Americans and other people of color during the pandemic and beyond.   Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said moving $350 billion of the untapped $500
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LGBTQ-Inclusive Movies Rise As Racial Diversity Plummets, GLAAD Report Finds
The 2020 "Studio Responsibility Index" revealed an absence of transgender lives on the big screen and declining representation of queer people of color.
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GOP to Trump: Change tune on mail-in voting or risk ugly November - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Behind the scenes, top Republicans are urging senior Trump campaign officials to press the President to change his messaging and embrace mail-in voting, warning that the party could lose the battle for control of Congress and the White House if he doesn't change his tune, according to multiple GOP
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Wells Fargo Launches $400 Million Small Business Recovery Effort
Following an April 2020 industry-leading commitment to donate all gross processing fees from the Paycheck Protection Program, on Thursday Wells Fargo unveiled the details of an approximately $400 million effort to help small businesses impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic keep their doors
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Sibley, Stokes dig deep to give England solid start - Stabroek News
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Veterans on board to tackle Covid- 19 - African Voice Newspaper
The NHS benefitted from the military expertise and experiences of veterans, which has been invaluable at this challenging time of coronavirus outbreak.   These veterans are providing vital skills on a range of projects to help the country tackle the Covid-19 outbreak from redesigning hospital
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23 Million Renters Face Eviction by September Due to COVID-19 New Report Estimates
A recent report from the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project (CEDP), a coalition of economic researchers and legal experts committed to preventing eviction due to COVID-19, predicts that between 19 and 23 million renters could face eviction by Sept. 30 without intervention from state and local
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D.M.V. Natives Document ‘City on the Hill’, San Francisco | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While D.M.V. natives Xavier Underwood and Adam Fleishman have seen their fair share of homelessness and gentrification, another major city captured the documentarians’ attention due to its disproportionate wealth and housing gap that would even make
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India's rich can't flee the pandemic. That's given some a new empathy for the poor - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Payday lenders take advantage of consumers in need | Atlanta Daily World
  As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc throughout the country, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took an ill-advised and untimely action. On July 7, the agency gutted its own 2017 payday rule that required lenders to first determine whether a consumer could afford to
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Opinion: This camera could let us see the climate crisis in a new way - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Eliminate fossil fuel pollution by 2050. Cut emissions in half by 2030. Expect sea level rise perhaps a meter or so by 2100 (or more than that in worst-case
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A-Rod, Bidding for Mets, wants Players to Accept Cap System - Black News Channel
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer/ BNC Contributor  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez, among four groups of bidders for a possible purchase of the New York Mets, called for baseball players accept the type of revenue-sharing system that is tied to a salary cap and sparked quick opposition from the
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Jamaal Bowman Unseats Rep. Eliot Engel In New York Primary
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Kenya coronavirus: caseload hits 12,000; home-based care progressing | 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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Nigeria: Abuja Hospitals Rejecting Patients Over COVID-19 Fears - Residents
[Premium Times] Simon Agagwu, a 70-year-old man suffering from breathing complications, died on June 28 after he was reportedly refused treatment by at least three public hospitals in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, his family members have said.
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Texas' June unemployment rate falls to 8.6%, but experts warn unemployment could worsen next month | Dallas Weekly
Texas’ June unemployment rate fell to 8.6% — a drop from the 13% May jobless rate, according to a Friday morning U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. While it's an improvement from April's record-high 13.5% unemployment rate, June's figure shows the devastating financial toll on Texans as the
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$132 Billion in PPP Funding Still Available; New Report Shows Scant Details On Race in Loan Info - Black Enterprise
There was more than $132 billion unclaimed on loan approvals on the Paycheck Protection Program, but few details on the race of businesses receiving loans
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