This Day In History- August 19

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This Day In History- August 19

Today is the 232nd day of 2020. There are 134 days left in the yearTODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2012: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange portrays himself as a victim of an American 'witch-hunt' over his secret-spilling website in a defiant address from the balcony of the Ecuadoean embassy in London, where he has holed up to avoid extradition to face sexual assault allegations.ï¿½OTHER EVENTS

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Hamilton a Big Sporting Voice in Black Lives Matter Movement – Free Press of Jacksonville

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer – Prevented from doing his day job by the coronavirus outbreak, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is standing out during the pandemic through his passionate campaigning against racial

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Minneapolis Bans Police Chokeholds in Wake of Floyd Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis agreed Friday to ban chokeholds by police and to require officers to try to stop any other officers they see using improper force, in the first concrete steps to remake the city’s police department since George

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Source: Black America Web

National Security Ministry receives personal protective equipment valued at $2 million

The Ministry of National Security has received personal protective equipment valued at over $2 million from the Chinese community in Jamaica to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

After 65 Years, The First African-American-Owned Travel Agency Continues to Provide Travelers With Unique Experiences – Free Press of Jacksonville

More than 80 years ago, postal service worker and travel writer Victor Hugo Green had the foresight to create The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide that was initially the go-to source for black American

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Now is the time for racial justice

Racism is our nation’s oldest sin and most vile disease, and I am grief-stricken that we are again mourning more black lives lost and more communities capsized, all the while lamenting that nothing has changed since the last

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Curfew Lifted in Atlanta as Thousands Protest Across Georgia | Afro

ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of people across Georgia joined in dozens of protests for racial justice Saturday, from sometimes-festive events in downtown Atlanta, to a protest that drew hundreds in a once all-White north Georgia

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Rebel group suspends participation in Central Africa peace pact

A key militia in the Central African Republic has said it is suspending its participation in a peace agreement signed by the government and rebel groups last year that has led to relative calm in the war-torn

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Covid-19 data: DA to appeal rejection of PAIA bid to get provincial stats from govt

The DA is expected to launch and internal appeal to get access to a provincial breakdown of Covid-19 statistics from the government, following the rejection of their Promotion of Access to Information Act

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Source: https://www.news24.com

BLACK METHODIST CHURCHES DEMAND JUSTICE | Dallas Weekly

Senior Bishops of Black Methodist United (BMU), who represent three major Methodist denominations, issued the following statement about the merciless killings of Black sons and

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Dr. Thomas F. Freeman, Texas Southern University educator for 70 years, makes his transition

Already an icon in many circles, Freeman rose to more widespread prominence and a fresh appreciation last year when his three-digit birthday was feted in a large public affair attended by dignitaries and scores of former

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Wear masks in public, says WHO in new COVID-19 advice

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday changed its advice on face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancing is

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Sunday Brew — June 7, 2020

That's because the party's leaders, in particular its President Dr Peter Phillips, have remained stagnant and uninspiring…unveiling the same criticisms of the Government that people have become tired

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Vulnerable Nairobians say worst of Covid yet to come

Vulnerable Nairobians say worst of Covid yet to come

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Source: Business Daily

Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’

Veteran educator and Franciscan Sister Angella Harris was yesterday hailed as a woman steeped in grace and humility as family, friends, and colleagues and several persons whose lives she touched joined in a memorial service to salute

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cannabis agency defends its stewardship on ganja

THE Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is insisting as false, a recent report by Forbes magazine that Canadian marijuana companies have pulled out of Jamaica because of a lack of positive action on the part of the Government and the

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PM ‘embarrassed’ by inhumane prison death, discloses proposal for new facility

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that the Government is now mulling a proposal for a new

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cleo Blackburn: Director of Flanner House for Over 35 Years

Cleo Blackburn: Director of Flanner House for Over 35 Years

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Source: Black Then

Mali vows to investigate after army accused of deadly village attack

Mali on Saturday pledged to investigate claims that the army killed dozens of civilians in its conflict-riven centre, as complaints about the military's conduct in the West African nation

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Guest Editorial: Trump’s threat to WHO is dangerous and callous

Last month, President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to temporarily cut U.S. funding to the World Health

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

George Floyd Eulogized at Minneapolis Memorial in First of 3 Events

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Works at Soin-Koru dam to start soon after tender is floated

The project is expected to reduce flooding in lower areas of the River Nyando, and supply water for domestic use, irrigation and

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Source: Business Daily

Health ministry maintains COVID-19 forecast

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness says that notwithstanding the opening up of the country to Jamaicans abroad and tourists, it does not expect a change in its forecast that 1.6 million could contract COVID-19 over

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Pritzker: ‘Structural change’ will come from peaceful protests | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Speaking at a blended-income housing development in Chicago called KLEO Art Residences, the governor said “community activism and peaceful organizing and faith” are the keys to “real” transformations demanded after George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died May 25 in Minneapolis after being pinned to

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

L.A. Public Officials Acknowledge the Black Community have been Hit Harder During COVID-19, in More Ways Than One.

Fatal cases within congregational settings such as assistant living represent 52% of overall COVID-19

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First Black-Owned Alcohol Beverage Distribution Company Launches in Georgia

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Scot G. Forte, founder and CEO of Forte International Spirits Inc./Direct Distributing, is the first African-American to launch an alcohol distributing company in the state of

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Source: Headlines - The Atlanta Inquirer

EMERGING THEORIES ON BUILDING COVID-19 IMMUNITY | Muslim Journal

The human immune system protects the human body by launching numerous kinds of attacks against harmful invaders like viruses and

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Source: Muslim Journal | Publishing Community News weekly since 1975!

“PLANNING to Live and Lead through Our Children and Institutions” | Muslim Journal

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Progressive Leadership Legacy Association (PLLA) was formed 10 years ago by the security staff assigned to secure the leader of “Human Salvation,” Imam

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Fulton County Library System welcomes guest reader Stacey Abrams

The Fulton County Library System’s Summer Reading Program kicked off Monday, June 1 with a full week of exciting guest speakers, including best-selling author Nic Stone, local politicians, Lucy McBath and Park Cannon and local artists from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Dad’s Garage Theatre

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Justin Trudeau Takes A Knee During Anti-Racism Protest

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee during an anti-racism demonstration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

$3 trillion HEROES Act promises more COVID-19 relief

Introduced on May 12 by New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the HEROES Act had 11 co-sponsors representing the additional states of Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia and provides a broad assortment of new and renewed assistance targeted to essential workers, first

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