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Protest forces T&T to deal with at-risk youth
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) The Trinidad and Tobago Government announced Thursday the establishment of a National Recovery Programme (NRP) as it appealed to young people to put down their guns and seek to improve their lives.
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‘End violence against sex workers’
BY PATRICIA SIBANDA THE Centre for Sexual Health, HIV and Aids Research (CeSHHAR) yesterday expressed concern that cases of violence on sex workers were escalating. CeSHHAR told delegates during the commemoration of the World Sex Workers Day last week that in some instances, violence on sex workers
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Greene County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. supports end to HIV stigma
In observance of World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020, the Greene County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated placed red bows on the poles around the courthouse square in Eutaw. The members also displayed a “Rock The Ribbon” banner and yard signs in the communities to promote
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Does Joe Biden’s Vice President have to be a Black woman? | Chicago Defender
For many voters, the resounding answer is no. The growing disdain for Biden among young Democratic voters has been predicted to dwindle with the promise of a Black woman as vice president, but for many, this is not the case. Of the 13 (and counting) women being vetted by the Biden campaign, over
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Source: Chicago Defender
Uganda: Young Guns Take On Veterans in Battle for NRM Top Positions
[Monitor] The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is set to vote for the top nine leaders in its Central Executive Committee (CEC), which is the party's policy making organ.
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Civic Engagement Group Launches Major Campaign to Register the Rising American Electorate in Florida | The Orlando Advocate
COVID-19 Pandemic Increases Need for Mail-based Voter Registration Programs WASHINGTON, DC – The Voter Participation Center (VPC) and its partner group, the Center for Voter Information (CVI), are mailing 3,061,009 voter registration applications to people in Florida this month as part of their
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Source: The Orlando Advocate
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Beyoncés Proteges Chloe x Halle Stun In Custom Mini Dresses For YouTubes Virtual Graduation
The duo performed their hit, "Do It."
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DaBaby Tries To Brush Off Questlove By Claiming He Doesn't Know Him. It Backfires.
The rapper didn't appreciate the hip-hop legend calling out his recent homophobic and sexist remarks, but didn't have the comeback he thought he did.
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AMHVoices: Children living with HIV/AIDS suffer Covid-19 pandemic
Children can be ‘hidden victims’ of Coronavirus (COVID-19) if governments fail to strategize ways to lessen the effects of the pandemic on them, a regional non-governmental organization
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BPOs donate care packages to Granville residents
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE HUNDRED and twenty families in Granville, St James, received a special treat yesterday when they were given care packages with food and snacks by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), as part of the group’s ongoing...
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IT’S NOT OVER...Coronavirus still hitting Blacks in Allegheny County at alarming rates | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer Allegheny County is about 82 percent White. But of the total coronavirus cases in the county as of June 28, 61 percent are White. That’s 21 percentage points below the total White population. Allegheny County is about 14 percent Black. But of the total
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Africa: Better Access to Stories Can Improve Adolescent Lives in Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Across cultures, the self-making powers of storytelling are widely recognised. Steve Biko, the South African Black Consciousness thinker, once said that we need to speak from where we stand. Seeing the impact of our environment on our thinking about ourselves can change
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California Capitol Closing After Assembly Member Gets Virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak is closing California’s Capitol and forcing the Assembly to put off its return to work as infection and hospitalization rates soar across the state. Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, a Democrat from Inglewood, tweeted Monday that she was exposed to
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
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Covid-19: Apathy? Just 37% of News24 readers expect to be infected, News24/Ipsos poll finds | News24
Very few young News24 readers in particular expect to get Covid-19 in the future.
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An Anti-Racist Future Is Important To Black Teens Like Us, So We’re Walking 65 Miles For It
Starting on June 30th and ending on July 4th, young people are embarking on a 65-mile march calling on Wisconsin elected officials to do more to support Black youth in Wisconsin.
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Africa: Coronavirus Media Coverage Must Avoid the Mistakes of the Aids Pandemic in Africa
[The Conversation Africa] As COVID-19 becomes the most intensely covered virus in history, there are important lessons to be drawn from the media's reporting of another global pandemic: HIV/Aids.
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Can You Get COVID From Sex? Technically, Yes! | BlackDoctor.org
COVID has changed our lives drastically over the past year and a half. Each day we gain a better understanding of how this virus functions and how it is spread. We know it’s contagious - but how can you get it? COVID is spread through droplets in the air from an infected person. This can […]
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DACA Program To Remain After Supreme Court Ruling
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz History happens every day, but historical events aren’t as common. Thursday, June 18, will be remembered as a historical day, especially for those under the Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals program better known as DACA. DACA began in 2012 under President Barack
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Zimbabwe: Varsity Students Turn to Sex Work to Raise Fees
[New Zimbabwe] Some hard-pressed Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) and Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) female students have reportedly turned to sex work to raise some money to pay rent and tuition fees.
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Zimbabwe: National HIV Prevalence Drops From 13,9 Percent to 11,8 Percent
[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles as the Health Minister, has said despite the Covid-19 induced disruptions to HIV/AIDS service delivery in 2020, the government's response to HIV was pleasing as new infections decrease.
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Will Smith Makes Epic Movie Deal For Slave Action Drama Emancipation
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Suicide in Black Children Once Unheard Of. Not Any More
In 2016, a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5 to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to white youth in the same age
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Rwanda: Green Agribusiness Fund Targets Young Agripreneurs in Nigeria and Rwanda
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Barack Obama Explains Why Democrats Can’t Afford To Get Smug About Donald Trump
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Africa: MSF Responds to UNAIDS 2020 Global Report Warning the World Will Miss Its Targets
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Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Gangsters be warned: this is a war you will not win. The article Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide - The Seattle Medium
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