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PART TWO: 400 YEARS OF WHITE FEET ON BLACK NECKS IN AMERICA
George Floyd’s death turned a tinder box of historical frustrations with Police Brutality, institutional and systemic racism, into a bon fire of protest raging across America and the
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Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
This usually means, if they have insurance, they must go to out-of-network facilities and often find themselves hit with exorbitant surprise medical
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Somalia: UN Calls for Action to Eliminate Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called on Somalia's leaders, communities and partners to do more to assist and listen to victims and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People
According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare infrastructures that support Black
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Botswana coronavirus: president enters fourth quarantine
Total confirmed cases = 227
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128 new Covid-19 deaths as confirmed cases soar to 151 209
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday revealed that Covid-19 had claimed 128 people in the past 24 hours, with the majority of the deaths reported in the Western
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Africa: Ebola, Hydroxychloroquine, COVID-19 – WHO Tackles a World of Health Challenges
Washington, DC — Almost 50 responders from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived today in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with 3600 doses of Ebola vaccine and 2000 cartridges for lab testing, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told
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Source: allAfrica.com
GB Energy-Texaco donates $1m to PSOJ's COVID-19 fund
GB Energy-Texaco Jamaica recently donated $1 million to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) COVID-19 Response Fund, which was established to assist vulnerable citizens affected by the coronavirus
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L.A. DIGEST: Baron Davis to host virtual panel discussions
LOS ANGELES — Former NBA all star Baron Davis will host panel discussions on creating wealth and opportunity for the next generation of young entrepreneurs on Big Summit’s social media channels every Monday at 6:30
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COMMENTARY: Newsom's confusing COVID-19 decrees
Dr. Gathe, who serves as the co-director of the COVID-19 Dedicated Care Unit at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), said he got a call one day from Dr. Varon, and they began discussing patients they had recently seen that had been getting sick with this unusual new
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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Pandemic Threatens To Deepen Crisis in Mental Health Care
NEW YORK (AP) — More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, employees finally located him at a nearby homeless
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GRAPHICS | Gauteng recording more Covid-19 cases a day than Western Cape has at any point
South Africa's most populous province, Gauteng, is now recording more Covid-19 cases every day than at any point during the Western
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Chamisa, ED talks inevitable: Mtata
DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country’s multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will push for the talks to materialise, says Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth
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Mental health treatment still stigmatized by some
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Africa: 'Coronavirus - Malnutrition Could Be Deepened in Africa'
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the potential impact of COVID -19 on food security in Africa is likely to exacerbate the already existing burden of
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Alexander: 'Counseling helps in adapting to a new norm' | The Atlanta Voice
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Zimbabwe: Schools, Colleges No Longer Isolation Centres
Schools, colleges and universities will no longer be used as Covid-19 quarantine centres for returnees since they will soon partially re-open, while hundreds of buses and kombis have joined the Zupco fleet to ease transport
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Black Doctors Say Pandemic Reveals Enduring Racial Inequity Medicine Alone Cannot Fix
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New Fund in Baltimore Launches to Provide $500 Micro-Grants For Black-Led Organizations Impacted By COVID-19
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Harris Health targets homeless for COVID-19 testing and care
Homeless individuals are now being tested for the COVID-19 virus by Harris Health System through its Health Care for the Homeless Program thanks to nearly $1.3 million in federal grants awarded to Harris
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Lt. Governor, Juliana Stratton Launches Three-Part Townhall Series on Racism and Accountability
And with that Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton launched a three-part townhall series on systemic racism and pathways to
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Carr’s Candor
All of the presenters did an excellent job, and given the nexus between education and criminal justice, I want to highlight Dr. Nicole Carr, Pinellas County School Board
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Oprah to Speak With 100 Black Fathers About Racial Injustice in America
The 66-year-old media mogul will host and executive produce “OWN Spotlight: Oprah And 100 Black Fathers” on June 30, where she will speak to Black fathers about parenting in wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna
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LA Takes First Steps to Defund Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that he would redirect $250 million from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to other city programs and services that support black and brown
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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to
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EXECUTIVE ORDER – SAFE POLICING FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
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African immigration to the United States
African immigration to the United States refers to immigrants to the United States who are or were nationals of modern African countries. The term African in the scope of this article refers to geographical or national origins rather than racial affiliation. Between the Immigration and Nationality
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Mayor receives support for plans to cut LAPD budget
LOS ANGELES — Facing a growing budget deficit made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti surprised many people last week when he proposed cutting the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget by between $100 million and $150
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92 more Covid-19 deaths, as cases jump to 159 333
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