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President Biden’s Expansion Of Obamacare is Helping Black Americans
More than half a million Americans have signed up for the ACA since President Joe Biden opened a special enrollment period, including Black Americans
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Georgia Gov. Kemp lifts all remaining COVID restrictions | The Atlanta Voice
Today, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp has lifted all remaining COVID restrictions in Georgia, declaring 'Georgia is open for business.' Governor Kemp's executive order ends a ban on large gatherings, eliminates shelter-in-place requirements, and reduces any remaining distance requirements at
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Shop Now: Hanifa Drrops 2nd Release From Spring Capsule Collection
Fresh off the heels of a successful 2020, Hanifa is continuing its reign in fashion with its latest collection. Last week, the luxury fashion label launched the 2nd drop from […] The post Shop Now: Hanifa Drops Spring Capsule Collection appeared first on Essence.
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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence
How the Jamaican diaspora are discovering long lost family - Voice Online
As a result of migration over the past century, many families became fragmented and tales of their history were lost. Now ancestry research is helping the Jamaican diaspora across the world reconnect with its past, says Emeka Forbes
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Pay the rent money: Lindiwe Sisulu fails to deliver on R600m relief promise
Housing activists demand answers eight months after Sisulu’s budget vote announcement about a rent relief scheme.
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The Archaeology of Slavery Virtual Event | The ROANOKE TRIBUNE
… history of enslaved Africans and African Americans in Virginia. She will share … Scholar in the Department of African American Studies at U.C. Berkeley …
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Source: https://theroanoketribune.org
From a Janitor to a Millionaire, Teen Mom Proves Everybody Wrong
By Victor Omondi Ronne Brown, who at one time was a teenage mother working as a janitor, totally turned her life around and is now a millionaire entrepreneur, author, speaker, branding expert, and founder and CEO of Girl CEO. She has broken clichés, and is using her experience and drive to motive
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COMMENTARY: Satan's Vote Suppressors | The Orlando Advocate
By Lucius Gantt, The Gantt Report The state of Georgia is what some people call a “major league” state and Atlanta is a major league city. The Peach State has professional basketball, football and baseball teams. At one time, Atlanta had a professional hockey team and occasionally hosts other
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Detroit Health Department: Quarantine Back at 14 Days | Local COVID-19 | The Michigan Chronicle
Due to the increasing rates of COVID-19 and the spread of COVID-19 variants, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has reinstituted a standard 14-day quarantine for all close contacts to a positive COVID-19 case. The CDC has continued to endorse a 14-day quarantine throughout
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Pulmonary Expert Testifies George Floyd's Death Was Caused By Low Oxygen • EBONY
Just one week after suffering a heart attack, beloved rapper DMX, birth name Earl Simmons, has died. In a statement, relatives of Simmons confirmed that the "How's It Going Down" rapper transitioned at White Plains Hospital Friday. He was surrounded by family at his time of passing.
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UPDATED: Decomposing body believed to be that of missing Clarendon teacher found
A decomposing body believed to be that of missing Clarendon teacher Nattalie Dawkins has been found in Sandy Bay, Clarendon. For days, the police have been on the hunt for the 44-year-old teacher and bailiff who went missing on March 30. Deputy...
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Black Americans Have Been Buying More Guns During The Pandemic
… of the National African American Gun Association, believes that ... [+] Black Americans should own … and president of the National African American Gun Association, an organization … the killing of nine African-Americans at a historically Black church …
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Covid-19: SA looks to partner with US firm to develop vaccine-manufacturing capabilities | News24
South Africa could enter into a partnership in the next 18 months with Kentucky Bioprocessing, in the hope of growing local vaccine-manufacturing capabilities.
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“I’m just trying to make people happy”: Shaquille O’Neal pays off man’s engagement ring – Music News
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesShaquille O'Neal is a big guy with a big heart to match. Shaq was shopping for a pair of earrings when he noticed a young man agonizing over how…
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Former Jamaican chaplain to Queen Elizabeth expresses sadness at passing of Prince Philip
The Jamaica-born Bishop of Dover and former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II has expressed sadness at the passing of Prince Philip, the husband of The Queen.
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Australian PM Uses Bubble For NZ Leaders Trip – The Wilmington Journal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is likely to be one of the first Australians to skip New Zealand’s quarantine queue when the long-awaited trans-Tasman bubble is finally launched. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New [...]
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ADPH provides update on vaccinations in state - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… in higher vaccine uptake among African American residents of Black Belt counties …
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President Obama urges Black Americans to 'fight back' against voter suppression - TheGrio
Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer... View Article The post President Obama urges Black Americans to 'fight back' against voter suppression appeared first on TheGrio.
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Sami Steigmann crashes Clubhouse - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
(JNS) - On a blustery day in late January, Holocaust survivor *Sami Steigmann, 81, made his debut on Clubhouse - the buzzy, audio-based,
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Tar Heels hires first African American coach in school history | The A&T Register
It is the end of an era at the University of North Carolina (UNC) as legendary basketball coach Roy Williams retired from the program after 18 seasons.  Williams coached for a total of 33 seasons (15 at the University of Kansas) and won three national championships with the Tar Heels.  Four days
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Source: The A&T Register | The Student News Site of North Carolina A&T State University
Pat Dowell Announces Candidacy For Illinois Secretary of State. | Chicago Defender
Pat Dowell,  Alderman and Committeeman of Chicago’s Third Ward, announced her candidacy for Illinois Secretary of State this week. “As a committed public servant, helping and serving people has always been my top priority,” said Dowell. “My singular goal of this office is to provide the residents
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CDC says that racism 'a serious public health threat' - TheGrio
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared racism a “serious public health threat” in this country.... View Article The post CDC says that racism 'a serious public health threat' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mega Investments In Israeli Companies Soar In March – Dallas Post Tribune
March 2021 saw an unusual number of funding rounds for Israeli companies topping $100 million. The most money was raised by Next Insurance, which completed a $250 million funding round at a valuation of $4 billion. Next brings affordable, tailored insurance products to small businesses and
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Jorge Lendeborg Jr. & Tosin Cole In Talks To Star In LeBron James ‘House Party’ Reboot
Deadline exclusively reports Hollywood rising stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Bumblebee, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Boogie) and Tosin Cole are currently in negotiations to take on the lead roles in James and Carter's House Party reboot. Calmatic, the award-winning music director, will be making his film
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Inland Empire: Borrego Health Awarded $37 Million - Black Voice News
Staff The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, recently awarded a historical $6 Billion to 1,376 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. In Ca
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Mayor Eric Johnson announces South Oak Cliff vaccination event in partnership with The Caring Foundation of Texas | Dallas Weekly
The vaccination clinic will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Vaccinators from Sanitas Medical Centers, UT Southwestern and Golden Life Wellness Center plan to administer about 250 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine by appointment.
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State Opens to Full 16+ Eligibility on April 12 with 150,000 Vaccine Appointments to be Made Available in Cook and Collar Counties. | Chicago Defender
Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike visited the Illinois National Guard Forest Park mass vaccination site, now providing over 3,000 vaccinations per day, to announce that an additional 150,000 new first-dose vaccine appointments will be made
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Africa: We Are What We Eat - Transforming Diets to Transform Agri-Food Systems
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Wisynco's Joseph Mahfood dies
One of the ‘founding fathers’ of Wisynco Group Limited, Joseph Mitchell Mahfood, passed away at his home in St Andrew about 3 a.m. on Thursday. He was 78. William Mahfood, chairman of the Wisynco...
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Opposition wants gov’t to lobby CXC on deferral of exams
Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Dr Angela Brown Burke, is calling for the Government to make representation for Jamaican students to be allowed to defer all aspects of their Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams until...
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