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Mayor Bottoms, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has instituted a mandatory face mask rule to help curtail the spread of the virus
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Megan Thee Stallion's Producer Seems To Believe Tory Lanez Played A Role In The Shooting
Lil Ju Made The Beat, Megan Thee Stallion's producer has posted several social media messages suggesting that artist Tory Lanez was somehow responsible for Megan getting shot in the foot.
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Zion Williamson Leaves Pelicans For 'Family Medical Matter' - Black News Channel
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say top overall draft choice Zion Williamson left the club on Thursday to attend to an urgent family medical matter. The Pelicans say Williamson intends to rejoin the team in the Orlando area for the resumption of the season, but the club did
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Calls for more teachers, despite uncertainty over schooling
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'RHOA' Star Porsha Williams facing 5 years in prison over Breonna Taylor protest arrest - TheGrio
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams made news over the weekend after she and several other high profile activists were arrested at... View Article The post 'RHOA' Star Porsha Williams facing 5 years in prison over Breonna Taylor protest arrest appeared first on TheGrio.
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Los Angeles City Mayor Announced 10-million dollars will be added towards the L.A. Regional COVID-19 Team Recovery Program - Los Angeles Sentinel
With recent shutdowns, small businesses are at high risk of closing for good during this time. Garcetti announced another step forward in helping local businesses and their staff by providing funds, to help solidify their footing during the waves of closing and reopening of the economy. The mayor
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Governor Gavin Newsom Lays Out Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools - Los Angeles Sentinel
Plan centers on rigorous instruction for students even when schools are physically closed
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U.S. Census Bureau to host 2020 Census caravan in Houston's Fifth Ward - DefenderNetwork.com
On Saturday, July 18, the U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with Houston’s Fifth Ward and Mayor Sylvester Turner, is hosting the first 2020 Census Caravan in the Fifth Ward neighborhood. The caravan is the first of a series that is expected to inform the community about the importance of
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'We will cause havoc' warn disgruntled church members
Former Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries members have lodged a formal complaint with the Human Rights Commission.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many things you can do with these cookies- you can eat them by themselves, put some chocolate and marshmallows on top to make s'mores, or create a cheesecake filling, just like I did.
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Walmart, Kroger To Require Face Masks In All Stores - Black Enterprise
Retailers including Walmart, Kroger, and others will require customers to wear a mask or face covering to shop in their stores.
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Cigarette ban: 'Just lift the bloody thing', Fita chairperson demands
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No Mask, No Entry: Walmart, CVS & Target Will Require Customers To Wear Face-Coverings
Kicking off things off, Walmart said in a blog post would start enforcing a new rule requiring patrons to wear face masks beginning Monday (Jul.20). This is significant being that Walmart is the biggest retailer in the country, with 5,000 stores nationwide. Plus, mask-wearing now has become
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Louisville Mayor To Be Investigated Over Handling Of Breonna Taylor And David McAtee's Case
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Felony charges against protesters in support of Breonna Taylor dropped in Kentucky - TheGrio
After a demonstration in Kentucky outside of Attorney General Daniel Cameron's home, 87 protesters were arrested and subsequentially faced felony... View Article The post Felony charges against protesters in support of Breonna Taylor dropped in Kentucky appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rest in Peace: Travell Mazion, Elderly Man Both Dead After Head-On Car Collision [Details]
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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday 17 July
The funeral of Zindzi Mandela takes place, and Angie Motshekga must decide the fate of SA's schools. The latest news in South Africa here.
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Jay-Z, other celebs ask feds to probe student's 2010 killing - Black News Channel
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press/ BNC Contributor Rihanna, Jay-Z, Charlize Theron and other celebrities are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of 20-year-old Danroy 'DJ' Henry Jr., a Black football player at Pace University killed by a white police officer in
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Restaurants struggle to survive amid shifting regulations -
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A Seattle City Council Member Suggested Laying Off Officers By Race
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The Rev. C.T. Vivian, dynamic civil rights leader, has died at 95 | The Atlanta Voice
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key advisor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal campaigns in the civil rights movement and spent decades after advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began staging sit-ins against segregation in
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United Way of Greater Atlanta announces 'United for Racial Equity and Healing' fund | The Atlanta Voice
United Way of Greater Atlanta announced that it has created the United for Racial Equity and Healing Fund to tackle the systemic issues underlying the correlation between race and zip codes, place, and equity. Funds will be invested in organizations in metro Atlanta that are primarily focused on
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Texas GOP postpones convention a day due to technical problems | Dallas Weekly
After struggling to kick off the virtual gathering Thursday, the party's executive committee has voted to wait until Saturday to resume business, hoping it can use the time between to smooth things out.
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South African-made ventilators go into production - TechCentral
As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to increase, South African-made ventilators have gone into production, with the life-saving machines expected to be ready in a few weeks.
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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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C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Activist and Close Confidant to MLK, Dies at Age 95
Civil rights activist and Martin Luther King Jr.’s close confidant C.T. Vivian died in the early morning of July 17 at his home in Atlanta. He was 95.
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Supreme Court declines to revisit ruling on Florida felon voting eligibility
The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's opinion that former felons in Florida will have to pay off their outstanding fees before they can vote. The post Supreme Court declines to revisit ruling on Florida felon voting eligibility appeared first on TheGrio.
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Race riot alert as Trump accepts presidential nomination on 60th anniversary of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ - Face2Face Africa
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