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WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE St James Police Benevolent Foundation (StJPBF) now up and running, thanks to a J$1.5-million financial input from a philanthropist, Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has said police officers in the parish...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Liberia: Lofa County Solidarity Group Presents U.S.$10,000 Check On Behalf of Convicted Lofa Senator-Elect Brownie Samukai

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A solidarity group from Lofa County and other unnamed counties under the banner "Friends of Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai on Tuesday presented a check of US$10,000.00 to the lawyers representing the convicted Senator-elect for onward submission to the

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Janet Richards Foundation treats children in spirit of the season

Western Bureau: Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, philanthropist Janet Richards, through her foundation, has managed to host another series of Christmas treats for children at homes and health facilities in St James. In...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Elite Guinea army unit says it's overthrown president | News24

Special forces soldiers apparently ousted Guinea's long-serving President Alpha Conde on Sunday, telling the West African nation they had dissolved its government and constitution and closed its land and air borders.

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John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with other civil rights lions like Reverend Hosea Williams (SCLC) continued on their march despite then Governor Wallace’s threats and were

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Russell Wilson Is Concerned About Returning To Football While Wife Ciara Is Pregnant

Russell Wilson isn't going to let his obligations as an NFL player come before the safety of his family-especially his pregnant wife Ciara. In a transparent tweet, the Seattle Seahawks

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Martine Moise: The pain of his death "will never pass" | New York Carib News

The wife of the assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise says the pain of his death “will never pass” as she thanked all those who have been praying for her improved health.

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Source: The New York Carib News

Josephine Baker Will Be First Black Woman Honored at the Panthéon

By: Alyssa Wilson American-born performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker will become the first Black woman to be honored with a Panthéon burial in France. As a Civil Rights activist, a French Resistance member, and a creative,#JosephineBaker is an inspiration to both 🇫🇷 and

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Man throws grenade at ex-lover, misses target, explodes on another man’s genital area

The suspect's target, who is in her early 20s, had allegedly broken up with the man, said to be a police officer in Isiolo Town.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

U.S. Tennis Star Coco Gauff Pulls Out of Tokyo Olympics After Testing Postive For COVID-19

United States tennis star Coco Gauff revealed she has tested positive for COVID-19 and has pulled out of competing. She was set to lead the U.S. Olympic tennis team, abruptly bringing to a sad end one of her childhood dreams.

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The protests show that black Americans have been telling the truth about police brutality

The protests started in Minneapolis on 26 May, the day after a police officer killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than eight

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Japan's Yuto Horigome wins Olympics' first-ever skateboarding gold medal news -The Black Chronicle

Japan's Yuto Horigome won the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic Games, taking gold in men's street in the city where he learned to skate as a kid and

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Five Takeaways From The Final Presidential Debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden took the stage for the final presidential debate Thursday night. Here's what you missed.

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Battle over rejected ballots

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Lawyers representing the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Westmoreland Eastern Luther Buchanan are expected to make a second attempt at getting the Westmoreland Parish Court to accept ballots previously ruled as rejected.

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Flow supports youth productivity

TELECOMMUNICATIONS provider Flow Jamaica is helping to promote productivity among the country's youth by supporting the Consumers Intervention of Jamaica Backyard Gardening

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Jamaica-born man heads NYPD Special Victims Unit

Jamaican Michael King, a deputy inspector in the New York Police Department (NYPD), has been elevated to head the department’s Special Victims Unit (SVU). As head of this specialised unit that deals with sex crimes, domestic violence and child...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Blackout Friday - Standpipe residents rush to regularise JPS supply as disconnection deadline nears

Residents of Standpipe in St Andrew have until Friday, August 7, to regularise their electricity supply or be disconnected indefinitely. The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) said that more than 80 per cent of householders have been transferred...

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Mamba Forever: Spalding Releases Limited-Edition Basketball In Honor Of Kobe Bryant

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Stalled by Pandemic, Organ Transplants Slowly Resume in India

The coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdown that followed brought organ transplants in India to a complete standstill. But as cities begin to unlock in ...

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Howard University Renames College Of Fine Arts After Alumnus Chadwick Boseman

“Chad was a very proud Bison." Boseman's wife shares as the new 'Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts' name was revealed, "his legacy will continue to inspire young storytellers for years to come."

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Beenie Man Breaks His Silence On Mother’s Passing Following Reports He Was Hospitalized

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California Assembly Passes Bill to Set Up Reparations Task Force

The “reparations” bill calls for the creation of a task force to study and propose ideas for how African Americans in California can be compensated for slavery and its “after lives,” as the author of the legislation, Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), describes the Jim Crow laws and other forms of

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DOH Announces WIC’s Temporary Increase in Cash-Value Voucher Benefits

This increase allows participants to purchase fruits and vegetables as part of their WIC (Women, Infants and Children nutrition) food package.

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Frederick Taft’s Family Believes His Killing was Racially Motivated - L.A. Focus Newspaper

By Stephen Oduntan A black man went into a public bathroom and began to relieve himself, a relatively natural thing to do. But it ended with his body riddled with nine bullets in a community plagued by racial tension. The man who was killed, Frederick Taft, a truck driver, was celebrating with

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

The Case for Reparations

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - Last week, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals took an expansive but deeply personalized look at the history […] The post The Case for Reparations appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.

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Biden: 'Police Would Have Reacted Far Differently with Black Lives Matter Protestors' - Black News Channel

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President-elect Joe Biden pulled no punches when he spoke about the violent mob that rioted, looted, and ransacked the U.S. Capitol. The mob of President Donald Trump supporters’ actions contributed to

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It Takes a Village to End Human Trafficking | The Madison Times

By Mara Vanderslice Kelly Human trafficking is the act of compelling someone into work or commercial sex through force, fraud or coercion. It is illegal everywhere but happens every day in big cities and small towns across the United States. Human trafficking takes many forms: A foster care youth

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Rotary Club donates blood pressure machines, cuffs to hospitals

ALL 15 public hospitals in Jamaica offering paediatric services are to receive a donation from the Rotary Club of St Andrew North of 36 wheeled mobile sphygmomanometers (blood pressure machines) and 160 blood pressure cuffs of all sizes for...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

In the wake of the tragic deaths of three men who are believed to have died from noxious fumes, a public-health expert has warned of the occupational hazards and grave dangers involved in the cleaning of septic tanks. President of the Jamaica...

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Michigan Family Mulls Lawsuit After Skating Rink's Facial Recognition Systems Misidentifies Black Teen Wrongfully Accused of Partaking In Earlier Brawl

A Michigan couple is considering legal action after their teenage daughter was banned from a local skating rink after being misidentified by facial recognition software. […]

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