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UN Human Rights Chief urging end to racism and amends through reparations | New York Carib News
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations.
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Op-Ed: The Necessity to Restore Confidence in WAPA
Filippo Cassinelli says the energy costs in the Virgin Islands are the highest in the nation. A way to generate affordable energy is imperative.
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Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) challenges the latest alcohol ban in court.
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Azteca University disowns controversial ‘PhD’ holder Gerald Viola
Former radio personality and former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA)Gerald Viola does not cease to make controversial headlines. A press release issued by Azteca University on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, reveals that Viola’s claims that he has been
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T.I. Drops New Video Addressing Sex Abuse Allegations, Accuser Responds | The Michigan Chronicle
T.I. (Photo credit: Bang Media) By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris T.I. just released a new video for his single “What It’s Come To,” where he addresses the sexual assault claims against him and his wife Tiny Harris. In the video, Tip uses the audio from one of his accusers and former friends, Sabrina
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Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With Cash App To Give Away $1 Million Worth of Stock To Fans
Coming off her big night at the 2021 BET Awards that saw her snub DaBaby and take home 4 more awards to add to her growing collection, the Houston rapper announced on Tuesday (Jun.29) she is teaming up with Cash App to give away $1 million worth of stock to her fans.
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City murals to be dedicated today - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The colorful creations of a new local art project will be dedicated today, starting in the southeast quadrant. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry will join m ...
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Winners from 2021 BET Awards Include Queen Latifah, Megan Thee Stallion, and Andra Day | Atlanta Daily World
BET Awards fan, Sunday were too lit and for good reason, the celebrities and stars of today won big and we're here for it. The annual event was hosted by none other than actress extraordinaire Taraji P. Henson on Sunday, June 27, ESSENCE reported. Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Queen Latifah
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Sandra Lindsay gets PhD and encourages other students | New York Carib News
Dr. Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine, told the 78 graduates of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) nursing program that she was proud of them
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Tarik Babrow Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 14 Pounds Of Marijuana Into St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Thomas man faces five years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court today to smuggling 14 pounds of marijuana into the territory, authorities said. Tarik Babrow, 24, of Hospital Ground in St. Thomas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon Jr., in
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Sha'Carri Richardson Shows Off Natural Tresses And We're Still Stanning - Blavity
Richardson sported her natural hair in a now-deleted Instagram story.
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Lil Nas X Addresses Homophobic Slander After BET Awards Performance [Video]
Not everyone got the vibes Lil Nas X was about at the recent BET Awards. He has responded to some of the homophobic criticism he received online after his performance. As spotted on Complex Lil Nas X brought “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)' to life for the first time in front of a live audience at
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Colorism, Racism Play A Role In Health Outcomes, University Study Says
SAN JUAN — Puerto Ricans who self-identify as having very light skin tones have better health outcomes than counterparts who self-identify as having the darkest skin tones, according to a peer-reviewed scientific study that evaluated the impact of racial discrimination on physical and emotional
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Kiwi film Cousins to launch on big screens and Netflix in the US thanks to Selma director Ava DuVernay - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… , launched Array, then known as African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM …
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Gwamba copies Drake's God's Plan: The reviews are in | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
If you are to plagiarise a masterpiece like the Monalisa, you better do it right or just satirise it. What an embarrassing miss for Gwamba. Call it the Mbappe miss. The Major 1 artist was on a mission. Get There. Check! Copy God's Plan concept. Check. No creativity whatsoever. The song will trend
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What if African-Americans actually had it bad in America?
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George Floyd Killer Sentenced 22 Years Imprisonment - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Ex-US police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail.The judge said Chauvin’s sentence was based “on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular
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FILM REVIEW: Tina - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic She’s like an eternal flame. Can’t remember when she wasn’t around. Can’t imagine life without her. That’s the magic that some music legends can create. They get people to think about them in the past, present and future. The here, now and always. Tina
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Vandals Deface George Floyd Statues in New Jersey & New York; Investigations Launched
Two George Floyd statues have been recently vandalized in New Jersey and New York. Investigations are underway. A mural of Breonna Taylor and Floyd was also defaced in Kentucky.
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Music and Film Star Jerome Benton Talks Purple Rain Sequel During NNPA Convention - Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Many know Jerome Benton as co-leader of the legendary music group, The Time. Others recall his work in films like “Purple Rain,” “Under the Cherry Moon,” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” But just about anyone who knows Benton says
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Visuals help to connect with audience: La Dee - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY PRESTIGE MUNTANGA SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED Zimbabwean Afropop singer and radio personality Duduzile “La Dee” Ndlovu says videos are important in the arts The post Visuals help to connect with audience: La Dee appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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New Legislative Package Seeks Police Reform  | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
On June 8, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus released a new plan to implement police reform in Michigan.     The Caucus was joined by State Representatives Tenisha Yancey, Sherry Gay Dagnogo, Tyrone Carter, Sarah Anthony, Felicia Brabec as well as the mother and cousin of Brianna Taylor, who
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Lockdown level 4 latest watch: 'They are busy killing everyone'
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Caddle ties the knot - Barbados Today
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs Marsha Caddle is a newly wed. Caddle shared a few photos with her husband Dr Abdul Mohamed on her official social media pages today. Captioned: 'My husband.June 27, 2021. Grateful for family, community and new
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Coi Leray Checks Trolls Body-Shaming Her On Twitter - Blavity
After the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Coi Leray was the target of trolls who were body-shaming her online. Without hesitation, Leray took to Twitter in a series of tweets to clap back at the naysayers. Leray held nothing back as she defended herself against the online attack.
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Puerto Rico Sees More Refugees Arrive By Boat Due To Haitian Political Crisis
SAN JUAN — The political turmoil and growing violence in Haiti is pushing more Haitians to take to the sea in an effort to reach Puerto Rico, where more refugees were intercepted at sea so far this year than the total over the previous two years, according to federal data.
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Meet The Team Behind Washington, D.C.'s New Black Greek Festival - Watch The Yard
With Black fraternity and sorority picnic season in full swing and the world finally opening up after the pandemic, there is a new BGLO festival planned for Washington, D.C. this year. The Black Greek Festival will host their inaugural “Black Greek Festival Weekend” in Washington, D.C. on July
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GBN Wishes You and Yours a Happy Father’s Day (LISTEN)
We’ve been wanting to post to acknowledge all the fathers, uncles, stepfathers and loved ones who have been parenting, raising and advising the next generations, but our site has been having …
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Duke News Tip - Voting Restrictions May ‘Backfire,' Expert Says - Milwaukee Community Journal
DURHAM, N.C. – As the U.S. Senate considers a bill to expand voting rights – and dozens of individual states move the other direction in seeking to limit voting – an assumption underlying it all posits that voter expansion helps Democrats while restrictions helps Republicans. This is a fundamental
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USVI Children’s Health At Risk Because Their Parents Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Mutant strains of COVID-19 present the greatest risk of infection to people in the U.S. Virgin Islands because the B117 and the delta variant are at least 50 percent more transmissible than previous versions of coronavirus, health experts warn. The delta variant (first detected
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