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Fed Powell says new lending programs to launch by June 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Fed lending programs for medium-sized businesses and state and local governments would begin operating by the end of this
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Representative Karen Bass Holds Town Hall to Discuss Heroes Act
She was joined by Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson of Los Angeles City Council, Sheila Kuehl of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, the Executive Director of Local Initiatives Support Corp, Los Angeles
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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
Africa: How Has Human Smuggling Changed Under COVID-19?
Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on
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Source: allAfrica.com
Restaurants in America Hard Hit by COVID-19 Face Uphill Battle to Return to Normal – Voice and Viewpoint
This is what Melissa Fleischut, president of the New York State Restaurant Association, told a reporter last
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White flight
White flight is a term that originated in the United States, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, and applied to the large-scale migration of people of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. The term has more recently been
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Source: BlackHistory.com
Sierra Leone’s new minister of internal affairs responds to questions from public
Newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Sierra Leone – David Panda Noah, was a guest at Radio Democracy in Freetown yesterday, where he spoke about his new job and the changes he is planning to make to policing in the
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Florida and Kentucky are slowest states in handling jobless claims –
United States Department of Labor data show Florida lags all other states, with about 74% of initial claims filed through the week ending April 25 not yet advanced to the insured unemployed caseload, a category that indicates the applicant has been approved for
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SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK GOES VIRTUAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
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Eviction Moratoriums Will Keep Up the Pressure, but We Still Need Long-Term Rental Assistance
Until a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, staying safer at home will be one of the best things we can do for the health of our families and our communities But for far too many families, a safe and stable place to call home is out of
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Haiti
The revolution wrecked Haitis economy. Years of strife between the light-skinned mulattos who dominated the economy and the majority black population, plus disputes with neighboring Santo Domingo, continued to hurt the nations development. After a succession of dictatorships, a bankrupt Haiti
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Cairo, Egypt (founded c. 969 C.E.)
Cairo, the current capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East and Africa, has been a major cultural, religious and political center of the Arab, Islamic and African worlds for centuries. The year 2011 saw unprecedented civil and political upheaval in the city, as the world watched
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Our continuing terror: the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
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Crips
The Crips also known as Original Crip Homies (OCH) are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of
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George, David (1742-1810)
David George, a slave and later a Baptistminister, was born in 1742 on a plantation in Virginia. His parents had been brought fromAfrica as slaves, and the cruel treatment they suffered prompted George to runaway to South Carolina where he hid for several years among Native Americans, firstas
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Cameroon University Suspends Professor for Asking a Legal Question in a Law Class – Free Press of Jacksonville
Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Ethiopia fights for vibrancy as economy takes Covid hit
For the past three years, Ethiopia was the talk of town, with leading institutions terming it one of Africa’s fastest rising
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Coronavirus Live Updates Archive from May 10 to May 17
“This bill contains significant new funding for higher education institutions that will help alleviate the crippling financial impact posed by the coronavirus,” the American Council on Education, which lobbies for colleges and universities, said in
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Cameroon university suspends professor for asking a legal question in a law class
Cameroon’s University of Buea suspended a law instructor more than a month after he asked students a legal question during a political and constitutional history
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Schools, Health Face Deep Cuts In California’s $203 Billion Budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom revised California’s budget down to $203 billion Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic batters the state with record job losses and
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African-American businesses
African-American businesses, also known as black-owned businesses or black businesses, originated in the days of slavery before 1865. Emancipation and civil rights permitted businessmen to operate inside the American legal structure starting in the Reconstruction Era (1863–77) and afterwards. By
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Another 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
Another 2.4 million Americans filed for first-time benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reported on
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Can You Refuse to Go to Work because of COVID-19?
What does a return to work order mean for the millions of Americans who have filed for unemployment since mid-March, workers who were furloughed but remain employees with their company, and workers who had their hours cut and qualified for partial
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Source: Chicago Defender
Gold: The solution to a $5.3-trillion money-printing problem
Since this backing has been removed, the value of gold has risen — because its supply is limited — while some currencies have been devalued as more and more money has been magically created through quantitative
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Africa: Meeting Africa's Liquidity Needs While Protecting Market Access - Appeal from Finance & Development Ministers
Addis Ababa — Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Lesotho: First Lady to Blame for Thabane's Ouster - Analysts
The government collapsed on Monday after three of the four parties in the governing coalition including Mr Thabane's All Basotho Convention (ABC) informed the speaker of parliament, Sephiri Motanyane, of their withdrawal from the
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Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014)[1] was an American politician who served as the second Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of
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OP-ED: Joe Biden Attacks Freethinking Black Americans while President Trump Empowers Them | Afro
At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you
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Haile Selassie I
Haile Selassie I , original name Tafari Makonnen (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Eth.—died Aug. 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics. He brought Ethiopia into
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Paris Dennard Doesn’t Shy Away from Backing Trump
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