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Although cattle rustling has always been a prevalent issue in the South Rupununi, a group of small-scale ranchers say rustling has increased since the coronavirus pandemic began and are calling on the relevant authorities to launch an investigation into the
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As 2021 begins there are Black-led organizations and historically Black colleges and universities that are financially stronger than they were last year. These include nonprofits who benefited when foundations and corporations used a “racial equity [...]
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Rita Canton named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Rita Canton, the principal of Vincentian Academy High School, which recently closed permanently, has been named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep High School. The announcement was made June 23. In a release provided to the Courier, Canton
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Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity
Now, many Americans are experiencing, for the first time, a reality that Black people in this country have been living with since 1619: white supremacist terrorism supported by
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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans
On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans.  His speech
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Lawmakers propose sweeping relief to homeowners, renters | Black Voice News
As missed rent payments and delinquent mortgages pile up across the state, California Democratic lawmakers Tuesday introduced a series of sweeping proposals aimed at shielding homeowners, renters and landlords from the economic fallout of the COVID-19
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Assemblymember Holden’s ‘George Floyd Law’ Clears Senate Public Safety Committee - Los Angeles Sentinel
Assemblymember Chris Holden’s police reform legislation, AB 26, passed the California State Senate Committee on Public Safety. AB 26 establishes clear guidelines for police responsibility and accountability when witnessing excessive force by another member of law
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Villagers fear twin perils: Volcano and COVID-19
LAUREL (AP): Thousands of people were being evacuated from villages around a rumbling volcano near the Philippine capital Friday, but officials said they faced another dilemma of ensuring emergency shelters will not turn into epicentres of COVID-19...
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Warnock and Ossoff Wins in Georgia Have Biden and Democrats Feeling ‘Peachy’ – Arizona Informant Newspaper
Following a near-decade war against the Voting Rights Act and the undisputable suppression of hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of African American Democratic votes, Republicans lost the White House and the Senate, in large part, because traditionally red states like Georgia flipped. By
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Black Man Sues Hertz After Spending Almost Five Years In Jail
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Chrystul Kizer, Teen Who Killed Accused Sex Trafficker, Released from Jail After Activists Pay Her Bail: 'She Was Victimized'
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Stan McLaren: an example to the community - The Bay State Banner
Stan McLaren is used to being the first. He is the first born, the first in his family to go to college. It was only fitting then that he was the first at the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center to receive the COVID-19
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Should the state investigate local police shootings? California rethinks its resistance - Black Voice News
In summary If this state is the nation’s laboratory for progressive laws, why has it been unable to keep the police from policing themselves? If officers shot and killed Sean Monterrosa in Connecticut or New York — instead of in Vallejo, California — a state agency would investigate the June
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Tunisia: Grain Harvest in Zaghouan Expected to Grow By 42 Percent
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The grain harvest in the governorate of Zaghouan this year is expected to increase by 42%, or 1 million quintals, against 703 thousand quintals last season, said Head of the Directorate of Plant Production at the Zaghouan Local Authority for Agricultural
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Croco Motors founder jailed for killing pedestrian
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE CROCO Motors boss Moses Tonderai Chingwena was yesterday convicted on his own plea for killing a pedestrian in Harare while driving at night on July 11 last year. Chingwena appeared before magistrate Barbara Mateko charged with culpable homicide and negligent driving. The
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#AAMAM: “Just A Shot Away” – Rediscovering Legendary Session Singer Merry Clayton (LISTEN)
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Somalia: U.S. Not 'Adequately' Investigating Airstrikes That Killed Civilians - Rights Group Says
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Khartoum, Sudan (1821-- )
Khartoum, the capital of the modern state of Sudan, is located in an area of rich farmland where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet. Khartoum initially grew because of the Turko-Egyptian conquest of Sudan in 1821. Mohammed Ali Pasha (1769-1849), nominally an Ottoman vassal, recognized the
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Zimbabwe: Harare Burst Into Life As Business Reopens
[263Chat] Business is bustling yet again in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's relaxation of a hard lockdown yesterday with most non-essential service providers opening shops for the first time in 44 days.
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Africa: Violence, Forcing Women Out of Mining
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Cosmetic surgery has been on the rise in Latin America in recent years. In the 1990s, the procedure became popular among the most affluent women. At the same time, several headlines were reporting deaths due [...]
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