Anita Pointer, Founding Member of the Pointer Sisters, Passes at Age 74

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Update | Body found at car wash along St John's Road in Spanish Town

The body of a man was discovered this morning by residents at a car wash along St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine. He has been identified as 30-year-old Rayon Daley of a Bog Walk address in the parish. Daley's body was found...

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Kenya: Protests in Malaba After Man 'Shot Dead for Not Wearing Mask'

[Nation] A family in Malaba, Bungoma County, wants justice for their son who was allegedly shot and killed by police on Friday night for not wearing a mask, used to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

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Musical support given for fundraising telethon for CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, was filled with musical encouragement as local entertainers showed their support for the first day of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MBCCI) 2022...

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Crime a thing of the past for 'Ziggy' Haywood

CALVIN 'Ziggy' Haywood has lived a life of crime but through rehabilitation and the work of Icons of Annotto Bay, a St Mary-based youth intervention group, among other things, Haywood is focused on helping wayward youth in his community stay on the right path.

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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Presents Live and In-Person: First Lady of Song: Alexis J Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald

April 27 – May 23, 2021 • In the Quadracci Powerhouse Milwaukee Rep to reopen with the live in-person concert First Lady of Song: Alexis J Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald in the Quadracci Powerhouse April 27 - May 23, 2021, presented by Artists Lounge Live. Award-winner Roston offers approximately 85

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Miko Marks: Oakland’s Country Music Star | Post News Group

Her first country music memory growing up was of Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. She adds that Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It” was her mother’s anthem. The post Miko Marks: Oakland’s Country Music Star first appeared on Post News Group.

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Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at 69

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Social intervention running in the background in ZOSO Norwood

WESTERN BUREAU: Omar Sweeney, deputy chairman of the zone of special operations (ZOSO), says small entrepreneurs in Norwood, St James, will be among the first residents to benefit from social intervention investment strategies, which is one of the...

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Marin City’s George Duke Remembered in Celebration of City’s 80th Anniversary

George Duke received multiple Grammy nominations, the Edison Lifetime Achievement Award, and Keyboard Magazine’s “R&B Keyboardist of The Year,” and won a Grammy for producing the Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dianne Reeves’ “In the Moment.” Over the course of his life, Duke produced 32 studio

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Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charley Pride wasn’t country music’s first Black artist, but he reached heights that had not been available to early Black singers and musicians in the genre. And he did it by winning over millions of country music fans. While Pride’s career path was paved

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Free State cops looking for driver alleged to have killed another motorist in hit and run | News24

Police in Maokeng, Free State are looking for help in tracing a white Mazda 323 sedan allegedly involved in a hit and run incident that left a man dead.

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Guyanese man dies in NY after being pinned by SUV - Stabroek News

An overseas-based Guyanese man was killed last Friday by an out-of-control SUV as he stood on a Brooklyn, New York sidewalk waiting for a bus to get home. The article Guyanese man dies in NY after being pinned by SUV appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Two ex-Miami officers, who were 'Bad Boys' fans, to begin prison sentences

Two Miami-Dade police officers will be heading to prisons next week for their involvement in a drug operating sting. Roderick The post Two ex-Miami officers, who were 'Bad Boys' fans, to begin prison sentences appeared first on TheGrio.

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Total eyes three automated car washes by 2022

Total’s rollout of Jamaica’s first automated car wash in Portmore Pines is the first of three targeted for the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region and Montego Bay by 2022. Commercial Director Antoine Bennevault believes that competitive price...

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U.S. Attorney's office investigating D.A. and police in Ahmaud Arbery case

Ahmaud Arbery

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In Memoriam: Famous Black People Who Died in 2020

Each year, The Washington Informer pays tribute to our most notable Black brothers and sisters who have transitioned over the past 12 months.

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28 Days of Black Movies: 'The Wash' is hoodtastic entertainment at its finest

2001 was a sweet year for Dr. Dre. (The Chronic) 2001 was still riding the music charts. His recent Up The post 28 Days of Black Movies: 'The Wash' is hoodtastic entertainment at its finest appeared first on TheGrio.

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Rise and rise of Kang’ata

Within the first month at the university, Mr Kang’ata had already been elected the vice-chairman of the Kenya Law Students

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US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen - Black News Channel

By JIM SALTER Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Orlando Hall got stiffed on a drug deal and went to a Texas apartment looking for the two brothers who took his money. They weren't home, but their 16-year-old sister was. Late Thursday, Hall was put to death for abducting and killing the

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Will Kinyanjui’s ‘decent politics’ transcend UDA, Azimio rivalry?

Although Kinyanjui is counting on his development record to retain seat, Senator Kihika of UDA has been his vocal critic since 2017.

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UPDATE: Spanish Town shootings linked to One Order Gang internal feud - police

The series of deadly shootings in Spanish Town, St Catherine is linked to an internal feud in the One Order Gang based in the parish, Senior Superintendent of Police Stephanie Lindsay, has said. Lindsay, who heads the police's Corporate Communications Unit, says three persons have been confirmed

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A Car Wash Legacy in the Making

Now with five Denver Metro locations, Living Water Express Car Wash is redefining customer satisfaction with brilliant wash quality and outstanding service! LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, January 18, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Locally owned …

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EMA rejects 15 wetland projects

BY VANESSA GONYE The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) this year rejected over 15 projects on wetlands as it sought to safeguard wetlands in the country. In a statement, EMA spokesperson Amkela Sidange urged the public not to buy stands in ecologically-sensitive areas without authority from the

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Uganda: Deported Rwandans Appeal for Help to Access Their Property in Uganda

[New Times] Rwandans who were deported from Uganda are appealing for support to have access to their businesses and properties abandoned in the neighbouring country.

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Los Angeles Clippers’ Star Kawhi Leonard Opens Gym in Moreno Valley

Drew Nate | Early this month the Los Angeles Clippers contemplated a less than stellar start to the season with a disappointing 1-4 record to show for their early outings. As of November 13, the team’s performance has shown some improvement with its current 7-4 record, however, t

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About Damn Time: NFL Makes History With All-Black Referee Crew During Monday Night Football

If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams but for the first time in the history of the NFL, we were treated to an all-Black officiating crew. Lead by OG-triple-OG Jerome Boger, who’s got 17

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Namibia: Shipanga Now Mining Operator and Car Wash Owner

[Namibian] Aaron Shipanga made headlines as the young barefooted long-distance runner from Tsumeb who outclassed seasoned runners during the mid-80s and 90s.

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Brazil’s Odebrecht rebrands as Novonor to turn page on graft-stained history - Stabroek News

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Brazilian engineering group Odebrecht, whose name became synonymous with graft due to its role in the nation’s sweeping Car Wash corruption investigation, is changing its name as it tries to turn the page on that scandal-plagued

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Country Star Mickey Guyton Dishes Her Grammy Nod With Rissi Palmer On Apple Music's ‘Color Me Country’

Color Me Country, a bi-weekly Apple Music radio show helmed by singer and songwriter Rissi Palmer, gives listeners a needed reminder that country music is a mosaic of Black, Indigenous

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