B-CU follows FAMU; leaving MEAC for SWAC

Dr Alexis would have better served his clients by encouraging them to accept the reality of their electoral loss

While any primary school child would tell you that 33 is greater than 32, educated minds appearing at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) were complicating the simple: Dr. Alexis posited arguments to interpret the term “majority” in Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana to mean “absolute

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

When the clueless and corrupt pray

A FEW days back President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for a day of prayer and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Lawsuit: HCC Targeted Black Top-Level Officials for Demotion and Termination

Zelia Brown, a 55-year-old former manager of grants performance and compliance at HCC, was hired in February 2016 to manage the college’s state and federal

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Texan Greenard in pursuit of greatness on and off the field

That drive should ultimately push Greenard to be his best for the team that drafted him in third round (90th overall) in last month’s NFL

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Local Pastor Grows Into Activist Role

Genesis’ Senior Pastor Dr. Tecoy Porter spearheaded the June 4 service as president of the Sacramento Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

91 Clark Atlanta Student Athletes Named to SIACs All Academic Team - The Atlanta Inquirer

Even with a shortened academic year, Clark Atlanta University student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom as 91 Clark Atlanta University Panthers and Lady Panthers were named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences 2019-20 Commissioners All-Academic Team. The Commissioners

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Source: Headlines - The Atlanta Inquirer

US/Venezuela relations… The more things change...

The consequential meltdown in Venezuela has manifested itself in the fashion of a gradually unfolding theatrical production…first, brooding then street riots and official crackdowns, debilitating scarcities… and after all of these had changed nothing, a sustained outward procession by Venezuelans

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking

Skerritt rubbishes Riley’s call for Simmons’ sacking — says Simmons’ job not affected by director’s letter

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Granger endorses Lowenfield chopping of 115,000 votes

President David Granger last evening endorsed a controversial report by Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield which invalidated the votes of 25% of Guyanese

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

DRC Justice Minister briefly detained

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Justice Minister Celestin Tunda has been released from custody just hours after his arrest in the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

OMETE: Talks a key remedy in row between hospital, insurer

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Source: Business Daily

Prep coach leaves for college; teams begin summer workouts – Daytona Times

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES New Smyrna Beach native Sean Washington has stepped down as head coach at Pine Ridge High in Deltona. He is taking a job as tight ends coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) located in Itta Beta, Mississippi. “I felt it was the right

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Source: Daytona Times

Magashule defends decision to reinstate VBS-linked ANC leaders

ANC secretary general Ace Magashule confirmed that two ANC Limpopo leaders implicated in alleged corruption at VBS Mutual Bank have been reinstated in their

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Source: https://www.news24.com

B-CU follows FAMU; leaving MEAC for SWAC –

After a week of speculation, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU is moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference

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Source: Florida Courier

Absentee voting for 2020 primary election is open

For the 2020 state primary, absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day (August 11, 2020) and received by August

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?

This has been a guiding purpose since 2006 for The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) for grading pro leagues and the NCAA on racial and gender

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Voter Suppression Goes to College | The Oklahoma Eagle

If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Moving Forward: Graduate Scores Academic Victory, Pursues Success Despite COVID-19 Delays

Former forward on SC State’s men’s basketball team, David Bottenberg, is proof that commitment survives

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Former Jamaican Olympian auditions on America's Got Talent | New York Carib News

Two-time Olympian Shevon Stoddart is enjoying a new path – making it to America’s Got Talent, following in the footsteps of Tessanne Chin who won The Voice in 2013 and Dalton Harris who topped X Factor UK in

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Source: The New York Carib News

CCJ to rule Wednesday on elections case

After a marathon six-hour hearing, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today said it will rule on Wednesday at 3 pm on an appeal related to the March 2nd elections brought by PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

NGUGI: Elections are just a ritual of passing on the graft baton

Then in a move that totally made no sense, the country expelled World Health Organization staff for raising concern over the government’s nonchalant handling of the Covid-19

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Source: The East African

As Numbers Spike, California To Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19

(CBM) – Last Friday, during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s daily COVID-19 update to Californians, he announced that the state will begin “smart,” or “targeted” testing, for the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Saint Aug Launches First HBCU Cycling Team in the Country

RALEIGH – Saint Augustine’s University is forming the first HBCU cycling team in the

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Resource Hub to provide resources for residents | Dallas Weekly

Resource Hub to provide resources for residents

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Candice Story Lee Named Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University, 1st Black Woman to Lead Power 5 Program

According to espn.com, Vanderbilt University recently announced that Candice Storey Lee, a former standout student-athlete and three-time Vanderbilt graduate, has been named Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director at Vanderbilt after serving in the role on

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Perry’s Studio Moves Toward Reopening While Industry Waits

But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s green

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Source: Black America Web

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over Qassem Suleimani killing

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Suleimani and has asked Interpol for help, a Tehran prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr, has

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

June 15 is day of giving for B-CU –

Bethune-Cookman University has announced an “Advancing the Legacy’’ national day of giving to raise $100,000 in a single day to assist scholars during their matriculation through

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Source: Daytona Times

150 faculty members sign open letter to Georgia State University president for more diversity | The Atlanta Voice

The letter reads as

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Portrait of former president Koroma brought to court at Dr Blyden’s libel trial

A portrait of the Former President of Sierra Leone – Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was today, Tuesday June 30th 2020, tendered in evidence at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 by the State in support of its libel allegations against one of the country’s former cabinet minister and aspirant for the

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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