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Kenya: President Kenyatta to Lead Madaraka Day Celebrations Online

Nairobi — This year's Madaraka Day celebrations set to take place on June 1 will be held online following the ban on mass gatherings in measures aimed at preventing the spread of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tony Gwynn

Anthony Keith Gwynn, Sr., better known as Tony Gwynn, was a baseball pro who played for the San Diego Padres. He was born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California to Charles and Vendella Gwynn. The family moved to Long Beach, California when he 9 years old. He had two brothers, an elder brother

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Source: Black History Resources

Jun

16

2014

Zimbabwe: Lockdown - Old People's Home Falls On Hard Times As Benefactors Disappear

Mutare: A local Old People's home located is struggling to make ends meet during the lockdown period as donor support has dried

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Source: allAfrica.com

This Hair Entrepreneur Is Expanding Her Brand To Create Hand Sanitizer

This Natural Hair Entrepreneur Is Expanding Her Brand To Include Hand Gwen

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Africa: Cybercrime and COVID-19 – A Concern for Financial Stability During the Pandemic

Cybercrime has long posed a significant risk for financial stability in African countries given limited capacity and attention to managing cyber

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Source: allAfrica.com

Westerners flock beaches

It would appear that the Government’s decision to reopen beaches on Sunday could not have come sooner for hundreds of residents across western Jamaica as they turned out in droves for fun and frolic in Trelawny, St James, Hanover, and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mpilo Hospital bans visitors

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has imposed an indefinite ban on patients’ visits after recording four COVID-19 cases in a single day early this

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Youth urge safe celebrations for COVID-tinged independence

With the COVID-19 outbreak cancelling traditional Independence Day activities, some Guyanese youth have suggestions for celebrating the day

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Desoto City Hall & Some Facilities Set For a Limited Reopening on May 18th: Safety Restrictions & Modified Rules In Place

On Monday, May 18th, in conjunction with Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas, DeSoto’s City Hall, and some other important City facilities will reopen to the public on a graduated

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Accessible General Election in November

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring a statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and signed an executive order to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe, secure and accessible manner during the upcoming

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Kenya: People Sneaking From Lockdown Areas of Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera Put On Notice

Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has asked Kenyans not to hesitate to report people who use unscrupulous ways to sneak back to their villages from counties that are under

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lindiwe Zulu 'takes exception' to claims that social development dept stops NGOs providing food

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu and her department have denied prohibiting non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from distributing to

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Botswana: Mining Sector Operates Reasonably Well - Masire

Gaborone — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Mr Mmetla Masire says the mining sector is showing some positivity and begining to get back to the new

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Counties Ramping Up Efforts to Contain Spread of Coronavirus

A month ago, President Kenyatta, while delivering an address on the virus, said the county governments were well placed to lead the fight against the pandemic given that they have "continued to show the power to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Russell Westbrook Signs on As Executive Producer for Docuseries About the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Russell Westbrook wants to help tell the real-life story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an infamous episode in which white mobs burned and destroyed an affluent Black area in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called Greenwood, also known as Black Wall

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Spraying disinfectants can be 'harmful': WHO

In a document on cleaning and disinfecting surfaces as part of the response to the virus, the WHO says spraying can be

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Covid-19: New infections emerge in Eritrea

Eritrea says two people have tested positive for Covid-19, three weeks after the nation announced all its confirmed patients had recovered from the virus, and made it the first country in the region to bring number of infections down to

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Source: The East African

Nigeria: COVID-19 - Govt to Engage 800,000 Volunteers to Sensitise Communities

The federal government is to engage 800,000 volunteers nationwide to sensitise Nigerians on the dangers and spread of COVID-19, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, said thursday in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kisumu hires revenue collectors after digital platform flops

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Source: Business Daily

No ceremonial opening of circuit courts or trial by jury, as courts open on a phased basis tomorrow

There will be no ceremonial opening or trials by jury in circuit courts, as the nation's court system imposes restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amid tomorrow's commencement of a phased reopening of courts across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Social Justice Learning Institute works to empower youth

Today, he still considers himself on the front lines as the founder and executive director of the Social Justice Learning Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the education, health, and well being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change

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Source: Homepage -

Desoto City Hall & Some Facilities Set For a Limited Reopening on May 18th: Safety Restrictions & Modified Rules In Place

On Monday, May 18th, in conjunction with Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas, DeSoto’s City Hall, and some other important City facilities will reopen to the public on a graduated

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Amid lockdowns, Africa goes online for groceries

Mpofu worried about where she would get fresh food, until she saw a message in her local church WhatsApp group about Fresh in a Box — one of rising numbers of African technology companies getting fresh food to people under

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Source: TechCentral

Rwanda: Muslims Gear Up for Eid UL Fitri Amid COVID-19 Crisis

The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Saleh Hitimana, has said that in a bid to help continue fighting the spread of COVID-19, Rwandan Muslims will this year conduct the Eid ul Fitri prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the confines of their

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Source: allAfrica.com

My family was robbed!

The Trump Administration has been pointing to a segment of the industry — facilities with low federal ratings for infection control — and to some Democratic governors who required nursing homes to take recovering coronavirus

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Rice, Condoleezza (1954- )

Condoleezza Rice has earned distinction as a scholar, expert on international politics, and with her appointments as the first African American woman National Security Advisor and Secretary of State of the United

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Source: Black Past

Nov

14

1954

Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight

COVID-19 has worsened the underlying structural and perennial problem of water shortages in Matabeleland North, South and Bulawayo provinces, said Dumisani Nkomo, chief executive officer for Habakkuk Trust, a nonprofit

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Source: South Florida Times

Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft baritone voice, performing in big band and jazz genres, and was a major force in popular

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Feb

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1965

Powered by nightlife, Old Harbour longs for full reopening

The all-island night curfew, part of the Government's measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19, has left a gaping hole in the pockets of many other Old Harbour residents who, like Lisa, make their living after

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

State to present guidelines for reopening university campuses –

TALLAHASSEE – State university system Chancellor Marshall Criser next week will present guidelines for reopening university campuses in the fall, after students were sent home in March to curb the spread of

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Source: Florida Courier

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