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Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards - Black News Channel

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Yu's 'Interior Chinatown,' a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Tamara Payne and her father the late Les Payne's Malcolm X biography, 'The Dead Are Arising,' was cited for nonfiction and Kacen Callender's 'King and the Dragonflies' for young people's literature. The poetry prize went to Don Mee Choi's 'DMZ Colony' and the winner for best translated work was Yu Miri's 'Tokyo Ueno Station,' translated from Japanese by Morgan Giles. Honorary medals were given Wednesday night to […]

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LETTERS: Digital lending has great potential in economy
While the government has proactively instituted a broad range of measures, it is important to highlight a few recent developments: the decision to revoke the right of digital lenders to report to the credit reference bureaus (CRBs), and the subsequent offering of what may become a constructive path
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Source: Business Daily
CAL to lay off staff over COVID-19 - Stabroek News
In view of the reduced demand for its services due to the global pandemic, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is being forced to lay off staff in a bid to stay afloat.  The article CAL to lay off staff over COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Essence CEO Resigns After He And Other Execs Accused Of Not Practicing What They Preach In Anonymous Essay
The CEO of
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George grills meats into sizzling success
Nothing captures the story of George Kariithi, the founder of George Grill King, quite like meat does.
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Source: Business Daily
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Rwanda: Taxi-Moto Business 'Slow' on First Day of Reopening0
Taxi-moto operators have reported a slow day characterized with limited clientele as they took to roads for the first time in over two
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Source: allAfrica.com
Trump Airlifted to Hospital After Announcing He and First Lady Are Infected With Covid-19 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
President Donald Trump, stricken with Covid-19, walked the 56 steps from the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room to Marine One on Friday, flying to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington for what was expected to be a stay of a few days. Offering a furtive thumbs-up to
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Source: The Florida Star
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Netherlands flies in over 130 000 vials of Covid-19 solution to help SA ramp up testing | News24
Over 100 000 vials of GLY, used in testing and diagnosing Covid-19, has been donated to South Africa by the Netherlands.
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House rejects banks’ attempt to cut taxation
A parliamentary committee has rejected banks’ proposal to reduce taxable incomes.
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Source: Business Daily
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Counseling helps in adapting to a new norm – Daytona Times
Now that the United States is fully immersed into this crisis state-of-life, the full impact of COVID-19 has crossed the minds of millions. Even the most casual of conversations has at least one person who is warning the others to take it seriously. And while the news cycles are focusing on simply
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Source: Daytona Times
McDonald’s Launches $500,000 Scholarship For HBCU Students
Earlier this week, McDonald’s USA announced that they launched their new “Black and Positively Golden Scholarship Fund to assist students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this upcoming fall despite the impact of
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Source: MadameNoire
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‘Boycott Starbucks’ Trends Once Again After Company Bans ‘Black Lives Matter’ Gear
The company vowed $1 million to “organizations promoting racial equity and more inclusive and just communities” saying organizations will be nominated by Starbucks “partners
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Source: The Urban Daily
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The story of Chinese-Congolese singer Zhong Feifei | Africanews
Produce Camp 2020 is a popular chinese reality. But there's a stunning story of a participant this year. That of Chinese African singer Zhong
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Gyms Can Open Thursday Statewide, Federal Judge Says
A federal judge ruled Friday that gyms statewide can reopen Thursday, despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order that has shuttered them for months in response to the COVID-19
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Demonstrators march on City Hall - The Bay State Banner
Several thousand demonstrators gathered yesterday in Nubian Square opposite the Area B2 police station before marching to City Hall in protest of a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to indict police officers for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Police killed Taylor March 13, while she was in
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Source: The Bay State Banner
Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking
A new US report on global human trafficking trends has put Kenya in the list of countries with the worst human trafficking problems in the world.
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Source: Business Daily
New principals named at Westinghouse, Milliones, Perry | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer In this time of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, what is certain is who will be leading Westinghouse, Perry and Milliones high

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Debora A. Plunkett
Debora A. Plunkett is Chief Executive Officer at Plunkett Associates LLC, where she also provides consultation on cybersecurity, information assurance and management
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Source: Savoy Network
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Moves To Dissolve NRA
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James filed a suit Thursday seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association following a probe showing the group is “fraught with fraud and abuse.” According to…
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Source: The Black Chronicle
Nigeria: Governor Umahi, Daughter, Aides Recover From Covid-19
[Premium Times] The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has recovered and tested negative for COVID-19.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert - Black News Channel
By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Homes were destroyed Friday by an unrelenting wildfire that reached a Mojave Desert community and was still growing on several fronts after burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los
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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Reopening of Café Momentum Sparks Retail Line to Focus on Blackness
By Allana J. Barefield Staff Writer  Café Momentum's doors are reopening on September 24 with the launch of a new retail line.  Café Momentum is a nonprofit that teaches youth skills …
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Africa: Continent Sees Increase of Nearly 14,000 Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hours
[allAfrica] As of July 29, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 874,035.Reported deaths in Africa have reached 18,497 and recoveries 524,556.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Chief Election Officer directed to prepare report using recount results
Chief Election Officer to prepare report in keeping with Section 96 of the Representation of the Act, Chapter 1:03; paving the way for official declaration of Election Results
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Lil' Kim celebrates Kamala Harris' victory despite past comments - TheGrio
While many rejoiced over the weekend when it was announced that Kamala Harris would make history as the first Black... View Article The post Lil' Kim celebrates Kamala Harris' victory despite past comments appeared first on TheGrio.
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Coach Taps Jon Batiste For Spring 2021 Campaign "Coach Forever"
In the spirit of fashion month, today, Coach has released it Spring 2021 campaign titled 'Coach Forever.' The luxury fashion house usually participating in the normal NYFW schedule skipped last […] The post Coach Taps Jon Batiste For Spring 2021 Campaign appeared first on Essence.
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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence
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Lil Wayne's model girlfriend Denise Bidot denies dumping him following his Trump endorsement - TheGrio
Lil Waynemade headlines last week when he became the latest rapper to endorse PresidentDonald Trump. Now it's been reported that... View Article The post Lil Wayne's model girlfriend Denise Bidot denies dumping him following his Trump endorsement appeared first on TheGrio.
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Source: theGrio
California Wildfires Burn 1M Acres and Counting – The Wilmington Journal
More than 1.25 million acres of wildfire in Northern and Central California have ignited a man versus nature fiasco as local firefighters are spread thin and left without adequate resources. Cal Fire, the California agency [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
New Trailer and Poster from Visual Album “BLACK IS KING” A Film by Beyoncé now Available - Los Angeles Sentinel
Today, Parkwood Entertainment and Disney+ released the new trailer and poster for “Black Is King,” a film by 24-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, which will premiere globally on July 31, 2020, streaming on Disney+. The new film based on the music of “The Lion King: The Gift,” will
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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
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Booker Washington in Seattle, 1913
An unusual incidence of interracial solidarity between blacks and Asian Americans occurred during Booker T. Washington’s visit to Seattle. In March 1913, Washington embarked on a national speaking tour in order to raise money for Tuskegee Institute, the chronically underfunded “Normal and
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Source: Black Past
Black Business Market in East Winston continues to grow - WS Chronicle
Over the past few months, there has been a big push for Black people to patronize more Black-owned businesses. The movement has grown nationally through social media and word of mouth. Not to be left out, a group of business owners from Winston-Salem decided to jump on the bandwagon and organize
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Source: https://wschronicle.com

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