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Ramona Hood: Journey from Receptionist to First Black FedEx Division CEO

“I didn’t anticipate incorporating COVID-19 plans into my first 90 days as CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, but I’m thankful for our team members who have risen to the challenge to keep us operating and serving our customers,” she

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Death of Eric Garner

On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in what has been described as a chokehold for about 15 to 19 seconds while arresting him. The New York City Medical Examiners Office attributed Garners death to

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

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Algeria extends virus lockdown until June 13

The Algerian government on Thursday extended its strict containment measures throughout most of the country until June 13, urging the population to “continue its citizen mobilization” in order to stop the Covid-19 pandemic that has claimed 630

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Opinion | It’s Not Obesity. It’s Slavery.

It set in motion black people’s diminished access to healthy foods, safe working conditions, medical treatment and a host of other social inequities that negatively impact

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Source: Unpublished Black History

Zambia coronavirus: Info Minister tests positive, case tally at 920

Zambia virus stats as of May 24, 2020 at 13:00 GMT

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

In Africa schools are closed but learning goes on

Globally, school closures due to COVID-19 have affected 1.29 billion students in 186 countries, which is 73.8 per cent of the world’s student population, according to the UN Education Science and Cultural Organization

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

WRAP | Govt to appeal ruling against regulations, more on the tobacco saga

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Quit Playin’: Virus In, Vanity Out!

“Don’t break a dollar to spend a dime” was Big Mama’s caveat of caution; think before you part with your hard-earned

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Tanzania: Border Tension Resurfaces...as Tanzanian Truckers Are Blocked From Crossing Into Kenya

TWO weeks after Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders agreed on modalities for enabling truck drivers cross at border posts, Kenyan authorities have started blocking Tanzanian truckers from crossing Namanga frontier on grounds of lacking valid Covid-19 clearance

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania coronavirus: prez orders reopening of all schools on June 29

June 11: Africa CDC calls on Tanzania to share virus data

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Is Being Forced to Stay at Home Causing a “Double Chin Pandemic?” | L.A. Focus Newspaper

However, spending so much time at home is causing a lot of people to gain

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

The Black Crisis In The Midst Of The Coronavirus Crisis

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Can We Handle the Truth About Coronavirus? ⋆

Let me share a few “truths” that not only have many of us heard about, but many things are specific to poor people and African-Americans in this

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Source: The Toledo Journal

GECOM may add two stations today

Day 21 of the national recount concluded yesterday with a total of 82 ballot boxes being recounted and as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) falls farther behind its 25-day schedule two more work stations could be added

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Africa: Peace Vital for Sustainable Development in Africa - Buhari

In a message to African leaders to mark the "Africa Day 2020," commemorated by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), President Buhari said Africa has given the world a new hope by choosing the theme"Silencing the Guns in the context of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

American Trial: The Eric Garner Story

Rewind the clock to July 17, 2014, when Eric Garner, an African-American husband, father, son in Staten Island, was murdered by Daniel Pantaleo, an NYPD officer after Pantaleo held Garner in a chokehold while Garner resisted

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis

“Even though Black people are in the emerging hot zones… Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans…we lack the ethnic

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Covid-19 linked to disease that causes heart complications in

A new study published in the Lancet Journal has revealed that Covid-19 may be linked to young children developing symptoms that are similar to a rare inflammatory condition known as Kawasaki

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Source: Business Daily

Covid-19: Fears for jailed Akashas

A total of 59 inmates of US federal prisons are reported to have died from Covid-19, the disease caused by the

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

Mali

Most of Mali, in West Africa, lies in the Sahara. A landlocked country four-fifths the size of Alaska, it is bordered by Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and the Côte dIvoire. The only fertile area is in the south, where the Niger and Senegal rivers provide water for

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

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Newly Released Video Shows Dying Black Texas Man Pleading with Deputies While Being Tased During Encounter That Started Over Bright Headlights

On March 28, 2019, at 1:23 a.m., Williamson County Sheriff’s Deputy J.J. Johnson tried to pull Javier Ambler over for driving with his high beams facing oncoming traffic in a suburb north of

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

The virus back to hell: Struggle, Educate, Innovate

Nevertheless, If God is in control of COVID-19, I want her to suspend or cancel the disease transmission in our weak and fragile

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

The Texas Democratic Party to Host a Virtual Media Room at Texas Democratic Convention (press release)

Full Schedule for the Texas Democratic Convention So Far

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Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Africa Day 2020 - a Unique Opportunity for Reflection

On Africa Day, it is well worth noting that any given set of data visualisations reveal that African countries have thus far been spared the worst of Covid-19's direct effects, though the knock-on effects of global and local policy decisions are still to be fully accounted

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Source: allAfrica.com

Senegal to continue treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine

Senegal will continue treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a senior health official said on Wednesday, despite a recent study indicating that the anti-malarial drug is ineffective and potentially

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression

Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Despite Risks, Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side

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Source: Black America Web

Africa: Dr. Patrick Amoth Picked As WHO's Executive Board Vice President

Nairobi — Health Ministry's Director of Health Dr. Patrick Amoth has been elected to serve as the Vice President of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?

As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public service announcements and communication must focus on making citizens accept that the illness is a reality, giving them the knowledge to prevent and treat the infection and debunking myths and fake stories which impact the effectiveness of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

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