Figure Skater Debi Thomas wins Woman's Singles

Black Wealth Matters Group Protests Racist SEC Attack Against Entrepreneur Solomon Ali, Asks Congressional Black Caucus to Intervene

Nationwide — A newly formed group of African American community members are demanding that the Securities and Exchange Commission immediately drop their complaint and apologize to entrepreneur Solomon RC Ali who has been enduring a long battle protesting his innocence to the government

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Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

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Source: Stories About Black History

Bob Johnson Calls on BLM to Establish Independent Black Political Party to Help Advance Black Interests

Last week, Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), sent an open letter to the “leaders and supporters” of the Black Lives Matter movement calling for them to consider establishing “a formal independent political

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

NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson

NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. via @abcnews/Instagram

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

Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles

Yolanda Richardson and Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, are officially assuming their roles as state government executives in Sacramento at a time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

CSU Press Release: Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19 | Afro

Coppin State University to offer On-line New Student Orientation this Summer due to COVID-19

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Bill Cosby Granted Appeal In Pennsylvania Sex Assault Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court released a stunning court ruling Tuesday, granting Cosby the opportunity to appeal his 2018 sexual assault

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Black Museums Launch New Digital Platform Honoring Juneteenth

(The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, November 6, 2015. Image: Michael Barnes)

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Jarvis Christian College forgives $10,000 in student debt | Dallas Weekly

Jarvis Christian College forgives $10,000 in student debt

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Source: Dallas Weekly

NASA Names Headquarters After 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at

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Black Fathers Matter

Black Fathers are by far the most important piece to the puzzle of any black

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

The sad tale of Dambudzo Marechera, the only African Guardian Fiction Prize winner

Dambudzo Marechera, a Zimbabwean novelist, short story writer, playwright and poet won critical acclaim for his collection of stories entitled “The House of

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Duval County Junteenth Events Fight the Power for Future Generations – Free Press of Jacksonville

One of the many sights and scenes for Juneteenth this year included fighting the power for the Junteenth at the Tea Posh Natural restaurant at their new location on 8th

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Tale of two murals

The City of St. Petersburg unveiled a “Black Life Matters Mural” on a city street, similar to

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Coronavirus in Africa: 315,380 cases; 8,339 deaths; 150,594 recoveries

There are now more than over 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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

Tulsa Athletic Soccer Club Will No Longer Play the National Anthem Before Home Games

Source: Pool / Getty

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Bee Happenings

Everything is a buzz because it is National Pollinator Week! We are celebrating by hosting the Brier Creek Bee Club meeting this Thursday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m. under the Oak Tree at Scott Family Farm. Guest speakers include David Logue of Hephzibah and the Rev. Tim Batchelor of Appling. In

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Source: The True Citizen

Judge Shoots Down Kodak Black’s Appeal Of 46 Month Sentence

Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty

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Source: The Urban Daily

The attack on flavored tobacco products

An earlier national law —The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 — gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration full authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Jamaican medical student in Cuba readies for Spanish Town Hospital mission

THOUGH restricted in movement by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba-based Jamaican medical student Oraine Darren Lynch is biding his time, as he prepares for a final-round push towards a mission that will decide his

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

Rep. Maxine Waters Keynotes California Statewide Black Graduation

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) served as the virtual keynote speaker for more than 2,500 African American graduates from 24 colleges across the state of California on Friday, June

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Black Fact of the Day: June 25, 2020- Brought to you by Black365

What’s Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett, made its U.S. debut on June 25, 1993. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com

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Comerica Bank and National Business League Announce $1 Million Commitment to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses

Comerica Bank announced its $1 million commitment over four years to the National Business League as part of a national partnership that will launch the Black Capital Access Program (BCAP), an access to capital initiative to assist Black businesses across the

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

George L. Burney: Remembered for Keeping the Dream Alive

George L. Burney was a civil and human rights activist in Louisville, KY for nearly 60

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Source: Black Then

PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers in D.C. confound predictions of violence

After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches wound up their springs on

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Union rejects UWI's pay, benefits cut plan

A proposal by the management of The University of the West Indies (UWI) for the reduction in emoluments and benefits to staff across its campuses has been dismissed by the West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) “in no uncertain

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

MN Black women are answering George Floyd’s cry by running for...

On June 2, nearly 10 Black women filed to run for U.S. Congress and State Senate and House Representative seconds before the

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

FAMU, Cengage partnership for textbook affordability

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) recently partnered with Cengage to offer subscription-based access to course materials through Cengage

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Debi Thomas 1st Black to win winter Olympic medal

Figure skater Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win a medal (bronze) at the winter Olympic Games.

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Ugandan innovators unveil solar-powered and low-cost ventilators to fight coronavirus

The innovation was the product of the partnership between experts at Makerere University and a local automobile company, Kiira Motors

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