Gov. Kemp explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities

Tennessee officials want mail voting appeal fast-tracked

NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials are seeking a fast-tracked decision by the state Supreme Court to block the absentee-voting-for-all option that a judge has ordered during the coronavirus

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Newsom’s confusing COVID-19 decrees

That said, Californians are rightfully confused by the rapid, even erratic, changes of course that Gov. Gavin Newsom has steered in recent weeks after drawing praise for his early and straightforward actions in the first days of the public health

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

Majority of Americans support police protests

NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Burundi presidential election results expected today

Burundi's electoral commission is to announce provisional results from last week's presidential election Monday, with the outgoing head of state's handpicked successor Evariste Ndayishimiye poised to be declared the

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Source: The East African

Democrats Offer Sweeping Police Reform Bill

(CNN) — Democrats put forward sweeping legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on police brutality and recording patterns of misuse of force across the country, the first concrete step toward action from Washington as a national movement

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Rwanda: COVID-19 - Over 50 People Arrested in Musanze While Praying on a Mountain

Officials in Musanze District on Sunday arrested at least 51 people for breaching the government directive banning mass gathering and congregating in ungazetted areas to curb the spread of Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Museveni - Budget Has a Lot of Wastage

President Museveni yesterday told Parliament that after analysing the 2020/2021 Budget, they found a lot of wastes, which will necessitate a review to align the expenditure to the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Coronavirus: Florida COVID-19 Count Passes 80,000

ORLANDO, FL – As the state continues to reopen for business as “usual,” CoronaVirus cases continue to

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward

The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Families sleep in water lines as drought grips Zimbabwe

The tankers that the city council sends to deliver water every few days are often the residents’ only hope for clean

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Source: The East African

Uganda: Court Stays Hearing of Main MPs' Shs10 Billion COVID-19 Case

The High Court in Kampala, has stayed a main case in which two Members of Parliament (MPs) challenged the disbursement of Shs10 billion Covid-19 money to the law makers, until a similar case in Constitutional Court is

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Source: allAfrica.com

California’s recovery efforts should include clean transportation

While state leaders grapple with immediate intervention and budgeting measures, innovators at the forefront of clean transportation technologies stand by to continue the important fight for our economy and the

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

Mistreatment of Africans in China: Trump questions WHO's silence

“On April 11, 2020, several African Ambassadors wrote to the Chinese Foreign Ministry about the discriminatory treatment of Africans related to the pandemic in Guangzhou and other cities in

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

Georgia election chaos could have been avoided

Alarm bells have been sounded in Georgia’s presidential primary and down-ballot elections as state and local officials reacted to the chaos as voters faced long lines and confusion as they attempted to cast their votes

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Rwanda

National name: Repubulika yu Rwanda

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

PNP says time’s up for DPP - Opposition leader says Llewellyn has ‘poor track record’ on prosecuting corruption

Alleging a “poor track record” on corruption prosecution, Opposition leader, Dr Peter Phillips, has written to Governor General (GG) Sir Patrick Allen, objecting to the proposal to extend the tenure of Paula Llewellyn as director of public...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

WHEDA Foundation now accepting housing grant applications

MADISON – Wisconsin organizations that provide emergency shelter, transitional residences and extremely low-income housing are encouraged to apply for grants from the WHEDA

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

Gov. Greg Abbott Expresses Regret Over Reopening Texas Bars During Coronavirus | Dallas Weekly

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Source: Dallas Weekly

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (The Kerner Report), 1967

REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS

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Source: Black Past

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'Coming back and biting us'

The US recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, just short of the nation's late-April peak of 36,400, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins

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Uganda: How Government Will Finance Shs45 Trillion Budget

External budget support

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Source: allAfrica.com

Trump Picks Tulsa for Return of Signature Campaign Rallies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first rally of the coronavirus era on June 19 in

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Source: Black America Web

Desperate Indian girl bikes 745 miles home with disabled dad

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — From her village in eastern India, 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari reflected on her desperate 1,200-kilometre (745-mile) bicycle journey home with her disabled father that has drawn international

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

Angola: China's Support Policies for Businesses Under COVID-19 - a Comprehensive List

To cushion the economic hit caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, China's central and local governments have been rolling out a series of supporting policies to shore up the confidence of businesses and ease some of their compliance burdens, besides ensuring steady medical supplies and daily

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Source: allAfrica.com

To Combat Disparities, Black Churches In Dallas Offer Coronavirus Testing

Cooper Neill for NPR

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Source: Stories About Black History

MABIOR: Partial execution of Juba peace deal undermining

South Sudan Assistant Minister for Interior Garang M. De Mabior, who resigned from the Transitional Government on June 3, after only four months in office, spoke with Fred

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Source: The East African

African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968)

African-American Civil Rights Movement redirects here. For the movement in the early 20th century, see African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954). For the movement in the 19th century, see African-American Civil Rights Movement

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Police reform was never going to be easy — but now is the time

Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and finally making lynching a hate

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Rwanda: Landslide Kills One in Rubavu

Landslides, affecting villages of Rugerero Sector from the district, were caused by heavy

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Source: allAfrica.com

Civil Rights Act of 1968

The Civil Rights Act of 1968, (Pub.L. 90–284, 82 Stat. 73, enacted April 11, 1968), also known as the Fair Housing Act, is a landmark part of legislation in the United States that provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin and made it a federal crime

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