Jamaica Kincaid Born

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Phillips wants legal assurances on 2-in-1 election

President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, is demanding assurances that the legal and technical issues involved in staging both the local government and general elections on one ballot be ironed out before concluding on what would be a historic

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

DA wants Gauteng education dept to shut down schools in Diepsloot

The DA is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) to close all schools in Diepsloot because of a lack of running

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Municipal audit shows 72% clean financial record for Western Cape

Wondering what the day has in store for your star sign? Here's a quick glance at horoscopes and more for...

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Kemar Roach back in business

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach is happy to be back in the swing of things as he prepares for the proposed tour of England starting next

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Antigua's PM hints at early election | New York Carib News

Antigua’s PM hints at early election

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Source: The New York Carib News

african heritage in the caribbean

The game Warri is a board game belonging to an ancient family of pit and pebble games which originated in Africa.The game originated in the Sudan and spread to western Africa from which it travelled to the Caribbean in the 17th century. It is one of the most interesting examples of African heritage

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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Britton, Theodore R., Jr. (1925- )

Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. In 1936, he and his family migrated to New York City, New York. Britton was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps out of high school soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he was unaware

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Source: Black Past

Who am I? - Senior citizen longs for family connection

In a sit-down with The Gleaner, King said his parents died when he was young and the “one aunty” that he had, took him to Kingston and she died shortly

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Supreme Court Says Fast-Tracking Deportations Okay

In a blockbuster decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the government can fast-track deportations of asylum seekers without first allowing them to have their cases heard in

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Pictures come to life, mural glitters

Tasked with the responsibility of creating a mural depicting the rich cultural and historical traditions of Portland, Mark Bell and five of his colleague artists are getting high praises for the stories they have told in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(BPRW) HBCU HEROES HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON JULY 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE FILM CALL-TO-ACTION TO INCREASE STUDENT VOTER PARTICIPATION – The Black Chronicle

WHAT (Black PR Wire) The Good Trouble Takeover is a 4-hour, online NBA 2K20 tournament between six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and premiere-a-thon to support the release of JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, a documentary about the G Source link

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Algeria: Fight Against COVID-19 - Benbouzid Stresses Need to Respect Prevention Measures

[Algerie Presse Service] Blida -Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform Abderrahmane Benbouzid stressed Monday, in Blida, the need for citizens' mobilization and to respect prevention measures to fight against the coronavirus.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Macmillan CEO Steps Back From Day-To-Day Operations

The CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has announced he'll step back from day-to-day responsibilities, following an industry-wide day of action protest against racism organized by five Macmillan

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Source: Stories About Black History

After the dust comes the rain

After the second wave of the the Saharan dust blanketed Jamaica over the weekend, sections of the island experienced heavy rain yesterday, the last day of June, which is part of the secondary rainy

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

Guyana to benefit from UK COVID-19 aid to PAHO

Washington D.C., May 22, 2020 (PAHO)— The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

My Truth: A Father’s Love

As another Father’s Day is commemorated, for me it is just another day that I think about the man in my life who has had the single most impact on who

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Source: Delivering News You Can Use

June 22, 1924: Augusta Native And Georgia’s First Black Lawyer Dies – Free Press of Jacksonville

Born in the Augusta area before the outbreak of the Civil War, Lyons taught himself to read and write and would graduate from Howard Law

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

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda ăntē´gə, –gwə, bärbu´də [key], independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. pop. 68,700), 171 sq mi (442 sq km), West Indies, in the Leeward Islands. It consists of the island of Antigua (108 sq mi/280 sq km) and two smaller islands, the more sparsely populated Barbuda (62 sq

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Jamaica Reports 14 New Coronavirus Cases Just Days After Reopening

Several countries in the Caribbean, for instance, have already opened their doors for travelers to hit the beach for some fun in the

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

Robeson principal named top principal in the state - The New York Beacon

A West Philadelphia high school principal has received two prestigious awards. Paul Robeson High School for Human Services principal Richard Gordon IV received the 2020 Distinguished Service to Education Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). As a state

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Holness not ruling out Wheatley in future Cabinet

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Fetter Health Care Network announces COVID-19 schedule updates for week of June 29

The testing sites rotate to different locations throughout the Lowcountry each day, providing free and accessible walk-up and drive-up tests to community

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Six more COVID cases, five additional recoveries

The Health Ministry has reported six new COVID-19 cases in Jamaica increasing the overall tally to 684. Four of the new patients recently arrived on flights from the United States while two are contacts of a confirmed case. Meanwhile, there were...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

I’m a Black Scholar Who Studies Race. Here’s Why I Capitalize ‘White.’

I haven’t always uppercased the ‘W’ in my own writing, but I do now

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Source: https://zora.medium.com

Tunisian President Meets Greek FM On Ties, Regional Issues

[SNA] Tunis -Tunisian President Kais Saied received on Monday Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, said the Tunisian presidency in a statement.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jamaicans urged to protect pimento plants, bitterwood trees

THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on individuals to desist from the unsustainable harvesting of pimento plants and the bitterwood

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

Bullen, Roland Wentworth Boniface (1944- )

Roland Wentworth Bullen was born on Carriacou, one of the six islands that comprise the nation of Grenada. The product of a prominent family that owned several businesses, including the popular restaurant “Callaloo,” Bullen arrived in the United States in 1966. After obtaining his

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Source: Black Past

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2003

Grave ‘increasingly confident’ series will go ahead

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies chief executive, Johnny Grave, says he is “increasingly confident” the Test tour of England will come off, noting that a final decision will likely be made at Thursday’s meeting of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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