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Mad Anthony’s Big Boom is Friday

When the sun down goes Friday evening, fireworks will sparkle in its place. The Downtown Development Authority’s Mad Anthony’s Big Boom Fireworks Extravaganza is all set for July 3 at Jonathan Broxton Park in Waynesboro. Though the show is expected to begin around 9 p.m., DDA Director Don Lively says come early to tailgate and enjoy the time leading up […]

Source: The True Citizen

Resa B. Luster On How Family Business Luster’s Pink Is Managing Through Covid-19: “Our Thing Is To Make Sure Our Community Is Good”

“We’re trying to make sure we do the best that we can at this time,” said Senior Brand Manager Resa B. Luster who’s a third generation leader in the family

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Source: MadameNoire

Hotels teeter on brink of collapse as Covid-19 bites

With zero per cent occupancy, Mr Ishpal Oberoi has to cough up Sh1.4 million every month to maintain his hotel on the shores of the Indian

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

Detroit Pistons to launch search for new General Manager

Under the ownership of Platinum Equity founder Tom Gores, the team has not performed

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Africa: Findley Reaffirms Liberia's Commitment to Africans

Liberia's Foreign Minister Gbehzohngar M. Findley has reaffirmed the country's commitment to work with other Africans in the region and the rest of the continent to promote the achievement of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Coronavirus pandemic claims another victim: Robocalls | The Atlanta Voice

After a lockdown order went into effect in India in late March, “we saw the volume of calls basically half the next day,” Quilici

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Woman taken into quarantine from NA Market after reportedly showing COVID-19 symptoms

A woman was yesterday taken into quarantine from the New Amsterdam Market after it was reported that she was exhibiting symptoms of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

8 jihadists killed in Ivorian-Burkinabe operation: ICoast army

Eight suspected jihadists were killed and another 38 captured in a joint operation by Burkinabe and Ivorian forces near the two countries' shared border, the Ivory Coast army said on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Six days to count, GECOM still below 50%

Six days to count, GECOM still below 50% -only 75 boxes processed yesterday

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Raila’s men plan purge to rid House of ‘rebels’

Two days after Jubilee Party leader Uhuru Kenyatta carried out a brutal purge in the Senate that saw him sack high-ranking members, including the deputy speaker Kithure Kindiki, ODM leader Raila Odinga is this week set to de-whip a number of legislators from committees in the National

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

Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential

Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research

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Source: South Florida Times

Milwaukee Reopening: What Malls Looks Like

On May 13th, the Supreme Court heard the case against Governors Evers stay at home

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

TSD Nets $50,000 Facebook Journalism Project Grant | Afro

PULL QUOTE: NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Our selection largely reflects the dedicated work of our boots-on-the-ground staffers, freelancers and contributing

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Woman falsely claims Black man threatened life in Central Park

(Credit: screenshot) Another day, another instance of the “Karen” jumping out of a white woman and this time one falsely claimed that an “African-American man” threatened her life over a dog in New York’s Central Park. On Monday, a video went viral of a woman apparently identified as

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Source: theGrio

Angola: National Assembly Approves Property Tax

Luanda — The National Assembly (AN) passed last Friday, in general terms, the bills that approve the Property Code and the Motor Vehicles Tax

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda’s Covid-19 cases rise to 212

Uganda's confirmed Covid-19 rose to 212, as more people who came into contact with truck drivers tested

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Source: The East African

Black women open up about dating other POC amid Hollywood spotlight

Audiences can now see Black women at the forefront of many of these relationships, and they are often paired with other people of

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Source: theGrio

Africa Day - No Development Without Peace - Buhari

President Buhari made the remarks in a message to African leaders on Monday to mark the "Africa Day 2020," commemorated by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organization

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Source: allAfrica.com

Popular Hanover political activist says he’s undeterred by reported threat

Popular People's National Party (PNP) activist in Hanover Craig Oates is claiming that his life has reportedly come under threat from members of his

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rugger Prescod looks to the future

However, when the restrictions are lifted, Panthers’ fly half, Tyresse Prescod will re-embark on his quest of earning his place on the senior national team and help Guyana return to its once illustrious

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Digicel Foundation pumps $42m in humanitarian project

DIGICEL FOUNDATION has announced a significant investment in Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of its $42-million islandwide humanitarian project, Operation SAFE, (Sanitising, Advocating, Feeding, and Enabling) in the fight against

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

A Video Of A White Woman Calling The Police On A Black Man In Central Park Goes Viral

A white woman has called the cops on a black man in Central Park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. The story went viral after he posted a video of her reaction online.

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Source: Stories About Black History

(BPRW) CULTURE CREATORS TO CONTINUE 'C2 SUMMIT' HBCU INITIATIVE AS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE MAY 18 -21 FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SEEKING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS & ENTERTAINMENT – The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – Culture Creators, an exclusive platform established to cultivate and highlight the achievements of diverse professionals in entertainment, has announced that its second installment of the C2 Summit Series will take place onl Source link

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Jamaican mother found dead by 4-year-old son

(Jamaica Star) When Nadine Williamson’s four-year-old son was sent by his grandmother to giver her the cell phone because someone wanted to talk to her, he had no idea that her lifeless body was under the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Addison’s Kaboom Town! fireworks show moved to streaming platform - North Dallas Gazette

The Town of Addison has made the difficult decision to move the 2020 Addison Kaboom Town! fireworks show to a secure, out-of-town location that will be closed to the public. There will be no fireworks in Addison, and no in-person viewing. The show (which is the largest ever for the event) will be

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

Shocking video apparently shows Minneapolis police cause man’s...

An otherwise peaceful Tuesday morning was interrupted by a video showing a Minneapolis police officer placing his knee with all of his weight on the neck of a man laying prone on the

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Burundi Catholic Church denounces 'irregularities' in May 20 polls

The Catholic Church in Burundi on Tuesday evening denounced “many irregularities” that affected the transparency and fairness of the May 20 general elections which saw the victory, contested by the opposition, of the candidate of the ruling party General Evariste

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

The Carr Report: Let’s GET FIT, physically and financially!

The best time to begin a Health and Wealth wellness plan is yesterday, last week, last

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Uganda: We Were Reluctant to Charge Dr Nyanzi, Says DPP

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo has said her office was reluctant to sanction charges of being a nuisance against former Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr Stella Nyanzi last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Govt cites 3rd force in abductions

Government yesterday told the diplomatic community that it was investigating the alleged abduction of three MDC Alliance officials, indicating the State’s prime objective was to expose and prosecute the perpetrators or reveal the involvement of a third

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Africa: Can Africa Rescue the World?

The scientists got critical support from the government and the President Andry Rajoelina openly boasted that his country was ready to export it to the rest of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

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