Petrojam extradition requests - MOCA could make second attempt to have Grindley, Bahado-Singh face charges in Jamaica

Back to school plans in flux for a US that set a record for new cases in one day - L.A. Focus Newspaper

With the US school system in an upheaval since the pandemic began, several governors are beginning to take sides in the debate between national leaders pushing for children to attend classes in person and local officials hesitant to congregate students before it is

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(1994) General Colin Powell Urges African American Students to Reject Racial Hatred

By 1994 Colin Powell, the son of a Jamaica-born Harlem merchant, had already served as National Security Adviser to President George Herbert Walker Bush and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War. He would become the first African American Secretary of State in 2001 under

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TIAA Virtual Commencement Celebrates Difference Makers

As a part of the efforrt to uplift the community, TIAA celebrated individuals who are committed to making a positive impact on society and on the lives of others who they consider to be next generation of difference-makers last week during their virtual commencement in partnership with Facebook and

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Miss America, Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Are All Black Women for the First Time

Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent

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There Have Been Several Rumors Quad Webb Clarifies Relationship To Baby Ariana

Last month, Quad Webb announced that she was welcoming a new child into her family. Naturally, we assumed she was going to parent this child. Now, Webb is offering some clarification.

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Kylie Inks Major Fashion Deal, and It Isnt With Team Yeezy

This may cause a rift in the Kardashian-Jenner-West clan.

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Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19 | Afro

Dozens of Christian conservative activists and clergy members defied Virginia’s stay-at-home order and gathered Saturday for a “Pray for VA, Pray for USA

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Amazon tells employees to remove TikTok from their devices immediately - L.A. Focus Newspaper

In an email sent to employees Friday morning and obtained by CNN, Amazon (AMZN) said that due to "security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon

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Costa prepares for life after football

FORMER Zimbabwe international defender Costa Nhamoinesu has started to prepare for life when he eventually calls time on his football career after recently attaining a diploma in sports management at the prestigious Johan Cruyff Institute in Amsterdam, Netherlands. BY TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA The

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Georgia Reports Most UI Benefits Ever Paid in One Week | Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today it has paid more Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits than ever previously paid. Payments of almost three times the amount in all of 2019 were issued to claimants during the short holiday week. Over $8.5 million in regular state

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Texas: 'I think the numbers are going to look worse as we go into next week,' governor says - L.A. Focus Newspaper

A total of 6,991 people are hospitalized because of the virus, the state's Agency for Health Care Administration said

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Trump implies he may be ready to grant clemency to Roger Stone - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Trump is widely expected to pardon or commute Stone's sentence, according to at least half a dozen sources close to the

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Kenyans March to Protest Police Brutality in Own Country

[VOA] Residents of Nairobi's Mathare slum marched Monday to protest police brutality in the enforcement of a curfew that is part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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Teenager charged in July 4 death of 11-year-old in Washington, DC - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Daryle Bond, 18, was charged with first degree murder while armed, DC Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said at a press

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Kenya courts Hollywood with film industry incentives

Kenya is rolling out the red carpet for

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Holiday blues: 19 counties now on watch list for more COVID-19 restrictions - Black Voice News

In summary Los Angeles County closes its beaches for the July 4 holiday weekend, and four more counties face the prospect they may need to “toggle back” reopening plans to slow the quickening spread of the coronavirus. With the July 4 holiday weekend only days away, California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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MPs reject Treasury's Sh1. 5bn bid for Corona testing kits

Kenya is staring at a possible public health crisis after MPs rejected the National Treasury’s proposal to allocate Sh1.5 billion for purchase of Covid-19 testing kits.

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Pro-Softball Players Quit Over General Manager's Politicized Tweet : NPR

By choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide

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Reprieve for small traders as MPs back cargo consolidation

Small traders have won a reprieve after MPs blocked changes that would have set them for a tedious declaration of consolidated cargo.

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OPINION | When Will There Be Justice For Breonna Taylor?

Why is her story somehow different?

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Jamaica: 4-year-old saves mother from fire - Stabroek News

(Jamaica Star) Upon realising that her mother had visitors, four-year-old Marecia Marshall stared curiously at the news team before politely saying: Mommy is coming, what is your name? The article Jamaica: 4-year-old saves mother from fire appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Reparations bill gains traction amid national protests - TheGrio

The case for reparations for descendants of slaves has long been debated, but the H.R. 40 bill may finally make... View Article The post Reparations bill gains traction amid national protests appeared first on TheGrio.

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AU, Madagascar to test herbal Covid-19 remedy

The African Union (AU) will test the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from

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Ethiopia coronavirus: 306 cases, how about 100 cases hit in a week

May 16: Cases pass 300 mark

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Madagascar minister sacked over $2m sweets for 'bitter' COVID-Organics | Africanews

May 21: Rajoelina speaks with Tedros

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Officer Fired Over Breonna Taylors Death Has Appealed His Termination

Former officer Brett Hankison feels he was unjustly terminated from the LMPD.

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Hulu Removes Episode of ‘The Golden Girls’ That Included Blackface Scene of Actor Wearing Mud Facial Masks - Black Enterprise

Hulu removes an episode of "The Golden Girls" where the characters played by Betty White and Rue McClanahan are seen with a mud face treatment.

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Reparations bill gains traction amid national protests - DefenderNetwork.com

The case for reparations for descendants of slaves has long been debated, but the H.R. 40 bill may finally make reparations a reality. H.R. 40, if passed, would study what the federal government owes the descendants of slaves, and explore ways to repay that debt. The Black Lives Matter movement and

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Atlanta mayor calls Ahmaud Arbery’s death a ‘lynching of an African American man’

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday called the shooting death of an unarmed African American jogger a “lynching” and said arrests of two accused men would not have been made if there was not video of the

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Justice Department to investigate Portland protest shooting - Black News Channel

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press/ BNC Contributor PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating after a protester was hospitalized in critical condition over the weekend after being hit in the head by a less-lethal round fired by a federal law enforcement officer, authorities

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