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Oakland Native James Jackson Takes Helm at the Alameda Health System | Post News Group

“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said Taft Bhuket, M.D., president of AHS’s Board of

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Wendy Williams biopic, documentary score big ratings in Lifetime premiere

Two films depicting the life and career of media personality Wendy Williams premiered on Lifetime a week ago and the... View Article The post Wendy Williams biopic, documentary score big ratings in Lifetime premiere appeared first on TheGrio.

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Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy - Black News Channel

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country's struggling economy, once considered a promising 'last frontier,' any good at all. Myanmar's economy has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges and the

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Berry Gordy releases statement on passing of Motown legend Mary Wilson - Los Angeles Sentinel

The Supremes were always known as the “sweethearts of Motown.” Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960’s. After an unprecedented string of number one hits, television and nightclub bookings, they opened doors for themselves, the other Motown acts, and

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Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about - Black News Channel

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It's one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn't like the film that made him a legend. He was an actor's actor and had cut his teeth doing Shakespeare. 'The Sound of Music,' he thought, was sentimental shlock. And he wasn't alone — reviews at

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Justice for Children rescues incarcerated pregnant teen

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA A LEGAL aid organisation which promotes children’s rights, Justice for Children (JCT) on Friday successfully advocated for the release of a 16-year-old pregnant Chinhoyi girl jailed for violating COVID-19 regulations. The teenager (name withheld), appeared before Chinhoyi

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Face masks required on Votran buses and in facilities – Daytona Times

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES On Jan. 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order requiring the wearing of masks by travelers on public conveyances. The order was effective as of Feb. 1 and applies to individuals using services provided by Votran. Individuals must wear

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Voëlklip tragedy: Body of toddler involved in crash reportedly found

Authorities believe they have found the body of a 2-year-old toddler killed in an accident when a vehicle plunged off cliffs on Voëlklip Road.

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Somalia's talks on troubled election fail 2 days before vote - Black News Channel

By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A meeting on Somalia's troubled election has ended in failure as the federal government and regional states could not reach agreement on remaining issues two days before the scheduled vote, and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on

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Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Covers TIME’s Black Renaissance Issue

In conversation with Michelle Obama for TIME's "Black Renaissance" issue, Amanda Gorman discusses her ability to create historical art.

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Source: Black America Web

UK-based Zimbo faces terrorism charges

by RICHARD MUPONDE MDC Alliance activist based in the United Kingdom, Martin William Chinyanga, will next year be tried by a British court on four charges of terrorism. Chinyanga was arrested by the British police last year for encouraging people in Zimbabwe to burn down service stations and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Amanda Edwards launches Houston's Be The Solution: Community Empowerment Organization - DefenderNetwork.com

Former Houston City Councilmember Amada Edwards recently announced the launch of the Be the Solution: Community Empowerment Organization. In a press release, Edwards said, 'In light of the challenges we have faced as a community during the pandemic, I am beyond excited to announce

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Rare Chinese Bird Makes An Appearance In Coastal India – The Wilmington Journal

NEW DELHI — Vivek Nayak, a bird-watcher in Mangalore, a coastal city in southern India, was surprised when he saw a critically-endangered bird — the yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) — at a rice field in [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

‘Playing with fire’: Twitter’s India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech

Twitter Inc’s refusal to comply with an Indian government directive to block more than 250 accounts and posts has put the social media giant at the centre of a political firestorm in one of its key markets. Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens are split over free speech and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Files $2.7B Suit Against Fox News

Smartmatic has announced that it has initiated a lawsuit against Fox Corp., owner of Fox News Network L.L.C., seeking in excess of $2.7 billion

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Slave-built infrastructure still creates U.S. wealth, suggesting reparations should cover past and current value of slavery -

The fact that centuries-old relics of slavery still support the economy of the United States suggests that reparations for slavery would need to go beyond government payments. Source

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Black Lives Matter Movement, Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Prize - Black Voice News

Jan M. Olsen | Associated Press Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and an American voting rights champion are among this year's nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There is

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Source: Black Voice News

NBSZ communications officer dies

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA NATIONAL Blood Service Zimbabwe public affairs manager Esther Masundah has died. Midlands provincial planning and recruitment officer, Aggrey Ngazana confirmed the news saying Masundah died this morning. Last year, Masundah was crowned the second runner up outstanding public

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Council exchanges 150ha for grader, fuel pumps

BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Marondera Municipality has reportedly surrendered a 150 hectare piece of land to a local company in exchange for a grader and a fuel pump to be constructed at the local authority’s workshop, among other things. The deal came to light after council flighted a picture of the grader

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

City Power changes load shedding schedule and blocks without warning

Residents were plunged into darkness on Friday, hours ahead of planned load shedding downtime. City Power changed the schedule and blocks.

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EU diplomat: Navalny case a 'low point' in ties with Russia - Black News Channel

By Associated Press Undefined MOSCOW (AP) — The European Union's top diplomat told Russia's foreign minister Friday that the treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny represents 'a low point' in the relations between Brussels and Moscow. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell met with

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Following Trump’s Spree Of Executions, Black Virginians Back Move To Repeal Death Penalty

Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black state residents.

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Presidente de Cámara de Comercio Hispana exhorta a solicitar PPP – The Wilmington Journal

Ramiro Cavazos, el presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos, exhortó a los empresarios hispanos afectados por la crisis de COVID-19 a solicitar los préstamos que el gobierno federal concede a través [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

UCLA Mellon Grant to Establish Archive About Mass Incarceration - Los Angeles Sentinel

UCLA scholars are launching an initiative to collect, digitize and preserve an archive of data, testimonies, artifacts and police files for the next generation of research on racial and social

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Bodies of two children found in abandoned Atteridgeville home

The bodies of two children burned beyond recognition have been found in an abandoned house in Atteridgeville, Tshwane.

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

Nelly Responds To Ali’s Claims He Finessed The St. Lunatics

Even some of the best of Hip-Hop crews go through their ups and downs. Nelly is attempting to remove the smut put on his name placed by a former collaborator. As spotted on Complex former St. Lunatic member Ali had criticized the 'Hot In Herre' rapper for allegedly leaving the group behind once he

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Source: The Urban Daily

Grade 7 results out

by Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 Grade 7 results are out. Zimsec spokesperson Nicky Dlamini said the results will be dispatched to various centres across the country on Monday. “But we have an online platform which will be open from tomorrow for pupils to

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Armed driver barricades himself in vehicle after Woodland Hills pursuit | L.A. Focus News

WOODLAND HILLS — An armed driver wanted for assault with a deadly weapon who barricaded himself inside his vehicle for hours following a pursuit that ended when his vehicle came to a stop on a grassy hillside was in custody on Friday. “(The suspect) was involved in a domestic violence incident

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

California and Biden Administration Launch Two Mass Vaccination Sites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods - Black Voice News

Sunita Sohrabji | Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom and Jeff Zients, coordinator of President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force, separately announced a partnership Feb. 3 to build two mass vaccination sites in the state, one at the Oakland Coliseum and the other a

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Source: Black Voice News

Bordeaux blast: Ten injured, two missing following gas explosion [videos]

At least 10 people were injured and two missing after a large explosion in the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday, 6 February 2021.

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