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Kenya: Duo Creates Digital Solution for Kenya's Insurance Ecosystem

On this realisation, two Nairobi-based innovators, Ms Bente Krogmann and Mr Chris Osore, came up with the idea of a mobile app towards the end of 2019, with the ultimate goal of revolutionising customer experience and eliminating the voluminous paperwork in the insurance ecosystem, and reaching the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Senate Votes To Give Law Enforcement Agencies Access To Your Web Browsing Data Without A Warrant

The US has voted to allow law enforcement agencies to access web browsing data without

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Source: Your Black World

29 Black Women-Owned Candle Companies To Support Right Now

In times like these, it’s essential to make our homes a haven for peace and rest, though we know not even being in the privacy of our residence can shield us from police

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Source: MadameNoire

AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Lexus GS 350 F Sport | Dallas Weekly

Lexus said the system featured an electronically controlled center differential which provided a normal 30-70 torque split, with the rear-wheel bias favoring handling

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Source: Dallas Weekly

No ceremonial opening of circuit courts or trial by jury, as courts open on a phased basis tomorrow

There will be no ceremonial opening or trials by jury in circuit courts, as the nation's court system imposes restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amid tomorrow's commencement of a phased reopening of courts across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Surviving COVID-19’s Cultural Clash | Afro

Marie Brown is a member of one of those families whose members spend more time at mom’s than they do at

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

New Zealand clears last Covid-19 case

New Zealand has no active Covid-19 cases after the country's final patient was given the all clear and released from isolation, health authorities said

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Source: The East African

African Americans die more frequently from Covid-19, but MIT researchers say poverty isn’t why | Afro

Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 more frequently than white people. But two researchers found its not because of obesity or poverty. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management professor Christopher Knittel and graduate research assistant Bora Ozaltun analyzed daily

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge | Afro

By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many countries. India reported 20,000 on Monday, while the caseload in the U.S. is growing by about 40,000

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

RIP Gregory Tyree Boyce and Natalie Adepoju: Everything To Know About Actor Found Dead With Girlfriend

According to New York Daily News, Gregory Tyree Boyce and Natalie Adepoju were found dead in their Las Vegas condo on May

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Source: NewsOne

Morgan State University Nursing Program Awarded $146K Grant | Afro

Morgan State University Nursing Program Receives More than $146,000 in Funding to Promote Statewide Student Mentoring Funding Comes as Part of nearly $30M in Nurse Support Program II Competitive Institutional Grants dispersed statewide by the Maryland Higher Education Commission BALTIMORE – In

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill

The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Gifts You Can Give From Anywhere

Unfortunately, being with a gift recipient isn’t always

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Apple lifts a giant middle finger to Intel

Apple CEO Tim Cook said it marked the beginning of a major new era for a product line powered the company’s rise in the 1980s and its resurgence in the late

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Source: TechCentral

Privacy rights and protection/safety needs clash over COVID-19

“Both privacy of individuals and protection of first responders are very important, but they are not mutually exclusive,” said State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-93), chairman of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators

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

Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19 | Afro

The AFRO spoke with F.T. Burden, president and CEO of Springboard Community Services, formerly known as Family and Children Services of Central Maryland. By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Black Americans and other people of color continue to suffer more in the midst of the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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Source: Black America Web

Why digital taxes are the new trade war flashpoint

The two countries agreed on a truce whereby the US would back off from tariffs and France would delay collection of its digital tax to the end of 2020 to allow for renewed efforts to reach a multilateral

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Source: TechCentral

Black Women Founders Bring COVID-19 Screening Stations to Schools, Offices, Prisons and More

Two entrepreneurs — Lynda M. Dorman, CEO and Carolyn E. Howell, President of Orange Wall Enterprises — have made history as the first Black women to sign a distribution and licensing deal for autonomous screening stations that recognize the initial symptoms of

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Death of two kids linked to doomsday beliefs; mom and dad jailed

IDAHO, United States (AP) — The bodies of two children uncovered in rural Idaho are a boy and his big sister who have been missing since last September, relatives said yesterday, bringing a grim end to a search that captivated people worldwide but no fewer questions about a case that has put their

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

Editorial Commentary: The Chi’s’ Yolonda Ross Talks Art, Creativity | Afro

By Jessica Dortch AFRO Production Editor jdortch@afro.com If you are a fan of one of Showtime’s top series, “The Chi,” then you are no stranger to Yolonda Ross who plays Jada Washington on the show. Watching her in her acting element, you might not know that Ross is also a quadruple threat as an

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Editorial Commentary: Search‌ ‌For‌ ‌Strength‌ ‌During‌ ‌Struggle‌ | Afro

By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Jac Ross is a timeless talent with a raw voice and a warm heart. He created wonderful songs like “It’s Ok to be Black,” “Saved” and “Questions.” Though these songs are great to listen to, they come from a place that has felt the stings of struggle and uncertainty. He

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Keep Fighting. Keep Filming! Tips on Filming Police Misconduct

We know that because of our fallible legal system, video proof does not mean justice; however, it still provides the public evidence of excessive force, unprofessionalism, unconstitutional actions, and in the worst-case scenario, murder hands of a few police

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Source: Chicago Defender

Man accused of raping 12-y-o facing court

The accused, a farmer of Burnt Ground, Hanover, was arrested after the child revealed details of the allegation during a dispute between the accused and her

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Kids Swim Launches ‘The Goree Project’ to Unite African-Americans, Senegalese Through Swimming | Afro

Black Kids Swim Inc., a Maryland-based nonprofit that serves as a resource for Black competitive swimmers, recently launched a first-of-its-kind web series to unite African-Americans and Senegalese through cultural and athletic exchange. This year will mark the 33rd Dakar Gorée swim, where hundreds

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Trump Keeps Raising 'Obamagate.' What's That?

By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

NGOs ask to partner with EAC governments

As East African governments turned to stringent measures like isolation, quarantine and lockdown in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19, they may have infringed on human

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Source: The East African

Popi Act in force from 1 July

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that more provisions of the Protection of Personal Information (Popi) Act will come into force on 1 July 2020, giving the legislation more bite to protect

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Source: TechCentral

MPUTHIA: Privacy rights and harsh court of public opinion

Privacy rights and harsh court of public opinion

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Source: Business Daily

UC Berkeley’s Public Health Offers Volunteer Opportunity for Covid-19 Research Study | Post News Group

A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the Novel Coronavirus) in the Bay Area, and the effects of social and physical distancing

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

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