Who’s Who in Black celebrates 100th anniversary of Negro National League

Nigeria: NAFDAC Disagrees With WHO On Chloroquine Clinical Trials

Notwithstanding the decision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to suspend clinical trials of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will continue the experiment in Nigeria, the

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Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of African-American man

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was

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Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a widely respected retired American baseball player, born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He played almost 22 seasons in the American Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York/San Francisco Giants, finishing off his career at New York Mets in the early 1970s. He

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1931

Coronavirus Update: Layoffs on The Horizon As Covid-19 Continues To Spread

Just as restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses around the country ended a two-month lock down and reopened their doors to customers, the virus is hitting the nations South and Western states hard and causing elected officials to roll back plans to jump start their economy. This means

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'Kenya Is Not Her Real Friend': People Drag Kenya Moore for How She Treated Cynthia Bailey During 'RHOA' Season 12

Kenya Moore of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” came under fire from fans for nearly destroying her friendship with Cynthia Bailey during season

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Zimbabwe: MDC Reaches Out to United Nations Over Abductions

The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance has called for a United Nations led investigations into the abduction and torture of three of its

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#SummerReads: 14 Books By Black Authors To Add To Your Bookshelf

You’ve just got use your has selected 14 books by Black authors that are so necessary to read right now–from children’s books to romance

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Kenya: Jubilee Party Purge in High Gear as Three Senators Are Quizzed

The NEC meeting — which will also endorse changes made in the party’s parliamentary leadership as well as House committees — is dependent on the availability of the party leader, President Uhuru

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Smokey Joe Williams

Smokey Joe Williams , byname of Joseph Williams (born April 6, 1886?, Seguin, Texas, U.S.—died Feb. 25, 1951?, New York, N.Y.), American baseball player who was an early star of the Negro

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1886

Major League Baseball to cancel 2020 All Star Game | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Writer Due to the rise of COVID-19, Major League Baseball will cancel the 2020 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, which was scheduled to be hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles in July. According to Jason Slotkin of NPR and WBEZ Radio, this

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How Muhammad Ali Influenced Hip-Hop

The death of Muhammad Ali is a reminder that his political candor, distinctive voice, and outsized personality helped shape hip-hop

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Negro National League

The Negro National League disbanded in 1931 due to bickering among owners, weak financial backing, few stars for the Black press to write about, and the death of Rube Foster on this day.

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Dec

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1930

MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice

Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter

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Uganda: Malaba Border Finally Reopens

The border has been blocked for close to five days after some drivers cross-parked their trucks, blocking entry and exit of trucks to the Kenyan

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AUTONETWORK ON BLACKPRESSUSA: 2020 Nissan Sentra SR | Afro

DETROIT – We did not get as much seat time in the 2020 Nissan Sentra as we would have liked thanks to the lock-down brought about by the

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Fences (play)

Fences is a 1985 play by American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilsons ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle. Like all of the Pittsburgh plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987

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"Mad Men" in Black: African Americans in the Twentieth Century U.S. Advertising Industry

In the following article University of Oregon historian Daniel Pope briefly outlines the history of African Americans in the Advertising Industry since the beginning of the 20th

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Pedro Sierra Recounts Glory Days in Negro Baseball League

Pedro Sierra, 81, left his native Cuba in 1954 — then just 16 — with the opportunity to follow what he describes as the only thing he'd ever dreamed of — to play professional baseball.

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Covid-19 wrap: 1 127 new US deaths, Wuhan lab had '3 live bat coronaviruses' and DRC denies manipulation

Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has

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Major League Baseball Diversity & Inclusion’s Ultimate Engagement Model

Spearheaded by Wendy Lewis, MLB Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Strategic Alliances, Major League Baseball has implemented the ultimate engagement model for job seekers interested in working for the industry of baseball and entrepreneurs who are interested in doing business with

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Satchel Paige

Leroy Robert Paige (better known as Satchel Paige) was an American baseball player who played for the Negro Leagues as well as MLB (Major League Baseball) teams. He was born on July 7, 1906 in Alabama, the 7th of 12 children in his family. His actual date of birth has been a point of contention but

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Jun

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1982

Satchel Paige, dies

Baseball legend pitcher Satchel Paige dies in Kansas, City Missouri. Satchel who played famously in the Negro Leagues, went unrecognized by major baseball leagues for nearly a decade. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

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Jun

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1982

Black Real Estate Mogul Raising Funds For Healthcare Worker | Afro

Fort Myers, FL (BlackNews.com) — Tamairo Moutry, a successful real estate broker and the first Black woman to own four real estate companies in four different states, has launched two fundraisers (one on Facebook and one on GoFundMe) to help raise funds for those who are taking the lead in fighting

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Astros owner wants fans in Minute Maid Park to make up for revenue loss

Astros owner Jim Crane has an idea of how his season will go and to some it strikes a tone-deaf chord Wednesday when the billionaire told reporters that he will need to allow fans to attend games at Minute Maid Park during this coronavirus pandemic in order to offset revenue losses for the 2020

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Jonathan Mariner

Jonathan Mariner served as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for Major League Baseball (MLB). In this role, Mariner oversaw approximately $2 billion in combined league-wide pension assets and MLB’s strategic investment fund. He also served as President of BASES, the league’s captive insurance

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Uncle Joe Biden and Democrat Contempt for Black Americans.

This law of nature was on full display last week when former Democrat Vice President and now presumed Democratic Party Presidential nominee Joe Biden stated, in one of those rare times of levity and honesty, exactly how he and his Democrat colleagues view black

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‘The Baddest Bae’: Alexis Skyy Wows Fans with Her Looks

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reality diva Alexis Skyy is serving her fans a look they

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Tunisia: Libyan Crisis At Heart of Saied/Erdogan Phone Call

Tunis/Tunisia — President Kais Saied said on Monday in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyib Erdogan that the solution to get out of the crisis in Libya can only be within the framework of international legitimacy, peaceful and

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Joe Louis

Joe Louis , byname of Joseph Louis Barrow, also called the Brown Bomber (born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, U.S.—died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada), American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in

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Rwanda: How Rwandan Medical Student Is Helping Bridge COVID-19 Information Gap

"In response to the COVID-19 crisis and in recognition of the need for timely information relevant to primary care, I immediately started a project of Coronavirus Global Awareness to make sure no one is left on the sidelines of this coronavirus COVID-19

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