WTA Tour returns with Palermo Open to mark new normal amid pandemic

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‘We must save lives now!’: Congresswoman leading charge for more COVID-19 testing

HOUSTON – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has always been a hands-on leader for the people of Houston, but these days, she can be seen front and center at community events and press conferences, leading the charge in demanding more testing in the fight against

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

LeBron James & Maverick Carter Raise $100 Million For New Media Company

The childhood friends are planning to consolidate their media companies into a single conglomerate, SpringHill, which has a purpose of serving as a multifaceted platform to empower Black creators and

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

George Floyd’s Family Has Ordered An Independent Autopsy

The family of George Floyd is taking his autopsy into their own

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Source: MadameNoire

EDITORIAL: Address parents’ worries

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Putting Health First Despite the Pandemic | Afro

While COVID-19 might have resulted in the closing of most gyms and fitness studios, Gerard Burley, founder of SWEAT DC, is encouraging people to still move their bodies and put their health

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Mayor's Milk Initiative to begin fifth round of milk giveaways | Dallas Weekly

During the first round of distributions, the Mayor’s Milk Initiative handed out 12,595 gallons of milk and approximately 230,000 pounds of food from the North Texas Food

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Kenya coronavirus: 2,216 cases; record 54 recoveries

June 3: 2,216 cases, record recoveries

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

Brett J. Hart Makes History By Becoming United Airlines’ First Black President

For the first time in United Airlines’ 94-year history, an African American will sit at the helm of the

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Source: NewsOne

Time to demilitarise Zim politics for the good of Jews, Gentiles

Show me a democratic and thriving citizenry and in return I will introduce you to positive functionalities of

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Labour minister says PATH payment system being reviewed

NEWLY appointed Minister of Labour and Social Security Mike Henry confirmed yesterday that the ministry is reviewing the control system for applicants seeking PATH grants under the COVID-19 Allocation of Resources for Employees

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

Ethiopia Invaded by Italy

Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior

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Kenya: COVID-19 Claims 7 More Patients in Kenya

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seven more patients succumbed to coronavirus in Kenya Wednesday, raising the death toll so far to 209.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya cancels 2020 school year, classes to resume next year | Africanews

Kenya has declared the academic year of 2020 lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. All primary and secondary schools in the East Africa nation will remain closed until January

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

West Side graduate expresses positivity within NCAA sports | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As a 17-year-old graduating senior from Westinghouse College Prep, Lee was destined to experience prom as well as a formal

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. US

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

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1944

Namibia's president says held party under lockdown, fined all guests

Namibia's president Hage Geingob on Thursday admitted to breaching coronavirus regulations last month by hosting a celebration to mark his party's 60th anniversary and subsequently fining all

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Resurrection of the economy

African Americans have no country to send money back to in order to rejuvenate their home

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

LeBron James

LeBron James is an American basketball superstar who currently plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team “Cleveland Cavaliers”. He is six feet, eight inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He was born to a 16 year old single mother named Gloria Marie James on December

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Source: Black History Resources

Sunday marks fourth consecutive day of no new Allegheny County COVID-19 deaths

Allegheny County reported 14 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths or hospitalizations

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Wilt The Stilt

On this day in 1962, Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single basketball game-a professional record that still stands today. He sunk 36 field goals and 28 foul shots. Chamberlain, who played for the Philadelphia Warriors and 76ers and then the Los Angeles Lakers, was the best scorer

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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1962

AMHVoices: Escalating Zim water crisis: A call for action

COMMUNITY Water Alliance has been observing and assessing water delivery within local

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Shirley optimistic about Dolla Financial's purpose

It may even seem like a minor job for the elder statesman of finance, former executive director of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, and top executive of leading Jamaica financial institution, National Commercial Bank for 35 years, yet it is anything but

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

Meck redefines gospel music

PROLIFIC artiste Josh Meck has released the video of his gospel song titled

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Malawi Supreme Court breaks rank with peers in Southern Africa

In order to assist the courts to address these questions fairly, there is a need for jurisprudential clarity on the appropriate standard of proof which petitioners must satisfy in order to convince the court to entertain their claims, and the appropriate legal test for nullifying election

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Bob Watson, All-Star Slugger and Executive, Dies at 74 | Afro

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first Black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Thousands Seek to Remove Lincoln Park Emancipation Memorial | Afro

A week later more than 5,400 people have joined in his mission to petition the U.S. National Park Service to eliminate the statue, which depicts a naked slave on his knees with broken chains looking up in adoration to President Abraham

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Starving Beitbridge doctor begs for aid

A MEDICAL doctor employed by the Health and Child Care ministry at Beitbridge District Hospital has publicly declared her poverty and begged for help via

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Securing the Garland VA Medical Center, and keeping our promise to veterans

Making sure our veterans have access to health care and treatment that can address the unique health issues veterans face is incredibly

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

Amagumaguma invade Plumtree school, turn it into criminal hideout

PLUMTREE border touts, popularly known as amagumaguma, have turned a school in Nxele along the border with Botswana into a base for criminal activities, a situation which has riled

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