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Amid the ongoing fight against systemic injustices and the coronavirus pandemic, the Black-owned grooming brand Bevel is putting the focus on mental health within marginalized
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Black Business Owners Have Mixed Feelings About the 'Defund The Police' Campaign
A survey of black business owners shows mixed feelings on defunding the police, a campaign championed by the Black Lives Matter movement that would reduce police budgets and reallocate those funds to improve other areas like education, public health, housing, and youth services, reports The
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New gov’t will need to reduce level of expansionary projects
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Coronavirus reaches Dadaab refugee camp
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BCC moots mandatory cremation for minors
BULAWAYO City Council said it is planning to introduce mandatory cremation for children under the age of 12 as the city says it is running out of burial space, but some councillors want the age limit increased to all persons under 25
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - A Cautious Reopening
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to represent an unprecedented health and economic crisis, with costs that will be felt most keenly by the poorest segments of the world’s population, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan
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Harris Health targets homeless for COVID-19 testing and care
Homeless individuals are now being tested for the COVID-19 virus by Harris Health System through its Health Care for the Homeless Program thanks to nearly $1.3 million in federal grants awarded to Harris
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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to
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Survey: Children missing well child check-ups, vaccinations due to COVID-19
Legacy Community Health conducted an online survey among parents and guardians of pediatric patients between 04/27/2020 and 05/15/2020 following Harris County’s stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19
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Counseling helps in adapting to a New Norm
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
Dr. Gathe, who serves as the co-director of the COVID-19 Dedicated Care Unit at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), said he got a call one day from Dr. Varon, and they began discussing patients they had recently seen that had been getting sick with this unusual new
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Health experts fear second wave of coronavirus cases
LOS ANGELES — California, where health experts warn of a potential second wave of the coronavirus as the economy reopens, is seeing cases rise at a rapid clip, even as other states have seen the first wave fade, it was reported June
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Kenya: National, County Governments to Wage Joint War on COVID-19
County governments have been fully co-opted in the fight against Covid-19 in a raft of new measures agreed upon in a meeting convened Wednesday by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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COVID-19 exposes sub-standard regional health services - ECLAC
The global onset of the coronavirus and the attendant need for health-related responses have exposed the debilitating limitations of the health services in Latin America and the Caribbean countries, says a recent report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America
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UPMC: A Commitment to Culturally Competent Care
UPMC is a proven integrated delivery and health finance system — the first of its kind in western Pennsylvania. We have 20 academic, community, and specialty hospitals, more than 500 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, employ 3,500 physicians, insure 2.5 million health plan members, and offer an
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Congo-Kinshasa: Women Hit As Congo Faces Triple Threat of Coronavirus, Ebola and Measles
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Post-COVID-19 mental health issues may be deadly
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How Seniors Can Protect Their Health And Finances During The Pandemic
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Africa: WHO Concerned Over COVID-19 Impact On Women, Girls in Africa
As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns over its impact on women and girls, with vulnerabilities feared to worsen as the pandemic overwhelms health
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Pandemic Threatens To Deepen Crisis in Mental Health Care
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Africa coronavirus: DRC's returnees from Europe, Zim lockdown extended
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Kenya: Sossion - State Has to Prioritise Protocols for Post-Coronavirus Learning
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Nigeria: Dapo Abiodun Ogun Now Looking Good With Focused, Qualitative Governance
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Retired Local City Official Joins AIDS Healthcare Foundation to Address AIDS Crisis in Texas
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African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19
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BCC defends water quality
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School board weighs proposals for campus police
LOS ANGELES — Despite vocal public calls for defunding, the Los Angeles Unified School District school board rejected a proposal that would have slashed 90% of the School Police Department’s budget by
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – June 4, 2020 – Over the last two years, American Friends Service CommitteeArizona (AFSC-AZ) has worked with state Rep. Walt Blackman on sentencing reform legislation, focusing on the areas of earned release credits for people in prison to reduce Arizona’s prison population and
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