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[Nation] Hoteliers in Malindi are offering special rates as part of their strategies to attract more tourists.
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Insurance Giant Prioritizing Profits Over Patients - The Seattle Medium
One of the most recent acts of insurance company greed happened with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest insurance provider. Just recently, the insurance giant announced it would no longer cover patients’ nonurgent visits to the emergency room retroactively. Yes, you read that correctly. An
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MUSIC REVIEW: Cleveland Orchestra @ Blossom by Laura Kennelly - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Sat 7/3 Blossom Music Festival is back! The Cleveland Orchestra kicked off the July 4th weekend with a joyful concert on Saturday (7/3) and Sunday... READ MORE
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Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: Time Running Out to Protect Right to Vote in 2022 and Beyond | Post News Group
Ideally, voting rights should be a nonpartisan issue. Congress repeatedly passed extensions of the Voting Rights Act that were signed by Republican presidents. But right-wing politicians and judges have spent years trying to undermine the Voting Rights Act in the name of “states’ rights” or “state
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Rep. Karen Bass Could Be Gearing Up For A Mayoral Run
The 67-year-old politician was named as a potential vice-presidential running mate to President Biden during the 2020 elections. Now Bass' name is being mentioned as a part of the field competing for a chance to replace the city's current mayor, Eric Garcetti, who is term-limited.
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Minnesota Appeals Court OKs Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Officers In George Floyd's Death
The ruling will now go back to Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill.
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WORLD - Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO. He'll still have huge power at the company - Barbados Today
SOURCE: CNN Business - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday will hand over his chief executive title toAndy Jassy, ending a more than two-decade run leading the company through its evolution from online bookseller to $1.75 trillion global retail, logistics and internet behemoth. The company
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Is it OK to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and a flu shot at the same time? - Texas Metro News
This story, originally published in The Dallas Morning News, is reprinted as part of a collaborative partnership between The Dallas Morning News and Texas Metro News. The partnership seeks to boost coverage of Dallas’ communities of color, particularly in southern
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Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement On Treatment Of Haitian Migrants - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The images that we’ve seen over the last 24 hours are horrific and I share the outrage being expressed by Americans across the country. This sort of mistreatment is an affront to the very conscience of this nation, and it is absolutely unacceptable,” said Congressional Black Caucus
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Services Set for Former FAMU President Dr. Frederick Humphries – Free Press of Jacksonville
Florida A&M University (FAMU) will host a memorial service for former President Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, Sr. at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 10 at the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, 1800 Wahnish Way. Dr. Humphries died [...]
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Tinner Hill Music Festival Fundraiser Took Place at Settle Down Easy - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The brewery, a major sponsor of the 2021 Festival, donated $1 per beer sold while live music was performed by Moonshine Society.
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Coca-Cola Is Latest Major Company To Pledge More Ad Spending With Black-Owned Media | Atlanta Daily World
The Coca-Cola Co. has pledged to almost double its ad spending with minority-owned media, the latest in a wave of major companies responding to pressure — and a $10 billion lawsuit — over how they allocate such dollars. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola North America said in June its ad spending with such
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Nation’s First Black Female Transplant Surgeon Advocates For Better Care For African Americans – The Omaha Star
The number of organ donors in the black community is alarmingly low. Velma Scantlebury is working to change that. The post Nation’s First Black Female Transplant Surgeon Advocates For Better Care For African Americans appeared first on Zenger News.
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Herschel Walker is often seen and seldom heard as Senate campaign gets rolling | The Atlanta Voice
Herschel Walker flashed his megawatt smile and shook hands with adoring Georgia Bulldog football fans before the team's recent home game, and then did what he is most famous for: he ran like hell. The legendary running back who won the 1982 Heisman Trophy is avoiding public events and questions
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The Dallas Museum of Art Presents "Better" by Mel Chin | Dallas Weekly
The Dallas Museum of Art is currently showcasing their newest outdoor exhibition, “Better.” The banner, created by social practice artist Mel Chin, shows support of Black Lives Matter while simultaneously standing up against attacks on Asian Americans.
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UPDATE: New Jersey White Man Whose Racist Rant Against Neighbors Drew Protests Arrested on More Serious Charges
Hundreds gathered around the man’s home to demand accountability and more was revealed from a video.
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Sunday Manifest: Old Chapters, New Beginnings • EBONY
Throughout our lives and throughout our days we are constantly encountering moments that are ever changing and ever evolving; in one moment something is here and then it is gone. In the blink of an eye something is born and dies, only to be reborn and to die again. This is not only the cyclical…
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Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ returns for its final season, adds a twist | Atlanta Daily World
by Merecedes J. Williams, For New Pittsburgh Courier The Black students at Winchester University are back for their senior year in the final season of “Dear White People.” Starring Logan Browning and DeRon Horton, the Netflix series brings the tumultuous life of undergraduate studies at an Ivy
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Buy Black Business Spotlight - Texas Metro News
While the Dock Bookshop is the largest African American owned full service bookstore in Texas and the Southwest, it’s much more than a bookstore. Sisters Donya and Donna Craddock opened in 2008 with the mission of inspiring, informing, and entertaining customers by selling
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Sporting Kansas City climbs to No. 1 as Toronto hits rock bottom news -The Black Chronicle
11:37 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC After beating the LA Galaxy, Sporting Kansas City found itself on top of the Western Conference, the Supporters' Shield standings and - most
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Zim bids to host cricket World Cup - NewsDay Zimbabwe
By Kevin Mapasure  Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) will enter a joint bid to host the 2027 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup together The post Zim bids to host cricket World Cup appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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State Museum Canceled Book Event Examining Slavery's Role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP Leaders Complained, Authors Say | Dallas Weekly
“Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos–Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels–scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico’s push to abolish
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Prosecutor Won't Charge Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African Man - The New York Beacon
Last month, The Root reported that 29-year-old South African man Lindani Myeni was fatally shot by Honolulu, Hawaii, police officers after he removed his shoes and then entered the home of two tourists who then called the police even though he is seen on RING
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Huskies Open Pac-12 Play With 31-24 Overtime Victory Over Cal - The Seattle Medium
Cal running back Damien Moore was met by Husky linebacker Jackson Sirmon and sophomore defensive back Cameron Williams jarring the ball loose and recovered by the Husky defense to seal the win for Washington over Cal 31-24 in
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White Conservatives Are Livid At Vanessa Williams For Singing 'Black National Anthem' During Capitol's July 4 Event
Many seemed unaware “Lift Every Voice And Sing” is over 100 years old.
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Bill Wilkerson: One of the First Black Pilots in the Country with US Airways
Bill Wilkerson was one of the first black pilots in the country. He flew 15 years for Piedmont Airlines, which became a part of US Airways in 1989. He was the second black person to earn the rank of captain with the company. At age 16, Bill took his first flying lesson at Knoxville’s Powell
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What the backlash against critical race theory could mean for Texas social studies lessons
… Texas' relatively nascent elective African American and Mexican American studies courses … board unanimously approved the elective African American studies course in 2020 … often overlooked, such as African Americans, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans …
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Villagers don’t have title to communal land: Chinese miners - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Chief Nyajina last Wednesday told a high-powered government delegation tasked to resolve the land dispute that the mining company’s representatives had told them to stop fighting for their ancestral land since they did not have rights to
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Billionaires Row: The Only Black-Owned Champagne Brand in the World | BlackPressUSA
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS - With a valuation of approximately $600 million across all of its brands, which include Champagne, a signature cognac, clothing and other goods – the luxury lifestyle company is on track to becoming one of the most recognizable Black-owned conglomerates, according to
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Kenyan-Born Judge Mahmud Jamal Makes History in Canada
[Nation] Kenyan-born law scholar Mahmud Jamal has become the first individual from a minority community to serve on Canada's Supreme Court following his appointment by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week.
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