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Africa: U.S. Sanctions On Africa Need an Overhaul
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GTT zero rates some educational websites to aid online learning  - Stabroek News
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Rights groups oppose Supreme Court nominee - The Bay State Banner
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Judge Rules Prison Inmates are Eligible to receive $1,200 Stimulus Checks – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Duncan-Price laments shooting death of PNP loyalist
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Black voices are loud and clear at New York Film Festival – Florida Courier
BY DWIGHT BROWN NNPA NEWS WIRE The lineup at the 2020 New York Film Festival (NYFF) included an impressive array of African diaspora films and the festival’s usual collection of international motion pictures. Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate
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US jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high - Black News Channel
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