Amazon Workers' Fight To Unionize Draws Help From Around The World

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Amazon Workers' Fight To Unionize Draws Help From Around The World

Labor groups across the country and beyond are joining the effort to create a union at an Amazon facility in Alabama, which would be a first in the U.S.

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The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual – Free Press of Jacksonville

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic - In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor venues. [...]

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Mayor Bottoms announces move to Phase II of reopening plan

Mayor Bottoms Announces City to Move Back to Phase II of Reopening Plan ATLANTA—Mayor Bottoms announced Atlanta will transition to Phase II of the City’s Five Phase Reopening Plan. The … Continued

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Stranded foreigners face jail as Covid Visa amnesty ends

Kenya has ended amnesty for foreign citizens who were stranded in the country due to the worldwide travel disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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HBCU Students for Biden and Black Students for Biden: ‘Four More Years of Trump Means Death for Many African Americans’

“We can’t continue to live in fear with the police’s militarization and where Black lives don’t matter. If we don’t change the face of what democracy looks like in this country, there will be no more democracy.

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'We Were Determined to Stay Open': 75-Year-Old Black-owned Flower and Card Shop Blossoms Through Pandemic

At a time when many businesses have been forced to close or face closing, Lee’s Flower and Card Shop is not only surviving but thriving amid the COVID-19

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The James Beard Foundation Launches Investment Fund For Black And Indigenous-Owned Businesses

The James Beard Foundation is unveiling a new investment fund for Black and Indigenous-owned businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

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Scientific American magazine issues first presidential endorsement in 175-year history by backing Biden | The Atlanta Voice

The magazine Scientific American announced Tuesday that it was endorsing former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden- the publication's first endorsement in its 175-year history - over President Donald Trump, who it criticized for dismissing science. 'The evidence and the science show

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Dallas temporarily bans scooter program due to misuse – Dallas Post Tribune

DALLAS (AP) — The city of Dallas has decided to temporarily ban its scooter program after receiving an influx of complaints about people misusing them. The Dallas Department of Transportation decided to halt the program on Monday. Scooter operators must remove about 5,000 scooters by Friday, The

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Rosa Parks' home displayed in Italy as US race tensions rise - Black News Channel

By NICOLE WINFIELD and GREGORIO BORGIA Associated Press NAPLES, Italy (AP) — The run-down, paint-chipped Detroit house where U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central

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Choking air from Western fires just won't ease up - Black News Channel

By SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won't come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick

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Report: Death penalty cases show history of racial disparity - Black News Channel

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people have been overrepresented on death rows across the United States and killers of Black people are less likely to face the death penalty than people who kill white people, a new report found. The report from the Death Penalty Information

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COMMENTARY: "Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War" | Dallas Weekly

Donald Trump’s lies and hateful rhetoric are not only destructive to our democracy, they have cost the United States over 6 million coronavirus infections and nearly 200,000 coronavirus deaths. No one should be in the least surprised that Donald Trump would boast to the Washington Post’s Bob

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How obesity increases corona attack risk

Experts encourage people to increase physical activity either indoors or outdoors on safe social distancing.

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How Much Is Black Life Worth? Breonna Taylor ‘Murder’ Settlement Is Reached As Her Killers Remain Free

Lousiville has reached a multi-million dollar settlement for police killing Breonna Taylor, but a closer look at similar settlements in recent years shows they fluctuate wildly for similar deadly offenses by cops.

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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 105-Texas General appeals ballot application decision as Courts weigh in on mail-in voting in Texas | Dallas Weekly

Today in Dallas Weekly News, Texas General appeals ballot application decision as Courts weigh in on mail-in voting in Texas,Texas reported 3,905 new cases of the Coronavirus and the deaths of 146 more people with COVID-19, the City of Dallas Hospital Capacity report.

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Missing HBCU Student Adam Dowdell Found Dead In Alabama

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Target on Her Back: Black Lives Matters’ Melina Abdullah is a Woman in the Crosshairs - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Stephen Oduntan, Staff On a sunny mid-August afternoon, Black Lives Matter activist Dr. Melina Abdullah arrived at the Hall of Justice building, in downtown Los Angeles, to lead a peaceful protest that called for District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s resignation. Wearing a black T-shirt with “Legalize

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Mahadeo: Region Six health sector was plagued by mismanagement under APNU+AFC - Stabroek News

Government Member of Parliament Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo yesterday criticised the former APNU+AFC administration for mismanaging Region Six’s public health sector, which he said was plagued by the shortages of drugs and medical supplies, and questionable

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Netflix greenlights 'Good Times' animated series from Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane - TheGrio

A reboot of the classic family sitcom Good Times is headed to Netflix as an animated series. Read More: Netflix... View Article The post Netflix greenlights 'Good Times' animated series from Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane appeared first on TheGrio.

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Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage - Black News Channel

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus shutdown began, ABC News' Martha Raddatz figured her plan for a cross-country road trip to meet voters would be shelved, too. Instead, this week Raddatz nears the end of a 6,000-mile journey, where in Ohio she found a man who said

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Judge rules Chad Wolf unlawfully serving as DHS secretary, blocks Trump asylum restrictions - TheGrio

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Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church to offer free COVID-19, asthma & COPD testing Saturday | The Atlanta Voice

Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church will offer free COVID-19 testing, as well as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) screenings, this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free flu vaccinations, face masks, school supplies for children and food vouchers will also be

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Texas officials change how the state reports positivity rate after testing backlogs skewed coronavirus data | Dallas Weekly

Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Sign up here. Texas health officials announced Monday that they are changing the way the state reports a key metric used to evaluate the extent of coronavirus

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Power to the people: Eastern Cape innovator turns waste into biogas energy

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Public works ministry allocated $34.4 billion - Stabroek News

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill announced on Wednesday, during the presentation of the 2020 National Budget, that $34.4 billion has been allocated to his ministry. The article Public works ministry allocated $34.4 billion appeared first on Stabroek News.

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He Had Time Bruv: John Boyega Tells Jo Malone To Piss Off After They Removed Him From China Ad

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