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“At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong And I learned how to get along” – I Will Survive, Gloria...

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Rwanda: The Restless Life and Death of Kizito Mihigo and HRW in Rwanda

[New Times] Ironically, while Mihigo sang in genocide deniers events, he refused to sing in genocide survivors commemorations because they couldn't pay him.

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Stephen & Ayesha Curry’s ‘Eat. Learn. Play.’ Partners with Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente provided a $1.5 million grant to Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s ‘Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation’ to provide meals to Oakland families. The grant will allow for 150,000 meals prepared by local restaurants that are members of ‘World Central Kitchen’. Eat. Learn. Play. was formed in March

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Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life for 26 Rapes, Slayings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was “truly sorry' before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. Joseph James

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Sixteen selected for teen scholarship’s digital university programme - Stabroek News

Anasie Fredericks – This 13-year-old hails from Lake Tapakuma, a small indigenous village in Region Two, and is a student at the Bishops’ High School. The article Sixteen selected for teen scholarship’s digital university programme appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Photographer, writer and projectionist Bill Cottman: ‘You can’t do anything with time except use it’ | MinnPost

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Kamala Harris Comments | New York Carib News

Most Honorable P. J. Patterson, former Prime Minister, Jamaica It is for us a great sense of pride and satisfaction that Joe Biden has selected as his running mate, Kamala Harris. That she shares Jamaican and Indian heritage makes her the ideal candidate for the entire Caribbean and our

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Keeping it Real: Black Women and Suffrage-Reflections, Remembrances and Reminders - Black Voice News

[The organization’s goal was to win voting rights] for both women and African Americans. There’s tension from the very beginning over the priority of those two demands. Black women fall out of this equation.” - Lisa Tetrault, Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University The nation celebrated

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Morocco to Take Part in Covid-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials Following Two Agreements Signed With Chinese Group CNBG - Minister

[MAP] Rabat -- The signing of two cooperation agreements between Morocco and China National Biotec Group (CNBG) will enable Morocco to take part in the clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine, Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb, said Thursday in Rabat.

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Comerica Bank Announces New Partnership with Black-Owned Bank

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16 years later, a family still mourns

IN September 2004 when Hurricane Ivan howled through Jamaica leaving a trail of disaster in its wake, 15-year-old Twanza Trench and her four siblings were dealing with another storm of their own.

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Giannulli sentenced to 5 months in college bribery scheme - Black News Channel

By Alanna Durkin Richer Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli was sentenced Friday to five months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get his two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits. In the first display of

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Uptick in homicides during summer | New Pittsburgh Courier

51 of 65 homicides Black lives The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. People have lost jobs, or their hours have been cut, and ordinary things that people … Continued The post Uptick in homicides during summer appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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Inside Newsom’s tumultuous DNC appearance - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, August 21. From prime time to Santa Cruz forest Screenshot of Newsom speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20. Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to make the biggest appearance of his political career Thursday night — but things didn’t go as

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FEEL GOOD | Eastern Cape cops help renovate dilapidated family home | News24

According to SAPS, the officers took the initiative after on-duty members from Ezibeleni SAPS identified a disadvantaged family at Bhekela Village, Komani.

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Only 11 percent of Senate aides are POC, study finds : TheGrio

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Interpol red notices issued for ex-paramilitary boss, Colombia says - Stabroek News

BOGOTA, (Reuters) - Three Interpol red notices have been issued for former paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso, the Colombian government said yesterday. The article Interpol red notices issued for ex-paramilitary boss, Colombia says appeared first on Stabroek News.

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All Rise: Five writers of color quit CBS show after race concerns - African American News Today - EIN News

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Victim services division expands operations with e-counselling

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How Teenage Activists Are Talking to Family About Racial Injustice

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A ballot prop that could boost racial equity among university faculty — The Sacramento Observer

(CALMATTERS) - Come November, California voters will determine the fate of affirmative action… again. What they decide will have a huge impact on higher education. In 1996, voters passed Proposition 209, banning public agencies from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in

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Lyft and Uber Get Reprieve in Court Fight that Could Drive them out of California - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Uber and Lyft said Friday that they will keep operating in California while courts decide if their army of freelance drivers qualify for employee status. The two popular rideshare companies had threatened to pull their drivers off roads statewide after a San Francisco County Superior Court judge

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'SA democracy in ER': We lost money, frontline workers and trust to Covid-19 graft - Thuli Madonsela | News24

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has, as well as reiterated that the rampant corruption and fraud related to the Covid-19 pandemic was long overdue.

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USPS slowdown delays veterans’ medication deliveries | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Brett Copeland Executive Director for Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute On August 20, President Donald Trump admitted that he was creating a slowdown of service and deliveries at the United States Postal Service to make it more difficult to process mail-in ballots. No matter the

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Victim services dvision expands operations with e-counselling

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Doctors urge political parties to commit to COVID-19 prevention measures

THE Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) Friday called on the leaders of the country's two main political parties to revisit their strategies as they campaign for the September 3 General Election.In a statement, the MAJ said that 'members of the public, and supporters of both political parties seem

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New York woman, son start movie rental company amid pandemic

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Faithfull Utterances: Slowing Down to Stop

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