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Harris's wooing of Black activists paved a path to the ticket
As speculation mounted about her chances of being tapped as Joe Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., began introducing some eye-catching legislation. One measure boosted research for uterine fibroids, a condition that threatens pregnancies and disproportionately affects Black
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Kamala Harris' second cousin in Jamaica joyful over vice-presidential bid - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Tuesday August 11, 2020 will be a date forever etched in the mind of Sherman Harris, a businessman from Orange Hill, St Ann. The article Kamala Harris' second cousin in Jamaica joyful over vice-presidential bid appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Serena Williams Donates To #MasksForKids Initiative
Serena Williams, Scholastic and the National School Board Association are donating over 4 million face masks to schools throughout the U.S.
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Coronavirus Update: Black and Hispanic Communities Experience Spike in Drug Overdoses During Pandemic
As the U.S. grapples with the loss of lives resulting from coronavirus infections, Black and Hispanic communities are also experiencing a surge in drug overdoses during the pandemic. New data from the University of Baltimore’s Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program shows that drug overdoses
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House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays - Black News Channel
By Aamer Madhani Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the
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Uganda: Joshua Cheptegei Sets New 5000m World Record
[Monitor] Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei ensured a thrilling return for competitive athletics on Friday as he shattered the much-vaunted 16-year-old 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League.
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Odd Jobs And A GoFundMe: One Renter’s Struggle To Remain Housed
Confronted with aggressive landlords and layoffs, tenants across the country are trying to avoid eviction, debt and homelessness.
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Trinidad closing down again over COVID - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) A worrying increase in Covid-19 coronavirus infections has resulted in a rollback in public health measures to reduce public exposure of risk. The article Trinidad closing down again over COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Where does Kamala Harris’s toughness come from? The two indomitable women who raised her.
… , to a working-class African-American neighborhood in Berkeley, Calif … and her sister to African-American culture. LaBrie’s … museums featuring exhibits about African-American artists and other … them, except for her, African-American. “Ideologically, most of …
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Bourbon-scented sanitizer and wary public challenge census - Black News Channel
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Out on her first day of knocking on doors in the San Francisco Bay Area, the census taker had limited success getting people to answer the questions on the 2020 census. Residents at only two homes answered all the questions about how many
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Newsweek apologizes for Kamala Harris birtherism op-ed - TheGrio
Newsweek has apologized for publishing and promoting a conspiracy theory regarding newly announced presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, Kamala Harris.... View Article The post Newsweek apologizes for Kamala Harris birtherism op-ed appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19 relief effort leads to start of charitable organisation - Stabroek News
When schools closed in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, nursery-school teacher Razanna Mohamed ensured that she remained connected to her students as she still wanted to cater to their educational needs as much as she
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Neita Robertson faces tough jury in Portland Western
Trading in the customary black and white professional attire and ditching the legal gown bag she has swung over her shoulders for more than 30 years as she headed to court, Valerie Neita Robertson, QC, walked with purpose up Nelson Road in Buff Bay...
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MUSIC: “Grown Folks Vacation” – Smooth Jazz Covers of Classic Soul and Soft Rock by Shanachie Records Artists (LISTEN)
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) It’s the middle of August and five months into the coronavirus pandemic – is anyone longing for that summer jazzfest they haven’t been able to at…
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#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM TUES. 8.4.20 12PM ET — SENATOR SHERROD BROWN (D-OH)
#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM — "A lifelong Ohioan, Senator Sherrod Brown has spent his career fighting for the Dignity of Work – the idea that hard work should pay off for everyone, no matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of work you do. He has held nearly 500 roundtables across Ohio, because
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Sexual Health Charity Advises Partners To Wear Masks and Avoid Kissing During Intercourse to Reduce The Spread of Coronavirus
By Victor Omondi A sexual charity has said that wearing masks, avoiding kissing, and choosing positions that aren’t face to face during sex can help control the spread of the virus. As the U.S. continues to report numerous infections every day, the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), a leading HIV and
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White House's Meadows says he accepts Harris eligible for VP - Black News Channel
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday he accepts that Sen. Kamala Harris is eligible to serve as vice president, rejecting a false and racist conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump had promoted. 'Sure,' said Meadows, when asked on
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Brady beats Gauff, 16, in Lexington to reach 1st WTA final - Black News Channel
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jennifer Brady reached the first WTA final of her career by using a power-based game to beat 16-year-old Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday at the Top Seed Open, the first tennis tournament in the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Brady, a 25-year-old based in
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Tunisia: Women Voices From Prison - a Virtual Tour Brings to Life a Legacy of Brutal Repression in Tunisia
[ICTJ] Tunis -- As the world today commemorates International Youth Day and Tunisia observes it National Women's Day on August 13, ICTJ is launching the Voices of Memory virtual tour, in partnership with the Voices of Memory Collective, an intergenerational group of Tunisian women, and the
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Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church By John Thomas III, Editor On June 10, the General Conference Commission of the AME Church issued a “Campaign Moratorium”.  …
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Henriques tries to rekindle Labourite spark
The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Phillip Henriques is making a second attempt to reach Gordon House, but this time, he believes that the ‘neglected’ people of Clarendon North Western will bring him across the line to end the People’s National Party...
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Beware the lockdown burnout - Voice Online
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Analysis: Trump's finger-pointing on USPS is latest attempt to rewrite history in real time - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The President's finger-pointing and misinformation about the upheaval within the USPS was his latest attempt to rewrite history in real time into a version that better suits his reelection narrative. He's long done the same with the economy. Glossing over the fact that the US economy contracted at
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Democrats fight back in postal service showdown with Trump - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on the House to return to Washington, likely next weekend, for an unheard of session during presidential convention season. Democrats have also demanded that new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testify on August 24 to answer charges that his controversial new policy
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The intensely personal decision to report to work or not. : ThyBlackMan
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Venezuelans brave open sea on tubes, fishing for survival - Black News Channel
By MATIAS DELACROIX and JUAN PABLO ARRÁEZ Associated Press LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — The biggest fear is a fishhook puncturing the inner tube that keeps them afloat far from shore. Then come sharks grabbing their catch and maybe biting their legs. And the current that threatens to pull them out
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Raptors tip off title defence against Nets in Round 1 - Stabroek News
The Toronto Raptors embraced the role of the underdog on their way to their first NBA championship last season and again this season after the departure of Kawhi Leonard. The article Raptors tip off title defence against Nets in Round 1 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Jobless claims plummet 19% as Donald Trump dares Congress to block new unemployment benefits – The Wilmington Journal
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Republicans will be aggressively harassing voters at the polls. They call it ‘ballot security’
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