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Occupy DC Panel Encourages Investing in Community | Afro
By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Occupy DC hosted a panel on racism, police brutality and violence within the District of Columbia featuring freedom-fighting Washingtonians, including: Ward 4 City Council Candidate Janeese Lewis George; Nee Nee Taylor of Black Lives Matter DC.; At-large
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Braves shut out Reds again to sweep series | The Atlanta Voice
It had been so long since the Atlanta Braves won a postseason series, Marcell Ozuna wanted to make sure he captured the moment. Then Adam Duvall joined the selfie bandwagon. Ian Anderson dazzled in another shutout performance for Atlanta, and the Braves won a playoff series for the first time in
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Unity National Bank and Bank of America announce partnership - DefenderNetwork.com
Unity National Bank of Houston, the only Black-owned bank in Texas, announced Bank of America has acquired approximately 5% of its common equity. According to a Thursday release, the investment will facilitate benefits to the communities Unity serves through lending, housing, neighborhood
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Travellers turned away at border post
BY REX MPHISA A HANDFUL of travellers seeking to cross into South Africa were yesterday turned away at Beitbridge Border Post as the Zimbabwean side is yet to be opened. Earlier, there was a haulage trucks jam caused by stringent regulations in South Africa before officials relaxed the
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Towanda Braxton Told TMZ About Her Engagement Before Her Mother And Sister
When Towanda ran into TMZ at the airport, she told them that she and her boyfriend Sean Hall were engaged to be married. But her mother and sister didn't know anything about it.
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California governor signs first-ever law requiring diversity on corporate boards - TheGrio
In a move that is being lauded as the first of its kind, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a... View Article The post California governor signs first-ever law requiring diversity on corporate boards appeared first on TheGrio.
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25 years after UN women's meeting, equality remains distant - Black News Channel
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, the world's nations came together to make sure that half of Earth's population gained the rights, power and status of the other half. It hasn't happened, and the U.N. chief urged people everywhere Thursday to 'push
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Fifth seed Tsitsipas swats aside Cuevas to reach third round - Stabroek News
PARIS, (Reuters) - Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas produced a clinical performance to outclass Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-4 6-2 yesterday and advance to the French Open third round. The article Fifth seed Tsitsipas swats aside Cuevas to reach third round appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Biden, Trump snipe from road and rails after debate chaos - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES, WILL WEISSERT and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden kept up their debate-stage sniping from the road and the rails, fighting for working-class voters in the Midwest while both parties — and the debate commission, too
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Steenhuisen's hit list: DA leader names ANC members he wants arrested next
Steenhuisen's appetite for justice is by no means satisfied, and he wants more ANC members listed on charge sheets and case files.
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Spanish Woman Publishes Shocking Book About Years In Sex Cult
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Khupe recalls 10 more MPs, 81 councillors
BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T yesterday recalled 10 more MDC Alliance legislators, including party vice-president Lynette Karenyi-Kore and chairpersons of two parliamentary portfolio committees Prince Dubeko Sibanda and Concillia Chinanzvavana. Eric Murai (Highfield East MP) was
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President Trump in 'quarantine process' after top aide gets COVID-19 | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process” as they await coronavirus test results after a top aide he spent substantial time with this week tested positive for COVID-19. Trump’s comments came after he confirmed that Hope Hicks, one his closest
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The Groundbreaking `Equality Equation’ | Afro
By Sean Yoes Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com An area of East Baltimore notorious for drug use and drug dealing is ground zero for the first phase of an ambitious $200 million community development project. A groundbreaking ceremony near the corner of E. North Avenue and Belair Road in Broadway East
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Karoo National Park: Outrage as seven escaped lions 'killed by rangers'
Locals of Beaufort West near the Karoo have been left upset by the culling of seven lions this week, after they escaped twice from the National Park.
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'Everyone Always Either Laughed At Me...': 16-Year-Old Entrepreneur Ignores Criticism and Opens Beauty Supply Store In Brooklyn
A New York teen business owner has accomplished more in her youth than a lot of adults do in their entire lives. The 16 year old has opened a beauty
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House Dems pass $2.2 trillion COVID-19 bill; relief talks drag - DefenderNetwork.com
Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on toward an uncertain finish. An air of pessimism has largely taken over the Capitol. The Democratic bill
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Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders - Black News Channel
By CARA ANNA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications. Here's a look at other leaders who have had the
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#Election2020: No, polls don't show Donald Trump won the debate 'big' | The Atlanta Voice
On Thursday morning, Donald Trump tweeted this: 'I won the debate big, based on compilation of polls etc. Thank you!' This is, in a word, false. Let me prove it. Here are two major news organizations' polls that sought to measure public opinion on the first general election debate between Trump and
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Nigeria develops 'much faster' and cheaper COVID-19 test kit - Face2Face Africa
Nigeria has developed a COVID-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes, officials said at a bi-weekly briefing in the capital, Abuja. The country’s Minister of State for Health Olurunimbe Mamora said the test kit is faster and 10 times cheaper than Polymerase Chain Reaction
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The Lox “Gave It To Em,” Slim Thug ft. Zro “Make It Right” & More | Daily Visuals 10.1.20
Reconnecting in the visuals to “Gave It to Em,” Styles P, Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch take it back to the projects in style as they roll in some Bentley’s, coups, and other exotic automobiles. We getting a new Lox album or what, b?
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Hockey facing a diversity crisis -
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Dallas City Council adopts approximately $4 billion FY 2020-21 budget | Dallas Weekly
The Dallas City Council voted to adopt an approximately $4 billion FY 2020-21 budget during Wednesday’s Council meeting. They also reduced the property tax rate for the fifth year in a row, to $0.7763 per $100 assessed valuation — a cut of $0.0003. The budget was influenced by recommendations from
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Karoi police guarantees NewsDay scribe’s safety
By Staff Reporter POLICE in Karoi yesterday said they had nothing against NewsDay correspondent Nhau Mangirazi and advised the journalist to report freely even about rogue State security agents. Officer Commanding Hurungwe district Chief Superintendent Helena Mahonde assured Mangirazi that his
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Proud Boys Member Arrested, Charged With Six Felonies
The day after President Trump told the Proud Boys to stand by and stand ready, one of its members was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on 12 charges.
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Indian Aviation Regulator Recruits More Inspectors as Downgrade Fears Loom – The Wilmington Journal
India's aviation sector is staring at a potential downgrade as its regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), continues to function with just half the number of safety personnel it needs. The International Civil [...]
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Muguruza eases into French Open third round - Stabroek News
PARIS, (Reuters) - Former champion Garbine Muguruza breezed into the French Open third round with a routine 6-3 6-2 victory over Czech Kristyna Pliskova yesterday. The article Muguruza eases into French Open third round appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Who Are The Proud Boys? Here’s A Look Into Who Trump Told To “Stand Back And Stand By”
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Medical schools, hospitals and plenty of coronavirus: How Texas became a leading COVID-19 research hub | Dallas Weekly
In the race to develop a vaccine and other stopgap treatments for coronavirus patients in the meantime, Texas has emerged as a leading site for COVID-19 research. Home to massive research universities, hundreds of hospitals and a relatively high rate of coronavirus transmission, the state is the
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Action Bronson “Golden Eye,” Diamond D ft. Snoop Dogg & Case “Turn It Up” & More | Daily Visuals 9.30.20
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