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A focal point for malaria should be added to the National COVID-19 task force
A suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 should also receive a malaria test in areas where malaria is
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COVID-19: Beware the super-spreader
(Trinidad Express) Lurking among gatherings of people, there can be a super-spreader of the Covid-19 virus, who can transmit the virus exponentially to large numbers of the
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Africa: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report Calls on Govts, Businesses and Civil Society to Step up Efforts to Address Malnutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten health and food systems in Africa and around the world, the 2020 Global Nutrition Report calls on governments, businesses and civil society to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its
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'Beloved' by Toni Morrison - Quotes
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Sir Grantley H. Adams
Sir Grantley H. Adams, political leader, president of Barbados, born on this day.
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12
1898
Paterson, David A. (1954- )
David A. Paterson, sworn in as Governor on March 17, 2008, is the first legally blind American Governor, the first black Governor of New York State, and only the fourth black Governor of any
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Mar
17
2008
African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19
In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council have released a joint statement and a four-pronged action plan calling on African and global leaders to act quickly to: protect
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Why are African Americans more at risk for COVID-19?
In Louisiana, where a third of the population is black, a staggering 70 percent of corona virus victims are African
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Cabbies steering through rough COVID-19 road
These qualities, she told The Sunday Gleaner, are key ingredients behind her successful enterprise even as many of her male colleagues plying the Waterford to Portmore Mall route in St Catherine are haemorrhaging from a drastic decline in passengers since the COVID-19 pandemic gripped
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US issues alert over Covid-19-linked childhood illness
The illness, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), was first reported in Britain in late
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Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi (ΚΑΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African-American membership. Since the fraternitys founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity
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Haynes, Ulric St. Clair, Jr. (1931- )
The sole child of immigrants from the Barbados, Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was born June 8, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Haynes attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude in 1952, and then earned a law degree at Yale University four years later.  Haynes worked briefly as an
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African diaspora in the Americas
The African diaspora in the Americas is used to refer to people born in the Americas with predominantly African ancestry. Most are descendants of people enslaved and transferred from Africa to the Americas by Europeans, to work in their colonies, mostly in mines and plantations as slaves, between
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Coronavirus: Living the new normal
It is trying to find ways to allow people to get back out to do things they want to do, and business to do business,” said Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer at the Association of State Health
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Thomas Moorehead Expands to Make History as the First African American Lamborghini and McLaren Dealer in the United States
Thomas Moorehead, President and CEO of Sterling Motor Cars, continues to forge innovative paths by expanding his presence in the automotive industry. Moorehead recently acquired Lamborghini and McLaren to add to his suite of luxury automotive dealerships. With this recent acquisition Moorehead
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Africa: Could BCG, a 100-Year-Old Vaccine for Tuberculosis, Protect Against Coronavirus?
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Editorial Commentary: Trump Cheers on Governors, Ignores WH Guidelines | Afro
While individual states’ decisions to move more quickly than recommended under the White House guidelines are regularly discussed during coronavirus task force meetings, those decisions are not seen as defiant toward the Trump administration, the official
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What does Phase 1 easing of restrictions mean?
As North Carolina starts the process of easing the COVID-19 restrictions we are hearing from Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state health director, that this state is flattening the
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Ghana coronavirus: jumbo recoveries, prez assents to 'People's Vaccine'
April 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries
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University of the West Indies
Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally
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24
1986
Africa coronavirus: DRC's returnees from Europe, Zim lockdown extended
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Bridgetower, George (1780-1860)
Eighteenth and nineteenth century classical violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower is perhaps now best remembered for his association with Ludwig von Beethoven, who composed his Kreutzer Sonata for the young Afro-European musician, and personally performed the sonata for violin and piano
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Feb
29
1780
Smythe, John Henry (1915-1996)
Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received a grammar school education and had worked as a civil servant before joining the Sierra Leone Defence Corps (part
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1942
Hall v. DeCuir (1877)
January 14, 1878, Decided; OCTOBER, 1877 Term
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1878
'Trump Death Clock' In NYC Counts Preventable Coronavirus Deaths
A digital billboard in Times Square showing the number of deaths related to President Donald Trump’s slow coronavirus response, reached a grave milestone on Wednesday, as it ticked over to an estimated 50,000 preventable
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Welters, Beatrice W. (1951- )
On March 10, 2010, Beatrice Wilkinson Welters was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, having been named to that post by President Barack Obama.  Prior to that, she was a philanthropist and senior employee of IBM, where she worked from 1977 to
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