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ATTORNEY General Marlene Malahoo Forte says the Government has paid out just under $287 million in judgement debts for the 2019/20 financial year.Making her contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 30, Malahoo Forte also said more than $177 million was
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World Leaders, Stars Unite at Event Aimed at Fighting Virus | Afro
By The Associated Press A summit that included a star-studded virtual concert hosted by Dwayne Johnson has raised nearly $7 billion in cash and loan guarantees to assist the poor around the globe whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Global Citizen said its summit with world
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Maryland AG Criticizes Governor's Plan to Conduct Election | Afro
By Brian Witte The Associated Press Maryland's attorney general warned July 10 of 'devastating consequences' if all eligible voters are not directly sent ballots to mail in for November's election due to safety concerns about the coronavirus, instead of Gov. Larry Hogan's directive to mail
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D.C. Launches Paid Family Leave Program | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com During some of the most critical moments in their lives, D.C. residents won’t have to worry about sacrificing a paycheck in order to take care of themselves and family, as the District launched its Paid Family Leave program on July 1. “After five
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SW Atlantans Come Out Strong to Vote Amidst Bad Weather and Polling Problems - The Atlanta Inquirer
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Ciara Models Her Baby Bump In A Fringe Bikini
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LeBron Won't Wear Social Justice Message on Lakers Jersey | Afro
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer LeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can't be contained on the back of a basketball jersey. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won't wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey when the NBA resumes competition later this
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New Daily Kos/Civiqs poll: Majority views police mistreatment of Black Americans as systemic problem
The best antidote to hot takes is hard data, and the   latest Daily Kos/Civiqs poll   is here with your cure.   This survey of 1,472 adults was conducted online from June 27-30 and reveals that 59%
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Trump at Rushmore: Jets and Fireworks, But Masks Optional | Afro
By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Rushmore national memorial before the first fireworks show there in years, he’ll stand before a crowd of thousands of people who wont be required to socially distance or wear masks despite
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Colgate Donates Millions Worth of Hygiene Essentials to In-Need Communities to Combat COVID-19 | Afro
Colgate Mobilizes its Dental Vans and Partners with Feeding America® to Distribute Health-and-Hygiene Essentials to Support COVID-19 Relief Schools, Food Banks to Receive Donations to Support People In Need Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network
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Wallace, NASCARs Black Agent of Change, Doing What Feels Right | Afro
By Dan Gelston AP Sports Writer Being an agent of change in NASCAR cuts both ways for Bubba Wallace. He is seen as a hero to some, particularly those who have longed for a Black driver to shake things up in a predominantly White sport. To others, the 26-year-old Wallace represents something else
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TBE#28 - Sports Have the Potential to Help Unite Us; Racial Slurs that Divide Us Must Go | Afro
To Be Equal #28 July 9, 2020 Sports Have the Potential to Help Unite Us; Racial Slurs that Divide Us Must Go Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Racism runs rampant in towns and cities neighboring large Indigenous populations. I’ve been told to ‘go back to the reservation’ and
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14-Year-Old Girl ‘Sold’ to 64-Year-Old Kenyan Man | Afro
By Anne Macharia Zenger News Fourteen-year-old Maria Malaso was supposed to be married to a 64-year-old man a few weeks after the Kenyan government ordered the suspension of schools in mid-March due to the coronavirus. “I woke up one morning and my father told me that we are poor and schools will
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Amara La Negra's Makeup Free Face And Natural Hair Has The Internet Begging For Her Secrets
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans | Afro
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and
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Bea Gaddy: Supporting East Baltimore During COVID-19 | Afro
By Cynthia Brooks, Special to the AFRO For nearly 30 years, the Bea Gaddy Family Centers have stood side-by-side with Baltimore’s families to provide healthy, quality food to those most in need. Even when not facing a global pandemic and historical unemployment levels, there has always been a need
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N.C. A&T’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist | Afro
N.C. AT’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 27, 2020) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Government Association President Allison Gilmore has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant
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ROSTON | Chicago Defender
Arthur Roston …Visitation will be held: Friday, July 10, 2020; 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m., @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL: Cremation: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com
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Mrs. Evers Prays Husband’s Death ‘Was Not In Vain | Afro
By Ray Abrams AFRO Staff Correspondent June 22, 1963 Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is a bitter state meeting pleas for equality with bigotry and bullets. In its capital today, three youngsters are fatherless. With unbelieving eyes they saw him gunned to death in the driveway of their home. “Get
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Video Shows Officer Point Gun at Doctor on His Own Property | Afro
By Colleen Slevin The Associated Press A Colorado police department where officers were fired after re-enacting the chokehold death of a young Black man is under scrutiny again after video emerged of an officer pulling a gun on a doctor trying to park at a refugee center he operates.  Police body
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Happy Birthday Prince: 10 Autobiographical Tracks From The Purple One
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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? | Afro
By Frederick Douglass Excerpted from his speech delivered before the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, July 5, 1852 in Rochester, N.Y. Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national
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AFRO FACTS - THE START OF THE NAACP | Afro
By AFRO.COM / BE INSPIRED GLOBAL Host Micha Green gives us the facts on the first beginnings of the NAACP The post AFRO FACTS - THE START OF THE NAACP appeared first on Afro.
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Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism | Afro
For street vendor Barbra Anyinge, who normally sells shoes in Lira, a town in northern Uganda, the pandemic has made one essential especially scarce: sunscreen. While usually Anyinges difficulty in obtaining the recommended high-protection sunscreen is its up to $20 cost, the pandemic has made it
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Ayesha Curry Proudly Displays The Natural Curls Of All 3 Of Her Kids
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Hazardous Apartment Complex Claims No Knowledge | Afro
By Luke Stafford Zenger News Bounty hunters, burglars and broken windows bedeviled the largely low-income residents of Kansas City, Kan. Royal Ridge Apartments, part of a pattern of complaints at properties in a portfolio stretching across 15 states. Tenants said management has long ignored their
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Maryland Food Truck Week Kicks Off! | Afro
By AFRO Staff Get ready to celebrate food trucks from July 10 to July 26 throughout Central Maryland. While Maryland continues to flatten the curve, food trucks are serving up our communities by setting up in neighborhoods in order to offer more food options to all residents. “Food Truck Night” at
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Editorial Commentary: Search‌ ‌For‌ ‌Strength‌ ‌During‌ ‌Struggle‌ | Afro
By Ariel Chrysann AFRO Intern Jac Ross is a timeless talent with a raw voice and a warm heart. He created wonderful songs like “It’s Ok to be Black,” “Saved” and “Questions.” Though these songs are great to listen to, they come from a place that has felt the stings of struggle and uncertainty. He
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Egypt Arrests Doctors, Silences Critics Over Virus Outbreak | Afro
By The Associated Press A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt’s fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protective gear. An editor taken from his home after questioning official coronavirus figures. A pregnant doctor arrested
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Hanging Death of Black Man in California Park Ruled Suicide | Afro
By Stefanie Dazio and Christopher Weber The Associated Press The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide July 9 following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities initially were too quick
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