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Black Father Of Three Anthony McClain Killed By Police During Traffic Stop
A Pasadena community is mourning the death of Anthony McClain who died at the hands of police during a routine traffic stop. Police claim they noticed a weapon on the victim when fled from the scene. In a fearful pursuit, police opened fire at McClain and killed him. Now his family and the
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Voter Suppression. The Birth of Apathy – Dallas Post Tribune
by Allen R. Gray Dallas Area African American Newspaper Publishers It is difficult to determine where the line between voter suppression ends and voter apathy begins.  What is certain, though, is that the line of demarcation between the two has been blurred by decades upon decades of interference
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Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’
CHICAGO (AP) — Bantering during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and former presidential candidate... View Article The post Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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Jamaica school start pushed back to October 5 amid COVID - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) The resumption of schools has been pushed back to October 5 amid a worsening spike in coronavirus cases in Jamaica. The article Jamaica school start pushed back to October 5 amid COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Jamaica records 116 new COVID-19 cases, largest one-day total
Jamaica, today, eclipsed its record for most COVID-19 positive cases in a day, with 116 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours.  This means the country has now had 1,529 cases since March 10. There were only two recoveries today,...
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I Was Just Thinking: Breonna Taylor Case Spotlights Attorney General Daniel Cameron
By Norma Adams-WadeColumnist  Who is Daniel Cameron and what does he have to do with the Breonna Taylor case? Cameron is the Kentucky Attorney General assigned in May to the Taylor case as a special prosecutor. He came aboard after the previous county attorney Tom Wine recused himself from the
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No evidence of COVID-19 reinfection in Jamaica - CMO
Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie says Jamaica has not recorded any reinfection of persons previously confirmed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She was responding to a question at a Ministry of Health and Wellness...
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Simmering Disputes Over Statehood Are About Politics And Race — And Always Have : NPR
Perhaps more than any other U.S. state or territory, Hawaii's path to statehood was paved with political obstacles and roadblocks stemming from racism.
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New curfew hours result in changes to JUTC bus schedules
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says its bus operations in the Corporate Area will commence later and terminate earlier, as a result of changes to the curfew hours.   The daily curfew hours for the Corporate Area,...
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My work speaks for itself — Clarke
HIS backers are certain that he will win handsomely, and Dr Nigel Andrew Lincoln Clarke is riding a wave that will take him across the line in colour and style at the end of the September 3 General Election.
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2020 August History – Dallas Post Tribune
My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis A Week in August The month of August has some wondrous significant dates.  However, we know that history is made every day,  ever evolving and ever full of surprises that needs recording.  Herewith is a week in August that packs the shaping of African Americans with
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Trump struggles to use power of presidency to counter Biden - Black News Channel
By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent the week of the Democratic National Convention forsaking what has historically been an incumbent's greatest advantage: He's in the job his challenger wants. Traditionally, an incumbent would devote the week of his
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UHWI dismisses message claiming it's at full capacity
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has called a message being circulated on social media purporting that the hospital is at its capacity because of an influx of COVID patients, false.  The message also claims that the...
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Quit Playin’: What You Smokin’?
By Vincent L. Hall  District Attorney and longtime criminal judge, John Creuzot made an eye-opening presentation at the Community Police Oversight Board meeting. The empirical data he presented on the disproportionate number of Blacks and Browns being jailed for small amounts of marijuana, buoyed
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Small businesses brace for big COVID hit
Most business operators canvassed in coronavirus high-risk communities in Kingston and St Andrew are increasingly worried about an anticipated fall-off in commerce when new curfew hours kick in this evening. The curfew measures, which will run from...
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Jackie Holmes sworn in - African American News Today - EIN News
NEWBERRY – Jackie Holmes was sworn in to Newberry City Council on Aug. 11, becoming the first African-American female on council.
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Some allegiance switches were akin to human trafficking – Coe - Stabroek News
SYDNEY, (Reuters) - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe believes some cases of young athletes switching allegiance between countries before he tightened the rules last year were all but indistinguishable from human
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Someone Suggested That A Single Monica Is Posting Racy Pics On The ‘Gram For C-Murder, And She Said This In Response
Is Monica looking to rekindle things with her ex, rapper C-Murder, if she's able to help him get out of prison soon? Based on what she's been saying to her Instagram followers, that could be the case.
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Get ready for the dubplate election
This is the election of the dubplates, but it is hardly the election where substance will win the day, and this is very sad. Who do we hold responsible? Well, generally I blame the officers of both parties, but principally I place a higher level...
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DISD Extends Virtual Learning
By Allana J. BarefieldStaff Writer  No school bells or in-person classroom sessions for Dallas Independent School District (DISD) anytime soon, said Superintendent Michael Hinojosa recently during a press conference. Online …
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'It'd be wrong to airbrush our past': Streets considered for slavery memorials
The first 20 streets in Liverpool have been named for consideration for plaques to explain their links to the city's involvement with the slave trade.
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Police Commissioner tests positive for COVID-19
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has tested positive for COVID-19. The police information arm, the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), says he is now in isolation at home after presenting with flu-like symptoms. In the...
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Kamala Harris Wins Backing of ‘Divine Nine’ – The Wilmington Journal
In her historic speech accepting the vice presidential nomination for the Democratic party, Sen. Kamala Harris introduced her family - among them her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, 'The Divine Nine' and others from historically [...]
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2020 Toyota Camry TRD - Houston Forward Times
DETROIT – For the first time ever, Toyota has produced a TRD trim line of… The post 2020 Toyota Camry TRD appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Kamala Harris wins backing of ‘Divine Nine’ | Atlanta Daily World
Sen Kamala Harris accepted the vice presidential nomination for the Democratic party at last week's Democratic National Convention he senator introduced her family — among them her beloved Alpha Kappa … Continued
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Donates $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Funding the James Weldon Johnson Scholarship | Dallas Weekly
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. will donate $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) to fund the new James Weldon Johnson Scholarship, the fraternity announced today. The fraternity’s International
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Ombudsman looks to police to help encourage voter turnout in COVID atmosphere
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown is urging the police to enforce the law against anyone who breaches COVID-19 guidelines during the campaign season, in an effort to maintain an atmosphere of safety that will encourage...
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INTERVIEW: A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO GREATER BOSTON - African American News Today - EIN News
“A People’s Guide to Greater Boston,” out now from the University of California Press, is a very readable text but one that’s hard to define. A guide book with a historical, left-wing perspective, it is both thoroughly well-researched and pleasing to the eye: a high-production-value text and
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I Was Just Thinking: Breonna Taylor Case Spotlights Attorney General Daniel Cameron
By Norma Adams-WadeColumnist Who is Daniel Cameron and what does he have to do with the Breonna Taylor case? Cameron is the Kentucky Attorney General assigned in May to the …
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Impact and Legacy celebrating 133rd birthday | New York Carib News
To appreciate the impact of Legacy  one needs to review what his son Dr. Julius Garvey had to say about his father’s philosophy. “More and more blacks realize that simply subscribing to civil rights is not enough. It must have economic control.  I think this is becoming a greater and greater
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