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State: Task Force Helped Lower Percentage Of African Americans Contracting COVID-19 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… lower the percentage of African Americans who contracted the virus. … . “We lost five African American men from our church,” … cases and deaths for African Americans dropped tremendously in September … pandemic, we were, African Americans were roughly 32 percent …
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ICE takes advantage of holidays to deport immigrants in the now called Flights of Death - The New York Beacon
By Viviane Faver  The new administration must dismantle Trump’s deportation machine and end family detention and separation.  Only in Pennsylvania, more than twenty-three black and Latino families, including 28 children, face hasty deportations. Due to the violence from which they fled, and are
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Avoiding the holiday blues | Afro
Alphonso Gibbs, Jr., LCSW-C, LICSW, Advisory Board Member Men’s Health Network www.MensHealthNetwork.org The six weeks encompassing Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s—collectively called “the holidays”—are for most, a magically unique time of year, filled with holiday
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Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine
Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.
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62-year-old Yolanda Holder is the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours - Face2Face Africa
Yolanda Holder's achievements are amazing. The 62-year-old is a two-time Guinness World Record Holder for “most marathons completed in a calendar year” and the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours. She is a finisher of six 6-day races with a podium finish in every single
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Africa: World Soil Day Highlights the Role of Soil Biodiversity in Boosting Food Production and Nutrition
[FAO] Rome -- New FAO report examines the potential of soil organisms in ensuring sustainable agri-food systems and mitigating climate change
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First-time candidate hopes to bridge communication gap in school board, becomes first African American to be elected to position in Highland - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
When Allencia Ballard began campaigning for a position on the School Town of Highland school board, she had no idea that if elected, she would be the first African American to have the position.
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CBC Elects Executive Committee for 117th Congress – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Stacy M. Brown  (Washington Informer) Rep. Joyce Beatty will chair the Congressional Black Caucus for the 117th Congress as the caucus embarks on its 50th anniversary as the voice of Black America on Capitol [...]
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Top 5 Books About Computer Games - 2020 Guide | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
Most people feel tired after a long day at work. Some of them decide to take a bath for relaxation or visit a massage therapist, and others choose hobbies to forget about stress and daily routine. Hobbies can also be different. Some people enjoy spending time on Playamo or playing Read More
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States plan for vaccines as daily US virus deaths top 3,100 - DefenderNetwork.com
States drafted plans Thursday for who will go to the front of the line when the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine become available later this month, as U.S. deaths from the outbreak eclipsed 3,100 in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring. With initial supplies of the vaccine certain
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Riekerink fires warning at Orlando Pirates
Jan Olde Riekerink has issued a warning to Orlando Pirates ahead of this afternoon's clash. The Cape side won't be backing down.
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I’m a Berkeleyan: BAMPFA director Julie Rodrigues Widholm: ‘Art is life’
… of 3,000 quilts by African American artists is amazing. That’s …
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CBC Elects Executive Committee for 117th Congress
Rep. Joyce Beatty will chair the Congressional Black Caucus for the 117th Congress as the caucus embarks on its 50th anniversary as the voice of Black America on Capitol Hill.
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Tennessee Challenged To Address Issues In Voting Rights Restoration Process
The Tennessee Conference of the NAACP and five residents are fighting to restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated folks across the state. A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Tennessee’s process has
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Women More Likely to Face Housing Insecurity in Pandemic-Led Recession - Voice and Viewpoint
NNPA Press Room Dubbed the “she-cession,” women face disproportionate housing impacts due to unemployment, housing tenure and childcare. Unemployment claims for women were up 1,368 percent year over year at the height of the COVID-19 recession. Last month, women represented 80 percent of those who
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Cameroon: Easing Cameroon's Ethno-Political Tensions, On and Offline
[ICG] Yaoundé/Nairobi/Brussels -- Two years after Cameroon's contested presidential election, political rivalry has taken a worrying direction as the incumbent's supporters trade ethnic slurs with backers of his main challenger. The government should undertake electoral reforms, bar discrimination
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Biden weighs pick for agriculture chief from diverse slate
One leading candidate for agriculture secretary hails from Cleveland, has the backing of progressives and has worked for years to... View Article The post Biden weighs pick for agriculture chief from diverse slate appeared first on TheGrio.
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Free public senior exercise classes on Facebook, YouTube help seniors stay fit | New Pittsburgh Courier
(NewsUSA) - When gym closures due to COVID-19 locked most seniors out of their exercise classes and daily workout routines this spring, they quickly began combing the internet for new strategies to stay fit. Today, many older adults have turned to options like the Silver&Fit® program, which offers
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Secretary of Education - who will it be? - TSDMemphis.com
by Curtis Weathers - President-elect Joe Biden is moving swiftly to fill cabinet positions in his administration. My interest, of course, is who he will select as the new Secretary of Education. Biden and his advisers have been getting both solicited and unsolicited advice from numerous people and
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David Dinkins, New York's first and only Blak mayor, dies at 93 - Dallas Examiner
By LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA David Norman Dinkins was a historic figure as the first African American of New York City. He served as the 106th mayor of the largest city in America
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Eugene Tee Taylor - Voice and Viewpoint
Eugene “Tee” Taylor, was the second child born to Marvin B. Taylor and Helen Taylor, August 21, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eugene received his formal education and graduated from Oliver High School. On June 3rd, 1965 he joined the United States Navy where he served his country with pride and
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Colin Kaepernick's NFL Debut Jersey Becomes Most Expensive Football Shirt to be Sold at Auction - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Kaepernick's NFL debut with San Francisco 49ers took place on 2 October 2011. The team played against Philadelphia Eagles, which they won 24–23.
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Black Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Email Criticizing Company's Attitude Toward Marginalized Voices - Blavity
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Bill Cosby Case
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby has served more than two years of a 3-to-10-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him of aggravated indecent assault. His longtime spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, will join the Black Press beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the morning of the hearings.
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West Africa: Eritrea's Role in Ethiopia's Conflict and the Fate of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia
[African Arguments] In the following article, Mesfin Hagos (founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in the 1970s who served as Minister of Defense in the 1990s), the most authoritative voice on Eritrean military affairs, reveals the extent of Eritrean involvement in the
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President-Elect Biden Names All-Women Senior Communications Staff – Arizona Informant Newspaper
“I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women. These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better,” Biden said in a statement. President-Elect
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Terri Lee Freeman resigns as National Civil Rights Museum president
The National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee is looking for a new leader. Terri Lee Freeman has resigned as president... View Article The post Terri Lee Freeman resigns as National Civil Rights Museum president for new post appeared first on TheGrio.
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Get ready for Donald Trump's shadow government - Dallas Examiner
By JESSE L. JACKSON SR. Rainbow PUSH Coalition (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Leave it to Donald Trump to run brazen subversion – refusal to accept the decision of the voters in the presidential election
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James Mars: Equal Rights Activist in Connecticut During the 1950s
James Mars was born into slavery in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1790. At the age of 25 he won his freedom, and two years later moved to Hartford. Mars was a faithful member of Talcott Street Church where he also served as a Deacon. He was well known and one of the most prominent African Americans […]
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Africa: Artificial Nests Can Help African Penguins Breed - but Parasites Like Them Too
[The Conversation Africa] The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has declined by over 95% since the 1900s and by nearly 65% over the past 30 years.
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