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The Cities Where Gentrification and COVID-19 Collide
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Activists discuss building wealth through business - The Bay State Banner
As Black businesses struggle to recover from COVID-19, local experts have gathered to talk solutions and resources to rebuild Black wealth amidst the ongoing crisis. In partnership with the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) and Berkshire Bank, the Bay State Banner’s Howard Manly
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Local Media Association today named 16 news organizations that will participate in the first six-month lab from its Center for Journalism Funding. TheCenter for Journalism Funding, operated by LMA with support from theGoogle News Initiative, aims to strengthen the understanding and capabilities of
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Whisky, bootlicking at ED’s birthday
BY MOSES MATENGA SENIOR Zanu PF officials and corporate executives yesterday fell over each other to spoil President Emmerson Mnangagwa with presents that included flowers and expensive whisky brands on his 78th birthday. Loyalists also took the opportunity to bootlick the embattled leader whose
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Big East Catholic schools sew BLM patches on players' uniforms - African American News Today - EIN News
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Voter Preparation! Voter Participation! Voter Protection! | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
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The Honest Truth About Law Enforcement and Our Community - Los Angeles Sentinel
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White Nebraska bar owner charged with manslaughter in May shooting of African-American victim James Scurlock - African American News Today - EIN News
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Nigeria gov't under fire for sentencing 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy - Face2Face Africa
It has emerged that on the same day 22-year-old Nigerian musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death in the northern state of Kano for blasphemy, a 13-year-old boy was also given 10 years in prison with menial labor for blasphemy. Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State
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Black Dems Prod California’s Elected Officials to Take Emmett Till Pledge - Los Angeles Sentinel
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California’s energy future must be shaped by facts, not fears - Black Voice News
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Africa: Why Foreign Countries Are Scrambling to Set Up Bases in Africa
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