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Six more COVID cases, five additional recoveries
The Health Ministry has reported six new COVID-19 cases in Jamaica increasing the overall tally to 684. Four of the new patients recently arrived on flights from the United States while two are contacts of a confirmed case. Meanwhile, there were...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Donald Trumps July 4th Birthday Gift to America.
Nevertheless, I feel excited, hopeful and grateful. Incredibly, despite the Democrat governors and mayors and fake news medias' best effort to use Chinese flu hysteria to destroy Trump's unprecedented booming economy, our economy is roaring
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Shape the Future of Your Community By Responding to the 2020 Census
By Karen Stokes The country is struggling through a pandemic, and moving forward, critical decisions will be made for the future of your community from data collected by the 2020 Census. You can do your part to shape the future. Complete your 2020 Census. “It’s a short census, it takes on average
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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
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July 2, 2020 - DefenderNetwork.com
In this weeks edition U.S. Senate candidates MJ Hegar and State Sen. Royce West reach out to Black voters. Read how COVID-19 has revealed for some and reminded others that racism is everywhere. Sports Editor Terrance Harris dares to ask the question, with COVID-19 spiking nationwide, should
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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters - Los Angeles Sentinel
On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24
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Anti-Lynching Bill proposed
Black Congressman George H. White, North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. One report contends that in 1900, 105 Africans were lynched in the United States.
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Palmer Memorial Institute
Alice Freeman Palmer Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina, founded by Charlotte Hawkins Brown, was renamed and incorporated as Palmer Memorial Institute.
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Reverend Al Sharpton: Time To Get Fired Up
The articles of impeachment have officially been filed by the judiciary committee and Reverend Al Sharpton says that now weve got to see how the senate will vote. It is up to us as citizens to make sure that our state senators know how we feel. They have no way of knowing that if we []
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Student athletes worried about US visa revocation - Stabroek News
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced social distancing in every aspect of society, including schools. The article Student athletes worried about US visa revocation appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Archer urges victims to speak out against social inequality - Stabroek News
(Reuters) England fast bowler Jofra Archer has urged victims of racial abuse to speak out following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in the United States. The article Archer urges victims to speak out against social inequality appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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This appeal will be a test for the CCJ - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I am certain that thousands of persons from Guyana, the Caribbean and the wider world are anxiously awaiting the decision tomorrow of the Caribbean Court of Justice  (CCJ) in Guyana’s elections saga. The article This appeal will be a test for the CCJ appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
WHO says pandemic far from over
More than 136,000 new cases were reported worldwide on Sunday.
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Black America’s Conflicted History with the Insurrection Act - Black Voice News
“The whole South—every state in the South—had got into the hands of the very men that held us as slaves.” Henry Adams Washington, D. C. – Just when many thought the temperature in America could not rise any higher, the President of the United States announced he wanted to impose the Insurrection
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White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say : TheGrio
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the
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Elbert Frank Cox
Elbert Frank Cox was born on this day in Evansville, Indiana. He became the first Black to hold a doctorates degree in mathematics which he received from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in 1925.
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Granger holds on to allegation of fraud at elections - Stabroek News
Caretaker President David Granger yesterday maintained that there was “massive” fraud in the March 2nd elections while stating that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on the elections case is not what his party wants to
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Venezuela’s Maduro orders EU envoy to leave following fresh sanctions - Stabroek News
CARACAS, (Reuters) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday ordered the European Union envoy to leave the country, hours after the EU announced sanctions against several officials loyal to the socialist
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ICE: International students must leave U. S. if classes are online only : TheGrio
On Monday, the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications that will remove international students from the country, if their... View Article The post ICE: International students must leave U.S. if classes are online only appeared first on TheGrio.
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#NTDNA Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Responds To Drew Brees’ Anthem Protest Comments | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.heavy.com By Austin Boyd Las Vegas Raiders star running back Josh Jacobs called out New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees following Brees’ controversial comments about players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against police brutality. “I will never agree with anybody
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What’s Cooking: Plantain Chips - Stabroek News
What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask. The article What’s Cooking: Plantain Chips appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Georgia Governor Declares State of Emergency, Calls In National Guard to Atlanta to Protect State Buildings Amid Continued Unrest
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has declared a state of emergency and authorized the call-up of as many as 1,000 National Guard troops. The National []
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1780 - Two blacks aid in the capture of British spy, Major John Andre, in New York.
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Interesting questions at both CCJ, ICJ hearings - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The cases heard this week were well prepared by the parties involved and do present some interesting follow-up discussions. The article Interesting questions at both CCJ, ICJ hearings appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Constitutional article in question was clear and needed no interpretation – Justice Saunders - Stabroek News
In language reminiscent of what had been employed in the motion of no confidence case when it ruled that 33 was the majority of  65, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today said that Article 177 (2) (b) of the constitution was pellucid and required no
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Last week, African American activists confronted affirmative action opponents on a Zoom town hall a conservative Republican candidate organized. At least one Republican elected official attended the event that the Silicon Valley...
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Highlights of the CCJ decision on the Court of Appeal ruling - Stabroek News
Now Guyana must return to its state of respect for the established will of the people; and the new Government must be declared and installed. The article Highlights of the CCJ decision on the Court of Appeal ruling appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Court of Appeal decision thrown out by CCJ - Stabroek News
The Caribbean Court of Justice today threw out a controversial Guyana Court of Appeal decision that inserted the word valid into the consideration of votes for the election of a President. The article Court of Appeal decision thrown out by CCJ appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Teens find bodies in bags while filming TikTok videos in Seattle - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The two victims, Jessica Lewis, 35, and Austin Wenner, 27, were shot days earlier, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office. A family member said the two had dated for
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May I Approach? Courts and the Power of Inclusion
This week, Alliance for Justice’s Building the Bench Initiative is launching a new series called May I Approach? Courts and the Power of Inclusion that will feature conversations about the importance of experiential and demographic diversity in our federal courts. The first of these events will be
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