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#Election2020 – Is Defund the Police a massive political mistake? | The Atlanta Voice
On Friday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser had a massive mural reading Black Lives Matter in block yellow lettering painted on 16th Street near the White House. The next day, activists painted another message in that exact same yellow lettering on the same street. It read: Defund the Police. Amid the
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Chuck D Says Older Politicians Should Make Way For Younger Generation
Public Enemy founder says young people should take the lead.
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Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Gangsters be warned: this is a war you will not win. The article Trinidad PM warns gangsters against retaliation appeared first on Stabroek News.
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(2008) President-Elect Barack Obama's Election Night Victory Speech, Nov. 4th, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.  On the night of his historic victory, Senator Obama addressed an audience of 250,000 at Grant Park in Chicago.  The text of his speech appears
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Dealing with loneliness during pandemic - DefenderNetwork.com
The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide. Though many parts of the U.S. have opened up at varying levels, social isolation remains the new normal for countless Americans. Staying home is especially important for those in high-risk categories, such as older adults and people of
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Kenyans march in capital against police violence | News24
At least 200 people have turned out for a protest in a poor Nairobi neighbourhood against police violence linked to the deaths of 15 people nationwide since the authorities imposed a curfew to fight coronavirus.
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California Capitol Dome Lit Up in Red, Black and Green on Juneteenth
“Juneteenth is Freedom Day and a cause for celebration,” said Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus. “What is encouraging is the renewed interest in Juneteenth by young people. “I think it is this moment where they recognize their power to make
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Sharpless, Mattie R. (1943- )
On October 1, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mattie R. Sharpless to be the next United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Sharpless was at her post in the nation’s capital at Bangui by mid-December 2001.  Sharpless served in Bangui
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Coronavirus Update: Mental Health Experts Warn of Increasing Suicides Among Young African Americans
As the pandemic continues to affect Black and other communities of color disproportionately, health experts are warning of a new mental health crisis linked to the coronavirus outbreak: an increase in suicides among Blacks. Measures suggested by health officials to curb the spread of the
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Inglewood students hold dialogue on equal opportunities -
INGLEWOOD — Students at Morningside High School are leading a community dialogue about creating equal opportunities for success for Black and Latino students in the Inglewood Unified School District. “Our schools are not as good as if we were to go to La Tijera or Beverly Hills,” said senior
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Where’s the work, Dayton?
Krystal Lee, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for St Ann North West, has given low performance ratings for Member of Parliament Dayton Campbell, questioning his achievements during his nine-year tenure. Campbell told The Gleaner last week...
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Taylor, Jamila
Jamila E. Taylor, a long-time community advocate and founding board member of Blackpast.org, graduated from University of Oregon School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence and obtained her BA in Sociology from Virginia State University.  She is an energetic motivator with “an unrelenting
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Callum Daniel 11-year old Diana Award 2020 recipient - Voice Online
Callum Daniel aged 11, from London has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can... The post Callum Daniel 11-year old Diana Award 2020 recipient appeared first on Voice Online.
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(1963) Josephine Baker, “Speech at the March on Washington”
Josephine Baker is remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the 1920s.  Yet through much of her later life, Baker became a vocal opponent of  segregation and discrimination, often initiating one-woman protests against racial
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'Weak safeguards against job cuts will hurt COVID-19 response'
TRADE unionist Danny Roberts says countries like Jamaica with weak safeguards against employment termination, high rates of informality, and a heavy dependency on the service sector are likely to lag behind in the economic recovery process in the post-COVID-19 period.
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Our Children Are Now Dying by Suicide
By Glenn Ellis (TriceEdneyWire.com) - In 2016, a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5! to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to White youth in the same age group. Did you hear that? Suicide in Black children 5-12! Who
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
William Loren Katz has devoted his life to researching and writing African American history.  In the following account written to describe the reissue of one of his most successful books, Black Indians, he describes how he became an historian of African America and particularly the black
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Africa's Post-Pandemic Future Needs to Embrace Youth in Agriculture
Analysis - Warnings at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic that Africa could be hit by a wave of up to 10 million cases within six months thankfully now seem unfounded, although it is still far too early to be over-confident.
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(1963) Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”
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Chip Fu Uses a Hip-Hop Curriculum to Elevate Students
Former rapper Chip Fu started a program named M.A.A.T.H (Music Appreciation, Art Time, and Healing) that has gained interest in several education programs
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BPOs donate care packages to Granville residents
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE HUNDRED and twenty families in Granville, St James, received a special treat yesterday when they were given care packages with food and snacks by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), as part of the group’s ongoing...
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Bank of America Connects Savannah Youth To Work Success Through Paid Virtual Summer Leadership Experience | The Savannah Tribune
Bank of America today announced that the two Savannah high school juniors and seniors selected as Student Leaders (#BofAStudentLeaders) have started their paid summer internship experience of leadership, civic engagement, and workforce skills-building. In light of the health concerns that remain in
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Africa: How Young Africans Find Innovative Solutions to Challenges Posed By COVID-19 Pandemic
Guest Column - June is Youth Month in South Africa, built around commemorations of the brave students in Soweto on 16 June 1976 who rose up against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. The same day is also the African Union’s International Day of the African Child. Both these
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Dallas Public Librarys SMART Summer promotes virtual learning - Dallas Examiner
Special to The Dallas Examiner Dallas Public Library’s SMART Summer with Mayor Eric Johnson kicked off May 30, with incentives and prizes to encourage reading and at-home virtual learning experiences. “We have all
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Africa Must Go Beyond Ending Conflict, and Tackle Its Root Causes
[Africa Renewal] Hanna Tetteh is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union. As head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU), Ms. Tetteh spoke with Africa Renewal's Kingsley Ighobor on, among other issues, the current
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(1964) Joseph Jackson, "The Vote is the Only Effective Weapon in the Civil Rights Struggle"
Rev. Joseph Jackson, long time pastor of Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, and President of the National Baptist Convention from 1953 to 1982 became the leading spokesperson for the black conservative opposition to the direct action civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King and
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Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless host virtual youth mental health summit - Atlanta Tribune
Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless to Host Virtual Youth Mental Health Summit Addressing the Effects of COVID-19, Systemic Racism and Social Injustice on Tuesday, June 30Panelists include Music Legend Usher, Usher’s New Look President Careshia Moore and MindRight Founder Ashley Edward
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Virtual Youth Discussion: COVID-19: Its Serious, Young People! The Mississippi Link
LEXINGTON, Miss. Holmes County, Mississippi continues to be among the state’s Hot Spots for COVID-19.  COVID-19: Its Serious, Young People! is the title of a virtual youth discussion to be held Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. until Noon. The event is coordinated as a part of the CSLC
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Broad support for Black Lives Matter shows a new generation of race consciousness has arrived - Black Voice News
In summary The outpouring of cross-racial support for Black Lives Matter demonstrations has surprised some who feel there is a new awakening in American society. By María G. Rendón, Special to CalMatters María G. Rendón is associate professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at
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NAACP Educational Counseling Committee
The Boston Branch of the NAACP founded its Educational Counseling Committee in 1948 to provide higher education information and guidance to Black young people in Boston high schools. Twenty years later in 1968 the Committee counseled over 340 students and awarded $20,000 in direct college aid to 60
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