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Throughout history, man has been able to conquer millions of men but has been unable to conquer himself.
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Magic Johnson Announces $100 Million in Loans for Business Owners of Color | Afro
(Black PR Wire) — Since April, when the $2 trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Bill was passed and the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began to address COVID-19’s financial hits, the first study to look at the novel coronavirus’ impact on Black and Latinx business
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Stub out that cigarette: New study links smoking to higher risk of strokes in Blacks - The Bay State Banner
A new study has shown that Black people who smoke have a higher risk of stroke than their white counterparts. In addition, the more one smokes, the greater the risk. The post Stub out that cigarette: New study links smoking to higher risk of strokes in Blacks appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Coronavirus Update: Black Hair Stylists And Barbers Struggle To Survive During Pandemic
As the pandemic disproportionately effects black communities across the country, African Americans in the hair care business say stay-at-home orders and social distancing mandates are devastating their livelihood and
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Online Classes - Milwaukee Community Journal
The Milwaukee Urban League and the Milwaukee Area Technical College are offering a GED and Healthcare customer services certificate program. Online class begins July 8 and ends August 28. Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact Maura Fitzgerald, mfitzgerald@tmul.org or
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
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Does Staying Inside Weaken Your Immune System?
While we understand that lockdowns are important to prevent the spread of coronavirus, research is coming out that certain aspects of quarantine aren’t good for our physical or mental
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BATSA, Dlamini-Zuma set to face off in court next week over cigarette ban
In her court papers, Dlamini-Zuma controversially argued that the economic damage from the cigarette ban was being partially mitigated by a flourishing illegal market - representing economic
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Soweto welfare centre struggling to help orphans after robbery | News24
Sizanani, an organisation in Soweto that supports destitute children, has been robbed of around R50 000 worth of food, computers and other goods.
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Student Whose Heart Was 'Turning To Stone' Saved By Swap Op | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
A young woman suffering from a rare genetic condition hardening her heart as if it was turning into stone is healthy, thanks to a successful transplant. Sara Vietez, 27, who lives in Cangas, in northwestern Spain, was diagnosed with a rare genetic heart condition known as “stone heart.” Her father
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Mayor Walsh: Filling out the U.S. Census is a way to support your community
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a census, counting every person living in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and five
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Higher Levels Of Moderate, Vigorous Physical Activity Reduce Arterial Stiffening In Children – The Omaha Star
WASHINGTON — According to a recent study conducted in Finland, higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can help curb arterial stiffening in childhood. However, sedentary time or aerobic fitness was also not linked to arterial health.
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Lil Duval Sued By His Baby Mama For Financial Assistance
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Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) is a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial
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2020’s best holiday gifts for healthy living in 2021
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How One New Program Hopes to Help Kids Who Test Positive for Lead Poisoning | The Madison Times
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. A new program from the Medical College of Wisconsin seeks
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Military Seeking Technology To Detect Virus | Muslim Journal
By Lyndon A. Bilal “If anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.” (Quran 5:32) A consortium of medical researchers working with the U.S. Army is looking for help in finding technology solutions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and treat those with the
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Curfew Lifted in Atlanta as Thousands Protest Across Georgia | Afro
ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of people across Georgia joined in dozens of protests for racial justice Saturday, from sometimes-festive events in downtown Atlanta, to a protest that drew hundreds in a once all-White north Georgia
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Shepherd Manson B. Johnson II, pastor of Holman Street Baptist Church, has died
Shepherd Dr. Manson B. Johnson II, the dynamic leader and teacher of Holman Street Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward, died Sunday, May 31, 2020 from complications of
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Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential
Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research
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Amended SAA business rescue plan offers employees a better deal | Fin24
SAA's amended business rescue proposal offers 1 000 laid off employees training as well as assistance towards UIF, pension and medical aid for a period of 12 months.
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health
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City Of Jacksonville Announces Details & Application Process For Small Business Relief Grant Program
JACKSONVILLE, Florida  ─ The City of Jacksonville will launch the Small Business Relief Program on Monday, June 8, at 9 a.m. to provide support to local businesses impacted by
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Healthy Savannah Wins Statewide Recognition For Public Health Initiatives
The coalition has received the 2020 Joseph D. Greene Community Service Collaborative Award for its work to make Savannah a healthier place to
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EDITORIAL: Lockdowns are a public health hazard - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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The Black Card: We Are Our Own Solutions; We Must Praise Our Own
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OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro
D.C. Councilmembers are now reviewing the mayor’s budget, which included a three percent increase in school operating costs for D.C. Public Schools and the District’s public charter schools, each of which educate about half of all city public school
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Caribbean countries renew disaster risk insurance policies
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says its member governments in the Caribbean have all renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries in light of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane
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State Senator Bill Cunningham is encouraging Illinois families to take advantage of a new support package from ComEd and the Illinois Commerce Commission to help them pay their electric
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