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guest column:Emmanuel Zvada COVID-19 has brought a lot of changes in organisations. Crises have a way of revealing, course-correcting and recalibrating what leadership really means. The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the nature of work to the core. While many are still anxiously awaiting a return
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Md. Election Board OKs Voting Plan, But Faces Possible Rejection by Governor
The Maryland State Board of Elections approved a plan Friday to allow six consecutive days of voting for this year's general election, including use of the state's 282 high schools.
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Source: The Washington Informer
Ex-farmers trash compensation agreement
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE WHITE former commercial farmers, who approached the Sadc Tribunal after being violently ejected from their farms during the chaotic land reform programme in the early 2000s, have distanced themselves from the US$3,5 billion global compensation agreement penned by the
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Newswire : Judicial battle looms with Ginsburg passing, Black leaders fear loss of civil rights gains
By Barrington M. Salmon and Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Civil rights leaders are alternating between sadness over the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and deep concern about what her death could mean to the composition of the US Supreme Court – and
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
New south St. Pete school offers an alternative curriculum
NorthStar Academies offers an alternative curriculum designed to give children who are considered overage for their grade level an opportunity to complete the necessary credits to graduate high school BY Nicole Slaughter Graham, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - On Saturday, Aug. 1, Chatiela
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Prominent Democratic Donor Ed Buck Faces New Felony Charges Of Forcing Victims To Do Sex Work - Blavity
New charges were brought against Democratic political donor Ed Buck Tuesday after a California grand jury nailed him on several felony counts related to sexual assault.
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Democrats Investigate The Head Of USPS After Sudden Changes | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.thegrio.com By Christian Spencer Democrats have called for the investigation of the USPS and Postmaster General Louis Dejoy. Dejoy is a friend and supporter of President Donald Trump. Dejoy was appointment to the position of Postmaster General in May 2020. On Friday, Dejoy released a memo that
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
COMMENTARY: Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low-income housing built in your neighborhood," the president tweeted. Trump continued to brag about the move during a campaign stop in
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Zec risks flouting the law over recalled MPs
BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been warned that it risks flouting the law if it lets the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T fill the gazetted 15 proportional representation (party list) seats that were left vacant after the party recalled MDC Alliance MPs from Parliament. This was
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Facebook Launches Initiative to Highlight Black-Owned Businesses For National Black Business Month
August is officially National Black Business Month and social media giant Facebook has unveiled a series to support and highlight Black entrepreneurs this month. The virtual events and programs are…
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COVID-19: Private hospitals 'to take public patients' in Gauteng
It's been hailed as a move that could save the Gauteng Government upwards of R600m, and private hospitals will now provide public COVID-19 treatment.
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COVID-19 latest: Cases in South Africa now at 559 858
As of Sunday 9 August, South Africa has 559 858 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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Rowley says PNM won election | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday night declared victory for his ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) in the general elections and signaled immediately that the party is in a transition as he no longer expects to contest another poll in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Companies owned by billionaire governor awarded up to $24M in PPP loans
West Virginia governor, Jim Justice, and six companies that he and his family own received up to $24 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans. The post Companies owned by billionaire governor awarded up to $24M in PPP loans appeared first on TheGrio.
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7 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Finances During COVID-19 - Blavity
If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an  account here  and check out our  how-to post  to learn more. ____ The coronavirus pandemic has caused lots of issues for a large number of people, and it’s clear at this point that this is going to
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Biden apologizes for saying Latino community incredibly diverse 'unlike African American community' - African American News Today - EIN News
… 't know, unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the … Biden just lost the entire African American community." Symone Sanders, a … . To be sure, polling shows Black Americans overwhelmingly support Biden over Trump …
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Growth & Jobs | Young make-up artist innovates amid COVID-19
AT A time when many entrepreneurs are feeling the financial pinch from the fallout of business, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, certified make-up artist Teeah Anderson has decided to re-strategise her business model in order to continue to earn
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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic
Initial jobless claims fell in the U.S. at the end of last month to their lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic tanked the economy.
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Report: 7.7 percent of female workers in Texas are entrepreneurs
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Trinidad Elections: 'This is not Guyana', says Barry - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) came under criticism from United National Congress (UNC) candidate for Princes Town Barry Padarath after he cast his vote in Couva on
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North Carolina has everything riding on this election. Democrats need your help
… , saying it targeted “African Americans with almost surgical precision.” … to be used by African Americans, and eliminated Sunday … African American woman to become mayor. Charlotte now has an African American … is a majority African American district that should …
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Facebook Removes A Bunch of Accounts From Romania Posing As African-Americans Supporting Trump
Race and racism continue to be a pivotal issue in American politics, and there’s no question it will matter in this year’s elections.
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Ferguson Cops Block Activists From Painting Mike Brown Mural | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Twitter slams the petty move. Written by Nigel Roberts Police officers are catching hell on Twitter after a video posted Saturday (August 8) on the social media platform purported to show them preventing people from painting a Michael Brown mural in Ferguson, Missouri. Sunday (August 9) marked the
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Wrongful Conviction of John Thompson Pt. II
John Thompson was in his early 20s when he was arrested and eventually convicted in the death of Ray Liuzza in 1984 Louisiana. He found himself in prison on the word of “reliable witnesses” and a fabricated documented criminal history. Also sealing his fate was the word of someone else held
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Continued ban on alcohol sales creating 'incredible risks' for SA, EU trade | Fin24
Serious trade imbalances between SA and the EU are creating unintended consequences due to the continued prohibition on the sale of alcohol in SA, warns the alcohol industry.
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Raising cancer awareness amid COVID-19 pandemic
guest column :Madzudzo Michelle At the present, COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of the country and an all-consuming thought to the healthcare system countrywide. In an attempt to both reduce COVID-19-related deaths but mostly to “flatten the curve”, that is, spread out non-avoidable mortality over
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“I’m Not Harming Myself”: LaKeith Stanfield Says He’s “OK” After Deleting Alarming Instagram Posts
The 28-year-old actor alarmed fans and supporters after sharing a series of cryptic videos on social media, alluding to harming himself.
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COVID-19 latest: Deaths in South Africa surpass 10 000
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the total number of COVID-19 cases are at 553 188 as of Saturday 8 August 2020.
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Ella Jenkins: Earned the Distinction as the “First Lady of Children’s Folk Song”
Folk singer Ella Jenkins entertained children in a musical career for almost fifty years and has performed for children all over the world. During her youth, Jenkins mastered playing over fifty world instruments including the maracas, ukulele, and Kalumba drum. Born Ella Louise Jenkins on August
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[Video] Weeksville: Thriving Community of African Americans in New York During the Late 1830s
Weeksville was a village of free African Americans founded just after the abolition of slavery in New York. In 1838, only 11 years after slavery ended in New York, Weeksville was formed by a free black man named James Weeks when he purchased a substantial area of land from Henry
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