Int’l agency to fund programme for workers’ transition into formal sector

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Int’l agency to fund programme for workers’ transition into formal sector

The Ministries of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) and Agriculture and Fisheries will soon launch a programme targeted at workers operating informally in household services, agriculture and fisheries to aid their transition to the formal...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Small business owners – many of them baby boomers and in the retirement age range – are in a difficult position trying to decide whether to risk staying in business or sell and cut their losses, says Michael Sipe, author of The AVADA Principle and founder of the consulting firm 10x Catalyst Groups

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

The AFRO Endorses Dixon for Mayor | Afro

Despite some cringe-worthy verbal gaffes and missteps early on, Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young has stepped up admirably in the midst of COVID-19 and the other city crises to provide fairly steady

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: Rugby Africa Reinforces Its Support for All Member Federations Through Solidarity Fund

Tunis/Tunisia — Given the current health crisis, the Rugby Africa Executive Committee has approved the immediate release of €170,000 (539,140 thousand Tunisian dinars) from a solidarity

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction

In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was the first significant gathering of independent and soon-to-be independent nations in Asia and

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Source: Black Past

The Church and The Movement Why The Faith Community Is Marching, Too – Part 1

As a youth growing up in Lynchburg, Va., I was deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s which fostered many of the civil rights gains we have today as a result of mass demonstrations, protest marches, and finally, economic

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief | Afro

Black-Owned Businesses Got Little Relief Under PPP

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Rwanda: Trade Unions Urge Govt to Invest More in Job Creation

Both Biraboneye and Bicamumpaka agree on the fact that the government in partnership with the private sector will need to invest heavily in creating more jobs and reviving halted businesses after the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

BPOs donate care packages to Granville residents

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 outreach support programme amid the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Family To Attend HBCUs

Photo: Stephen Jackson Kappa Alpha Sorority announced on Friday that the organization founded on the campus of Howard University by Black collegiate women will provide scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Detroit Means Business with Paycheck Protection Flexibility

After a few weeks in, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been adjusted to offer small businesses more flexibility in accessing financial

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Washington, Booker Taliaferro

Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white man whom he never knew. After the Civil War, he worked in salt furnaces and coal mines in Malden, W.Va., and

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Angola: Official Calls for Stricter State Fund Management

Lubango — The vice-governor for political, economic and social Affairs of the southern Huila province, Maria Chipalavela, Wednesday, here urged entrepreneurs benefiting from State financial support for stricter use of the amounts

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Source: allAfrica.com

Motorists affected by 'bad gas' saga could get compensation in two weeks

Several motorists who were affected during the 2015 bad gas saga are currently being contacted and given a date to visit the offices of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), to begin the process of collecting their share of a $24.5 million compensation

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uganda: Govt Explains Quick Recovery COVID-19 Patients

The government has attributed quick recovery of Covid-19 patients to psychological preparedness among infected people, skilled health workers and excellent treatment

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Source: allAfrica.com

CBK warns 75pc of small businesses risk collapse

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

DC Health Link Continues to ‘POWERUP’ Small Businesses

DC Health Link in partnership with the Washington Business Journal, The Washington Informer, DC Chamber of Commerce, Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, and the POWERUP DC Small Business Brain Trust partners are hosting POWERUPDC

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Source: The Washington Informer

State agents, political operatives inseparable in St Mary COVID-19 relief - Mayne says Bull Bay, Corn Piece quarantine lessons learnt; Alexis says first six days of lockdown illegal

Government agencies, non-profit organisations and political operatives were inseparable in communities under COVID-19 lockdown last Thursday as The Sunday Gleaner toured the area, but South East St Mary Member of Parliament Dr Norman Dunn has insisted that his bee-like presence was purely

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus submits $457 million plan for CARES Act funds and creation of $100 million endowment for Mississippi’s HBCUs | The Mississippi Link

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus is asking for $457 million from Coronavirus monies and $100 million endowment for HBCUs – Alcorn, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Tougaloo, Rust, Coahoma and Utica Branch of

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Inslee Announces Cancellation Of Some State Employee Raises And Need For Furloughs

With the state facing a severe downturn in revenue collections, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee has directed state agencies under his authority to cancel a scheduled 3% general wage increase for many of the state’s highest-paid general government employees and to begin furloughs for most state

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Kenya receives €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

CMPI seeking applicants to address lack of minorities in orchestras | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI) is a mentorship program that was launched last fall for talented student musicians from traditionally under-represented

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Helping our small businesses, the backbone of our community

The coronavirus has been extremely challenging for Michigan — and especially for Detroit, taking a toll on our friends, neighbors and loves ones, as well as on the many small businesses that serve our

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

The Time is Always Right to Do Right

George Floyd’s name will forever be etched into history alongside others like Derek Williams, Michael Brown and slain civil rights workers Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner—regular Americans who were killed by law

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) announced on Friday that the organization is planning on providing scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of police shooting victim George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their

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Black Lives Matter Network Establishes $12M Grant Fund

NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting institutional racism, in the wake of the George Floyd

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Source: Black America Web

Angola

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Uganda: Govt Moves to Lift Fishing Ban On Lake Kyoga

Government has for the second time set July 1 as the date for reopening Lake Kyoga to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: How Government Will Finance Shs45 Trillion Budget

External budget support

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Source: allAfrica.com

How to Support the Movement for #BlackLivesMatter?

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