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The island’s courier service providers are haemorrhaging hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in revenue due to cargo flight delays that have resulted in missed deadlines and have forced heavy customer discounts for items long past...
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Nigeria: How I'm Shaping New Narratives in Nigeria's Motion Pictures
[This Day] Streaming services are the new gold in the global movie industry, and in Nigeria, Kike Moronkeji, a qualified scientist and engineer in different fields, joins the race with the launch of Gidi Box Office, writes Vanessa Obioha
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'Get the Hell Up Out of Here': Kevin Garnett Recalls the Moment His Grandmother Taught Him a Lesson After She Pulled Out a Gun on a Recruiter
Former Minnesota Timberwolves NBA player Kevin Garnett says he learned a great lesson from his grandmother during his college recruitment days. By now, Garnett fans […]
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OP-ED: Racial divide of coronavirus is real, so are innovations that can help
While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this
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House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues
The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would remove from the Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the... View Article The post House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues appeared first on TheGrio.
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State House blames Chakwera: President is slowing progress | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
State House has blamed President Lazarus Chakwera’s delay to appoint a Minister of Transport for the slow progress of the Sena Corridor railway line rehabilitation project. Speaking during the State House Brief on Monday in Lilongwe, Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda said the absence of the
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Rich the Kid Accuses Airline of Racial Discrimination After Being Removed from Flight for Smelling Like Marijuana: 'I Don't Smoke'
Rich the Kid is accusing an airline of racial discrimination after being kicked off a flight. The rapper shared video of the incident on Dec. 4 via
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Be warned India, Steve Smith 'feeds off' criticism ahead of Gabba decider
Australia skipper Tim Paine has warned that Steve Smith "feeds off" criticism and was fired up for the high-stakes fourth Test against India.
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Google Announces $50 Million Unrestricted Grant to 10 HBCUs
The funds are Google’s latest effort to address the diversity gap in the tech industry.
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Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine is still standing strong in COVID-19 pandemic | The Crusader Newspaper Group
However, Lenice Levy found a way for her restaurant, Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine in Evanston to
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Bosso hunt for Muduhwa replacement
BY FORTUNE MBELE HIGHLANDERS have begun searching for an experienced centre-back to replace Peter Muduhwa , who recently joined Tanzanian champions Simba SC on loan. Muduhwa inked a six-month loan deal with Simba SC, who have said if he impresses in the short spell, they will engage him on
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Serena Williams Wears $850 'Inspire' Necklace She Designed Herself As She Gears Up To Win Her 24th Title
Serena Williams is getting back to work on the tennis court as she gears up to win her 24th
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'Shady Baby with the Bounce': Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Daughter Has Fans Cracking Up with Her Dance Moves
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Met service ready for active hurricane season
Director of the Meteorological Service Branch, Evan Thompson, says the entity is ready and prepared to keep Jamaicans informed during the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is expected to be active. “We want to assure you that the...
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Kenya to Reopen Mogadishu Embassy, Ministry Says
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Uganda arrests street vendors defying virus lockdown | Africanews
Uganda has not announced any social protection plan for its poor and those rendered jobless by the new measures. Activists have accused the government of botching its response to the pandemic
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DPSCD Students Starts Summer School Today, Some Teachers Unhappy | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) teachers and students are coming back to the classroom today for summer school - but not everyone is in unison with the decision, WXYZ reported. Today, July 12 the DPSCD community will return to the opposition of a number of educators who are
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Toni Braxton featuring H.E.R. - "Gotta Move On"
Toni Braxton sings about a woman who knows it's time to break free from a failing relationship in the music video for her song "Gotta Move On," featuring H.E.R. and directed by Mike Ho.
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Melvin Herbert Evans was born on August 7, 1917, in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. He attended public schools until entering Howard University where he received his B.S. in 1940.  In 1944 he received his M.D. from Howard College of Medicine, whereupon he served in a variety of medical
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Peninsula girls tennis defeats Westlake, captures second consecutive CIF-SS Open Division championship - L.A. Focus News
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES - The Peninsula girls tennis team delivered a dominating effort in singles Friday to repeat as the CIF Southern Section Open Division champion. The Panthers, who defeated University of Irvine in last year’s final, took care of visiting Westlake 11-7 to go 2-for 2 in the last
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Jamaican-born Deborah Archer elected first Black president of the ACLU in 101-year history - Face2Face Africa
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black President in its 101-year history. Deborah Archer, a clinal law professor at New York University School of Law, was elected virtually over the weekend by the union’s 69-member board of directors and she brings to this position
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Obama sends message of hope to black youth
The former president was joined by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, President of Color of Change Rashad Robinson, Minneapolis City Council member Phillipe Cunningham, and My Brother’s Keeper youth leader Playon Patrick in a conversation moderated by Campaign Zero co-founder Brittany
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The Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund Gifts $1 Million to Black Owned Businesses
Jrue and Lauren Holiday have announced the recipients of the second round of grants from the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund (JLH Fund).
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BIKO INTERVIEW: ‘Success after three bankruptcies’
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Peyton Manning Endows 6 HBCU Scholarships
Former NFL great Peyton Manning has established endowment scholarships at six historically Black colleges and universities.
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Not another Slave Movie. The Underground Railroad Delves Deeper. | BlackPressUSA
CHICAGO DEFENDER - While The Underground Railroad is filled with such hard and realistic imagery of the atrocities of slavery and racism, Jenkins goes deeper into the lives of enslaved black Americans.| By Danielle Sanders, Interim Managing Editor Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel by Colson
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