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Guyana’s political tragedy
This crisis has been in the making for over 50 years – ever since the declaration of independence that came on the heels of the collapse of a multiracial anticolonial movement, the intervention of the joined imperialist forces of the UK and US and the convulsive coastal racial disturbances of the
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Man held with guns after threats of violence
A 26-year-old man was taken into police custody and a number of firearms which belong to a private security firm were seized yesterday following the circulation of a video on social media threatening
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Caricom congratulates St Kitts-Nevis PM on election victory
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)— The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has sent congratulations to incumbent Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris on the resounding victory of his Team Unity coalition in general elections held on
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Black Democrats: ‘Choose a sister’
“Joe Biden owes black people, and black women in particular, a debt of gratitude for reviving a campaign that was dead,” said Colette Phillips, founder of the Get Konnected social network and a supporter of the former vice president in the
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Hundreds Of McDonald's Workers Strike Over Company's Response To Coronavirus
McDonald’s workers in 20 cities nationwide went on strike Wednesday, protesting against the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and demanding guaranteed paid sick leave, hazard pay and
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Biden Urged To Pick Black VP, Not Klobuchar As Minneapolis Killing Stokes Racial Tensions
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd | Post News Group
Protesters and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in
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Historically Black Colleges Work To Help Students Amid Virus
The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things
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Trump Rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa Called ‘Slap In The Face’
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TV reporter’s vehicle torched in arson
A newly purchased vehicle belonging to television reporter Travis Chase was destroyed in a fire that was deliberately set in the early hours of yesterday
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$100,000,000 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In the Death of Peace Activist Shawntray Grant
The family of Shawntray Grant, represented by The Mance Law Firm, held a press conference last Monday to discuss the $100,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit that has been filed in the death of local peace activist Shawntray
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Tamla Horsford's case is reopened, she might have been killed
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Alabama reopens venues and resumes some activities. Here they are.
Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris today announced revisions to the Safer at Home Order that go into effect starting at 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, and lasting until 5 p.m. July
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Donald Trump a Voice of Reason on Police Reform.
Before he signed an executive order on police reform in the Rose Garden, Trump had reached out to the families of black men killed by police or vigilantes and met with them
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Kamala Harris's Police Reform Push Becomes Running Mate Tryout
Kamala Harris’s push for police reform in the Senate is shaping up as an audition for the job of Joe Biden’s vice president, as she makes herself a highly public voice for change after years as a no-nonsense prosecutor.By promoting a bill to ban police chokeholds and make other changes -- and by
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Biden Wants A Woman To Be His Running Mate: Here Are Some Names Under Consideration
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St Kitts & Nevis PM predicting 'resounding victory' at the polls
The coalition comprises Harris's People's Labour Party (PLP), the People's Action Movement (PAM) and the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), with the latter winning all three seats on the island on Nevis, the first time any political party has done so in federal elections, defeating the Nevis
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Young Masters of Ceremonies
Maceo Harris, a 12-year-old student at the Sherman School in Roxbury, was the master of ceremonies for Boston's observance of Benjamin Franklin's birthday anniversary in 1932. The ceremony was conducted in front of Franklin's statue on the lawn at City Hall. Mayor James Curley said of young
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'Really Ladies?': Tiny Harris' Photo with Rasheeda and Kandi Derails When Folks Blast Them for This
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Over 300 stranded Guyanese back home after two more repatriation flights
Two repatriation flights from Trinidad and Barbados yesterday brought home over 300 Guyanese nationals who were stranded abroad after borders were closed by governments to curb travel during the still-ongoing COVID-19
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sister Angella Harris a ‘gentle giant of a woman’
Veteran educator and Franciscan Sister Angella Harris was yesterday hailed as a woman steeped in grace and humility as family, friends, and colleagues and several persons whose lives she touched joined in a memorial service to salute
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An Afternoon of Accolades for a Deserving Servant
An Afternoon of Accolades for a Deserving Servant
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Authorities seeking suspect in armed robbery
Authorities are searching for a man whom they believe robbed a local convenience store at gun point. Madison Antonio Lewis, 34, of Waynesboro is wanted for armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
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Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt of the
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Harris, Jr., Dr. Homer E. (1916- 2007 )
Homer Harris was born on March 4, 1916 in Seattle, Washington.  In 1933, Harris became the first black captain of the football team at Garfield High School in Seattle.  At the University of Iowa, Homer was elected by his teammates to be team captain, most inspirational, and Most Valuable
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Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements
Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements -some still worried about safety ahead of exams
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Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated U.S. Grant for the presidency. Convention marked the national debut of Black politicians. P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana and James J. Harris were delegates to the convention. Harris was named to the committee which informed Grant of his
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Fathers of NBA players discuss raising strong Black children
Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers hugs his mother, Lisa Harris, and his father, Torrell Harris, watches after the game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on November 22, 2019 in
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