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As Cal Drops Age for COVID Shot, Black and Brown Nonprofits Demand Bigger Role - Voice and Viewpoint
Bo Tefu | California Black Media In Los Angeles County last week, 211 LA, a local non-profit organization that provides health related information and services to residents, announced that it had reached an important milestone. Celebrating its success, the community-based organization shared with
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Bishop T.D. Jakes Shares Why He Chooses to Focus on Positivity in His Films – Free Press of Jacksonville
| April 9, 2021 – (Source: www.rollingout.com) – Heralded author, producer and filmmaker Bishop TD Jakes has provided cinematic treasures such as Women Thou Art Loosed, Not Easily Broken, Sparkle and more. As a man of the cloth, he’s always made an effort to combine spiritual teachings into his
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Ex-Loves, Lies and Video Game Addictions: Pandemic Secrets
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are thousands – perhaps millions – of Americans who have not only found the pandemic as tough a challenge to navigate as any, but whose need for socialization rationale is among the litany of “secrets” they’ve kept to themselves during the first year of COVID-19.
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Jazz legend Mbirimi burial today
BY KIMBERLY KARIATI THE late jazz legend Friday Mbirimi (78), who succumbed to colon cancer complications on Tuesday last week in Harare, will be laid to rest this morning at Warren Hills cemetery in Warren Park. Mbirimi was part of the legendary Afro-jazz group, the Mbare Trio. Family spokesperson
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Entertainment exec Holly Carter creating change with faith-based programming | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - Carter continues to set standards, having recently developed a phenomenal Easter special: “Our OWN Easter” featuring Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia, hosted by BeBe and CeCe Winans.
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NetOne seeks Zimdollar fuel to power boosters
By NQOBANI NDLOVU STATE-run mobile telecommunications company, NetOne, has appealed to government to avail fuel to the telecommunications sector in local currency to ensure 24-hour connectivity, particularly in rural areas where boosters are run on generators. The appeal was made at the weekend by
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Alabama to receive $940 million incentive payments, over two years, if the state expands Medicaid under the American Rescue Plan | BlackPressUSA
THE GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT - Jane Adams, Executive Director of Cover Alabama, a coalition of organizations supporting Medicaid Expansion says, “This is the very best time for Alabama to expand Medicaid because the Federal government is offering incentives to expand the program and because the
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USDA boosts Food Assistance for Homeless Young Adults seeking Refuge in Shelters | Dallas Weekly
Under normal circumstances, USDA only reimburses shelters for meals served to children through age 18, but the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act expanded several nutrition assistance programs to reach the most vulnerable populations experiencing food hardship due to the pandemic, including homeless
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100% payout hike, grocery vouchers for pensioners
BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE PENSIONERS and widows are set to get a 100% increase to their monthly stipends, as well as grocery vouchers worth $3 000 from the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), NewsDay has learnt. Nssa deputy director for marketing Tendai Mutseyekwa told NewsDay that pensioners
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Burundi: Human Rights, Justice Still on Agenda in EU-Burundi Talks
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Africa: Calls to Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy As African Union Drops Astrazeneca
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It's Time to Stop Talking About Defunding US Police, Start Funding It in Much Better Way, Prof Says - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
…  the death of an African American man, George Floyd, in … that 81 percent of African Americans wanted the police to … The pollster noted that "Black Americans' reported exposure to … justice", Edmond, an African American who lost his child in …
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Ramaphosa: Future of job creation is in the digital economy and SA is well positioned for growth | Fin24
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Elderly appeal for home vaccination visits
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Quindon Tarver, Who Toured With Brandy And Monica And Appeared In Madonna Video, Dies At 38 - Blavity
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COMMENTARY: Racism and Its Deadly Cousins | BlackPressUSA
POST NEWS GROUP - There is a long history of bigotry and legal discrimination that directly targeted Asian immigrants and Asian Americans. Over the past year, that hostility was inflamed by bigoted rhetoric from former President Donald Trump describing COVID-19 as the “Kung flu” and warning that
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Parents Of Georgia Preschoolers Livid After Photo Appears To Show White Kids Being Fed While Black Kids Sit There - Blavity
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10 Controversial Stage Names In Hip-Hop That Get A Side Eye
Sometimes we’re not sure what’s worse: Having a wholesome, unassuming name while behaving terribly, or going by a problematic name with good behavior. Check out some of the most controversial and often problematic names of hip-hop stars from the past and present.
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‘White Lives Matter’ rallies turn out to be a fail due to dismal attendance
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Minister guarantees showbiz return - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY SINDISO DUBE YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation deputy minister Tinomudaishe Machakaire on Friday met with Bulawayo-based artists and assured them of the imminent reopening of the showbiz sector after it had remained closed since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in March last year. Physical
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Mozambique’s conflict and the question of foreign intervention
The bloody takeover late last month of Palma, a northern town at the centre of Mozambique’s vast oil and natural gas prospects, has again prompted international — and particularly regional — pressure to stem the violence. Attacks by an armed group known locally as al-Shabab, whose origins, analysts
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AFJ launches $30m COVID-19 vaccine fund
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