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Black Colleges Use Esports to Attract Students and Hook them on Science and Engineering – Dallas Post Tribune
The holiday gift that keeps teenagers on the sofa with game controllers in their hands may help parents pay their college tuition. For some, training to compete in cyberspace contests like Fortnite and NBA2K could soon replace training for team sports - and create a new scholarship pipeline and
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How Election Fraud Claims May Disenfranchise Black Voters
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with The New Yorker's Jelani Cobb about President Trump's call to Georgia's secretary of state, pressuring him to "find" votes, and the impact on Black voters.
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Congresswoman wears hanbok at swearing-in ceremony, honors Korean immigrant mom - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… @RepStricklandWA, the first Korean-American, Black-American from Washington State elected to … she married my father, an African American soldier, and came to a …
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Future of Online Gambling in the United States in 2021 | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
The popularity of online gambling is continuously rising, especially this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As it is to be expected, since people cannot visit traditional establishments and casinos, they have turned to the next best thing – online gambling. Taking into consideration the current
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Sinclair sponsors Berbice cricket tournament - Stabroek News
National all-rounder, Kevin Sinclair, is the latest player to throw his hat in the ring and sponsor a cricket tournament in Berbice. The article Sinclair sponsors Berbice cricket tournament appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Heisman Trophy preview: Alabama’s DeVonta Smith can set new standard for WR winners | L.A. Focus News
Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith leaves Notre Dame cornerback Clarence Lewis in his wake on the way to one of his three touchdowns during Friday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal in Arlington, Texas. Smith is one of four finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented on
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Black Angus Steakhouse temporarily closes most locations because of COVID-19 | L.A. Focus News
Black Angus Steakhouse is giving no hint when it will reopen after temporarily closing more than half of its locations, including most restaurants in Southern California. The reason is COVID-19 restrictions, according to taped phone messages on closed locations. The Sherman Oaks-based chain did not
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Report: First case of ‘UK’ COVID variant found in NY | L.A. Focus News
By Brad Brooks | Reuters New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says his state has found its first case of the more contagious, “UK” strain of the coronavirus, raising concerns about threats to hospital capacity should it spread rapidly in the state. Cuomo says on Monday that a man in his 60s living in
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Georgia heads to runoff polls with Senate majority at stake
… driving a huge turnout of African Americans, young voters, college-educated voters …
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`I was pleased to be a part of creating history’ - Stabroek News
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., is elated that the world’s most popular sport made a safe return here amidst the pandemic. The article `I was pleased to be a part of creating history’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Republicans furious that Stacey Abrams’ sister is judge who stopped voter purge in GA - DefenderNetwork.com
A Black woman has stopped a voter purge in Georgia. She also just happens to be the sister of Stacey Abrams, the all-star Democratic champion of the people’s right to vote who basically secured Georgia’s electoral college votes that ensured Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden. So when U.S. District
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COVID-19 In 2021: The Latest Updates, Facts And News Impacting The Global Black Community
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These are the six African elections to watch out for in 2021 - Face2Face Africa
One year after the world was first introduced to a pandemic that continues to ravage lives and economies, African countries are still finding solid grounds on which to place their feet in anticipation of the promised worst that is to come. Even though at least three vaccines have been invented in
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Earlier kick-off time for key WP v Sharks Currie Cup clash
SA Rugby has confirmed a change in kick-off time for Saturday’s Currie Cup fixture between Western Province and the Sharks at Newlands.
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#Election2020: Trump pressures Georgia elections chief: 'Find 11,780 votes' | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote
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UK traveller dies from COVID days after arrival
One of 20 persons who tested positive on the last flights from the United Kingdom (UK) allowed to land in the island before a travel ban took effect has died. According to the health ministry, the deceased is a 77-year-old male of Jamaican decent,...
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Boost for Thorngrove Hospital
BY SILAS NKALA BULAWAYO’s Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital has received a donation of eight beds from stakeholders to increase its capacity in handling COVID-19 at a time the country is experiencing a surge in positive cases. The council-owned hospital was last year declared a COVID -19
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Donald Trump Spent Almost a Year Playing Golf During Presidency | Dallas Weekly
Almost a year of time spent on golf courses was punctuated recently as December became the worst month for deaths and infections in the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Many in conservative media made a point of mentioning time spent playing golf by President Obama. But Trump has now far surpassed
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Special Education Needs children receive tablets from Education Ministry - Stabroek News
Three children with Special Education Needs from the town of Linden are now in a better position to learn. The article Special Education Needs children receive tablets from Education Ministry appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine's campaign staff held in barracks ahead of election - lawyer | News24
KAMPALA, Jan 8 - Dozens of campaign staff working for Bobi Wine, Uganda's leading opposition candidate in next week's presidential election, are being held in a military barracks after authorities defied court orders to release them, Wine's lawyer s
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Coronavirus: L.A. County reports 9,142 new cases and 77 new deaths on Jan. 4 | L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles County reported 9,142 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, Jan. 4, bringing the total number of cases to 827,498 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. There were 77 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 10,850 since
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Hospitalized with COVID Pneumonia 
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Less than a week after testing positive for COVID-19, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was hospitalized Monday night with COVID pneumonia.  Woodfin, who had been recovering at home, was admitted to the hospital to address symptoms connected to the
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Democrats Victorious: Ossoff and Warnock Defeat Incumbents
By Ashley MossStaff Writer Rev. Raphael Warnock made history on January 5th becoming Georgia’s first Black senator. In a closely watched competition, the Morehouse College graduate eked out a victory …
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Fitness in COVID-19: BeDriven Fit Factory
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Those who have resolved to work out and become more healthier in 2021 will find a new world awaiting them at area gyms and fitness centers. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classrooms, dining, shopping, workplaces, family gatherings, and more have
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Rambanepasi-Java was a principled politician: Chamisa
BY PRIMROSE HAISA MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday described the late Buhera South senator, Christine Java nee Rambanepasi, who died in the early hours of Sunday, as a principled politician who never succumbed to pressure to join the rival MDC-T faction now led by Douglas
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Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows - DefenderNetwork.com
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government's coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program. Data from the Paycheck Protection Program released
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Prominent Black doctor quits Seattle Children’s Hospital, accuses facility of racism - Face2Face Africa
After more than 20 years at the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Dr. Ben Danielson quit his role as medical director of the facility in November after accusing the Seattle Children’s Hospital – which is its subsidiary – of racism against its staff as well as patients of color. In a recent interview
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Report: NCAA To Relocate 2021 Men’s Basketball Tournament To Indianapolis
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE UPDATE (1/4/21 at 2:24PM ET): The NCAA has confirmed that Indianapolis will be the home of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The sites are: Indianapolis…
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Growth & Jobs | MSME delayed gratification keeps staff during pandemic
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