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Uncle Ben's Rice officially changes name to Ben's Original - TheGrio
Lately there has been a push for brands to be more inclusive, and it appears that Uncle Ben's Rice is... View Article The post Uncle Ben's Rice officially changes name to Ben's Original appeared first on TheGrio.
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Lauryn Hill’s ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’ Crowned Best Hip-Hop Album Of All-Time By Rolling Stone
In their newly minted Best Album of All-Time List, Rolling Stone lists Lauryn Hill's 'Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' as the best hip-hop album ever over albums from Kendrick Lamar, Public Enemy, Nas, Jay-Z & more.
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Anime line-up: Why October 2020 will be the best month for fans
Lovers of Japanese anime have a lot to look forward to on television and movie screens next month with several new releases.
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Officer accused of shooting Breonna Taylor calls protesters 'thugs' in alleged email - TheGrio
As the city waits with bated breath for a decision in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, one of the... View Article The post Officer accused of shooting Breonna Taylor calls protesters 'thugs' in alleged email appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rick James limited series 'Brother's Keeper' in the works
A miniseries is in the works about late R&B music icon Rick James and his brother LeRoi Johnson, titled My... View Article The post Rick James limited series 'Brother's Keeper' in the works appeared first on TheGrio.
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UC unfairly admitted well-connected students - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, September 23. State audit slams UC Students walk across the UC Berkeley campus on Sept. 6, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters The debate surrounding admissions to California’s most prestigious university system just got a lot more heated. Four
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Jamaica: Investigators track adults behind video of boy smoking - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Investigators are hot on the heels of the adults behind a video circulating on social media, which features a child, not older than five years old, who is being encouraged to drink and smoke as part of an apparent birthday
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Mariah Carey Said Derek Jeter Helped Her Leave Ex-Husband Tommy Mottola
During a recent interview with Oprah, promoting her upcoming memoir, Mariah Carey shared that meeting baseball star Derek Jeter helped her to leave her first husband Tommy Mottola.
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Omar responds to Trump's rally attacks: 'This is my country' - TheGrio
At a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, President Donald Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar, asking rhetorically of her, “How is... View Article The post Omar responds to Trump's rally attacks: 'This is my country' appeared first on TheGrio.
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March On Washington Film Festival: Shedding Light On “Who Tells the Story” | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While COVID-19 canceled a lot of cultural and social events, the pandemic has not stopped protests and the fight for equity and justice- as is the case with the March on Washington Film Festival (Sept. 20-27), which is virtually continuing its
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Kenya's Elsa Majimbo, one of lockdown's internet sensations, clocks views with a video of herself crunching chips in Fenty sunglasses.
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World powers clash, virus stirs anger at virtual UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an unprecedented high-level meeting, where the U.N. chief exhorted them to unite and tackle the era...
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Mozambique: Escalating Conflict In Mozambique, Forces Hundreds Of Thousands To Flee Amidst Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
[WFP] Maputo -- WFP is extremely concerned about the escalating conflict and deteriorating food security situation in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, where over 300,000 people have fled their homes and villages, abandoning their crops and leaving them completely reliant on humanitarian assistance.
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Russia offers UN staff free virus vaccines
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) - What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia's new coronavirus vaccine, for free?United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice, after the Russian president offered yesterday to provide them the Sputnik-V vaccine in a speech to this
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Award-Winning Black Journalists Launch News And Social Justice Podcast With Inaugural Episode On The Breonna Taylor Case | Afro
New York, NY (Wednesday, September 23, 2020) Four-time Emmy Award winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Lowery, and former magazine editor and sportswriter Keith Reed have announced the launch of a news and social justice podcast entitled Run Tell This. The
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Black Emmy winners show red carpet ready | Atlanta Daily World
There May Not Have Been a Red Carpet, but the 2020 Emmys Stayed Home in Style Maiysha Kai The 2020 Emmy Awards show was nothing less than stunning in our … Continued The post Black Emmy winners show red carpet ready appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
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Bodycam video shows Utah police shooting 13-year-old boy
Salt Lake City police released bodycam video Monday to shed light on why an officer shot an autistic teen who... View Article The post Bodycam video shows Utah police shooting 13-year-old boy appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trooper who faced firing in Black man’s death dies in crash
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Isn’t Wildfire Good For The Environment? | The Orlando Advocate
Dear EarthTalk: I am sickened by all the death, destruction and misery resulting from the West Coast wildfires, but aren’t these blazes actually beneficial to the environment? —B.T., Helena, MT Some landscapes evolved with periodic wildfires as an influential force, and people have been using
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Falsehoods about sex-offender law hit the campaign trail - Black Voice News
For over a year a bill — signed into California law this month — that gives judges discretion over whether or not to require someone convicted of statutory rape to register as a sex offender, has been at the center of a storm of viral misinformation. Now it’s become an issue in a handful of
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Africa: Managing the Covid-19 Infodemic - Promoting Healthy Behaviours and Mitigating the Harm from Misinformation and Disinformation
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Candace Owens says ‘looney lefty’ Amazon employees damaged her books before delivery - Face2Face Africa
Conservative author and pro-Trump activist Candace Owens is accusing employees at Amazon of damaging copies of her new book, Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation, before mailing them out. In a Twitter post on Saturday calling out the online retail
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A Black-owned private jet company's revenue has spiked 300% amid the pandemic - Face2Face Africa
Travel enthusiasts are adamant to book a flight for fear of contracting the coronavirus even though with the opening of borders, airlines have beefed up their safety protocols to ensure their passengers are safe. Glenn Gonzales, owner of Jet It, put his bets on new modes of travel to set up his
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Orlando Brown opens up about drug addiction: 'I went through a lot' - TheGrio
Former Disney Channel actor Orlando Brown discussed his struggles with drug addiction during a church service. Read More: Fetty Wap’s... View Article The post Orlando Brown opens up about drug addiction: 'I went through a lot' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers dead at 77 - TheGrio
NFL legend and Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77. Pro Football Hall... View Article The post Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers dead at 77 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Don Lemon suggests eliminating electoral college amid Supreme Court battle - TheGrio
On his eponymous program, Don Lemon Tonight, the CNN host told colleague Chris Cuomo that Democrats may move to eliminate... View Article The post Don Lemon suggests eliminating electoral college amid Supreme Court battle appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mayor Garcetti Promotes New App to Help Residents Track COVID-19 Symptoms - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Roberts: Ginsburg was ‘tough, brave, a fighter, a winner’
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By Javacia Harris Bowser For The Birmingham Times More than a dozen local businesses, organizations, and white female leaders throughout the city last week handed over their Instagram accounts to Black women as a part of the #ShareTheMicNow Birmingham campaign. “The event was very successful, said
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