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[Nation] The coronavirus is reversing decades of progress in poverty eradication, healthcare and education, with effects of the pandemic devastating the most vulnerable and leaving them further behind, a new study has shown.
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The New Way COVID-19 Might Be Affecting Kids
By Joseph Block, MD Cardiologist, Children’s Wisconsin From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the main understandings was that it didn’t affect healthy kids as seriously as adults. While that still remains true, in early May, reports talked about a “mysterious illness” that has
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Beyonce Honored With BET’s 2020 Humanitarian Award
Singer Beyoncé was honored Sunday with the Humanitarian Award during the 20th annual BET Awards
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Black-owned OneUnited Bank gets boost after protests - TheGrio
OneUnited Bank says its the nations biggest Black-owned bank. Since protests roiled the nation after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor... View Article The post Black-owned OneUnited Bank gets boost after protests appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tighter restrictions for travellers when borders reopen
AS JAMAICA makes preparatory steps to reopen the tourism sector and, by extension, the country’s borders, more stringent measures are proposed to contain the spread of the COVID-19
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The founding fathers and the fexing question of slavery | New York Carib News
The date marking the birth of any nation is a cause for celebration.  July 4, 2020, marked 244 years since the United States threw off the yoke of British colonization.  The victors gathered in Philadelphia not just to celebrate but to write a constitution that institutionalized the democratic
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Gov. Whitmer Order Salons, Barber and Nail Shops To Open June 15th Statewide
Starting on June 10, Regions 6 and 8 — which include much of northern Michigan and all of the Upper Peninsula — will advance to Phase 5 of the governor’s MI Safe Start
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How Is the President Handling the George Floyds Protests?
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Beyonce Honored With BETs 2020 Humanitarian Award
Singer Beyoncé was honored Sunday with the Humanitarian Award during the 20th annual BET Awards ceremony.
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The attempt to destroy our religion | The Crusader Newspaper Group
There are governors who want to stop our churches from assembling one day a week and other special
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Tanzanian President Urges Public Not to Fear COVID-19 Pandemic
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday urged members of the public to stop fearing the COVID-19 pandemic but he said they should continue observing protective guidelines issued by health
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Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings | Dallas Weekly
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the
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Ethiopia: Institute Takes Special Permit Process Online
A team of eight tech experts under the Technology & Innovation Institute have developed an online system to process special permits for private vehicles to be used daily during the state of
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Kenya: I Did Nail Art to Survive Through Law Campus - Rastafarian Advocate
[Nairobi News] Mathenge Mukundi, 24, gained prominence recently when photos of him being admitted to the bar as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with his head wrapped up in a turban instead of the barrister wig trended on social media.
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Career Foreign Service Officer Bernadette Mary Allen was commissioned into the U.S. diplomatic service in January 1980. Twenty-five years later, on October 26, 2005, President George W. Bush appointed Allen to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.  She served until January
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CAT Retaining Safety Measures Ahead of Service Increase
As Chatham Area Transit prepares to increase operating hours on Monday, customers should be aware of the safety measures and policies that will remain in place to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19
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Prince George’s, Capital Area Food Bank to Give Out Free Food on Fridays
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KIEREINI: As fury rages over US police, let’s also look in the
After working a few odd jobs, Amin was recruited into the King’s African Rifles (KAR) of the British Colonial Army in 1946 as an assistant
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Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin (17 March 1912- 24 August 1987) was a social and civil rights activist. However unlike many  civil rights activists and advocates of the time, Rustin believed in a pacific combination of the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, African-American socialism and the peaceful culture and
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Keeping in touch: As Covid-19 halts the handshake, will African greetings make a comeback? | Fin24
The global pandemic is forcing humanity to change one of its most fundamental behaviours.
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Kennedy Center Postpones, Cancels Marquee Events Amid Pandemic
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has pushed back several events scheduled for this year to 2021 or canceled them outright due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the center announced
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Eric Trump: Democrats designed lockdown orders to beat Trump in 2020
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PAHO adopts emergency measures in battle against virus | New York Carib News
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says it has undertaken extensive emergency steps in the Americas, including the Caribbean, in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Police murder of George Floyd sparks uprisings across America
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the
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Africa: 'No Substitute' - Ex-President Sirleaf's Appointment to WHO's Global COVID-19 Panel Hailed
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mr. Tolbert Nyenswah, the former head of the National Public Health Institute(NPHIL) has hailed the appointment of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world's response to the
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Obama Responds To George Floyd's Death: 'This Shouldn't Be Normal'
Former President Barack Obama on Friday spoke out against the death of George Floyd, saying he shares the same anguish that millions of other Americans
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South Africa: COVID-19 - MJC Recommends That Mosques Stay Closed for Another Month
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has recommended that mosques stay closed for another month due to the risk of the spread of the novel
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Nonresponsive Households May Receive A Visit from Census Takers
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In case you missed it, 2020 is a census year. The census occurs every 10-years by order of the U.S. Constitution. The census is used to count the population and determine how much federal money each state receives based on population numbers. In the past, the census is
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Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings Across America
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the
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Liquor shops flooded as South Africa eases alcohol restriction
Many South Africans spent their Monday morning lining up outside liquor stores, as alcohol sales were allowed again after a two-month ban because of the coronavirus
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