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At-home learning throughout summer – Florida Courier
Tips for keeping students sharp over the long-haul FROM FAMILY FEATURES With the majority of schools across the country closed, many parents are feeling the stress of taking more active roles in their children's education. As time away from the classroom extends into summer, parents also face the
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Brandy On The Release Of Her Very Personal And Healing 7th Album: “It Feels Like I Matter”
"B7" marks Brandy's debut project as an independent artist. Having co-wrote and co-produced all 15 of the album's track, Brandy said "It feels like true freedom" to finally have complete creative control over her music.
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McDonald's and African Americans: it's complicated, professor says - African American News Today - EIN News
… between McDonald's and black Americans is uniquely complex -- a … . "Opening up franchising to African American communities allowed for the cultivation … advertisements highlighting its hiring of African American employees and directors, but cracks …
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John Lewis’ Body is Carried Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the Last Time
By Nigel Roberts for BET News and Victor Trammell for YBW News Photo credits: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A lifelong American icon of the Civil Rights Movement took a final posthumous ride across a landmark, which was the setting that transformed his legacy as a warrior for non-violence. The
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SHRED THE GOP PLAYBOOK: RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS HONORS JOHN LEWIS - African American News Today - EIN News
… Civil Rights Voting Act gave African Americans the ballot, the GOP has … Section 4, which historically protected African Americans and other disenfranchised people of …
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Majority Of NFL 1st-Round Picks Have Black Agents For The 1st Time
History was made at this year’s NFL draft, but it wasn’t because of the athletes. For the first time ever, more than half the players selected in the first round were represented by Black agents, The Washington Post reported. Of the 32 players drafted in April, 17 were represented by...
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Protesters arrested in Seattle after confrontation with federal agents - TheGrio
45 protesters were arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle this weekend. Officers and protesters clashed as police... View Article The post Protesters arrested in Seattle after confrontation with federal agents appeared first on TheGrio.
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Billionaire Robert F. Smith Partners with Prostate Cancer Foundation to Address Racial Disparities and Reduce Deaths from Disease
Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) have announced a new effort to reduce deaths…
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Pentagon's Confederate flag ban on military bases angers Trump: report : TheGrio
United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made the decision earlier this month to ban Confederate flags from being waved... View Article The post Pentagon's Confederate flag ban on military bases angers Trump: report appeared first on TheGrio.
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The President, Adding Fuel To The Fire Of Our Pandemics. - ThyBlackMan
Since the President refuses to develop a national plan to address the corona pandemic, even as the death toll increases, deaths increase, let him hawk beans.  He is far more adept at that task than he is at running the country.
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President Trump signs orders to lower prescription drug prices - TheGrio
Prescription drug prices are set to fall following four executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, according to... View Article The post President Trump signs orders to lower prescription drug prices appeared first on TheGrio.
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Virginia Teens Fought To Have Their High School Renamed After John Lewis
Six teens successfully fought to have their school named after the late civil rights activist and no longer after a Confederate Army officer.
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Oprah’s magazine to cease print production - TheGrio
Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, will stop its print production following the controversial resignation of its parent firm’s... View Article The post Oprah’s magazine to cease print production appeared first on TheGrio.
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NBA Player Lou Williams Admits To Visiting Atlanta's Magic City
Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers risked his health and that of those in the Orlando NBA bubble to visit the famed adult entertainment establishment.
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The US sees early signs that new coronavirus cases may have hit a plateau - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Nationally, the seven-day daily average of new confirmed cases was just under 66,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That is still a startlingly high number of infections, but it's the lowest it has been in the US in 10
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Late John Lewis' Final Trip Across The Edmund Pettus Bridge : NPR
The body of Congressman John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala., on Sunday. It was a poignant moment at a hallowed place as the country honors the life of the civil rights icon.
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In Memoriam: John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From marching in the streets to fighting in the halls of Congress, John Lewis literally dedicated his life to the project of making American democracy stronger, more open and equal to all. [...]
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Protests For Racial Justice Bring Light To Anti-Blackness Within Communities Of Color : NPR
A Muslim immigrant-owned grocery store in Minneapolis has become the center of a conversation among communities of color and minority faiths about complicity in and contributions to systemic racism.
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Two Nigerians in Jamaica charged with lottery scam - Face2Face Africa
Two Nigerians in Jamaica have been arrested and charged with lottery scam. According to local news platform, The Gleaner, the suspects, Folashade Bakare, 34, and Yusuf Abiodun Bakare, 32, who are originally from Lagos and were residing at Bogue Heights in St James, were arrested at the Sangster
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Said To Have ” A Sharp Eye And Excellent Discovery”, Mary Edmonia Lewis Was The First 19th Century Black Sculptor To Receive International Recognition
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Walters Art Museum announces the discovery of a previously unknown photograph of Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), the first 19th-century African American sculptor to receive international recognition. Prior to this discovery, there existed only seven known photographs of
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Michael B. Jordan Teams Up With Color Of Change To Create #ChangeHollywood Initiative
Michael B. Jordan has teamed up with Color of Change to launch an initiative designed to combat racism in the entertainment industry.
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Michelle Obama makes voter registration push 100 days out from Election Day | The Atlanta Voice
Former first lady Michelle Obama is making a push to register voters 100 days out from Election Day, saying in a new video message out Sunday that the 'election could not be more important for the future of our country.' 'We've only got 100 days left … and we've got to direct every ounce of energy
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Pick 4 Players Win Over $4.1 Million in Prizes Last Week | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Last week was a lucky one for Pick 4 players all over the state of Illinois, with thousands of players winning prizes ranging from $40 and up to $20,000, giving a total of $4.1 million won in prizes. On the Saturday, July 11 evening drawing, nearly 5,000 Illinois Lottery Pick 4 players took home
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Clarke supports Ocasio-Cortez after on Yoho's verbal assault | New York Carib News
“Earlier this week there was an unfortunate incident in which Congressman Yoho verbally assaulted Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, using profane language to attack her character and work as an elected official. Such conduct is unacceptable and unbecoming of a Member of Congress.”
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CBCF renames fellowship after the late John Lewis : TheGrio
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) is honoring the late Congressman John Lewis by renaming one of its fellowship programs... View Article The post Congressional Black Caucus Foundation renames fellowship after the late John Lewis appeared first on TheGrio.
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John Lewis homegoing services, series of celebrations... | New Pittsburgh Courier
A private funeral for the late civil rights icon will be held Thursday, July 30 at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once … Continued The post John Lewis homegoing services, series of celebrations… appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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July 27: Barack Obama Delivered Historic DNC Speech Today in 2004
By  Naeesa Aziz and Victor Trammell Photo credits: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Exactly 16 years ago, a man who would go on to become the first black president of the United States made a historic speech during the Democratic National Convention. On the evening of July 27, 2004,Barack
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Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in Alabama
By Kim Chandler Associated Press TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from his family’s farm with a vision that “good trouble” could change the
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NBA Stars Team Up To Create Social Change Fund
NBA stars Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade launched the Social Change Fund to support grassroots organizations focused on uplifting and empowering the Black community.
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Safaricom starts Sh20 a day loan for buying smartphones
The telco is partnering with Google to offer one million affordable smartphones.
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