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C. T. Vivian dies at age 95, place in history is secure | New Pittsburgh Courier
By Bunnie Jackson-Ransom Cordy Tindell Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020)) was an American minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Vivian continued to reside in Atlanta, Georgia and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership
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Fulton County and Cobb County schools to go online only | The Atlanta Voice
Two of Georgia’s largest school districts announced Thursday that they will not allow students to return to classrooms when schools resume, but instead offer instruction online only because of the coronavirus. School officials in Fulton and Cobb counties had initially given parents the option of
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Statue project planned to pay ‘a debt’ to Ida B. Wells - TSDMemphis.com
A moment historic and far-reaching in its scope presented itself Thursday shortly after 6 p.m. when a committee formed to honor Ida B. Wells convened on a virtual meeting platform. Chaired by the Rev. Dr. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr., pastor emeritus of New Sardis Baptist Church and treasurer of Best
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Kayleigh McEnany 'Karen' After Insult
The city leader fired back after the White House press secretary labeled her a "derelict mayor."
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Mapping The Black Innovation Alliance: Keeping Track of The Companies and Innovators Making Up The BIA and Where They Are | The Plug
Anyone who is immersed in the tech world knows the disparities that Black founders and innovators face. A lack of funding, support, and diversity within the organizations they work stalls progress and keeps opportunities from people of color at just about every level. We know the numbers by
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Brazil's coronavirus curve may hold the key to a global vaccine - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Brazil, where the number of cases has now surpassed 2 million, is one of a small handful of sites for testing experimental coronavirus vaccines. It offers an unusual and appealing mix for research: a skyrocketing rate of transmission, as well as internationally respected research centers and
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Voters to get say in dropping 'plantations' from R.I.'s name - Black News Channel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Voters will get another chance to strip the words 'and Providence Plantations' from Rhode Island's formal name after lawmakers approved a joint resolution to put the question on the November ballot. Although the word 'plantations' in Rhode Island's name does not specifically
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Stalker Problems: A$AP Rocky Seeks Restraining Order Against Woman Who Thinks She’s His Wife
A$AP Rocky has one hell of a problem. The Harlem rapper is seeking a restraining order against a woman who has been allegedly stalking him for a cool two years.
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Task Force Report Says 18 states In Coronavirus 'Red Zone' Should Roll Back Reopening - The Seattle Medium
An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus "red zone" for cases should roll back reopening measures amid surging
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'Hey, Karen': Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Claps Back At Trump's White House Press Secretary
Responding to the White House press secretary's disrespectful words about crime and leadership in the Windy City, the mayor of Chicago had a few words to spare. 
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Seprod donates baskets to Youthlink teachers
The Gleaner’s Youthlink magazine collaborated with Seprod to show heartfelt appreciation for the hard work and diligence of several teachers who consistently contribute to the magazine’s CSEC Study Guide. The study guide is published in the...
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CDC delays release of additional documents on reopening schools - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The CDC was expected to release the information by the end of this week, but the spokesperson told CNN: "They're not ready to come out this
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Trump's school reopening push a gamble aimed at White suburban voters - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Reopening them could allow parents to return to work, Trump's advisers reasoned. Without kids in classrooms, no other area of the economy could really bounce back. Anecdotally, many aides knew parents -- and especially moms -- who felt stretched by home-schooling and child
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Premiers, ministers, Guptas: The mysterious powers of VBS fixer Danny Msiza | News24
Danny Msiza's fingerprints are all over the VBS scandal. As one of the ANC's top six office bearers in Limpopo, his role was allegedly to lean on municipal officials in order to make them channel their budgets towards the bank.
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Manchester United too good for Palace - Voice Online
BEFORE KICK-off, Manchester United knew they simply had to win at Palace due to Leicester’s... The post Manchester United too good for Palace appeared first on Voice Online.
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Family of man who starved to death get permission for judicial review - Voice Online
THE FAMILY of a man who weighed just four-and-a-half stone when he died after his... The post Family of man who starved to death get permission for judicial review appeared first on Voice Online.
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Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m mark - The New York Beacon
India has become the third country to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, following the US and Brazil, as it reported 34,956 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 1,003,832. Amid evidence that the disease was taking hold in poorer, rural
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'We need to move from tearing down statues' - Voice Online
IN THE wake of the protests against racial injustice, a Nottingham-based church minister and activist... The post 'We need to move from tearing down statues' appeared first on Voice Online.
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Husband and Wife Team Create DiverseBook App... "For a Society Where Everyone Needs a Feeling of Togetherness"
Hunterville, NC - Husband and wife team, Barkee and Shawnetta Faust, have launched DiverseBook - a Black-owned social media site that was created in a society where everyone needs a […]
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot G-Checks Press Secretary For Going Karen: “Watch Your Mouth”
One of the most polarizing White House officials got put in her place for talking slick. On Thursday, July 16 Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany addressed the eyesore that is the gun violence problem in Chicago. When discussing the issue she took a very clear shot at Mayor Lori Lightfoot calling her
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‘None of your business!' Jamaican minister rages at queries about cheating on wife - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) An agitated Dr Christopher Tufton, Jamaica’s minister of health and wellness, went on the offensive on Thursday evening when he bluntly told a reporter who asked if he cheated on his wife that it was “none of your
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African American Museum site removes ‘whiteness’ chart after criticism from Trump Jr. and conservative media - African American News Today - EIN News
Criticism of the graphic took off this week. On social media, conservative author Ben Shapiro described the chart as crazy and evil and said it “suggests all pathways to success — hard work, stable family structure, individual decision-making — represent …
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GOP edges Democrats in swing-state registrations | Afro
More swing-state voters are registering Republican than Democrat, a data firm allied with Democrats found. The U.S. parties register voters using different methods - and the ways favored by Democrats have been hampered by lockdown measures in Democratic Party-led cities and states in the first
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NYT Bret Stephens expected to survive in wake of Bari Weiss departure - Dallas Post Tribune
Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens left the Wall Street Journal editorial page together in 2017. The longtime friends joined the New York Times opinion section together shortly thereafter. Now, Weiss has sent a dramatic public resignation letter to the New York Times' publisher that touched off headlines
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Brazilian Cop Seen Standing On Neck Of Black Woman Faces Criminal Charges - Blavity
Two officers in São Paulo, Brazil, are being investigated after the video of a May 30 incident showed one of them standing on the neck of a Black woman.
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Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland - Black News Channel
By ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS undefined/ BNC Contributor  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect, in what the ACLU of Oregon on Friday said
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Covid-19 deaths in Gauteng remain 'a great worry', despite recoveries - Masuku | News24
As Gauteng weathers the coronavirus storm, Health MEC Bandile Masuku says the province is expecting recoveries to bypass active cases in the next two to three weeks.
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John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
As long as I have breath in my body, I will do what I can. – Congressman John Lewis Congressman John Lewis is known and revered worldwide for his social justice activism as a young man during the modern Civil Rights movement which sparked large scale civic and social change in America. Many have
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Azerbaijan, Armenia take border fight online | Afro
Videos of fighting at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (district) have been posted on YouTube by defense ministries of both countries. The fierce fighting in the district in west Azerbaijan, which is mostly inhabited by
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Chicago Defender’s Black Men of Excellence honored in a Special VIP Social Distancing Ceremony | Chicago Defender
For the past 13 years, the Chicago Defender has honored 50 black men who excel in their careers and give back to their communities. These men not only excel, but they continue to inspire others by their example. Each year, honoring these men continues to dispel the false narrative of black men
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