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The Acadamy Award-winning actress revealed during an Instagram Live interview with hairstylist Christin Brown that she was potentially going to take on the role of a transgender man in an upcoming movie role. She was immediately met with criticism and swift backlash from the transgender community
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Govt extends BEST Cash and SET Cash programmes until August
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has announced a two-month extension for two elements of the Government’s COVID assistance programme. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Clarke said SET Cash and BEST Cash grants will be extended to...
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Four Great Reads for Long Summer Days | Chicago Defender
(NewsUSA)  The Reflecting Pool by Otho Eskin Perfect for Grisham and Patterson fans: murder leads to the White House. When homicide detective Marko Zorn encounters the body of a Secret Service agent a supposed drowning victim it leads him to a domestic terrorist group with tentacles into the
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Cops tackling upsurge in robberies, Region 4 Commander says - Stabroek News
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has seen an upsurge in the number of robberies and measures are being put in place to combat and decrease the prevalence of the crime, Regional Commander of Region 4(a) Phillip Azore
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12 Common Words And Phrases With Racist Origins Or Connotations
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John Boyega and Jodie Turner-Smith to star in Borderland - TheGrio
It looks like two of our favorite Black Brits will be teaming up for an action-packed film and we can’t... View Article The post John Boyega and Jodie Turner-Smith to star in Borderland appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africans Are Developing The Art of Writing and Blogging During the Pandemic.
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Out and About (Sort of): Gone Too Far, or Far Enough by Howard Freedlander - African American News Today - EIN News
, and mistreatment of our fellow African-American citizens fostered since our nation taking action, I believe that African-Americans have been undeniably patient about the color of their skin. African-Americans have waited long enough. Slavery
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MLB to return to play in late July | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Major League Baseball will look to kick off the 2020 baseball season on either Thursday July 23rd or Friday July 24th, according to Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. last week. Manfred said Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season approximately one month
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Death toll from flooding in Japan reaches 55, dozen missing - Black News Channel
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Soldiers used boats to rescue residents as floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japan towns hit by heavy rains expanding across the region Tuesday. At least 55 people have died and a dozen remain missing. Pounding rain since late Friday in the
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Return of the King: AbaThembu battle over throne heads to court as rift deepens in royal household | News24
The ugly legal battle over who should lead the AbaThembu nation - recently paroled Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo or the 27-year-old son he disowned for sleeping in his palace bedroom - is set for a dramatic hearing in the Mthatha High Court later this month.
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Florida politician bizarrely claims Beyonce is faking being black: ‘She is Italian’ - Face2Face Africa
Beyonce has been caught up in a bizarre conspiracy theory; that she’s faking being African American and hiding her real identity as an Italian woman named Ann. KW Miller, who is running to represent Floridas 18th Congressional District in Americas November election, made these claims about the
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Lawyers in Guyana condemn attacks on CCJ ahead of todays ruling | New York Carib News
The Bar Council of the Association of Guyana (BAR) has called on all political parties and other stakeholders to respect the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which is due to deliver its ruling that could have an effect on the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and
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Discover to give $5M to Black-owned restaurants - DefenderNetwork.com
Discover will donate a total $5 million to Black-owned restaurants. The twist? Anyone can cast a vote on social media from now through October 31, 2020 for the establishment they think should win one of the 200 $25,000 awards available. The #EatItForward campaign is a creative way to distribute
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GirlTrek launches Summer Fridays: A weekly recap of Black joy | Atlanta Daily World
GirlTrek Launches Summer Fridays: A Weekly Recap of Black Joy GirlTrek cofounders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon will cohost a virtual walk and talk and podcast (Washington, D.C. – July 8, 2020) Every Friday during the month of July, GirlTrek cofounders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon
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Stocks slink back as virus outbreaks dim recovery hopes - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are slipping in early trading on Tuesday, giving back some of their big gains from the past couple weeks. The SP 500 was 0.3% lower, as of 9:50 a.m. Eastern time. Stocks were down even more in France, Germany and elsewhere after the
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National Guard Deployed To Atlanta After 31 People Shot Over Weekend
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Loon balloons go commercial - Kenya first to go live - TechCentral
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Thandie Newton Says Hollywood Executive Amy Pascal Used Black Stereotypes During Meeting - Free Press of Jacksonville
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Atlanta Mayor, Family Members Test Positive for COVID-19 - Free Press of Jacksonville
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement she posted on Twitter late Monday. “COVID-19 has literally hit home,” the mayor wrote. “I have had NO symptoms and have tested [...]
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Covid-19: In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of 'silent epidemic' | News24
When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the scourge.
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Big Ben set to chime as elite cricket returns - Voice Online
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Petition to Free Lakeith Smith, Man Serving 55 Years for Murder After Officer Shot and Killed His Friend, Nears 1 Million Signatures
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PNP: Dismantling of local governance structures opens the door to corruption
President of the People’s National Party (PNP),  Dr Peter Phillips, says there has been a systematic weakening of the local government structures by the Jamaica Labour Party-led municipal corporations. Phillips says this has had the...
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Trinidad dancehall artiste gunned down, mother pleads for no retaliation - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) One of Trinidad and Tobago’s local dancehall artistes, Kyle “Rebel Sixx” George, 26, was ambushed and killed in his home at Bon Air, Arouca, on Sunday night.  The article Trinidad dancehall artiste gunned down, mother pleads for no retaliation appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Trump trashes CDC school reopening guidelines as very tough and expensive - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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$1.2 million bail for driver that hit 2 Seattle protesters - Black News Channel
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