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Faith Christian Academy has announced plans to return to school as scheduled for the 2020-2021 year but with some cautionary changes due to the coronavirus. Principal Amy Grubb said classes will resume on Aug. 10, and that the school day itself will not look drastically different. “We are poised to
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A July 4th Playlist Of Throwback Jams For Aunties We Love
NewsOne has gathered a playlist of songs dedicated to all the aunties who like to get their groove on at summer family barbecues and cookouts, even with social distancing.
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Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless host virtual youth mental health summit - Atlanta Tribune
Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless to Host Virtual Youth Mental Health Summit Addressing the Effects of COVID-19, Systemic Racism and Social Injustice on Tuesday, June 30Panelists include Music Legend Usher, Usher’s New Look President Careshia Moore and MindRight Founder Ashley Edward
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Jones, Williams led Henry in 1990
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Several students, staff at Georgia school in viral picture contract virus : TheGrio
Days after a photo showing students in a jam-packed hallway at a Georgia high school made rounds on the internet,... View Article The post Several students, staff at Georgia high school in viral picture contract coronavirus appeared first on TheGrio.
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A July 4th Playlist Of Throwback Jams For Aunties We Love
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Nicholas Johnson is Princeton University’s First-Ever Black Valedictorian – Your Black World
For the first time in the higher education institution’s 274-year history, Princeton University named a black
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Sgt. James S. Griffin joined the St. Paul Police Department in 1941 and became the first black
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Opinion: The mystery of Dr. Birx - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Initially, and widely, viewed as someone of experience, savvy and integrity, she currently finds herself in a crossfire hurricane, equally disparaged by President Donald Trump, who called her "pathetic," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who announced she had "lost confidence" in Birx, and a number of

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Africa: Black Lives Matter - Black Pride and Dignity, Too!
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In Loving Memory of Charles Oliver Woods
Charles Oliver Woods was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on February 2, 1929, to the union of Northern Henry Woods and Retta Mae Newcomb. After graduating high school, Charles enlisted in the military and served his country, including a years tour of duty in Germany. He was married to the love of his
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MIDDLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW PRINCIPAL | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
MIDDLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW PRINCIPAL                     The Middleton High School Alumni Association met with the schools new principal, Mickey Boddie, on Tuesday morning, June 23rd, in the Dr. Frankie A. Berry Media Center to welcome him to ‘The Land of the Tigers.’  Those who were
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NASA Names Headquarters After Hidden Figure Mary W. Jackson | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black American female engineer at NASA. Jackson started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the
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LEGACY: Karen Lynne Chandler – a ‘happy, loving free spirit’ - TSDMemphis.com
Karen Lynne Chandler, 68, was a woman of many talents – a great organizer, gifted calligrapher and artist, among other skills. Ms. Chandler died June 29, according to her daughter, Rai Chandler Bolden. Scores of Facebook tributes and expressions of sympathy filled Chandler’s account. “Karen Lynne
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Schooled By Youtube: Did the 13TH AMENDMENT Really End Slavery??
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9 At Georgia School Test Positive For COVID-19 A Week After Photo Of Crowded Hallway Went Viral
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Nkurunziza: Burundi's leader who believed he was chosen by God | News24
Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza believed he was chosen by God to lead the east African nation and he did so with an iron fist, his efforts to stay in power plunging the country into chaos in his final years.
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By Hazel Campbell-Yates Eleven of Jacksonville’s highest ranking African-American students from Duval County Public Schools were recently awarded Gamma Beta Boule scholarships for academic excellence. This year would have been Gamma Beta Boule’s 36th [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Lauren London, Erica Ford, Jada Pinkett Smith Discuss Gun Violence And Raising Black Boys On ‘Red Table Talk’
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Quacey Welcome is supreme in his Dancehall moves - Stabroek News

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