You may also like

Kenya: Norwegian Brothers to Battle 'Team Timothy Cheruiyot' in Virtual Race
Nairobi — World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot will team up with Commonwealth Champion Elijah Manangoi and 800m runner Edwin Meli to compete against the Norwegian Ingebrigtsen brothers in a virtual race set for June 11, competing over 2,000m in an event christened 'Maurie Plant Memorial
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Compton Pastor Vows to Reopen Church When Holy Spirit Directs Him
Compton Pastor Ron C. Hill says he’ll be guided by the Holy Spirit on when to reopen his church, not by California’s governor, who ordered churches to close in March as part of the state’s stay-at-home COVID-19
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Angola: COVID-19 - Angola Rated Among Eight Experienced States
Luanda — Due to the fact that only 69 positive cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) were registered, three months after the first infections were detected Angola was selected to transmit its experience in preventing and fighting this
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
COVID-Organics trials: Madagascar backtracks on injectables
May 29: Retreat on COVID-Organics injectables
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
A Tearful Lizzo Speaks Out About Protests and the Fight Against Racism | Afro
Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
A tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism
Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against
Read more
Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather to Pay George Floyd’s Funeral Expenses
As reported by The Grio, boxing champion Floyd Mayweather offered last week to cover all funeral expenses for George
Read more
Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS
Even physically distant, grads find ways to celebrate and inspire –
But the incredibly bold and creative ways America’s high school and college graduates have found to celebrate are among the most inspirational moments to emerge from this challenging
Read more
Source: Daytona Times
Lockdown assistance: PWDs sold dummy
This came out when senator representing people with disabilities (PWDs) Watson Khupe on Thursday last week quizzed Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke over social assistance which is yet to be disbursed to
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
South Africa: Journalist Flees the Country After Police Beatings Over Lockdown Reporting
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the South African authorities to guarantee the freedom and safety of journalists covering the coronavirus epidemic and to punish all those responsible for abuses against reporters, including the newspaper editor who fled to Lesotho last week after repeated
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Dwayne Johnson: Our Country Is Down On Its Knees, Where Is Our Leader?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson asked “where is our compassionate leader” in a heartfelt video in which he declared that “our country is down on its knees, begging, pleading, hurt, angry, frustrated, in pain” following the police killing of George Floyd and the protests that have erupted
Read more
Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Woman Charged With Assault After Confrontation With 11-Year-Old Black Girl
According to The Augusta Chronicle, Skhylur Davis was retrieving her grandmother’s mail on May 11, when Elizabeth Shirey confronted her for stealing mail from her
Read more
Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence
CHTA'S Taste of the Caribbean launches virtual Friday lime | New York Carib News
MIAMI (May 27, 2020) – Caribbean food and beverage industry aficionados have been raising their glasses every Friday evening to toast the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) new “Limin’ wid Taste” expositions by some of the region’s leading
Read more
Source: The New York Carib News
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Africa: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 03 June 2020
However, it is on the other side of the country to the Ebola outbreak that WHO and partners have been fighting for almost 2 years in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, in eastern
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by New York University
Students No Longer Need SAT and ACT Scores for Admissions to UC Schools
Last Thursday, the University of California’s (UC) Board of Regents voted 23-0 to end the use of the SAT and ACT tests in admissions for all California freshman applicants through
Read more
Source: The Sacramento Observer
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians
While the virus can attack anyone at any time, some populations have been harder hit than others — and testing and contact tracing in these communities will likely take more effort, according to Iton and other public health
Read more
Source: The Sacramento Observer
‘Want to See That Baby’: Erica Mena Posts Sexy Pic, Restless Fans Sound Off
“Love & Hip Hop New York” reality star Erica Mena is bringing sexy back three months following the birth of her daughter with husband and fellow reality star Safaree
Read more
Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
My Truth: Three Things!
I received a note from a Census 2020 exec that I know should be of assistance to some: “There is a big recruiting effort going on due to
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Is There More COVID Cash Coming to Help Californians?
The HEROES Act also includes a new forms of aid–$200 billion in “hazard pay” for essential workers, $75 billion for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing and a $75 billion fund to help homeowners with mortgage payments and property
Read more
Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Africa: Littered With Senseless Loans, Africa's Path Leads to Recolonisation
Secondly, just like there weren't enough strong people around to resist colonisation after the slave trade, today a lot of skilled manpower that would have strengthened African economies has gone away under the so-called
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Rwanda: Court to Rule on Genocidaire Kabuga's Extradition on June 3
A French court will rule on genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga's extradition on June 3 after his bail request was denied on May
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Tekashi 6ix9ine's 'Gooba' Back on YouTube After Magix Enga Took It Down
American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's Gooba music video, which was pulled down from YouTube after a Kenyan producer made a complaint on copyright claims, is now back on the
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020
If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most
Read more
Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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
Read more
Source: Business Daily
‘The Pandemic Of Racism’ Killed George Floyd, Says Family Attorney At Memorial
The attorney for George Floyd’s family, Ben Crump, said the “pandemic of racism” was responsible for Floyd’s death last week at the hands of
Read more
Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
MUSYOKA: Banks turn from villains to heroes in battle on
Banks turn from villains to heroes in battle on pandemic
Read more
Source: Business Daily
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Carnage looms in Chamisa camp
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s bid to bar the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T from further recalling his legislators from Parliament hit a brickwall yesterday after High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi ruled that the youthful opposition leader was improperly before the courts as his party was
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Man awarded $3m after cops seize, sell car
Michael Thompson tried on several occasions to prove that he was the legitimate owner of a 2006 Toyota Allion motor car that was involved in an accident in 2016 and was in the custody of the Constant Spring
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Uganda: As Lockdown Eases, Economy Faces Long Walk Back to Health
Although Uganda began to relax some of the lockdown rules last week, including allowing private vehicles to return to the roads, the country faces an uphill ride back to economic normalcy, a wide-ranging survey by this newspaper
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Congress Slams CDC For 'Lazy' Report On Coronavirus Deaths By Race, Ethnicity
Members of Congress have called a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report on the racial and ethnic deaths related to the
Read more
Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent
More from Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaican men arrested in Turks and Caicos Islands, vessel seized
Manchester municipal FID forfeiture case delayed until October 1
Sections of Brandon Hill, St Andrew being impacted by landslides
MOE sets up COVID-19 management task force
Opening up economies too fast in pandemic dangerous, says PAHO director
Gas prices down $3.06, diesel down $3.00
Hanna retains St Ann South Eastern seat
Digicel charity run to raise funds across globe for special-needs community
Bikers engage in shoot-out amid peak-hour traffic on Waterloo Road | Lead Stories | Jama
Hello, mi neighbour! | Time to seek personal happiness
Thousands benefit from PSOJ COVID-19 Jamaica Response Fund
Corporate Hands | TIP Friendly Society awards $3.3 million in scholarships
166 rejected ballots ruled valid as Clarendon NW recount continues
Everglades, farmers squabble over Long Pond lands
Money Monster denies Clockman Pick 6 double
United Way helping farmers to bounce back
Earth Today | AF climate projects continue amid COVID-19
Earth Today | World Bank rep makes case for clean energy
Earth Today | ‘Green’ recovery a must for the C’bean
Five more COVID-19 deaths
Four guns recovered by police in Trelawny
Roadway or waterway? - White Lane residents debate years of nagging floodwaters
Briefs
Wanted men nabbed as guns, ammo seized out west
Hanna retains seat by 31 votes
Businesses pivoting to ride out COVID wave - Small operators want curfew at peak sales hours revised
Mom, daughter fight cancer together
Golding snub causes more PNP turmoil
God dump the Queen - Jamaicans ruled by monarch like Jews under a Hitler, says lobbyist
Corporate Hands | CIBC FirstCaribbean funds protective gear for UHWI surgery residents
Corporate Hands | Texaco Jamaica supports back-to-school preparations
Corporate Hands | Orion Manufacturing donates 3,000 sanitisers to health workers
Corporate Hands | ARC Manufacturing gives $250,000 to support those impacted by COVID-19
Corporate Hands | Unicomer gifts bed, mattress to school
La Valley bids Ja farewell after 3 years of service
Contract killer makes tearful confession to murder of Portland businessman's wife
Westmoreland senior charged with fraud
Darliston tax office closed until March 2021 for renovation
November 24 return date for truck driver charged with breaching election law
Two die in Westmoreland crash
DK Duncan has died
Five facts about DK Duncan
Tributes pour in for DK Duncan
‘Troubling’... Jackson concerned about release of WhatsApp communication
GIS mapping, COVID data to guide school reopening – MOE
Birthday sorrow... Two sisters shot dead in Mona Commons
Duncan family heartened by support after DK’s passing, PJ lost a friend
Educators fear students falling behind - COVID-19 puts holidays, exam prep under threat as access challenges linger
11 aspiring doctors seeking sponsorship to start med school
Hanover Eastern weeps for Duncan