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“The Rub”
The country is convulsing with civil unrest because we all watched George Floyd murdered by the police on camera with a casual brutality that has become emblematic of the troubled relationship between Black Americans and police
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Nigeria: NCDC Issues New Guidelines On Discharge of COVID-19 Patients
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday unveiled new guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, which will quicken their discharge from isolation and treatment
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Keesha Brown’s Mobile Nail Salon Sales Soar During Pandemic
Keesha Brown's mobile salon, Last Minute Nails, is thriving. Brown purchased an old school bus that she transformed into a luxurious salon on wheels. 
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Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors
In a lengthy conversation with Black Press USA, it was easy to see why Vanessa R. Williams has earned the description of the “glue that holds 650 African American mayors
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Is Your Vaginal Health Suffering In Quarantine? OB-GYN Dr. Tosha Rogers Weighs In.
With doctors offices switching to virtual visits, many women are left wondering how best to address their vaginal health with a doctor while things are in
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Egypt
Egypt ē´jĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya
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Business League Hosts Virtual Recovery and Relief Roundtable
With the state of North Carolina slowly heading towards reopening, local organizations are collaborating to assist COVID-19 recovery efforts in Guilford
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Activists demand halt to state reopening plan
Activists with the social justice group Mijente and the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition place flowers on a mock coffin at the steps of the State
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Source: The Bay State Banner
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Uganda: Floods Displace Thousands Nationwide
In Isingiro District, five people died in Kabuyanda Town Council and Kabuyanda Sub-county on May 2 following heavy rain, according to Isingiro South MP Alex
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Best Ways to Travel Safely On Public Transportation During Health Crisis
However, David O. Freedman, M.D., professor emeritus of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shares tips for traveling in the safest manner possible for you and the health of other riders as
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Minnesota Changes Driver’s Manual Due To Philando Castile’s Mother’s Push For Reform
Valerie Castile advocated for important changes.
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CO2 emissions to drop in 2020
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent long-term global warming, researchers reported
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BLACK METHODIST CHURCHES DEMAND JUSTICE | Dallas Weekly
Senior Bishops of Black Methodist United (BMU), who represent three major Methodist denominations, issued the following statement about the merciless killings of Black sons and
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Universities: Students to perform self-screening prior to entering campuses
The Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, has provided an update on when students will be allowed back to universities.
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Kathy Barnette: Police misconduct isn’t biggest problem facing black Americans – here’s what is
We watch as primarily white liberals come into predominately black communities and tell us what our problems are and how to fix
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Seychelles: When Will Tourists Return to Seychelles? Hard to Predict, Official Says
Predicting developing trends for international holiday bookings in Seychelles is quite difficult at the moment, a top official of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) said on
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Wiz Khalifa Receives Backlash After Tweet Suggests He’s Done Wearing Masks During COVID-19
These steps have been the new normal since March, but rapper Wiz Khalifa is seemingly over the restrictions after tweeting on Tuesday, June 23, “Y’all can have them masks
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Black flight
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Bond Lane wants COVID-positive residents out
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A team from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) were up to last evening conducting house-to-house surveillance in the Bond Lane section of Norwood, St James, in the wake of confirmation of novel coronavirus cases in the
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
On October 16, 1943 Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting Flight into Egypt (see illustration) was hanging in the entrance hall of a home located at 127 Randolph Place in Washington, D.C. The occasion was the opening of the Barnett-Aden Gallery which was founded by James Herring, an artist and art
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TSD Flash! - Back to Business Phase II; free tax help; a plan-ahead event; music vibe: Fugees' 'Ready or Not'
Memphis and Shelby County now has shifted into Phase II of the Back to Business plan, according to the Memphis/Shelby County COVID-19 Task
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B.B. King
Riley B. King, better known by his stage name “B.B. King” is a famous African American blues musician. He was born on September 16, 1925 on a cotton plantation in Mississippi, to Albert King and Nora Ella Farr. His father left the family when King was very young, and his mother
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Does Vitamin D protect against Coronavirus? | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
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The Rub
The country is convulsing with civil unrest because we all watched George Floyd murdered by the police on camera with a casual brutality that has become emblematic of the troubled relationship between Black Americans and police
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As COVID-19 cases surge in US, rural areas seeing jump too
For many states and counties in the US, the dark days of the novel coronavirus pandemic unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural areas.
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African-Americans and the Progressive Era
The Progressive Era spanned the years from 1890 to 1920 when the United States was experiencing rapid growth. Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe arrived in droves. Cities were overcrowded, and those living in poverty suffered greatly. Politicians in the major cities controlled their power
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EXECUTIVE ORDER – SAFE POLICING FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
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Community surveillance under way in West Kingston following COVID-19 cases
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