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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.

The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.

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Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell will host the 2020 Soul Train Awards. This marks the third time the former Martin... View Article

The post Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold to host 2020 Soul Train Awards + nominees list appeared first on TheGrio.

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Posted by By Rae Williams | November 12, 2020  - The craft beer industry is not one that one typically thinks of as having a lot of Black owners, but in Inglewood, California, business partners Beny Ashburn and Teo [...]

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1. Georgia Secretary of State: Official Recount of 5 Million Votes What You Need To Know: One week after elections, the state of Georgia has not been called for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Wednesday Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the official recount of five million ballots cast in that state during the presidential contest. […]

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