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New York City to end qualified immunity for NYPD officers - TheGrio

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On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis stood with state and local elected officials at Bethune-Cookman University to celebrate the state’s multimillion-dollar investment in Florida’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). BY ANDREAS BUTLER FLORIDA COURIER DAYTONA BEACH – Bethune-Cookman

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What have we become with Trump? – Daytona Times

I remember Dick Gregory frequently saying to me, “Don’t you know when a man like Donald Trump and his people put on MAGA hats and talk about making America great again, they’re acting like America once was great.” I look around me and see a few Black and Brown people that have been treated fairly

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 432,421 cases; 10,646 deaths; 207,148 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Diddy Gifts 14-Year-Old Fashion Entrepreneur With $25K Business Grant On Ellen

Fashion and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs surprises 14-year-old Philadelphia native Trey Brown with a $25,000 business grant on Ellen.

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Born on the fringes of the internet, QAnon is infiltrating mainstream American life and politics - The New York Beacon

(CNN)Since its origin three years ago, QAnon has festered in the darker corners of the internet. Now the groups followers, who call themselves believers, have found a niche on social media and within the Republican Party. QAnon began as a single conspiracy theory. But

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King Valley Gang Trial | Main witness to be recalled

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes today allowed the main witness in the trial of six alleged members of the Westmoreland-based Kings Valley Gang to be recalled following assertions by attorney-at-law Everton Bird that there were inconsistencies in his...

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What July 4th Means to a Sudanese Refugee and Paramedic on the Frontlines of Covid-19 • EBONY

OPINION This July 4th is my second Independence Day as an American citizen. It’s a special day for me and my family, a day when we think about the many freedoms America has given us after we escaped civil war and genocide in our native Sudan. Of course, this year is different. With the pandemic, []

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BPS picks exam vendor in spite of task force call for moratorium - The Bay State Banner

Boston Public Schools officials announced Thursday the selection of a new standardized test for admission to its three exam schools, just two days after the Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force voted unanimously for a moratorium on exam school testing during the COVID pandemic. The district

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Ex-Huge Group CEO Anton Potgieter on his new telecoms venture - TechCentral

Podcast Anton Potgieter, a former CEO of Huge Group, has a new venture. Called Trabel, the company has developed an app and service he believes will "reinvent business calls on cellphones".

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Zim’s deafening silence on resuption of football worrisome

WITH some African countries relaxing lockdown regulations to allow sport and football in particular to resume, the Zimbabwean government’s deafening silence on the matter has generated various interpretations. NewsDay Comment While some sport codes regarded as low risk such as those that fall under

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Red, White and Black Free Press of Jacksonville

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Money in circulation increases by Sh3.2 billion in March

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Air France to cut more than 7,500 jobs - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Zanu PF fissures laid bare in Mash East

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The trouble with hot spots: Hard-hit counties send COVID-19 patients to other areas - Black Voice News

In summary Imperial County on the Mexican border has the state’s highest rate of COVID-19 cases, straining hospitals and forcing the transfer of 500 critically ill patients outside the region. Imperial County on the Mexican border is some 600 miles away from the state capital. But when its two area

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National Wax Museum Marks 25 Years for Its Lynching Exhibit | Afro

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Doctor-in-charge at Kumaka Hospital among Region One’s COVID-19 patients - Stabroek News

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Ben Crump heralded as Black Americas Attorney General | Dallas Weekly

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Sierra Leone Commercial Bank boosts government’s Covid-19 response with Le500 million

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NEHRA says it has excess Petrojam donation

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Man charged with treason for printing fake CIO, Zanu PF IDs

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This Day in History July 3

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Symone Sanders, Biden’s top African American aide, faces pressure from all sides - African American News Today - EIN News

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