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At least 58 dead in western Germany floods
Flooding in the western German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia due to persistent rainfall has left at least 58 people dead The post At least 58 dead in western Germany floods appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Muslim American Political Leaders Host Virtual National Iftar | Muslim Journal
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tues., May 12, 2020, Muslim Advocates and Honorary Co-Chairs Reps. André Carson, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison hosted The National
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VIDEO: India Panics As Covid Hospitals Flash 'No Vaccines, No Oxygen' Signs | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
MUMBAI, India — ‘No vaccines — no beds — no oxygen — no remdesivir.’ This trending social media feed sums up the current Covid-19 situation India is facing, with the single-day count of new infections crossing 350,000 on April 26. The country had surpassed the 297,000 cases per day recorded in the
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Western Cape shaken but not stirred by 3.4 magnitude earthquake just after midnight | News24
Residents of the Western Cape were given a rude awakening early on Tuesday as an earthquake with a 3.4 to 3.5 magnitude struck at a depth of 5km about 47km from Saldanha.
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NBA legend Patrick Ewing tests positive for COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Former NBA legend and New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing recently tested positive for
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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers – A President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced
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Sip & Savor Owner, Trez Pugh on Finding Opportunity in the Midst of Crisis. - Milwaukee Community Journal
By Shera Strange, Contributing Writer During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses, mostly small businesses, were forced to close. Small companies took a significant hit during the pandemic. Now that cities are reopening, small businesses are struggling to survive. For one entrepreneur and his
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'My Heart Is Heavy': Porsha Wiliams Gets Caught In Tear Gas Release While Protesting and Fans Pour in with Concerns
Porsha Williams has been standing on the front lines in support of the Black Lives Matter movement by peacefully protesting in her hometown of
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Black While Blue...A Police Officer Speaks
Black officers are straddling the fence between answering to their communities and being loyal to their
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New Chicago Mobile Drive-In Movie Theater Provides Safe Summer Fun
With COVID-19 raging, two Chicago-based entrepreneurs have opened a mobile drive-in movie theater for families in the nearby suburbs.
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Chicago Cubs Hire its First African American PA Announcer – Free Press of Jacksonville
CHICAGO DEFENDER – By Tammy Gibson, Contributing Writer - (Orignal Source: www.blackpressusa.com) - While attending high school at the Chicago International Charter School-Northtown Academy, Jeremiah Paprocki started reading announcements that led to working his way [...]
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Online applications only for NHT contribution refunds
The National Housing Trust (NHT) says applications for contribution refunds will only be accepted online. This becomes effective as of January 2021. The NHT says the move is part of efforts to keep customers and staff safe amid the...
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AjMadison Is Honoring Earth Day by Hosting Its First AjM x @Recycle&Play Earth Day Box Challenge with LG Electronics
BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The leading authority on home appliances encourages green initiatives and is partnering with @Recycle&Play and LG Electronics to host a creative box challenge. AjMadison …
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The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe is a good-looking and practical crossover | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - Safety is always first when it comes to your family. The Sante Fe comes with Forward Collision-Avoidance assistance, which is standard on all trims. The system alerts drivers of an impending collision and can bring the SUV to a complete stop in low-speed braking situations.| By Tigner
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Regina Taylor Discusses Her Black Album Mixtape and Playing Michelle Obama’s Mother – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Ali Bouldin, Contributing Writer – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Regina Taylor is a Golden Globe Award-winning actress, director, and playwright. In an exclusive interview with the Chicago Defender, the two-time NAACP Image Award winner discussed her upcoming projects “The Black Album
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Eighteen People Killed In Chicago Making It The Deadliest Day This Year – Your Black World
The young men and women were killed on Sunday, May 31, making it the most violent day in the City in sixty years, according to the University of Chicago Crime
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"Anthems & Glory" with Gospel Artist, Todd Dulaney. | Atlanta Daily World
Grammy, Stellar, and Dove nominated Gospel Artist Todd Dulaney releases his latest project, “Anthems and Glory”, Friday, June 11th.  Born in Maywood, IL, Born December 20, 1983, in Maywood, IL, Dulaney grew up as a singer and an elite athlete. After graduating from high school in 2001, Dulaney was
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Bessie Coleman, African American Woman Pilot
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Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in election - Black News Channel
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter has been a lot of things in its brief, fiery life. It has been a slogan, a rallying point. A movement that led protests coast to coast, calling for America to get serious about preventing Black deaths at the hands of law
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3 charged with allegedly beating and strangling officer during traffic stop | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT - The Aurora Police Department announced Tuesday, June 22, that 28-year-old Paul Sherrod, 24-year-old Jennifer Taylor, and 26-year-old Sheba Taylor have been charged with aggravated battery, resisting arrest, causing injury to a police officer, and the aggravated assault of a peace
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Garcetti urges Washington to invest in infrastructure | BlackPressUSA
WAVE PUBLICATION - “There is no better way to rebuild our middle class and accelerate our economic recovery from COVID-19 than through the local careers that will be created by a bold national investment in our infrastructure,” Garcetti said. “A national investment in our infrastructure would
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From Defendant to Defender: Adams continues to fight for equality in the legal system | New Pittsburgh Courier
Jarrett Adams was only 17 years old when an all-White jury convicted him of a crime he didn’t commit. As a result, he was sentenced to 28 years in prison. After multiple appeals and 10 years spent in a jail cell, Adams was exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He
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Alabama State University Junior Charged With Killing Fellow Student Adam Dowdell Jr. - Blavity
A 20-year-old student at Alabama State University has been charged with shooting and killing a fellow student whose body was found less than a quarter-mile away from campus.
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Mr. Sonny Knows 6/24/2020 | Chicago Defender
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The Rev. Dr. Michael Wesley Sr., Greater Shiloh, ‘Keep lessons of healing and nonviolence in mind’
By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times The Rev. Dr. Michael Wesley Sr., Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Southwest Birmingham, pastor there for 35 years, urged everyone to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's lessons of nonviolence and healing in mind “so we don’t teeter toward a pattern of
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Blue Ivy shows off long natural hair in new Ivy Park photos - TheGrio
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's eldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter continues to follow her mother's and father Jay-Z's footsteps in taking center stage.... View Article The post Blue Ivy shows off long natural hair in new Ivy Park photos appeared first on TheGrio.
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Jax Black Chamber of Commerce names Jasmine Lashawn CEO | BlackPressUSA
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS - “It is an honor to serve our black business community and I look forward to engaging with all of the business owners throughout Jacksonville. Whether entrepreneurial startups or established corporations, they employ our people and serve as the economic engine for our
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