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Jimmie Hale Mission Celebrates 75 years as a Birmingham Safe Haven
By Beth Cunningham bhamnow.com One of the most well-known and beloved nonprofits in Birmingham, Jimmie Hale Mission has been making a difference in the Magic City for over 75 years. Today, it is a dynamic and impactful organization that spreads love in all kinds of ways to all kinds of
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Coronavirus: Jefferson County health official on racial disparities - African American News Today - EIN News
HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE BEING FOUNDED SICKER TREATING COVID-19 PATIENTS AFRICAN-AMERICAN PATIENTS, WHAT IS DAYS COVID-19 THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY IF IN THE END THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THOSE
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Tina Knowles Lawson, Beyoncé launch Houston campaign to fight COVID-19
– Philanthropist, entrepreneur and fashion designer, Tina Knowles Lawson, has created the #IDIDMYPART campaign to encourage residents in her beloved home city of Houston to get tested in wake of the COVID-19
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John Lewis homegoing services, series of celebrations... | New Pittsburgh Courier
A private funeral for the late civil rights icon will be held Thursday, July 30 at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once … Continued The post John Lewis homegoing services, series of celebrations… appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Opposition APC leadership hit by multiple deaths in road accident
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: Sierra Leones main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) today suffered a massive blow, after a vehicle carrying three of the partys Northern regions senior officials, were killed in a road traffic accident on their way to Freetown from Kabala, Koinadugu
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Makeni massacre will not be forgotten – president Bio must be held accountable
Concerned Sierra Leoneans: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2020: We are immensely despondent to witness the premeditated killings by the Sierra Leone security forces of unarmed and innocent youths, who staged a peaceful protest against the removal of their electricity asset that belongs to the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
WATCH: It's Santana x 2 Livestream During Black Press Virtual Convention
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carlos Santana’s star arrived on the era-defining late 1960s San Francisco Bay Area music scene with historic shows at the Fillmore and other storied venues. The group emerged onto the global stage with an epic set at the Woodstock festival in 1969, the same year that its
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Choice of Kamala Harris as Dem VP Candidate Praised by Many - The New Journal and Guide
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Government announcement on mandatory face coverings in England is long overdue - Voice Online
THE GOVERNMENT'S announcement that face coverings will be mandatory for people visiting shops in England... The post Government announcement on mandatory face coverings in England is long overdue appeared first on Voice Online.
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Kenya: Mapigano Leaves Gor Mahia
[Nairobi News] Tanzanian goalkeeper David Mapigano has parted ways with reigning Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia on mutual consent.
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Calls Grow for Republican Alabama State Representative to Resign After Celebrating the Birthday of KKK Leader - The New York Beacon
Man, white people aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. Which, I suppose, is a good thing, right? We should want the racists to expose themselves. Still, there’s something surreal seeing white people shamelessly indulging their racist beliefs. Take for instance Alabama state Rep. Will
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Govt choke-hold on mobile money will prove costly – experts
Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE is likely to miss on the US$51 billion mobile money market in Africa due to the government’s repressive and harsh policies, analysts have said. Statistics from the GSMA show that Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the fastest growing region in terms of mobile money, with a CAGR
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African economic and social awakening: Lessons from Singapore
Leoncio Amada NZE NLANG: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 June 2020: With 1.2 billion people and the youngest population on the planet, the African continent has great potential and much room for improvement to become one of the most vibrant economic centers globally. To achieve this, the continent will
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In remembrance of Sierra Leone’s governor general Sir Banja Tejan-Sie – SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH
Mohamed Kutubu Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2020: Twenty years ago yesterday -  8 August 2000, Sierra Leone's last Governor General – Sir Banja Tejan-Sie passed away in London just a day after celebrating his 83rd birthday. Contemporary Sierra Leone's judiciary faces existential
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NAMI and Designer Kenneth Cole Team to Fight Mental Illness
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Especially during this time of isolation, uncertainty, and tragedy, it is vital that no one feels alone in their mental health journey,” emphasized Daniel Gillison, the CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “The COVID-19 crisis shines a spotlight on our need for
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Jamaican man saves baby from fire, but loses his home in the process - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Star) Lance, a 28-year-old resident of Ramsay Road along Maxfield Avenue, spent 30 minutes trying to kick off a padlocked gate and a bolted door to save his neighbour's two-year-old son from a burning house on Sunday
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Africa Initiative launches its Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 Report
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2020: The Africa Initiative of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, will launch its Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 report in a live event at 2 p.m (Paris time) tomorrow, Thursday 25 June, 2020. The report, a joint
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
ACC concludes investigation into alleged corruption of Minkailu Bah and Limkokwing University
ACC Publicity Office: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has completed investigating the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Malaysia, in Sierra Leone and the former Minister of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), Dr. Minkailu Bah, for alleged
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
ACC reacts to allegations of corruption in Sierra Leone parliament
Patrick Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 September 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notes public reactions and rightful concerns on allegations of corruption within the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone, emanating from the 2019 Perceptions Survey Report commissioned in April, 2020, by
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Black Groups Drag FDA Into Lawsuit Over Newport, Kool Other Menthol Cigs - Black Voice News
Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, a higher percentage (93 percent) of Black adults who smoke began using menthol cigarettes. That’s more than two times higher than
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Freetown City Council versus government – president Bio must stop this futile cold war
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 September 2020: A cold war of sorts is being fought over the Municipality of Freetown that is affecting its long-suffering residents. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Every Black Celebrity Diagnosed With Coronavirus
Y’all, the rumors aren’t true: Black people do get the novel coronavirus that’s affecting thousands of people worldwide. COVID-19, which has symptoms of high fever, headache and extreme body aches, [] The post Every Black Celebrity Diagnosed With Coronavirus appeared first on Essence.
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority
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Report Reveals Shooting Death of Joshua Pawlik by OPD Could Have Been Prevented
Before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others were killed by police this year, Joshua Pawlik was killed by the Oakland Police Department (OPD) on March 11, 2018. Pawlik lost his life that night under circumstances that would eventually lead to the Oakland City Council agreeing to pay
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(BPRW) THE AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL THIS SUMMER! (Black PR Wire) In these times of pandemic and deep reflection around the human experience of people of color,…
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My government will provide nurses with two sets of uniforms free of charge – said president Bio
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio was in Bo, southern Sierra Leone yesterday, where he visited the newly refurbished Covid-19 care and treatment facilities, and distributed much needed equipment and uniforms to healthcare workers. Praising the interventions of
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New York Congresswoman Clarke (D-NY) Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis | Dallas Weekly
Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing
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The Deep End: The History of Pool Access for Black Americans and what Team USA Athletes Are Doing To Get More Kids of Color Into the Pool – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Peggy Shinn  - At the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Simone Manuel won an Olympic gold medal in the 100-yard freestyle and became the first Black female swimmer on Team USA to win an Olympic gold [...]
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