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This trend will continue to drive smartphone adoption in the country, particularly among less technologically inclined consumers, as these devices offer a functional, user-friendly and affordable solution that addresses these unique consumer requirements amid our “new normal” under
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COVID-19 exposes sub-standard regional health services - ECLAC
The global onset of the coronavirus and the attendant need for health-related responses have exposed the debilitating limitations of the health services in Latin America and the Caribbean countries, says a recent report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America
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Face coverings, social distancing have reduced coronavirus, officials say
The county’s public health director said that measures such as social distancing and wearing face coverings have slowed the spread of the illness, but with more businesses opening and the weather improving, Barbara Ferrer warned against residents gathering with friends and family, but recognized
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OpEd: D.C. Must Support At-Risk Students | Afro
D.C. Councilmembers are now reviewing the mayor’s budget, which included a three percent increase in school operating costs for D.C. Public Schools and the District’s public charter schools, each of which educate about half of all city public school
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Area cities resume residential parking tickets
LOS ANGELES — As businesses slowly reopen under special COVID-19 county guidelines, several cities in Southeast Los Angeles County have restored street sweeping parking enforcement, ordered trash placed in plastic bags and opened drive-through coronavirus testing
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People
According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare infrastructures that support Black
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“It time to stand up in George’s name” — Sharpton delivers eulogy for George Floyd memorial
Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his
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Tanzania: JPM Fulfills His Parliament Inauguration Pledges
PRESIDENT John Magufuli has walked the talk by fulfilling about 20 promises he made while inaugurating the 11th Parliament in 2015, the 'Daily News' can
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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
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Africa: Don't Let Guard Down, We Must Be Ready for Long Fight - WHO's Moeti
So far, a number of countries have begun easing their lockdowns, and, according to WHO's initial analysis, the impact on doubling time - the number of days for case numbers to double in a given country - appears to be varying depending on the timing and duration of the confinement
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Africa Must Go Beyond Ending Conflict, and Tackle Its Root Causes
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Rwanda: Kagame Pardons Abortion Convicts But Accomplices Will Serve Full Sentences
President Paul Kagame on Monday, May 18, exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 50 young women convicted of abortion, but about nine people who aided the illegal process will stay in jail to serve their full
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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief Black-owned businesses got little relief under PPP
As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to unify for equity for
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Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19
“It doesn’t matter what color you are, how much money you have, how much education you have, things happen: grief, depression, anxiety, which COVID has really unleashed,” said F.T. Burden, president and CEO of Springboard Community Services, a regional full service behavioral health and case
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Rikers Island Staff Failed To Do Their Job By Not Taking Steps To Ensure Layleen Polanco's Safety, Report Finds - Blavity
Recently released video footage from the hours leading up to her death show that the staff at the women's facility of the notoriously troubled jail did not give Polanco lifesaving
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BCC moots mandatory cremation for minors
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Retired Local City Official Joins AIDS Healthcare Foundation to Address AIDS Crisis in Texas
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which serves as the world’s largest, non-profit public health organization addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, recently announced that former Missouri City executive, Anthony J. Snipes, has joined AHF as a part of its southern bureau leadership
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Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19
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Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding
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Dr. Manal Ghazzawi of Sierra Leone bags prestigious award
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Should police be in Pittsburgh schools? Advocates call for removal reignited in wake of Floyd’s death
When news came that the Minneapolis Public Schools proposed to cut ties with their local police force, local lawyer Tiffany Sizemore saw an opportunity for kids across the Pittsburgh Public Schools
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% ‘Reparative’ Plan For Black People
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Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism
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