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Biden faces scrutiny over reliance on executive orders - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press President Joe Biden and aides are showing touches of prickliness over growing scrutiny of his heavy reliance on executive orders in his first days in office. The president in just over a week has already signed more than three dozen executive orders and directives
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A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE CAUSES OF BLACK ON BLACK CRIME | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Why does crime exist, and what should be done about it? Lately, a lot of discussion is centered on a spate of carjackings carried out by African Americans, many of them youths. In the past we have made all types of excuses for this kind of behavior, but the fact is crime has a deleterious impact
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COVID Sniffing Canines? Dogs Now Trained to Sniff Out COVID-19 | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Who let the dogs out? Apparently, researchers and doctors around the world have literally let the dogs out to help stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 By sniffing out the virus, much like drug-sniffing dogs have done for decades at airports and events, more dogs are being trained to be on
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The Cost of Success: Cardi B Reveals The Price of Having To Test Herself & Everyone Around Her For COVID-19 Is Steep
Cardi B took to Twitter on Tuesday (Jan.26) and revealed that she is spending a lot of dough to keep herself and everyone around her safe to ensure they are COVID-19-free to keep her fans entertained with fresh content like photoshoots, music videos.
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FBI: Pipe bombs at RNC, DNC were planted night before riot - Black News Channel
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The
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How Louis Vuitton's FW/21 Men's Show Reimagined Black Aesthetic - Blavity
The use of Black male bodies as a means to understand how to make fashion more inclusive.
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Social justice issues in America: Gun violence
The Brady United, an organization inspired by Jim and Sarah Brady that led to President Clinton signing the Brady Bill into law, notes that gun violence is a racial justice issue. Brady United notes that Black Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to die from gun violence and 14 times
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Walgreens picks a Starbucks executive to be its C.E.O. | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Lauren Hirsch, New York Times Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Rosalind Brewer as its next chief executive, making her the only Black woman to currently run a Fortune 500 company. The appointment of Ms. Brewer, currently the chief operating officer and a board member at Starbucks, takes effect
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Rwanda: Minister Ingabire Named on Board of Global Body for Bridging Digital Divide
[New Times] ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire has been named founding board member of EDISON Alliance, a new global venture set to close the digital divide.
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How Black Women Can Conquer Fibroids And Menopause
Fibroids are a common occurrence among Black women. So common, in fact, that 90% of us will develop them at some point in our lives. However, we can recognize them […] The post How Black Women Can Conquer Fibroids And Menopause appeared first on Essence.
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New dates set for Sunshine Ladies Tour season
The Sunshine Ladies Tour has announced its revised schedule for the 2021 season which will launch in April with a bumper run of six events.
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Five ways to help keep children learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has upended family life around the world. School closures, working remotely, physical distancing — it’s a lot for parents to navigate. Robert Jenkins, UNICEF’s Global Chief of Education, offers five tips to help keep children’s education on track while
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Kim Kardashian Already Has Exit Strategy For Kanye West Divorce, Allegedly
While Keeping Up With the Kardashians is on its way out, Kim Kardashian is keeping up with her bread as she and her husband Kanye West work out the financial side of their divorce. 
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Rwanda Receives Over Rwf3 Billion to Support Smallholder Farmers
[New Times] The Government of New Zealand has committed NZD 6.8 million (over Rwf4.8 billion) to support smallholder farmers across Africa, with NZD 4.2 million (about Rwf3 billion) committed to Rwanda from 2020-2023.
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Nigeria: In the Midst of a Pandemic, Nigeria Battles to End a Painful Blinding Disease
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Health experts warn COVID-19 could hamper efforts to tackle trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world
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Regal was her name: Cicely Tyson passes at 96 -
In between her illustrious acting career, she showed the way for Black people to live with their heads held high in the midst of indignity. Source
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Kenya Moore Admits Her Wrongdoing in Apollo Nida Drama: 'I Think I Could Have Distanced Myself from Apollo All Together'
'Real Housewives of Atlanta'starKenya Moorerevealed on Jan. 24 during a special episode of 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen' that the one feud she […]
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Disney Revamp Of Jungle Cruise Ride Removes Racist Depictions Of Indigenous People : NPR
After years of pressure, Disney is getting rid of its racist depictions of Indigenous people in the Jungle Cruise ride at its two theme parks in Florida and California.
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Nine-Year-Old Haitian Boy Finally Reunited with Family After Being Taken Into Government Custody Despite Valid Visa
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DR Congo's Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga resigns after censure | Africanews
DR Congo’s prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, resigned on Friday, the presidency said, a move enabling President Felix Tshisekedi to appoint his own premier supported by a new parliamentary majority.
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Ordinance introduced to address Board of Health functions and diversity | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot introduced an ordinance January 27, to clarify the functions of the Chicago Board of Health and add diversity requirements. These changes will clear up ambiguities while helping the board guide policymaking effectively in an age of COVID-19 and deep health inequity. The
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#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Two Justice Systems Harshly Revealed In Riot Charges And Oklahoma Plans To Increase The Number Of Vaccine Dispensary Sites | The Oklahoma Eagle
Two Justice Systems Harshly Revealed In Riot Charges One of the quickest assessments made of the assault on the Nation’s Capitol on January 6th after then President Donald J. Trump sent white nationalists in a desperate attempt to keep federal lawmakers from certifying the election was how law
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Ex-FBI lawyer given probation for Russia probe actions - Black News Channel
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith apologized for doctoring the
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Structural racism is tied to disparities in health among African American and American Indian people in Minnesota when compared to White Minnesotans. Source
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Suspected White Supremacist Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing Ordered To Stay In Jail, Again
William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the suspected white supremacists involved in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, had his request for bail denied once again after a judge heard his latest reason why he wanted to be released.
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Gymnast says she was 'speechless' after Michelle Obama shared viral routine - TheGrio
UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis became an instant viral sensation last weekend when her gymnastics team shared her sensational floor routine,... View Article The post Gymnast says she was 'speechless' after Michelle Obama shared viral routine appeared first on TheGrio.
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Senator Morris calls for reconvening of National Sports Council
Opposition spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Senator Gabriela Morris, is calling for a reconvening of the National Sports Council in tandem with the planned activities for the revitalisation of the sports industry. “The re-...
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Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test - TheGrio
The role that race should play in deciding who gets priority for the COVID-19 vaccine was put to the test... View Article The post Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test appeared first on TheGrio.
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Death Row Records Co-Founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris Speaks On Trump Pardon
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