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Covid-19 death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharply
… US from Covid-19 among African Americans and Latinos is rising … are seeing more deaths among African Americans and Latinos than at … that 1 in 1,125 black Americans have died from the … Stanford concluded: “To hear that African Americans represent 12 to 13% of …
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Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China - Black News Channel
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporarily blocked their departures. The absence of Australian media from China for the first time in four
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Africa: Polio-Free Status As Breath of Fresh Air for Africa
[This Day] As the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication formally declared Africa free of wild Poliovirus amidst rapturous applause at a recent World Health Organisation meeting, a wind of relief blew across the continent, dispelling the gloom caused by the ravaging
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Allegheny County reports 39 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource Reporters Allegheny County reported 39 new cases of COVID-19 on Labor Day Monday, bringing the county total to 10,810 reported cases. No new deaths were reported, leaving the … Continued
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Clock ticks on voting, stimulus spending and other budget busters - African American News Today - EIN News
… he’s pretended to be African American. (Wakanda forever, right?) Yet Mr … . Still, there’s this: For African Americans, women and the nonwealthy, it …
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Tracee Ellis Ross, more big names to re-create 'Golden Girls' with all-Black cast - DefenderNetwork.com
Tracee Ellis Ross wants to thank a few people for being a friend. The actor will team up with Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard and Regina King to perform their own take on “The Golden Girls” on Zoom. View this post on Instagram Link in bio. #zoomwhereithappens A post shared by Tracee Ellis Ross
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During Pandemic, Black Families Put Trust in Black Doctors
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up as the coronavirus pandemic threatened those around her. As she watched those closest to her test positive for the
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During pandemic, black families trust black doctors
… , Bacon works at an all-African American-run trio of community health … and social workers serve are African American, low-income and living with … that are more common among Black Americans. Even before the coronavirus, many …
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American Airlines faces backlash after allowing cabin crew to wear Black Lives Matter pins on duty - African American News Today - EIN News
America's largest commercial jet carrier announced on Sunday that it would be introducing the policy across its fleet. But it has run into opposition among staff who are 'completely disgusted'.
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George, Leonard lead Clippers to 113-107 win over Nuggets - Black News Channel
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 along with a big late block and the dynamic duo helped the Los Angeles Clippers rally in the fourth quarter for a 113-107 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Monday
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CoronaVirus Results in Closing of Orange County High School | The Orlando Advocate
ORLANDO, Fla. — By all accounts more people recover from a bout with the coronavirus than die. Many, many more- and that's good. But that fact is by itself of little consolation to the families who have had to watch their loved ones struggle with and then lose to this deadly disease. The message
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Couple removed from ferry over masks, blames Black Lives Matter - TheGrio
A couple from Bay Ridge, NY, an enclave in Brooklyn, was pulled from a city ferry and handcuffed after they... View Article The post Couple removed from ferry over masks, blames Black Lives Matter appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kamala Harris slams Trump, Barr for denying systemic racism in justice system - TheGrio
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, slammed President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr for claiming... View Article The post Kamala Harris slams Trump, Barr for denying systemic racism in justice system appeared first on TheGrio.
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At home on Labor Day, Trump wages rambling attack on Biden | The Atlanta Voice
Incumbent presidents facing a frenzied two-month sprint to their reelection destiny don't often find themselves home on Labor Day. In 1996, President Bill Clinton was promising a 'bridge to the 21st century' in Milwaukee. George W. Bush was calling John Kerry an Iraq War flip-flopper in Poplar
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Africa: Continent Records 225 More Covid-19 Fatalities, Pushing Death Toll To 31,304
[allAfrica] As of September 7, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,299,656. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 31,304 and recoveries 1,036,177.
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Ocean Drive Exec Trashed Miami Beach's "African-American Demo" in Leaked Email - African American News Today - EIN News
A 2019 email from Mike Palma, former chair of the Ocean Drive Association and manager at the Clevelander, trashed South Beach's Black visitors on Ocean Drive.
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West Indian Day festivities go virtual, but police remain
NEW YORK, United States (AP) - The sights and sounds of one of the world's largest celebrations of Caribbean culture will be virtual today (Labour Day) as New York City's West Indian American Day Parade joins the ranks of the other major events turned upside-down by the coronavirus.
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Church abrogating its duty: Msindo
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA ZANU PF-linked cleric Obadiah Msindo has blamed the church for failing to inculcate values of peace and harmony among citizens, hence the current polarisation in the country. Msindo was commenting on the role of the church in politics following last month’s verbal showdown
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Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing - Black News Channel
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of the convicted
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Where do we go from here? - Dallas Examiner
By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Children's Defense Fund In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution [...] The post Where do we go from here? appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Holiday Music: 50 Jams To Keep The Party Rocking For A Long Weekend | The Urban Daily
Labor Day might not bring out the grills this year, but the drinks and more importantly the jams can still be flowing freely.
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Ghana vs Nigeria: Pandemic Intensifies Year-Long Trade War | Africanews
Nigerian traders are accusing local authorities in Ghana of discrimination after many had their shops closed in the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic that sees a year-long trade war being waged between Ghanaian natives and foreign business owners over the control of the local retail trade in the
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Former Temptations Lead Singer Bruce Williamson Dies From COVID-19
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Kenya: Four Kenyans Go for Top AU Positions as Polls Near
[Nation] At least four Kenyans have expressed interest in various positions at the African Union, four months to elections at the continental body headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Popeyes opens new restaurant at Parika - Stabroek News
The international food franchise, Popeyes, opened a new restaurant in Parika yesterday, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI). The article Popeyes opens new restaurant at Parika appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigerian doctors begin strike over pay, facilities | News24
Nigerian doctors in state-run hospitals began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities, union leaders said.
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Jarvis Christian College partners with META to offer online mental health counseling services - Dallas Examiner
Special to The Dallas Examiner   META, the nation’s leading digital mental health platform for schools, has partnered with Jarvis Christian College to provide online counseling services for their students. The partnership with META
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Accounting Rules Driven by Congress Cost U.S. Postal Service Billions – Free Press of Jacksonville
Proponents of a mail-in election this November have worried aloud about the deep-in-debt U.S. Postal Service collapsing under the weight of 130 million ballots, all due the same day. But its $11 billion in red [...]
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Oil industry lobbying to dump plastics in Kenya | Africanews
The oil industry has asked the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping
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Cultural organization grant program aims to help financially-strapped arts providers - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee arts and cultural organizations and agencies negatively impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be able to apply for assistance under a new $5 million grant program announced by Governor Tony Evers, said Alderman Michael J. Murphy, chair of the City of Milwaukee Arts
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