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AMID concern over an increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, private sector groups say a lockdown of the economy is unnecessary at this time, but urged the State to get tough with those who breach safety protocols.Additionally, Helene Davis Whyte, one of the country's foremost trade
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An unsung leader in the history of American medicine – Daytona Times
A slave’s science saved lives of Bostonians during smallpox epidemic. BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE While some may never tire of hearing about the greatness of civil rights leaders, famous Black athletes and renowned entertainers, we should also focus on the unsung. “I’d like to read about people
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Angola: Covid-19 - Administrator Wants Rigour in Churches
[ANGOP] Saurimo -- The municipal administrator of Saurimo, Neves Romão, Monday asked churches to strengthen biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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KwaSizabantu to appoint review panel, wants those behind 'vicious allegations' brought to book | News24
KwaSizabantu says it is engaging with law enforcement "to bring to book those engaged in vicious false allegations" following an exposé by News24 last week.
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Cuthbert-Flynn sprints to second term
OLYMPIAN Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn sprinted to a second term as the member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew West Rural after securing more than 3,000 more votes than her contender, the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Krystal Tomlinson. Cuthbert-Flynn...
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(1909) Ida B. Wells, “Lynching Our National Crime”
By 1909 Ida B. Wells was the most prominent anti-lynching campaigner in the United States.  From the early 1890s she labored mostly alone in her effort to raise the nation’s awareness and indignation about these usually unpunished murders.  In 1909, however, she gained a powerful ally in the newly
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Six pm to six am curfew back in place as COVID numbers rise - Stabroek News
As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise sharply in Guyana, the emergency health measures which were put in place to slow the spread of the virus have been extended to September 30th even as the nationwide 6pm to  6am curfew will resume from
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Pandemic wrecks global Class of 2020's hopes for first job - Black News Channel
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger's dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. Like many others in the global Class of 2020, the pandemic is clouding her career ambitions. The coronavirus forced the cancellation of her
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COVID-19 : We Must Improve Minority Participation in Clinical Trials
In addition, sterilizing Native American women without their consent, and the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, led to a justifiable fear and luck of trust by people of color regarding clinical trial participation in the
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VIDEO: Howard University President Offers Rx for Treating Covid-19 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, who is also a physician, has a preliminary diagnosis for America's condition while fighting the coronavirus. 'I would say the patient is critically ill, but it is a treatable disease if you follow the prescription,' said Frederick, who helms the
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Morocco: Covid-19 - Spread of Virus Closely Linked to Movement of Individuals (Minister of Health)
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Good fortune set Willie ‘Shawn’ Gregory, alderman in Lincoln’s hometown, for good works
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King County Council Passes Historic Investments To Improve Educational Outcomes - The Seattle Medium
King County Council unanimously passed the implementation plan for the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA), which will invest approximately $318 million over 15 years to improve educational outcomes for King County
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Artist EVEWRIGHT and young people behind vibrant Ipswich mural - Voice Online
IPSWICH IS now home to a vibrant and eye-catching Black Panther-inspired mural, thanks to artist... The post Artist EVEWRIGHT and young people behind vibrant Ipswich mural appeared first on Voice Online.
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Roc Nation Partners with Brooklyn’s LIU to Launch New School
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The new school will begin enrolling students for the fall 2021 semester, and 25% of the incoming freshmen class will
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Eureka in key boost to COVID-19 testing - Stabroek News
As COVID-19 cases and deaths surge here, Eureka Medical Laboratories Inc (EML), is expected to commence novel coronavirus PCR testing by this weekend according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMA) Dr Karen
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Transcript: Barack Obama's address at John Lewis' funeral - Los Angeles Sentinel

As a boy, John listened through the door after bedtime as his father's friends complained about the Klan. One Sunday as a teenager, he heard Dr. King preach on the radio. As a college student in Tennessee, he signed up for Jim Lawson's workshops on the tactic of nonviolent civil

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Images of student crowds raise questions in Georgia schools | The Atlanta Voice
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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday 7 August
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Metro Atlanta youth mentorship program host Vine City cleanup, pitch competition | The Atlanta Voice
The Humbl Hustlr Foundation held its 2020 Hustl•Print Summer Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition and Vine City Community Cleanup on Saturday, August 1, at the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. A day dedicated to youth mentorship, young Black men throughout the metro Atlanta area
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FEEL GOOD | Heeding the call: Mobicel empowers 65 young black women in new mobile assembly plant | News24
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Africa: Fridays for Future - How the Young Climate Movement Has Grown Since Greta Thunberg's Lone Protest
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Marin Teachers, Educators Cautious About Plans to Reopen Schools
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