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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tests positive for coronavirus | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a tweet on Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus, despite being asymptomatic. COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive, she tweeted. Bottoms told MSNBC that she decided her family members should get tested
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Bee Happenings
Everything is a buzz because it is National Pollinator Week! We are celebrating by hosting the Brier Creek Bee Club meeting this Thursday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m. under the Oak Tree at Scott Family Farm. Guest speakers include David Logue of Hephzibah and the Rev. Tim Batchelor of Appling. In
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BET Awards 20: 5 Times Stars Made Political Statements On The Red Carpet
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Boston To Remove Statue Depicting Abraham Lincoln With Freed Black Man At His Feet
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COMMENTARY: It Has Never Been Like This in America Before
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Reformed Nazi Discusses President Trump's Controversial Shared Tweet
Audio will be available later today. NPR's Noel King speaks with Christian Picciolini, a reformed neo-Nazi skinhead, about what extremists hear when the president retweets a video of a supporter yelling "white power."
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Mayor Turner cancels in-person Texas GOP convention - DefenderNetwork.com
After weeks of political posturing between state Republicans and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the mayor on Wednesday said he would cancel the Texas Republican Party’s in-person convention, an event that was scheduled to be held at downtown Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center beginning on
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How Seniors Can Protect Their Health And Finances During The Pandemic - Milwaukee Community Journal
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, health officials have been clear and consistent in their message to seniors: While anyone can fall victim to COVID-19, those who are 65 and older are in an especially high-risk group. That’s why older Americans need to be especially careful and – in the case of
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Blood centers across the world showed appreciation for blood donors this month for World Blood Donor Day which was on June 14. Shepeard Blood Center recognizes their blood donors as heroes and are calling on these heroes to help prevent blood shortages. The summer months present the usual
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Four Louisiana officers suspended after Black man dies following beating
Tommie McGlothen, a Black man in Louisiana who died in police custody in early April, was being arrested after getting into a fight with another man. The post Four Louisiana officers suspended after Black man dies following beating appeared first on TheGrio.
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For A Real Change To Come, We Need To Vote For Elected Officials Who Have Had Enough, Too - Blavity
The systemic racism entrenched in America today is an echo of the same bigoted principles that have long stood to protect the political machine of the privileged status quo.
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Women sue Belgium for colonial-era 'abduction' from Congo
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Autopsy delayed as Ford blocked as observer
The autopsy for 23-year-old Javane Duhaney, who was allegedly shot and killed by a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier on Bray Street in Kingston on May 9, has been delayed as forensic pathologist Dr Althea Neblett reportedly objected to...
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NAMI Minnesota is offering free online mental health classes
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CCJ to rule Wednesday on elections case
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COVID-19 Tips | Coping with grief
Many people are experiencing grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a normal response to loss of life, as well as to drastic changes to daily routines and ways of life that usually bring us comfort and a feeling of stability. Actions to cope...
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Khayelitsha family wants answers after man dies in police custody | News24
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'Heartache'
THE attorney representing the family of Carsha Johnson Sinclair, the woman who died tragically at the National Chest Hospital on Wednesday, is bemoaning the state of the public health-care system, the cracks of which he said have become more apparent amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Image src: http://www.akilironanderson.com/artist-statement.html The last supper is one of the most popular paintings in the world. While Jesus is usually depicted as white, a discovery of a great sculpture of an African American last supper became popular within the last year. This sculpture was
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Bon Appétit Top Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Outcry From Staffers Of Color
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Congresswoman Johnson Announces Support for the Supreme Court Decision in June Medical Services v. Russo | Dallas Weekly
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