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Johnson, Eddie Bernice (1935- )
An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her current position representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.  She is an advocate for women, children, and human
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Reverend blazes trail for civil rights cause
… people, particularly, the African Americans in Pine Bluff," … he was the first African American electrician apprentice and, … he became the first African American journeyman electrician in the … Belt Railroad resulted in African Americans being promoted to …
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Houston-based Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Partners with Beats By Dre to Help Kids | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Jarren Small, the Houston-based visionary, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, is proving that legends do live. The Prairie View A & M University graduate named his nonprofit, “Legends Do Live,” which focuses on equipping and funding disadvantaged youth and communities through workshop programs and
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USVI Little Free Library Initiative Hosting Drive-thru Book Giveaway this Weekend | USVI News | WCVI-TV
High-quality reading materials and books will be made available, and all free thanks to Drive-thru book giveaway this weekend. This book giveaway will be distributed by the USVI Little Free Library Initiative and made possible by USVI Tourism and The Community Foundation of the Virgin
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Source: USVI News | WCVI-TV
Growth & Jobs | Business leaders expect economy to rebound
Business sector stakeholders remain optimistic that Jamaica can rebound from the economic fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,to record growth in fiscal year 2021-22. Industry leaders say their positive outlook is based on key...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Squires, Bernard (1904-1947)
Bernard Squires was the president of the Omaha chapter of the Urban League from 1935 to 1939 and the Seattle chapter of the Urban League from 1939 to 1943. Squires was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1904. He graduated from high school in Toledo, and went on to Ohio State University before graduating in
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Final-year UWI chemistry student pushes craftwork
Shane Miller, like many young persons living in Cottage, St Elizabeth, felt hopeless. But rather than sit idly on the street corner and complain about the lack of opportunities, he took a chance and applied for available scholarships and grants,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Hungry children can’t learn – Teacher
It was the sixth sense of a concerned educator which led to the revelation that many of the children under her care were suffering great economic hardships, even though they were separated by distance. With face-to-face classes suspended, grade-...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Unapproved COVAXIN in a race against time
The Government is not shy in admitting that the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines is weighing on the mind of the Holness administration, but it is holding firm that it will only use products approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). That...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
St. Croix Refinery Fire Wednesday Shortly After New Odor Complaints – Updated with Added Videos
Emergency teams are responding to a fire inside the Limetree Bay Refinery Wednesday..
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First Lady and Groups Team Up With Stanley and Ten Sleepless Knights to Celebrate Older Americans Month
First Lady Yolanda Bryan has teamed up with AARP in The Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts-DPNR, and Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights to celebrate Older Americans Month.
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As For Me and My Church
As For Me and My Church By Rev. Jermaine Mulley As it is, I dont own anything but I am a steward of everything! On [...]
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As For Me and My Church
On March 13, 2020, I decided to reach out to Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield and Presiding Elder Uklyn Hendricks about the immediacy of a shift to church gatherings within the Virgin Islands Annual
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Source: The Christian Recorder
Private sector groups support tighter COVID restrictions
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has welcomed the approach taken by the government to implement a partial lockdown around the holiday period to curb the spread of COVID-19. The PSOJ says while the measures will no doubt impact...
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One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX
The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.
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VIPA Announces Departure of Senior Engineer Damian Cartwright
Carlton Dowe, executive director of the V.I. Port Authority, announced the department of the agency's senior engineer and assistant executive director, Damian Cartwright, the VIPA's Wednesday board meeting.
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U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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California voters like Biden, unions not so much - Black Voice News
In summary Voters in blue California are favoring Joe Biden and other Democrats but unions are faring poorly vis-a-vis corporations. With a turnout that smashed all records, millions of votes remain to be counted in California, but tallies so far are providing some strong themes, to wit: -The
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Tufton hails healthcare workers for aiding COVID recoveries
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says healthcare workers islandwide have done well in ensuring that more than 16,000 persons have recovered from COVID-19. Tufton, who was speaking during a COVID-19 digital briefing on Sunday,...
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Kenya Moore defends Native American costume: 'Part of my heritage' - TheGrio
Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta is known for its laughs, feuds, and drama, but sometimes, that drama bleeds into... View Article The post Kenya Moore defends Native American costume: 'Part of my heritage' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trelawny developments driving turtles to extinction
WESTERN BUREAU: While the boon in construction along the Trelawny coastline, which has yielded nearly 2,000 additional hotel rooms and numerous job opportunities, is being celebrated, it is also decimating two of the endangered species of turtles...
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The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 1)
This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.
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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule - DefenderNetwork.com
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing theschedule for sitesoffering free COVID-19 tests the week of March 22, 2021.Twenty FREE+FAST+SAFEtesting sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health DepartmentThe Houston Health Departm
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New novel explores slavery and indentureship - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Lloyd Beharry, a Guyanese, has published a fictional historical novel about slavery and indentureship experience. The article New novel explores slavery and indentureship appeared first on Stabroek News.
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What's next for Black People in America? - Dallas Examiner
\ By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries   Every time I hear a news person on television say “democracy prevailed” as they talk about the insurrection of Jan. 6, I cringe and want to [...] The post What's next for Black People in America? appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Zimbabwe's Covid fightback hamstrung by graft | News24
Zimbabwe's anti graft police last month recovered about 40 boxes of Covid-19 test kits worth thousands of dollars stolen from a public hospital in Bulawayo, the country's second city.
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A. Philip Randolph Institute (1965- )
The A. Philip Randolph Institute was founded by and named for labor leader Asa Philip Randolph, who was the longtime president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union. Randolph and his friend and fellow activist Bayard Rustin founded APRI in 1965 after their successful 1963 March on
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Innis, Roy
Innis, Roy (Roy Emile Alfredo Innis), 1934–, American civil-rights leader, b. St. Croix, Virgin Islands. A member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) since 1963, he has been its national director (1968–82) and has served as national chairman since 1970. In the late 1960s he traded the
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In Texas’ top 10 scandals of the past century, how does the 2021 electricity crisis rank? - Garland Journal
From SMU football to the JFK assassination, Texas attracts trouble the way a cheatin’ gambler knows both sides of the cards. By Dave LieberThe Dallas Morning News For me, the
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Ghanaian school denies admission to two boys for dreadlocks; court to decide - Face2Face Africa
A school in Ghana's capital Accra will not allow two teenagers to attend if they do not cut off their Rastafarian dreadlocks according to school regulations that go back to the colonial days. The Achimota School, one of Ghana's most prestigious public senior high schools, turned away two sets of
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