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The Ethnic Relations Com-mission (ERC) has taken more persons to court in relation to racial incitement. The article ERC takes more persons to court over racist incitement appeared first on Stabroek News.
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections. Applications from laid-off workers rose 13,000 from the previous week, which was revised sharply
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Watch: Cele breaks his silence on Nkandla meeting with Zuma
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OP-ED: How Can We Narrow the Black Homeownership Gap? | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During Black History Month, and throughout the year, it’s important to acknowledge the challenges the Black community faces when it comes to homeownership and racial equity, and also acknowledge the important work that remains. That’s especially true considering how far behind the
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Biden tours Pfizer plant as weather causes vaccine delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration’s planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days’ worth of shots, or about 6 million doses. The...
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Out Of Office, Trump Remains The Driving Force In The Republican Party | The Orlando Advocate
More than a month after leaving office, former President Donald J. Trump remains a contentious force in Republican politics, with the party increasingly risking a splinter over his continued leadership from outside Washington D.C. “He still wants to be ‘The Guy.’ He likes the adulation. He likes
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JUTC racks up billions in losses; deficit at UDC
A number of key public bodies are projecting significant deficits for both the current financial cycle as well as the upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year. Many of these public bodies have been hit hard by COVID-19 containment measures that have...
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Texas power outages below 500,000 but water crisis persists - TheGrio
Power was restored to more Texans on Thursday, with fewer than a half-million homes remaining without electricity, and many still... View Article The post Texas power outages below 500,000 but water crisis persists appeared first on TheGrio.
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Grammy-Winning Artist PJ Morton to Take Up Artist Residency at Dillard University - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Jacobe Swagerty Data News Weekly Contributor While New Orleans native Paul Morton Jr., better known as “PJ Morton,” needs no introduction in his city, he will reintroduce himself and his work to his home community
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Jasmin Hall to Chair Inland Empire Water Board - Black Voice News
Tanu Henry | California Black Media Two elections held in the last three months have placed San Bernardino County resident Jasmin Hall in a position where she wields the most influence among a handful of African Americans serving in California water industry leadership roles. Late
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Schaaf Cuts Police Service But Blames Councilmembers Bas and Kaplan | Post News Group
At a recent town hall meeting in Chinatown to discuss an alarming increase in crime against Asian American elders, Schaaf attempted to blame Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan for making the cuts that in fact came from her
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Alethia Tanner Sold Vegetables to Buy Her Freedom in 19th-Century America - The Washington Informer
In her early years, Alethia Browning Tanner sold vegetables in a produce stall near President's Square — now known as Lafayette Square — in Northwest. The post Alethia Tanner Sold Vegetables to Buy Her Freedom in 19th-Century America appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Still no seat at the table for small businesses - Stabroek News
It may have come as a surprise to some of the representatives of the mainstream private sector when representatives of the small business sector put in an appearance at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Monday to further make a case for far greater attention to be paid to their growth needs in
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Zendaya to Be Honored With SeeHer Award At 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards - The New York Beacon
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'We plead with all South Africans to have faith in the vaccine' - Zikalala
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala has urged South Africans to "have faith in the vaccine" as the government would not subject citizens to a detrimental vaccine.
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Single-Dose Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Removes Treatment Barriers for Underserved Black Women - Milwaukee Community Journal
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Yellen Says Tax Hikes Necessary For U.S. Infrastructure Upgrades
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the Fall of 2019, U.S. Bank joined the Department of Treasury’s Mentor/Protégé program to provide vital support to Minority Deposit Institutions (MDIs). Since then, U.S. Bank has been providing developmental assistance and engaged in revenue generating opportunities with First
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Caricom urges WHO to convene international conference on COVID vaccine distribution
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) - The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) yesterday reiterated its call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to host an international summit on the distribution of the novel coronavirus vaccine as it continued its call for the global community to realise that the
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Biden outlines path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration Bill
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CBD Firm Fights To Free Cannabis Offenders And Push For Saner Laws | Chicago Defender
As the market for legal marijuana and cannabidiol, or CBD, skyrockets — prompting corporations to buy stakes in cannabis companies — thousands remain imprisoned for weed-related offenses. Most are people of color, while the investors and manufacturers tend to be white. That irony is not lost on
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Algerian President Pardons Dozens of Jailed Hirak Activists | Africanews
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has decided to carry out a ministerial reshuffle within 48 hours and to pardon dozens of jailed Hirak protesters.
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#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Oklahoma GOP Out Of Touch With Citizens And No Heat For Some Residents Made The Crisis Worse | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial Oklahoma GOP Out Of Touch With Citizens It is not because the Republican party sees a different solution for common problems than that of Democrats. It is just so wrong-headed when it comes to people of color. That is a given and not that revealing. What is startling
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2 Belarusian journalists sent to prison for covering protest - Black News Channel
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Biden and congressional Democrats to unveil immigration bill | The Atlanta Voice
President Joe Biden’s administration is joining Democrats on Capitol Hill to unveil a major immigration overhaul that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status. The legislation, to be released in detail Thursday
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Trinidad begins COVID vaccinations - Stabroek News
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NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life - Black News Channel
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Ground controllers at
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Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets | News24
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‘Obviously a mistake’: Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm. The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got o
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