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WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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Netflix Buys Halle Berry’s Directorial Debut ‘Bruised’ For $20 Million
The first film that Halle Berry has ever directed has been bought by Netflix.
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Another Black private equity banker pays off HBCU student's tuition at graduation
Frank Baker and his wife Laura Day Baker, gifted Spelman College $1 million to offset the tuition for 50 high-achieving graduates that had tuition balances and needed
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Three Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Test Positive - Official
Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, gave the update on Sunday on his Twitter
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Jamaicans praise treatment at quarantine facility
(Jamaica Observer) Comfortable rooms, on time meals, lots of food, pleasant and professional staff, are some of the descriptions repeated by individuals quarantined at the Jewels Paradise Cove Hotel in this north eastern Jamaica
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Haitian-American Legislator Condemns 'Egregious, Inhumane' Treatment By NYPD | New York Carib News
A Haitian-American legislator has strongly condemned what she describes as the “egregious and inhumane” treatment meted out to a 33-year-old Black man during a New York Police Department (NYPD) enforcement of the social distancing mandate of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic last
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Official: FBI Finds Link Between Pensacola Gunman, al-Qaida
The gunman in a deadly rampage late last year at a military base in Florida communicated with al-Qaida operatives about the attacks in the months leading up to it, U.S. officials said Monday as they laid out new details of a shooting that killed three American
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Float Like A Butterfly, Stung By A Bee — Or Two — It’s Still Good To Be ‘King Mo’
“King Mo” is checking all the boxes on the combat sports circuit. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was a decorated freestyle wrestler at Oklahoma State University. As a Cowboy, he would reach All-American status. In 2008, he came up short at the Olympic Trials and soon made his transition to mixed martial
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Coronavirus: stats of Africa's most impacted nation per region
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How Milton Lee Olive III fell on an enemy grenade to save comrades in battle
He was a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam Pfc. Olive threw his body on a grenade saving four comrades in the
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Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice, born on October 13, 1962 in Starkville, Mississippi is a former American wide receiver. Rice grew up in Crawford, Mississippi and was the son of a brick mason. He attended Mississippi Valley State University as it was the only university that offered Rice a scholarship. As a high school
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Texas students of color returned to in-person learning at below-average rates - DefenderNetwork.com
All around Lourdes Flores there are signs that her border town of Mission is returning to pre-pandemic life: More restrictions have been lifted, she’s no longer working strictly from home, and most people in her household have been vaccinated. However, there’s one sign Flores is
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UWI Caribbean students feel trapped, abandoned in Jamaica
(Jamaica Gleaner) Caribbean students still stuck at The University of the West Indies, Mona, are anxious to get home as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the
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Actor Jaime Callica has a plan to retire his mother and live his life, to the fullest - Los Angeles Sentinel
Here is what businessman turned actor Jaime Callica had to share about the price of fame and his desire to retire his hard-working mother. The post Actor Jaime Callica has a plan to retire his mother and live his life, to the fullest appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders, born on July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kanas is a former American football running back. He was the son of William, who was a Roofer and Shirley, a registered nurse. He was the one of the eleven children. He attended Wichita North High School. During his career with the Detroit Lions of
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Private Sector, Labour Leaders Oppose Fresh Lockdown
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Nigeria: Jihadi Groups, Criminals Aggravate Herder-Farmer Conflicts in North-West - Report
The long-running clashes between herders and farmers in north-west Nigeria have been aggravated by "an explosion in criminal activity and infiltration by jihadi groups," says a new
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Nigeria coronavirus: 5,959 cases, Task Force briefs Buhari
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The return of American major team sports?
(ThyBlackMan.com) When COVID-19 cases throughout the country shut down major sports leagues like the NBA and the NHL and canceled NCAA Basketball Tournaments and the 2020 Summer Olympics in March of 2020, sports fans were reminded of how serious the coronavirus
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Former President Obama Slams Trump's COVID-19 Response As An "Absolute Chaotic Disaster"
“Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster “during a conversation with ex-members of his
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China ready to pounce as Tullow Oil bows out
The Covid-19 pandemic has come as the last nail on the coffin of Kenya’s oil export dream as currently structured after British oil major Tullow Oil served the government with a force majeure notice, which means that it can no longer deliver its part of the
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Liberia: Is Ex-CBL Governor Milton Weeks the Sacrificial Lamb in the 'Missing Billions' Saga?
Monrovia — When Charles Sirleaf, the eldest son of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was arrested along with five others, including former Governor J. Milton Weeks, last February, it marked a turning point in the controversy surrounding the alleged disappearance LD16 billion ($100 million (€88
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Tanzania, Kenya in line for fibre optic hook-up
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Restaurants in America Hard Hit by COVID-19 Face Uphill Battle to Return to Normal – Voice and Viewpoint
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In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus
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Celebrating Bro. Malcolm X, A Warrior and Master Teacher
That’s why I believe that the best way to celebrate Brother Malcolm’s 95th birthday on May 19, 2020 is to honor his role as a superb deliverer of
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NYC building virus testing capacity with more than 150 sites
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is ramping up its ability to test for the coronavirus, with testing available at more than 150 sites citywide and test kits made in the city now in use at city-run health clinics, Mayor Bill de Blasio said
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South Sudan: Reducing Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths in Lakes State of South Sudan
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