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Africa: The Future We Want, the UN We Need
[IPS] Hamilton -- As we reflect on this week and celebrate the United Nations' rise in the war-ravaged world some 75 years ago, humanity is again being asked to lay the foundation for a new world.
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Source: allAfrica.com
21 Savage & Metro Boomin Announce ‘Savage Mode 2’ | The Urban Daily
Yesterday the website for the highly anticipated project dropped with none other than Morgan Freeman himself narrating the spooky Halloween themed trailer on the site.
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Pope to UN: Use COVID crisis to come out better, not worse - Black News Channel
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged world leaders Friday to use the coronavirus emergency as an opportunity to reform the injustices of the global economy and the 'perverse logic' of the nuclear deterrence doctrine, warning that increased isolationist responses to
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Queen Elizabeth II to trim costs as COVID-19 hits income - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her family are facing a 35 million pound ($45 million) hit from the coronavirus pandemic, partly due to a shortage of tourists, the monarch's money-manager said Friday. Releasing the royal household's annual
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At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons - Black News Channel
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press SERIATE, Italy (AP) — If there is anything the Rev. Mario Carminati and the traumatized residents of Italy's Bergamo province remember about the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak, it's the wail of ambulance sirens piercing the silence
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US parents delaying preschool and kindergarten amid pandemic - Black News Channel
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child's first day of kindergarten approached and with a baby on the way. The 5-year-old boy has autism, and she worried he would struggle with juggling in-person and virtual
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‘I’m tired, like every Black American’: Protesters back in streets after Taylor ruling - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… : “I’m tired, like every Black American.” “I’m exhausted that Black …
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Michael Vick working to clear way for Fla. ex-felons to vote - Black News Channel
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer When former NFL quarterback Michael Vick went with some of his family members to try to vote in 2011, the former No. 1 draft pick who made a career on his elusive ability on the football field was sacked by news he didn't expect: He wasn't eligible. 'I found out
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Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden paid nearly $288,000 in federal income taxes last year, according to returns he released just hours before his Tuesday night debate with President Donald Trump. The move came following a report from The
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Charity golf tournament seeks to help local team - WS Chronicle
The Winston Lake Golf Course will once again host the charity golf tournament for the Winston-Salem Stealers organization. The tournament, organized by The Robinson Group, will take place on October 10 and will start at
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Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies of cancer - Black News Channel
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as 'the Berlin patient,' the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54. Brown died Tuesday at his home in Palm Springs, California, according to a social media post by his partner, Tim
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Vision 2020: How does early voting work in the US election? - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON (AP) — What states vote early and when are these votes counted? All states allow some form of early voting, be it by casting votes in person at polling places, voting by mail, or both. But each state has its own rules and timelines on when this
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New Paltz, N.Y.: Beautiful, Sporty and Cultured
Surrounded by nature preserves and anchored by a state university, the Ulster County town is undergoing a pandemic-related boom thanks to a wave of newcomers.
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Construction worker succumbs after Friendship accident - Stabroek News
A construction worker who was injured in an accident along the Friendship Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, succumbed to his injuries last Sunday. The article Construction worker succumbs after Friendship accident appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Prosecutor: Breonna Taylor jury recordings delayed to Friday - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge delayed until Friday the release of secret grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor's killing by police, according to the state attorney general's office. Audio recordings of the proceedings were
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Voter purge case going before Wisconsin Supreme Court - Black News Channel
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could result in the purging of about 130,000 people from voter rolls in the hotly contested battleground state. However, it wasn't clear if the court would rule in
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In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice - Black News Channel
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press 'Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor' became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and sports stars while protesters filled the streets demanding police accountability. In the end, none of the officers were charged with
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Deion Sanders Named Head Football Coach At Jackson State University
Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has been named the head football coach at Jackson State University.
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Benjamin E. Mays: Distinguished Morehouse President, Friend & Mentor of Dr. King
Benjamin E. Mays was a distinguished educator, minister, scholar, and social activist. He is best-known for mentoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for serving as the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1940 to 1967. Mays was born on August 1, 1894, in a small rural town
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Jazz Musician Lydia Salett Dudley Asks Poignant Question During National Upheaval with New Single & Music Video, “Whatcha Gonna Say?” | Afro
By BlackNews.com Raleigh, NC via BlackNews.com— Many Americans would agree that our nation is in turmoil. With a pandemic that’s worsening, racial injustice that’s crippling minorities and a high-stakes election that will determine the country’s future, it’s a pivotal time. Recording artist Lydia
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2020 Watch: How much do debates matter this year? - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 36 Days to first debate: 1 ___ THE NARRATIVE The race is tightening somewhat in some states, but Joe Biden is
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Canceled flights strand 25 Easter Islanders for 6 months - Black News Channel
By NICK PERRY and EVA VERGARA Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For people around the world, the coronavirus has caused distressing separations and delayed homecomings. But the situation for a group of 25 residents from remote Easter Island stands out. For six months now the group has
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Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man's death - Black News Channel
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury on Monday indicted a Texas sheriff on charges accusing him of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in custody of a Black man, Javier Ambler, that was filmed by a police reality TV series 'Live
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Slave sale block set to be displayed in museum, with context - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A 176-year-old stone block that was used for slave auctions in Virginia will go on display at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, with signs explaining the context of recent protests against racial injustice that left it covered in graffiti. The
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Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears - Black News Channel
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PIA DESHPANDE Associated Press The slice of Michigan that covers Detroit, its suburbs and towns dependent on the auto industry is coveted political terrain in one of this year's most important presidential swing states. It also has another distinction as home to one of the
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As virus surges, critics say UK hasn't learned from mistakes - Black News Channel
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain bungled its response to the coronavirus the first time around. Now many scientists fear it's about to do it again. The virus is on the rise once more in the U.K., which has recorded almost 42,000 COVID-19 deaths, with confirmed infections at
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Police clash with protesters at UK COVID-19 demonstration - Black News Channel
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London police clashed with demonstrators on Saturday as they broke up a protest in Trafalgar Square against COVID-19 restrictions amid rising tensions over limits on everyday life as the government tries to stem a sharp rise in infections. Police and
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Postal Workers in Chicago Threaten To Stop Delivering Mail In Some Areas After Multiple Employees Shot On The Job
By Victor Omondi Chicago postal workers who deliver mails in the most violent neighborhoods are threatening to stop their services following the shooting of a mail carrier in the South Side of the city early this month. On September 10, a 24-year-old was left in a critical condition after being
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Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank - Black News Channel
By NASSER NASSER Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining sector is bucking the trend: food trucks. With dine-in restaurants mostly closed due to health restrictions, food trucks have allowed entrepreneurial
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JLP won the old-fashioned way
Most Jamaicans polled believe the landslide victory secured by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the September 3, 2020 General Election resulted from the party running a better campaign than its main opponents, the People's National Party (PNP).
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