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Walmart To Launch Its Answer to Amazon Prime
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, and give members same-day delivery on 160,000 items, a fuel discount at certain gas stations and a chance to check out at Walmart
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Source: Black America Web
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Armchair pilgrimages are meditations during the pandemic
This time of pandemic has had its challenges for those who find spiritual insight and inspiration traveling, myself included. I have been isolated from experiencing wider worlds due to the stay-at-hom...
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What's Going On | New York Carib News
On May 19, COVID-19 stats: More than 1,523,780 Americans have been infected; and more than 91,000 Americans have died, out of a population of 330
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A Dismantled Post Office Destroys More Than Mail Service - Blavity
The post office shapes American public and private life in cities and towns, large and small.
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MEET AN ANIMAL: Texas bull ‘Top Game’ is fathering the next generation of Walmart’s beef
Top Game—that’s the name they gave him—is one of the luckiest Black Angus bulls
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Minneapolis burning as race relations flare [photos] - African American News Today - EIN News
… the last. This is how black Americans caught in the middle live … activists combating police brutality against African Americans. (Chris Juhn/Zenger) Protesters …
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The Black Restaurant Week whirlwind comes to the Bay despite COVID - African American News Today - EIN News
The new Voodoo Love is open, alive and persevering through the pandemic of “curve balls, fast balls and daggers. We are a tree by the water and our roots run deep,” said Eva Morris, the owner of Voodoo Love Restaurant, a Louisiana contemporary restaurant serving Creole classics in San Francisco.
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Rosalind G. Brewer
Rosalind G. Brewer is Group President and Chief Operating Officer, for Starbucks Corporation. In this role, Brewer will serve as a member of Starbucks senior leadership team and she will continue to serve on the Starbucks Board of Directors. As Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Brewer
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White Couple Arrested For Harassing Black Neighbor For Three Years
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The Latest: Tar Heels coach Brown "confident" about playing - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ North Carolina coach Mack Brown said he remains 'confident' that the Tar Heels will play football this season after the school shut down in-person undergraduate classes. Brown
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Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party's all-virtual national convention. The moment marked
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Africa: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report Calls on Govts, Businesses and Civil Society to Step up Efforts to Address Malnutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten health and food systems in Africa and around the world, the 2020 Global Nutrition Report calls on governments, businesses and civil society to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Black Friday Deals Come Early This Year | Uncategorized | The Michigan Chronicle
The holiday deals are back and they’re much earlier than expected! Many nationwide chains are ready for business and the deals are in full supply before Black Friday.   Some suspect the newfound level of urgency is a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy.  The Michigan
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State stops Tuskys directors pay, new branches in Sh1.2bn debt
CAK now wants Tuskys to focus on settling its current obligations, with the company’s default resulting in cashflow challenges for suppliers and consumers missing essential goods on the
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The Telfar Bag Security Program Launches Tomorrow
The Telfar Shopping Bag is currently a must-have phenomenon. Within the past few months, the brand, which is most known for its gender fluid pieces, has grown beyond the cool […] The post The Telfar Bag Security Program Launches Tomorrow appeared first on Essence.
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For Black People, Plant Parenthood Is Deeper Than Instagram
Connecting with our ancestors by returning to African agrarian practices and bringing plants native to our ancestral homelands into our environment is healing for Black people in a world that often denies us access to greenery, frivolity, healthy food options, and full access to our
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GlobalHue-Detroit President Detavio Samuels Named To Crain's Detroit Business Influential "40 Under 40" List
GlobalHue, a full-service integrated marketing and digital advertising agency that works with clients such as the Jeep brand, Walmart, United Airlines and U.S Bank, is proud to announce that Detavio Samuels, President of GlobalHue-Detroit, has been named to Crain‘s Detroit Business’ annual
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Grocery Stores Again Limiting Purchases as Pandemic Worsens, Supplies Dwindle
Grocery store shoppers are again stocking up on a number of products as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies — a run that could result in more shortages as the winter months approach.
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Being President Is Too ‘Hard’ For Trump: Read Michelle Obama’s Full DNC Speech
Michelle Obama delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump and his presidency during her keynote address to close out the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Read the entire speech here.
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Rosalind G. Brewer
Rosalind G. Brewer is President and CEO of Sam’s Club for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a members-only warehouse club channel with revenues of $56 billion for fiscal year 2013, 110,000 associates and 620 clubs. Brewer has implemented a growth strategy focused on technology and innovation, exciting and
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Editor: I try not to complain about our local businesses. We all know if you go to any fast food place, you better check your bag before you leave — that’s a given. Now, Walmart is where my problem is. Take milk and eggs for instance. When milk was $3.29 for a gallon here in Waynesboro, I could buy
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Source: The True Citizen
CPA Firm Suggests Waiting Until 2021 To Apply For PPP Loan Forgiveness
[ad_1] Galleros Robinson, a Certified Public Accounting and Business Advisory Services firm with offices in Florida, Texas, and New York, has released a business update suggesting small business owners wait until next year to apply for PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan forgiveness. “We believe
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Source: The Black Chronicle
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An ex-Police Officer Charged in George Floyd's Death, J. Alexander Kueng, Questioned by Angry Shopper (Video)
After being charged in the police killing of George Floyd and posting bail, one of the four ex-police officers was discovered shopping freely by an angry
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Get Lost: 72 Hours In New York's Hudson Valley
You don’t have to get too far outside of New York City to experience the peace and tranquility that connecting with nature offers. In fact, just 30 miles north along […] The post Get Lost: 72 Hours In New York's Hudson Valley appeared first on Essence.
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Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Up, ICUs Flat As State Reports 520 New Cases - African American News Today - EIN News
… Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths African-American (NH) 32,296 (1,441 …
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Woman explodes in Trader Joe’s after asked to wear mask
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Cruise crew still want to come home, despite horror stories
Neither graphic reports of the horrors experienced by some in State quarantine nor Prime Minister Andrew Holness' explanation that there is simply nowhere to house them, have dampened stranded Disney Fantasy crew members' pleas to be allowed to come
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Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19 - Black News Channel
By Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With her baby brother in her arms, Kara Apuzzo tried to follow along in an online class as he squirmed or slept. Other times, the 18-year-old rushed to get ready for work at a front-line job at Target as her virtual high school lessons
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South Africa: COVID-19, the Working Class and the Poor in South Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic is threatening previously cushioned sections of society with what poor and working class individuals and households have always lived through: struggle to access food, quality education and adequate
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Protesters Converge on Richmond for Start of Lawmakers’ Special Session
Protests marked the start of a special session of the Virginia General Assembly Tuesday, as demonstrators lined the sidewalks outside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond as state lawmakers discussed the coronavirus pandemic and police reform.
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