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Kamala Harris: Making History While Remembering Her-story
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Kamala D. Harris is the Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States. Her acceptance speech was laced with reflections about her late South-Asian mother and the Black women who laid the path for this moment. Due to COVID-19 and social distancing, the
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Uganda: Mayambala, Police Disagree Over Venue for Campaigns
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J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US 3rd COVID-19 vaccine - L.A. Focus News
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts are anxiously awaiting a one-and-done
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Newswire : New wave of coronavirus in Africa linked to relaxed public health measures
Mar. 29, 2021 (GIN) – Africa is experiencing a second coronavirus wave more severe than the first, according to a worrying new study published on March 24 by the medical journal The Lancet. The Lancet said one reason for the rise was that some countries were implementing fewer public health
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President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19 | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, he said Friday. The positive test comes a month until the election and after the president has spent the year largely downplaying the threat of the virus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the
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USA basketball stars back Nneka Ogwumike in appeal of FIBA Olympic rejection | Africanews
"I hope FIBA allows her to play because of what she's given to the game and how hard she's worked for it. And it's unfortunate that we can't take more players to the Olympic Games.. I hope she's able to check off being an Olympian on her list." - Dawn Staley, USA Women's Basketball Head Coach
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Top tips for ferreting out the best Black Friday fashion deals
With just a little bit of planning, you can find some fab Black Friday fashion steals.
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Compliance is the cornerstone of bank/fintech partnerships
It is the final all-hands assembly earlier than launch day in your fintech startup. In a crowded market, your product looks as if a standout. The accompanying cellular app sparkles…
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How to Stay Safe on the Fourth as COVID-19 Lingers | The Michigan Chronicle
By: Nayanna Hollins The Fourth of July is by far one of the most exciting holidays in America, and with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent relaxation of COVID-19 guidelines, many Michiganders are planning fun activities to celebrate locally and beyond. Whether you’re watching
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ED, war vets cross swords over land compensation
By Everson Mushava WAR veterans have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government demanding that he shelves his US$3,5 billion compensation pact with white former commercial farmers, describing the move as highly discriminatory, degrading and akin to selling out the liberation
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Brian Nichols to be top Diplomat for Latin America and the Caribbean
President Joe Biden plans to nominate a veteran African-American official who spoke out passionately against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death as the top diplomat on Latin America and the Caribbean affairs. Brian A. Nichols, the current ambassador to Zimbabwe, will be nominated
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DRC: power lines rebuilt after Nyiragongo volcano eruption | Africanews
Crews from Virunga Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) work to rebuild power lines torn down by lava flow during the May 22 eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.
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Black California Surgeon 'Walks the Walk' on Virus Vaccine - Black Voice News
Kathleen Ronayne | Associated Press Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like his grandmother's decision to leave the Jim Crow South to work in California's naval shipyards during World War II. She was determined to co
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East Africa: Covid-19 Vaccines Touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda
[UN News] Through the UN-led vaccine initiative COVAX, Sudan and Rwanda have become the latest beneficiaries to receive the lifesaving COVID-19 inoculation, UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
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Rachel Kolisi shares update on her family's COVID-19 battle
Rachel Kolisi said that two more family members have tested positive for COVID-19 in a new Instagram update.
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V.I. Doctors Detail Pandemic’s Scourge and Urge Vaccination
Doctors in the territory’s health-care system offered a candid – and at times heartbreaking – look at how COVID’s highly contagious Delta variant is wreaking havoc in the USVI, where fewer than 50 percent are vaccinated against the deadly disease.
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South Africa: Gerda Steyn Answers the Call of the Tokyo Olympics
[New Frame] The new holder of the South African marathon record has had a remarkable career despite a late start in running. Now she has her sights on her most ambitious and toughest goal - Olympic success.
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Some COVID-19 patients now housed at Liliendaal facility - Stabroek News
A number of COVID-19 patients were yesterday afternoon moved into the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, formerly the Ocean View Hotel, as the Ministry of Health finalised plans to adequately house COVID-19 patients at the
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COVID-19 Testing for African Americans in Montgomery County over the Holidays
… ⁩/ -- (Rockville, MD) –The African American Health Program Executive Committee’s … DeVaughn to engage and encourage African Americans to get tested. Also included … back to the Tuskegee Study, Black Americans have consistently expressed distrust in …
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New coronavirus lockdown in Greece requires people to text authorities before leaving home - The New York Beacon
Under a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Greece, people will need to text authorities if they want to leave their homes. The lockdown will start at daybreak Saturday and last until the end of the month. With infections surging across the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Kenya: Bars Shut at the Coast for Flouting Covid-19 Rules
[Nation] More than 10 clubs in the Coast have been shut down for flouting the Ministry of Health guidelines that seek to combat the spread of Covid-19.
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Barack Obama to be honored next month by PEN America - Black News Channel
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, already a million-selling author, is also a prize-winning author. PEN America announced Wednesday that Obama will receive its second annual Voice of Influence Award in recognition of how his writings 'have traversed
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Mobile money payment limits frustrating business, consumers
STAFF WRITER THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s decision to continue restricting mobile money transaction limits at a time inflation has been rising has negatively affected the ease of doing business and hurt small businesses and the marginalized. In June, the Central Bank introduced a cocktail of
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Chiwenga left with egg on face
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantine Chiwenga has been left with egg on the face after the High Court gave nurses a green light to continue working flexible hours which the VP in his capacity as the Health minister had banned. BY RICHARD MUPONDE Chiwenga, through the Health secretary Jasper Chimedza on
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Africa: Don't Forget the Carnage of Malaria While World Focuses on Covid-19 Say Researchers, Health Prfessionals
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Twenty-one countries have experienced three consecutive years of zero indigenous cases of malaria since 2000. Ten countries where malaria once raged have been certified free of malaria by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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‘Fire in Little Africa’ finds Black artists honoring the centennial of the Tulsa Massacre
By: Christina Santi Fire in Little Africa is a multimedia hip-hop project commemorating the Black lives lost in the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. The project, which includes a compilation album, behind-the-scenes documentary and podcast, was released on May 28 just one day before the centennial of
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Mourners reminded to adhere to COVID-19 protocols
MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has again appealed for mourners to adhere to the safety protocols that have been put in place for funerals in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Kenya: Drama in Kericho After Patient Presumed Dead is Taken to Mortuary
[Nation] Kapkatet Sub-County Referral Hospital in Kericho County is on the spot after a patient who was presumed dead was transferred to the mortuary.
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Twenty-year-old footballer Jaheil Cole has set up a GoFundMe account to source US$15,000 for his freshman year at the Sussex County Community College in New Jersey. Cole will be studying exercise science and kinesiology while playing for the college football team. He needs to acquire these f
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