27 year old man from Green Hill sought by Police for Questioning

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Unfortunately, being with a gift recipient isn’t always

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Garcelle Beauvais Finally Reveals She Dated Will Smith While Sitting In Front Of His Ex-Wife, Sheree Zampino

During the most recent episode which aired on Wednesday, the former Jamie Foxx Show actress caught up with her longtime friend, Sheree Zampino, yes, the same Sheree who was once married to Will

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Kenya: Aga Khan Hospital to Offer Free COVID-19 Tests for Inpatients

Nairobi — The Aga Khan University Hospital has started conducting free COVID-19 tests for all in-patients, surgical and day surgery patients, in a precautionary measure aimed at combating the spread of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Stimulus check 2: Second round payment date, status and news | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Stimulus check 2, or second round of the CARES Act stimulus check, has been voted on by

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Source: Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Grose, William (1835-1898)

Before the Civil War, when he was 18, William Grose left his home in Washington, D.C. and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Assigned to the USS Vincennes in 1853, he went to South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and the Arctic during his tour of duty. Grose, who was honorably discharged in San

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Source: Black Past

LUESBY: Unravelling the mental strain of Covid-19

Unravelling the mental strain of Covid-19

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Source: Business Daily

Fires rage in St Ann - Parish records 280% increase in bush fires

A CONTINUING dry spell in St Ann has manifested in a massive increase in bush fires for the month of April 2020 compared to the similar period the previous

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Kenya: Family Cry Foul After Kin is Buried at 3am

A man who allegedly died of Covid-19 was hurriedly buried by health officials at 3am in Kimilili, Trans Nzoia County, on

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Source: allAfrica.com

The first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout, Earl Lloyd, bec

The first NBA Black Assistant Coach and first Black chief scout, Earl Lloyd, becomes the first Black person to play in an NBA game (beating out Charles Cooper and Nat Clifton by a day), 1950

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

21

1950

Former White House butler who served 11 presidents dies of coronavirus

A former White House employee who worked with 11 presidents ― from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama ― died over the weekend after contracting the

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Acres Home funeral director on COVID-19 deaths: ‘We are the last responders’

HOUSTON — In 1953, Ebony magazine reported there were 3,000 black-owned funeral parlors across the country, and last year, that number had decreased to about 1,200, with nearly a dozen remaining across the Houston

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Stewart, William P. (1839–1907) - Birthday

Stewart was born on December 9, 1839, as a free person of color to Walden and Henrietta Stewart in Sangamon County, Illinois.

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Source: Black Past

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1839

Young Buck Filing For Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Could Be A Shot At 50 Cent

When you think of the iconic NY-based group, you immediately think of its Queens figureheads 50 Cent and Lloyd

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

In person early voting begins today in Georgia

In-person early voting begins today, Monday, May 18 in Georgia and will continue until June

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Kobe Bryant and Nike Inspire Kids in Los Angeles to Get Moving

To give young athletes in Los Angeles an opportunity to understand the game as he learned it, Kobe Bryant created the Mamba League, a youth basketball program rooted in personal insights with the goal of empowering girls and boys ages 8-10 on the court and in

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Source: Savoy Network

Democratic Nat. Convention

The rules committee of the Democratic National Convention approved the nomination of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke as co-chair person of the convention.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

24

1972

Kenya: Ruto Says Govt Committed to Help Kenyans Affected By COVID-19

Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto has reiterated the government's commitment to assist vulnerable Kenyans affected by COVID-19 which has so far infected more than 1,000

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Africans in Boston Before 1638?

In 1638, eight years after the original settlement of Boston, a ship named Desire arrived in Boston with the first American slaves. Built in Marblehead, the merchant vessel brought its cargo of cotton, tobacco, and slaves from Providence Island in the Bahamas. There is reason to believe that Black

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

'Her Leg Up Flexing': Erica Mena's Daughter Makes a Cameo in Her Photo that Has Fans Wanting to See More

“Looking good especially after having a baby good snap back

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Ghana: "I-Don't Care-Ism" Is What Will Destroy Dear Ghana!

The figures of the infected became more and more indicative of the fact that the community at large had now begun to catch the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Black Mother and Daughter Graduate Together From Medical School, Both Become Doctors

New Orleans, LA — Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter, Dr. Jasmine Kudji, recently shared a very special moment when they became the first mother-daughter duo ever to graduate from medical school at the same

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'The Reunion Wasn’t for Nene': Fans Hint Nene Leakes Was 'Ganged Up' on During the 'RHOA' Reunion

Andy Cohen, the reunion host, asked Leakes and her fellow castmate Kandi Burruss about their feud that broke out on social

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008

In the article below Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large provides his perspective on the importance of the Obama victory for the Presidency on Nov. 4, 2008 and the way it forever changed the United

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Source: Black Past

5 Struggles Only People With Needy In-Laws Understand

At the same time, some families can develop an unhealthy dependency on one another and it’s up to spouses to communicate that when the decision is made to marry and start a family, priorities should shift, which may mean not always being available to relatives in the capacity they once

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Source: MadameNoire

Alice Walker Quotes

Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, has written fiction about African American womens experience. Alice Walker has also been an activist on environmental, feminist, and womanist causes, as well as working for racial and economic

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington was a popular singer from the 1950s who sang jazz, blues, R&B and pop. Her birth name was Ruth Lee Jones. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and moved to Chicago at a very young age. Her first exposure to music stemmed from the church, where she learned to

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Source: Black History Resources

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1924

Sister of Man Charged In Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery Apologizes After Posting Picture of Victim’s Corpse: ‘I Had No Malicious Intent'

Lindsay McMichael, 30, posted a crime scene photo showing Arbery’s body lying on the pavement in a pool of

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Jackson, Jessie Louis, Sr. (1941- )

Long before he became a minister, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Operation Breadbasket, Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), and founder of the Rainbow Coalition, Jesse Louis Jackson impressed his family and close friends as a person destined for greatness. Born

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Source: Black Past

Oct

8

1941

Interracial Marriage Laws History Timeline

Centuries before the same-sex marriage movement, the U.S. government, its constituent states, and their colonial predecessors tackled the controversial issue of miscegenation: race-mixing. Its widely known that the Deep South banned interracial marriages until 1967, but less widely known that many

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