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13 protesting nurses arrested

BY MOSES MATENGA/DARLINGTON MWASHITA/PHYLLIS MBANJE ARMED police yesterday stormed Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare and arrested 13 nurses for allegedly planning to protest over poor remuneration. NewsDay arrived at the hospital and witnessed the nurses being bundled into a police truck before they

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PNP says time’s up for DPP - Opposition leader says Llewellyn has ‘poor track record’ on prosecuting corruption

Alleging a “poor track record” on corruption prosecution, Opposition leader, Dr Peter Phillips, has written to Governor General (GG) Sir Patrick Allen, objecting to the proposal to extend the tenure of Paula Llewellyn as director of public...

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Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts

By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new

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Can Kanye West run for president? The rappers uphill climb to the White House - African American News Today - EIN News

Kanye West gave his Internet-breaking wife Kim Kardashian a run for her money over the weekend by announcing he is running in the 2020 American presidential election. The election is set for November 3, meaning West has just under four months to get his campaign together.

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Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning film composer, dies - The New York Beacon

Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning film composer, has died at the age of 91, his lawyer told CNN Monday. He died at dawn in a Rome hospital after falling and breaking his leg, his lawyer, Giorgio Assumma, said. Morricone is best known internationally as the composer

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Armed Blacks Storm Stone Mountain On July 4 and Call Out White Supremacist Groups In Response to KKK Threats

By Victor Omondi Amid the raging pandemic, African-Americans are facing a tough time following massive protests against racial injustice. Racial tension has gripped different states with Blacks facing violent attacks from all angles. The situation has even become worse after Trump’s racist speech

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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 7, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial...

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Men who said they were abused by former Red Sox clubhouse manager seek damages from team

The Red Sox recently promised to fight racism, but those words rang hollow for more than a dozen Black men who have spent the last several years trying to get the Red Sox to listen to their claims that they were sexually abused by a former team clubhouse manager who died in 2005.

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Woman who called police on black man in viral Central Park video charged with making a false report

an example of discrimination against African-Americans. Chris Cooper said that he and telling them that an African-American man was threatening her and

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Spotifys $50-billion valuation is out of tune with reality - TechCentral

Spotify Technology breached the mythical US$50-billion market valuation barrier on Thursday. While it’s a moment worth savouring, the Swedish company isn’t entirely deserving of the inflated price tag. Unfortunately, investors seem a little out of tune with the music streaming service’s real

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Why the buying Black trend should be a permanent lifestyle - TheGrio

There is a fire spreading across the internet, across social media, and across the world. This fire is consuming, but... View Article The post Why the buying Black trend should be a permanent lifestyle appeared first on TheGrio.

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'The Wrong Complexion For Protection.' How Race Shaped America's Roadways And Cities : NPR

An expert in urban planning and environmental policy explains how race has played a central role in how cities across America developed — often in ways that hurt minority communities.

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I Was Assaulted By A White Man Whose Punishment Will Only Be Momentary Inconvenience - Blavity

A few weeks ago, I was assaulted by a racist white man in DC.

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Getting (un)comfortable with white privilege – and understanding the need for change - Black Voice News

In summary There is an implicit privilege that most Caucasians take for granted; so try to imagine living daily without the presumption of peace and of acceptance. By Greg Sazima, Special to CalMatters Dr. Greg Sazima is a Sacramento-area psychiatrist, educator and writer, [email protected] He

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Black Man Says He Was Standing His Ground When He Killed Alleged Racist White Teen - Black Enterprise

Defense attorneys say William Marcus Wilson was standing his ground when he fatally shot a white teenage girl who allegedly tried to run him off the road.

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Hamilton and other F1 drivers take a knee in Austria - Stabroek News

SPIELBERG, Austria, (Reuters) Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and a majority of Formula One’s 20 drivers took a knee on the starting grid before yesterday’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix in a stance against

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Opinion | Don’t take Kanye West seriously or literally — yet

voters and African Americans from Biden and African American Democrats. Moreover, recent history suggests that simply being African American Democratic primary, African American voters passed on argued, many African Americans view elections pragmatically

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#BlackOutDay2020: Skip Amazon and support these Black-owned bookstores - African American News Today - EIN News

in 1959 devoted entirely to African-American literature, it seemed that very -seller lists, with many non-Black Americans seeking to educate themselves on ’s encouraging to see non-Black Americans seeking to educate themselves about

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Blacks Feel Brunt Of Homelessness

SACRAMENTO In Sacramento County, there were 5,570 homeless people accounted for and living on the streets, according to a 2019 Point-In-Time Homeless Count study conducted every two years. The study revealed that of the overall 5,570 people living on the streets, nearly 4,000 were tagged as

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Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker - TheGrio

This week a former sanitation worker in Maryland is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School. According to The Washington... View Article The post Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker appeared first on TheGrio.

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Ola Mae Spinks Who Helped Organize the “Slave Narratives” Dies at 106

By Victor Omondi Ola Mae Spinks, a retired librarian from the Pontiac schools, died on June 16. Ola Mae helped to compile the historic Slave Narratives in the U.S. Library of Congress. She died at a senior living center in Southfield. Mae died at the prime age of 106 years. According to the

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Hair Love Academy Award-Winner Matthew Cherry Gets Deal from HBO Max for Animated Series Young Love

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Cherry recently landed a deal with HBO Max for a 12-episode season of “Young Love,” an animated series based on the characters from Cherry and Sony Pictures …

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WNBA players to spotlight female violence victims on jerseys - Black News Channel

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer/BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players will wear uniforms for the opening weekend of the season featuring the names of women who have died because of alleged police brutality or racial violence — including Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen and Sandra Bland

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A Mouthpiece for the Silent: How Ida B. Wells’ Crusade for Justice was the Blueprint for Black Lives Matter

By LaKeshia Myers I recently saw an advertisement for a PBS special celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of women’s suffrage. In the commercial, was a photo of Ida B. Wells, a journalist, who, during her lifetime chronicled the extreme racial violence and lynching that was perpetrated by

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Colin Kaepernick signs production deal with Disney | The Atlanta Voice

Following the huge success of The Last Dance and renewed discussions about systemic racism in America, Disney is partnering with one of the most notable voices in the country: Colin Kaepernick. The company announced a production deal with the NFL quarterback turned activist on Monday. The first

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Video Shows Trump Supporter Pulling A Gun On Black Man Warning That ‘No One Is Wearing A Mask!’

One bar owner in the City of Brotherly Love failed to show at least one brother any love at all when, in fact, all that was being done was a simple common courtesy in the name of public health.

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Mary Trumps book offers scathing portrayal of president | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new book, blaming a toxic family for raising a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an immediate danger to the public, according to a copy obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Mary L. Trump, a psychologist, writes that

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NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NFL remains at the forefront of the new understanding, and now they’ve taken that knowledge, and, in an unprecedented decision, the league announced it would play Lift Every Voice and Sing – the Black National Anthem – before every opening day game this year. The performance of

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NNPA to salute attorney Benjamin Crump and The Crump Law Firm - TSDMemphis.com

by Stacy M. Brown The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will pay tribute to civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and his law firm while honoring the family of George Floyd, during the NNPA’s Annual Convention scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9. Registration for

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“Stand Up:” California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes - Black Voice News

On June 24, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with leaders of multiple California legislative caucuses, urged California residents to stand up to hate by reporting suspected hate crimes in a powerful video. AG Becerra office’s website also released sharable digital resources in 14

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