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D.C. Black-owned businesses prepare for inauguration week amid threats

In the aftermath of the attempted armed takeover of the Capitol, a number of Washington’s Black-owned businesses have decided to... View Article The post D.C. Black-owned businesses prepare for inauguration week amid threats of violence appeared first on TheGrio.

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Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles - Black News Channel

By MARCY GORDON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rohit Chopra to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to helm the agency whose creation she championed. Chopra, now

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"Let It Be Known:" NNPA Rolls Out Live Daily Breaking News Broadcast | Dallas Weekly

Wholly embracing the print, social, and digital worlds, the NNPA finished 2020, having broadcast hundreds of livestreams over its many social media channels and on its primary news site, www.BlackPressUSA.com. The NNPA’s latest initiative into live broadcasts in 2021 is the new daily morning

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Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, on needing to ‘walk and chew gum’ in Washington | L.A. Focus News

By Jennifer Medina, The New York Times As Kamala Harris steps into her role as vice president and out of her Senate office this week, the Democrat Alex Padilla will become the first Latino senator from California, a state where Latino residents comprise 40 percent of the population, and will be one

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Mom accused of killing infant daughter, stabbing child's father - TheGrio

Corrie Shanikah Cowlay-Saunders told authorities she killed her infant daughter after allegedly stabbing her child’s father in the neck on Thursday.... View Article The post Mom accused of killing infant daughter, stabbing child's father appeared first on TheGrio.

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Peak Achievement: Nepali Climbers Set World Record – The Wilmington Journal

ISLAMABAD — Ten climbers from Nepal have set a record by summiting the world’s second-highest mountain in winter. K2, which straddles the Pakistan-China border at 8,610.9 meters (28,251 feet), is 238 meters shorter than Mount [...]

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Army veteran charged with shooting 15-year-old Black girl at Trump rally - Face2Face Africa

A White army veteran has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a 15-year-old Black girl who was a passenger in a vehicle during a confrontation at a pro-Trump rally around the Iowa Capitol in December. According to The Associated Press, the accused – identified as 25-year-old Michael

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Uganda cops surround offices of Bobi Wine's opposition party - Black News Channel

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The opposition party of Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine said on Monday that police have prevented top officials from going to their headquarters in the capital, Kampala, as they prepare to launch a legal challenge to free Wine

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Peep Kosine’s Idris Elba Assisted Visuals To “Kings,” & The Remix ft. G Herbo & Marcus Black

Not enough artists - if any - drop material dedicated to the legacy or lessons taught to us by Martin Luther King, Jr. and with that being the case, Grammy nominated artist, Kosine has taken it upon himself to do just that.

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Eastern Cape man shot by intruders looking for alcohol

In light of the alcohol ban, some South Africans find themselves even resorting to crime, in order to get their hands on some booze

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Stop stoking political fires: Chamisa

BY MOSES MATENGA MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against “stoking political fires” through arbitrary arrests of his opponents and silencing of divergent voices. Chamisa told NewsDay in an interview yesterday that the Zimbabwean

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Freezing weather hits much of Europe, from Poland to Turkey - Black News Channel

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city of Istanbul and smog spiking as coal was being burned to generate heat. In Switzerland, a skier who had

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NFL Co-Opts MLK’s Quote About ‘Injustice Anywhere’ After Blacklisting Kaepernick For Protesting Police Violence

The NFL quotes Martin Luther King in a tweet about "injustice" despite the professional football league blacklisting Colin Kaepernick from playing because he silently and peacefully protested police violence.

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Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols - The New York Beacon

‘I don’t trust the results of the election,’ said one of the protesters Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Bread, at the Heart of the Western World’s Diet for Centuries – The Wilmington Journal

Bread is an ancient food that became an essential part of the Western world’s diet shortly after men became sedentary. Throughout millennia, bread has undergone many transformations, and bakers are still adapting it to diners’ [...]

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‘We Are Here to Help:’ Nonprofits, Others Help in the Spirit of Dr. King’s Giving Legacy | Community | The Michigan Chronicle

A Salvation Army volunteer prepares to deliver a sealed, pre-packaged box of food to one of its corps community centers in metro Detroit. Photo courtesy of The Salvation Army “A wicked messenger falls into adversity; a faithful envoy brings healing.” That verse in Proverbs 13:17 might as well be

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Lightning Strikes Hard In India – The Wilmington Journal

MUMBAI, India — Twenty-four-year-old Sachin Kuvara was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and killed by lightning during a storm in Palghar on Sept. 9, 2020. His close friend and next-door neighbor, Atul Govari, [...]

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Vaccine distribution another example of White privilege | Afro

Black Americans Vaccinated at Far Lower Rate By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Take Charge Of Your Health Today. Vaccine hesitancy | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Esther Bush With the new year comes new beginnings, but, for many, especially those in the African American community, 2021 brings with it many feelings of uncertainty. As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, people have questions, and a palpable hesitancy can be felt in every corner and

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NRZ general manager dies

BY NIZBERT MOYO THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) acting general manager Joseph Mashika has died. Mashika (44) died on Sunday and was buried yesterday in Marondera. NRZ board chairman Martin Dinha yesterday told NewsDay that Mashika passed away at a private hospital in Harare. He is survived

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

HBCUs a part of star-studded inaugural ‘WE ARE ONE’ event and parade

Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) will be taking a prominent role during the inauguration festivities with the virtual programs... View Article The post HBCUs to be a part of star-studded inaugural ‘WE ARE ONE’ event and parade appeared first on TheGrio.

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Experts Brought In To Save Priceless Salvador Dali Masterpiece – The Wilmington Journal

Barcelona, Spain — A team of experts has been working for six months to restore a 1960 sculpture by famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali after it was damaged by humidity, at the Dali Museum in [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

COVID-19 vaccine: Constitutionality of 'unrealistic' strategy challenged

Steenhuisen insisted that the vaccine strategy announced by government is wildly unrealistic, and has written to Ramaphosa for answers.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Jenifer Lewis, others star in dramatic reading of George Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' - TheGrio

Jenifer Lewis is set to star in a filmed dramatic reading of the best-selling memoir, All Boys Aren’t Blue, by... View Article The post Jenifer Lewis, others star in dramatic reading of George Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' appeared first on TheGrio.

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Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus - TheGrio

A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges... View Article The post Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus appeared first on TheGrio.

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Rep. Cohen admits he saw Boebert giving tour before Capitol riot - TheGrio

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) revealed he witnessed Congresswoman Lauren Boebert leading a group through the Capitol building in the days... View Article The post Rep. Cohen admits he saw Boebert giving tour before Capitol riot appeared first on TheGrio.

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MLK would be 'disappointed' by today's income inequality, son says

Martin Luther King III said his father would be disappointed by the current state of poverty and income equality, which... View Article The post MLK would be 'disappointed' by today's poverty and income inequality, son says appeared first on TheGrio.

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Tulsa’s Black Wall Street being redeveloped by white companies - The New York Beacon

A lawsuit accuses leaders of continuing to enrich themselves at the expense of the Black community in Tulsa Black entrepreneurs say they have been reduced to renters in the historic Greenwood district, an area of Tulsa, so prosperous, it was once known as Black Wall

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Disneyland To Become Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site

Walt Disney Co.’s Disneyland, which has remained closed since March, will become the first large site to provide COVID-19 vaccinations in Orange County, California, government officials announced late on Monday.…

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Agriculture on recovery path despite challenges

BY Taurai Mangudhla ZIMBABWE should enjoy a decent harvest for all crops in the current season due to good rains that have been consistent in the past few weeks, farmers’ organisations say. A good harvest for cereals would ease pressure on the national purse which has been strained by maize and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

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