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GB Energy-Texaco donates $1m to PSOJ's COVID-19 fund

GB Energy-Texaco Jamaica recently donated $1 million to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) COVID-19 Response Fund, which was established to assist vulnerable citizens affected by the coronavirus

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

Bevel CEO Tristan Walker on why #BlackDadsMatter now and always

Then there’s Bevel, which gained notoriety for their men’s shave and grooming products catered to the Black man, created by a Black

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Source: theGrio

President of Sierra Leone’s doctors union condemns government spending on luxurious SUVs

The president of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) has criticised the government’s decision to spend much needed cash on luxurious Toyota SUVs, estimated at almost $2 million, instead of buying medicines and PPEs for

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

U-turn as suspension of prominent North West doctor lifted

The controversial suspension of one of the North West province's senior clinicians two weeks ago has been lifted, with Professor Ebrahim Variava returning to his post as head of internal medicine at the Klerksdorp Tshepong Hospital on 29

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism

Many in the country are struggling to find work because of the ongoing pandemic, and when they can find work, a nationwide transport ban due to COVID-19 made it even more it difficult for those with albinism—a genetic condition where the body doesn’t produce melanin, a pigment found in skin, eyes

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Uganda: Four New COVID-19 Cases Registered in Uganda

Four new COVID-19 cases have been registered in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: No Sanitary Products for Prisoners

Female inmates at Korinda Prison suffering for lack of essential commodities

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Source: allAfrica.com

BCC defends water quality

TWELVE people were on Tuesday admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital suffering from diarrhoea as Bulawayo City Council (BCC) denied that the six children who died of diarrhoea in Luveve high-density suburb could have consumed contaminated water provided by

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

The Stigma of Mental Illness in the Black Community

This is when I realized the depth of mental health stigma in the African American

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Lancet says demand for test services down 70pc on virus fears

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Source: Business Daily

Former cop who placed knee on Black woman's neck booked for misconduct (video)

Dr. Gathe, who serves as the co-director of the COVID-19 Dedicated Care Unit at the United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), said he got a call one day from Dr. Varon, and they began discussing patients they had recently seen that had been getting sick with this unusual new

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief Black-owned businesses got little relief under PPP

As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to unify for equity for

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Living in lockdown is set to boost smartphone penetration

This trend will continue to drive smartphone adoption in the country, particularly among less technologically inclined consumers, as these devices offer a functional, user-friendly and affordable solution that addresses these unique consumer requirements amid our “new normal” under

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Source: TechCentral

Bishop, Clyde (1942- )

Clyde Bishop is a diplomat and public policy educator who served as a United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Bishop holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Delaware State University (1964), a master’s degree in Sociology (1972) and a Ph.D. in Public

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Source: Black Past

Black Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19

“It doesn’t matter what color you are, how much money you have, how much education you have, things happen: grief, depression, anxiety, which COVID has really unleashed,” said F.T. Burden, president and CEO of Springboard Community Services, a regional full service behavioral health and case

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Covid-19: Mopani district becomes Limpopo's new epicentre after 'cluster outbreak'

There has been yet another "cluster outbreak" of Covid-19 cases in Limpopo, with the Mopani district now identified as the new epicentre of the pandemic in the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Chamisa, ED talks inevitable: Mtata

DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country’s multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will push for the talks to materialise, says Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Congo-Kinshasa: Women Hit As Congo Faces Triple Threat of Coronavirus, Ebola and Measles

As measles, coronavirus and Ebola hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, women face stigma and delayed sexual health treatment

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Source: allAfrica.com

JARAMILLO: After managing coronavirus, Kenya should trim debts

Carlos F Jaramillo, World Bank country director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda, leaves for new role in Latin

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Source: The East African

128 new Covid-19 deaths as confirmed cases soar to 151 209

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday revealed that Covid-19 had claimed 128 people in the past 24 hours, with the majority of the deaths reported in the Western

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Gauteng approves 4.9% hospital tariff increase

The Gauteng provincial legislature's committee on scrutiny of subordinate legislation has approved regulations which gives effect to the annual adjustment fee of 4.9% for hospital tariffs, it said on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

COMMENTARY: Counseling Helps in Adapting to a New Norm – Voice and Viewpoint

Some people will have a combination of positive and negative responses to situations over the cycle of the

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

The Impact of the HEROES Act on Black Communities | Afro

Black Businesses & Access to Capital: Data also suggest Black businesses were less likely to receive forgivable loans in the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and the HEROES Act attempts to address some of these issues by directing additional resources to community

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

African Innovators Join the Fight Against COVID-19

This new innovation, launched in late March, provides crucial contact tracing data to the Kenyan Ministry of Health as the country moves to curb the spread of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Should police be in Pittsburgh schools? Advocates call for removal reignited in wake of Floyd’s death

When news came that the Minneapolis Public Schools proposed to cut ties with their local police force, local lawyer Tiffany Sizemore saw an opportunity for kids across the Pittsburgh Public Schools

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Negative COVID-19 test not required for staff to return to work | Dallas Weekly

Negative COVID-19 test not required for staff to return to work

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Source: Dallas Weekly

CRH gets 2,000 face masks from BPOs

The Physiotherapy Department at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay got a much-needed gift on Tuesday when the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) presented the institution with 2,000 face masks and 50 face

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Business Owners Have Mixed Feelings About the 'Defund The Police' Campaign

A survey of black business owners shows mixed feelings on defunding the police, a campaign championed by the Black Lives Matter movement that would reduce police budgets and reallocate those funds to improve other areas like education, public health, housing, and youth services, reports The

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 5,811

This takes the Covid-19 national tally to 5,811, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi has

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Source: The East African

LETTERS: Coronavirus is not a gender-blind disease

The World Health Organisation recognises the need to include women in outbreaks preparedness and response such as the global Covid-19 policy spaces but other than the disaggregation of the disease burden by gender, response measures have not addressed the gendered

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Source: Business Daily

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