Highlights From the 2020 Black Men XCEL Virtual Summit

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Perilous prisons - Correctional facilities most dangerous for sick, mentally ill inmates

More than 400 inmates have been injured in violent altercations inside Jamaica’s prisons since 2018, and more than half of them have had to be taken outside the facilities for emergency medical attention. Many did not survive. At the same time,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Quarantined flight returnees ‘pushed to back of the line’

THE 200 Jamaicans who arrived via air from New York and Fort Lauderdale on May 13 are accusing the Government of giving preferential treatment to the 1,044 Adventure of the Seas cruise ship workers who have already been processed a mere week after docking in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Cell phone in foil, $1 million cash for a house: Feds lay out case to keep Ghislaine Maxwell in jail - L.A. Focus Newspaper

"There will be no trial for the victims if the defendant is afforded the opportunity to flee the jurisdiction, and there is every reason to think that is exactly what she will do if she is released," prosecutors wrote in a court filing

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

State Supreme Court Delivers Key Ruling for Black Jurors in Capital Cases

Never before in North Carolina judicial history have trial judges taken accusations of racial discrimination against Black jurors seriously, if a White prosecutor had a Black juror struck from a prospective jury primarily on the basis of race through preemptory challenge – which is illegal – the

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Lampard excited by Werner signing

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says he is excited about the club’s signing of striker Timo Werner from RB Leipzig but his immediate focus is sealing a top-four finish in the Premier

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Rift rocks PNP! - Party throws support behind Phillips as Bunting backers ignite political dynamite

GOVERNOR GENERAL Sir Patrick Allen could be asked to exercise his authority under Section 80 (5) of the Jamaican Constitution and appoint a new Opposition leader if Manchester Central Member of Parliament Peter Bunting and his supporters head to King’s House with 15 letters indicating no confidence

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ellis: COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Research

By Glenn Ellis In the spirit of doing my best to keep you informed on important aspects of this COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to continue to write about things we all will have to think about moving forward. Yes indeed, we must start doing a lot of thinking about things that we otherwise wouldn’t pay

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Kenya: Kiswahili Is an International Language and Native Speakers Must Live With This Reality

Sixty per cent of the total Kiswahili vocabulary count is Bantu, 30 per cent is Arabic and 10 per cent is from other languages - such as English, Portuguese, Chinese and even

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: COVID-19 - 'The Pandemic Is Gaining Momentum in Gauteng' - Premier David Makhura

Makhura added that out of the total cases in the province, more than 3 000 were recorded in just 11 days of the Level

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Protecting Nature Is Entirely Within Humanity's Reach - the Work Must Start Now

[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- We have known for a long time that biodiversity, and the services it provides, have been in decline. It is on this background that ten years ago, the international community adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR

Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.

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Source: Stories About Black History

BNC EXCLUSIVE: COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY DAUGHER DEALS WITH PTSD AFTER SHOOTING - Black News Channel

By Laverne McGee/BNC Journalist Popular comedian and syndicated radio show host Rickey Smiley is trying to help his daughter get through the trauma of being shot. I spoke with him from his studio in Dallas, Texas about how they are dealing with the terrifying incident since her release from the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Motown Museum Reopens After 4-Month Closure

DETROIT (AP) — Get ready, because the Motown Museum is back in business. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire reopened its doors to the public on Wednesday. It had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. And visitors flocked to Hitsville, U.S.A. LIKE US

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Source: Black America Web

Rihanna Graces The Cover Of Harper’s Bazaar

From music to fashion to community, there’s not much Rihanna can’t do! She’s successfully created a cultural shift and we can’t help but to stan!

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Source: Black America Web

Zimbabwe: Govt to Pay Artisanal Gold Miners 100 Percent in Forex

Small scale gold miners are set to receive 100 percent of their deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refineries in foreign currency as government seek to curb gold leakages into the black

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Source: allAfrica.com

Liberia: A Call Coming a Bit Too Late - COVID-19 Voluntary Testing Should Have Started Started With the President, Long Ago

On Sunday, May 17, the Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhemina Jallah flunked by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Francis Kateh, followed by the WHO Representative to Liberia Peter Clement, Dr. Desmond William head of US Center for Disease Control (CDC) in West Africa and Liberia and USAID Resident

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Boston Saloon (1864-1875)

The Boston Saloon, which operated in Virginia City, Nevada, is the only black-owned Western saloon to be the subject of an archaeological excavation. During Virginia City’s heyday in the early 1870s, the town supported over one hundred saloons; however, the Boston Saloon is one of only four that

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Source: Black Past

Stevie Wonder at 70: Blind but Blessed Beyond Measure

You know the story: Stevie Wonder, the man who brought us such classics as Hotter Than July and Songs In The Key Of Life, was born Steveland Morris six weeks

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Source: The Florida Star

Why might UAE university applications spike in the wake of global pandemic?

Affected will be local higher education institutions, like Khalifa University of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, which was recently ranked amongst the best 250 centres globally, in the respected QS World University Rankings

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Why Asian and Black Americans continue to experience COVID-19-related discrimination — and what you can do about it - African American News Today - EIN News

experiences that Asian Americans and Black Americans are reporting.’ ” — Marya Mtshali, a experiences that Asian Americans and Black Americans are reporting.” Mtshali traced the -19’s disproportionate impact on Black Americans could also be leading some

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Source: MarketWatch: Stock Market News - Financial News - MarketWatch

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Urge Immediate Jailing, Charges for Police in Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Rochelle Olson and Chao Xiong Star Tribune – Two national civil rights leaders visited south Minneapolis on Thursday for separate events but identical demands for the speedy charging and arrest of four Minneapolis police officers involved in death of George

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Federal Lawsuits Allege Systemic Bank Lending Biases In COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program

While this legal process unfolds, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95 percent Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Immigration Corner | How will divorce affect a filing?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington, I happened to stumble on an article you wrote in the newspaper and I decided to write to you on behalf of a friend. His wife went to the United States on a visiting visa and has decided not to return. My friend and his...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

After five-week battle with COVID-19, Dallas pastor now faces rejection from peers

Treating people differently who are victorious over the virus is an outgrowth of fear of the unknown, one psychologist

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Uganda: Kadaga Halts Tabling of Economic Stimulus Package, Cites Govt Delays

Kampala — The presentation of the stimulus package in which government seeks to tackle the economic impact of the Covid-19 has been pushed to the next session of Parliament after Speaker Rebecca Kadaga rejected it

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Source: allAfrica.com

Anthony Hamilton Connects us All with Hit New Single, “Back Together” Featuring Rick James

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Brands Must Speak Out Against Racial Intolerance or Risk Losing Customers: Report

Following the police shootings of multiple African Americans, people across the country are fed up with brands and organizations that don’t fight such issues as racism and

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

Black mecca

A black mecca, in the United States, is a city to which African Americans, particularly professionals,[1] are drawn to live, due to some or all of the following

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Source: ThoughtCo

Sunday Brew — May 24, 2020

Bailey, the Bayer Leverkusen offensive player, took a long time to get into the national squad, caused by football politics and a lingering dispute between the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and his father figure, the outspoken Craig

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

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