New COVID testing site is open here

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Mayor Eric Garcetti Announces the Launch of Mobile COVID-19 Testing Sites

Los Angeles City Mayor Garcetti provided updates on COVID-19 outbreaks, and the need for a broader reach in testing

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

MBUGUA: Inequality is a big knee on the necks of Kenya’s poor

Inequality is a big knee on the necks of Kenya’s poor

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Source: Business Daily

Tennessee advances 6-week abortion ban, lawsuit filed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid nationwide unrest and a global pandemic that wrecked the state budget, Tennessee lawmakers advanced one of the strictest abortion bans in the country as most Tennesseans were asleep Friday and largely unaware the GOP-dominant General Assembly had taken up the

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Jewel Scott breaks legal and racial barriers in Georgia

Former Jamaican honorary consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, recently created history by becoming the first Caribbean national to be elected to the Superior Court of Clayton County in the southern US state of

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Africa: What Becomes of Africa As the Foreign Aid Taps Run Dry?

DfID has, in the years of its existence, been key to offering development assistance to countries with high numbers of people living in poverty in the areas of primary education; access to reproductive health care; and the tackling of infant, child, and maternal deaths, and this role substantially

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Source: allAfrica.com

Integrated head package for Vogtle Unit 3 placed atop reactor vessel | The True Citizen

The Integrated Head Package (IHP) for Vogtle Unit 3 has been set into place atop the reactor vessel at Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, marking another significant milestone in the construction of the nation’s first new nuclear units in more than 30 years. Standing 48 feet

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Source: The True Citizen

Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate on

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Source: Stories About Black History

Wesson, City of Los Angeles Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to approve a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the

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

Nigeria: Lagos Warns Against Drilling Boreholes Without Licence, Permits

Lagos government through the State's Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) has cautioned operators in the borehole drilling industry against carrying on with their activities without the requisite licence and permit from the

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Source: allAfrica.com

STOP THE GUN VIOLENCE

On Sunday, June 7, the public is invited to put on their orange and meet in downtown Waynesboro for the annual Stop the Gun Violence Walk hosted by

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Source: The True Citizen

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

GLAM GAP: Walker & Company Founder Tristan Walker On Building A Beauty Empire That His Sons Can Be Proud Of

Black men are often forgotten in the beauty space, but Tristan Walker, founder of Walker Company Brands is dedicated to changing

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Virtual Community Calendar: Week of June 28

How I Got Over honors the legendary Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson Jubilee Theatre, 506 Main St. Ft. Worth 817.338.4411 Visit www.JubileeTheatre.org

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

‘SAFEGUARD YOURSELF’ –

As of the Daytona Times’ Wednesday night deadline, Volusia County had 1,369 cases with 53 deaths while Flagler County had 250 cases and five

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Source: Daytona Times

As Numbers Spike, California To Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19

By Tanu Henry, California Black Media

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on

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

3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while running in a neighborhood near

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Survey: Children missing well child check-ups, vaccinations due to COVID-19

Legacy Community Health conducted an online survey among parents and guardians of pediatric patients between 04/27/2020 and 05/15/2020 following Harris County’s stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Here’s Why One County In Oregon Doesn’t Want People Of Color To Wear Face Masks

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is strongly suggesting everyone wear a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, one county in Oregon is giving a total pass to people of

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

12 Days of Pride - My Love

Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Special Kelly Rowland, Terrence J and Regina Hall host Saving Our Selves, a benefit to help communities of color impacted by COVID-19, featuring DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper and more.

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Janie Settles: First Black Female Rescue Chief in North Carolina

Janie Settles was the the first African-American female rescue chief in North

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Source: Black Then

Shelby County officially ill with the pandemic of racism

The measure, written by Commissioner Tami Sawyer, spells out that the purpose of declaring race a pandemic is to “unequivocally defend minorities and enact polices that eradicate the effects of systemic racism affecting Black people, and other minorities, throughout Shelby

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Fathers of NBA players discuss raising strong Black children

Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers hugs his mother, Lisa Harris, and his father, Torrell Harris, watches after the game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on November 22, 2019 in

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Source: theGrio

DR Congo COVID-19 survivors battle stigma, discrimination

As coronavirus cases accelerate in Africa, many patients who have recovered from the virus are facing stigmatization and

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

1 Police officer in Breonna Taylor killing finally fired!

Following pressure from civil rights activists, public servants, private citizens and a number of celebrities at least one of three police officers involved in “no-knock” warrant lead to the fatal shooting of a Breonna Taylor in Louisville has been fired, the Louisville’s mayor Greg Fischer

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Officer Karen Cries For Cops To “Get A Break” After Having To Wait For McDonald’s

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Source: The Urban Daily

Voter suppression: The new poll tax

The Black vote is still important – as are the votes of other marginalized people who tend to vote Democratic – and for that reason, “the new poll tax,” voter suppression, is in full

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Gov. Walz, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announce public-private partnership...

Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced a public-private partnership of philanthropic and business leaders from across Minnesota that aims to meet the technology and connectivity needs of families with school-aged

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis

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