Pines: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Community at U.Md.

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania: Magufuli Opens Up - 'My Child Beat Coronavirus

PRESIDENT John Magufuli yesterday made two testimonies that would probably go a long way towards easing fear among Tanzanians as they battle against the Covid-19

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

US faces Memorial Day like no other

ATLANTA, United States (AP) — Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other yesterday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honour the nation's military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of

fave

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

Migrant street vendors band together in Spain | Afro

Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Kenya: Mary Senata Defends Absence From Kenyatta PG, Claims She Was Unwell

Nairobi — Nominated Senator Mary Seneta who is among five Jubilee Party Senators facing expulsion for snubbing the party's Senate Parliamentary Group meeting at State House in Nairobi last Tuesday has pledged loyalty to President Uhuru Kenyatta saying she skipped the meeting because she was

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)

James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944. Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the

fave

Source: Black Past

Dec

27

1953

East Africa: COVID-19 Leaves Region in $2.3 Billion Debt Hole in Three Months

East African countries have borrowed nearly $2.3 billion new loans in less than three months since reporting the first Covid-19 positive case, adding to the region's mounting debts at a time of shrinking tax

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Albany State University (1903- )

Albany State University is a historically black university in Albany, Georgia. It was founded in 1903 by Joseph Winthrop Holley, a native of South Carolina. This son of former slaves was inspired by the writings of W.E.B. DuBois to try to improve conditions for the South’s African American

fave

Source: Black Past

Kenya: Stewart Hall - Rupia Flopped at Wazito, I Have No Place for Him in My Team

Wazito FC coach Stewart Hall says he is not interested in the services of lethal attacker Elvis Rupia whose loan spell with AFC Leopards ends this

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Better days coming

For almost 50 years Riley Maragh has operated his craft shop across from the Kingston Craft Market on Harbour Street in the capital city's downtown business district and he has seen good and bad

fave

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

Mozambique: Aicaju Warns of Declining Cashew Processing

Maputo — The Mozambican Association of Cashew Industries (AICAJU) has warned that less than 35,000 tonnes of cashew nuts will be processed in Mozambican factories this year, which is more than 33 per cent less than the 52,000 tonnes processed last

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (1886- )

The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore is a historically black land grant institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school was initiated under the auspices of the Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and began as a branch campus for Morgan College (Morgan State

fave

Source: Black Past

Jul

1

1970

COVID-19 lie lands man in trouble

Because Davis said he'd tested positive, his employer had to shut down its plant for sanitising and put several other employees on paid leave while they quarantined, causing the company a loss of more than $100,000, prosecutors

fave

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

Saluting the #HealthcareHeroes

I take the necessary precautions at work so that when I go home I lower the chances of infecting my family

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

JN Group donates to the elderly

THE WORK of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), the umbrella organisation which provides support to senior citizens, was enhanced by a contribution of J$1 million, courtesy of The Jamaica National

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Eroding respect and decency

The recent announcement regarding the departure of Pinellas School District’s Transformation Zone Director, Nikita J. Reed is yet another example of the School Board and Superintendent Grego’s lack of respect for the African- American community and its

fave

Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Malawi: Chakwera Leads in Malawi Opinion Polls - MCP Says Not Taking Anything for Granted

With a month left until fresh presidential elections, opinion polls by Afrobaromete suggest that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party alliance presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera would win the ballot, but MCP has said it will not be

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Ministries Explain Sh8.1 Billion Suspect Allocations

The government has come out to explain suspect allocations of Sh8.1 billion in small amounts to infrastructure projects in the new budget that were flagged by the Parliamentary Budget Office

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: COVID-19 Shows Schools and Universities Have Been Left Behind

In these days when all our schools and universities have been closed, one would expect to see a prominent link to e-learning resources for

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

The Quora Digest website and the tenticles of racist propaganda

Instead, it was my discovery that many similar racists questions, posed by equally obnoxious White provocateurs could be found in the website’s dark alleys and

fave

Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

South Africa: You Have the Right to Sue Govt, I Won't Stop You - Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says every South African has the right to approach the courts and even he, as president, could never stand in the way of anybody exercising that

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Stuck in Jamaica, teacher launches online campaign to help others

I taught online until April 17 but when China closed its doors to foreigners there was no longer a need for online teaching once schools

fave

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

Morgan Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for COVID-19 Student Relief | Afro

Funds to Support Emergency Student Needs and Fall Enrollment Efforts

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Magoha accused of sidelining teachers

Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion accused the ministry of having a habit of sidelining the union from major task forces on education

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Youth councillors create exam study website

The Junior Council of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation has engineered a website that has already begun providing high-school students with study material in the lead-up to external

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Glenmuir High School, donors provide COVID-19 relief

Dr Marsha Smalling, principal of the Glenmuir Road-based institution in May Pen, told The Gleaner that the pandemic presented a need for the school to act on its mandate of

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Namibia: Bosses Fight Job Cut Ban

Two organisations representing Namibian employers have launched a High Court case against the president, the government and trade unions to have the suspension of parts of the Labour Act during Namibia's Covid-19 state of emergency declared

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Government rethinking field hospital at National Arena – Tufton

The Government is thinking about building a new health facility on the grounds of one of the country's existing hospitals instead of going ahead with its plan to set up a 72-bed field hospital at the National Arena in St

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Immigration Corner | Can I transfer my filing to the US?

Your category will depend on whether your mother is a US citizen or a green card

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

DMV Leads Way in Social Distancing, Researchers Say

The District, Maryland and Virginia appeared to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic better than other parts of the country over the holiday weekend, researchers at the University of Maryland said.

fave

Source: The Washington Informer

BlackFacts Details

Pines: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Community at U.Md.

Eminem lambasts Donald Trump in freestyle rap

Recent Facts

Facts About Women

Michael Steele and Dave Rubin Talk Republicans, Trump, and Free Speech

Cuisine Facts