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An antidote to pandemic blues, with some assembly required - Black News Channel
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — He hunches at the dining room table, putting the finishing touches on his miniature World War II tank. Deep in concentration, he keeps his hand steady as he works to make the scaled-down plastic model look as realistic as possible. And as he does
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Lil Yachty Is Working With Mattel To Make An Uno Card Game Movie
Lil Yachty is taking his talents to Tinseltown once again. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that he is working with Mattel to bring the popular children's game Uno to life as a movie.
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Kevin Hart Facing $390K Lawsuit For Missing Show Appearance
According to a new report, the comedian and actor is facing a lawsuit for allegedly ducking out on 2018 show appearance in New York after taking an advance.
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Tiffany Haddish explains convincing Common to do #SilhouetteChallenge
Comedian Tiffany Haddish made waves on the web earlier this week with her participation in the #SilhouetteChallenge with boyfriend Common,... View Article The post Tiffany Haddish details 'negotiation' to convince Common to do #SilhouetteChallenge appeared first on TheGrio.
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'I've Had Enough': Black Louisiana Deputy Left Haunting Messages on Social Media About Police Brutality, Racist Policing Before Taking Own Life
Clyde Kerr III, a 43-year-old Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputy, left haunting messages on social media about police brutality and the difficulty of reconciling his identity […]
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DJ Spinderella says 'relationship is over' with Salt-n-Pepa following biopic dispute - TheGrio
It seems the rift between DJ Spinderella and Salt-n-Pepa has deepened since the release of the Salt-N-Pepa biopic. In an interview... View Article The post DJ Spinderella says 'relationship is over' with Salt-n-Pepa following biopic dispute appeared first on TheGrio.
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Officials plead: Don't let Super Bowl become superspreader - Black News Channel
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs superfan Ty Rowton hugged strangers in the streets of Miami last year after watching his team win the Super Bowl and then joined hundreds of thousands of fans back home at a victory parade, thinking little of
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Turkish president takes action at protest-rocked university - Black News Channel
ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president has ordered the establishment of two new departments in the country's most prestigious university, which has been rocked by weeks of demonstrations protesting his appointment of a new rector with government links. President Recep
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NBSZ communications officer dies
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA NATIONAL Blood Service Zimbabwe public affairs manager Esther Masundah has died. Midlands provincial planning and recruitment officer, Aggrey Ngazana confirmed the news saying Masundah died this morning. Last year, Masundah was crowned the second runner up outstanding public
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A Black woman will be the world's top trade official for the first time - The New York Beacon
London (CNN Business)The path has been cleared for Nigeria'sNgozi Okonjo-Iwealato become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea's candidatepulled out of the racefor the job. Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister, announced her decision
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Heavy rains leave a trail of destruction in Mat South
BY NIZBERT MOYO INCESSANT rains have caused serious damage to infrastructure and crops in Matabeleland South, with villagers fearing for the safety of their houses. Matobo district ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo told Southern Eye yesterday that it was the first time since the 1970s that the area
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73-year-old critically burned Van Nuys garage explosion | L.A. Focus News
VAN NUYS — A 73-year-old man was critically burned Friday at a Van Nuys home where firefighters found a garage damaged by an explosion. Firefighters were sent to the 6900 block of Murietta Avenue at 12:50 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. “Firefighters secured the utilities and
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Fox Business cancels pro-Trump 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' amid lawsuit
Fox Business has announced that the nightly program Lou Dobbs Tonight has been canceled. The Los Angeles Times reports that... View Article The post Fox Business cancels pro-Trump 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' amid lawsuit appeared first on TheGrio.
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31 counties agree to Spanish-language ballots – Florida Courier
ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE — As part of a lawsuit settlement, 31 Florida counties have agreed to provide Spanish-language elections ballots and other materials in Spanish. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Monday approved the settlement between the county election supervisors and Latino advocacy
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Trump sought part-ownership in Parler app while in office: report
Before Donald Trump exited the White House last month, the Trump Organization and Parler social media company negotiated a deal... View Article The post Trump sought part-ownership in Parler app while in office: report appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID-19 latest: SA records 3 749 new cases, death toll increase by 297
South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 470 516 along with 45 902 deaths and 1 335 618 recoveries.
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Tyrone Cooper Arrested After Breaking Ex-Girlfriend's Jaw, He's Also One of The Harlem Liquor Store Attackers
Tyrone Cooper is a habitual abuser. His ex-girlfriend not only witnessed the Harlem liquor store assault, but she was also a victim of his brutal behavior.
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Rare Chinese Bird Makes An Appearance In Coastal India – The Wilmington Journal
NEW DELHI — Vivek Nayak, a bird-watcher in Mangalore, a coastal city in southern India, was surprised when he saw a critically-endangered bird — the yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) — at a rice field in [...]
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Black student sues university after probed for sex-positive social media posts - TheGrio
A graduate student at the University of Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the institution for violating her First Amendment... View Article The post Black student sues university after probed for sex-positive social media posts appeared first on TheGrio.
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Ice Cube says he’ll be meeting President Biden to discuss his ‘Contract with Black America’ plan - Face2Face Africa
Seasoned rapper and actor Ice Cube has revealed he is set to meet President Joe Biden to discuss his Contract with Black America (CWBA) plan after his administration reached out to him. The 51-year-old made the revelation during an interview on the Ryan Cameron: Uncensored radio show, saying Biden
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - Black News Channel
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Both Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have been nominated to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The nominations represent an opportunity for either Abrams or Black Lives matter to win over even more support around the globe should they
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Fiercely divided House kicks Greene off both her committees - Black News Channel
By ALAN FRAM and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. Underscoring the political
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Africa’s pandemic-hit mining sector faces exploration challenge
TRAVEL restrictions, supply chain disruptions and risk aversion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have slammed the brakes on mining exploration in Africa, jeopardising the minerals supply pipeline. Inward investment is now a key focus, with companies looking to capitalise on higher metals
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Texas Women's Foundation Honors Seven Women for Leadership and Service | Dallas Weekly
April 29th event features keynote by author and tech executive Adriana Gascoigne    Texas Women’s Foundation has announced the  recipients of its 2021 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards, which recognize leaders who have positively impacted the lives of women and girls. The seven
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Do The Work: The Life of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is a superwoman of science. The first African-American woman to earn a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she’s also the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the United States. Born to
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VP Kamala Harris flexes power as Senate tiebreaker | The Atlanta Voice
Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president - cast a tie-breaking vote. Her first ever - coming before sunrise in Washington at 5:13 a.m. ET Friday - pushed through an amendment during the Senate's vote-a-rama. Twenty-one
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From Black History Week to Black History Month •
The seeds for Black History Month were planted in 1926 when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) established the second week of February as Black History Week. Historian Carter G. Woodson pioneered the idea and got a handful of education departments to
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Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight - Black News Channel
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world's first interplanetary mission Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the red planet over the next week and
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VP Kamala Harris Makes First Tie-Breaking Vote On Resolution To Pass COVID-19 Rescue Package
Vice President Kamala Harris made her first tie-breaking vote on Friday in a move to accelerate a $1.9 trillion rescue package intended to offer much needed relief to Americans during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Windfall for MPs, councillors
BY TATENDA CHITAGU GOVERNMENT has reviewed upwards the sitting allowances paid to Members of Parliament and councillors in the country’s 32 local authorities as well as provincial council members by between 50 and 100%. MPs will have their allowances hiked by 100%, while provincial council members
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