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‘We’ve had four years of a president who brings out the worst in America,’ the ad for Joe Biden notes. ‘Isn’t it time we had a president who brought out the best?’ The campaign to elect Democratic candidateJoe Bidento the U.S. presidency is spending big
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Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert to be new Speaker of the House
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has picked Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert to be the new Speaker of the House of the Representatives   It's the second time she will be holding this position having first served from July 2011 to December 2011...
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Dr. Leon Finney Jr. (1938 - 2020) | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Hermene D. Hartman N’DIGO Dr. Leon Finney Jr. was a dear friend. I first met him as a college student, working with Reverends Jesse Jackson and Willie Barrow at Operation Breadbasket, now known as Rainbow PUSH. My ex-husband, David Wallace, and I would deliver press releases to him on Saturdays
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Nearly 100 years later, original Aunt Jemima gets a headstone | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Erick Johnson She was buried in obscurity without a headstone in Oak Woods Cemetery nearly 100 years ago after serving as the original Aunt Jemima archetype. On September 5, Nancy Green finally got the recognition in death, as she earned in death, with a glowing headstone and a special
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Digital Safety Net Helps Wisconsin Small Businesses Survive During COVID-19 - Milwaukee Community Journal
Businesses That Embrace Digital Expect 4X Better Revenue Than the Digitally Skeptical   Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2020): The Connected Commerce Council (3C) today released a report detailing the existence and importance of the small business “Digital Safety Net” to businesses in all 50
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Nigerian youths to petition ED over rights abuses
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE NIGERIAN youths have vowed to mobilise civic organisations in Africa’s most populous nation to picket the Zimbabwean embassy in Abuja over human rights abuses by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. Godbless Otubure, who is the global president of the ReadyToLeadAfrica
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Comprehensive ‘THRIVE Agenda’ responds to ongoing crises of COVID-19, climate change, racial injustice, and economic inequity
Rep. Barbara Lee joined several leaders in Congress and a coalition of grassroots groups, labor unions, and Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country to introduce a bold plan for economic renewal known as the Agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant
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Citing Pandemic, Dallas Organizers Cancel “Dia De Los Muertos” Parade; Promise It Will Return
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ZCTU bemoans criminalisation of trade unionism
By NQOBANI NDLOVU Zimbabwe’s labour body has bemoaned the criminalisation of trade unionism as it marked the 14th anniversary of the torture of its members on September 13, 2006. About 147 Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) activists were severely beaten by police for daring to take to the
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In U.S. elections, it's winner take all — and Blacks are the losers
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How Strong Is Your C-Suite Bullpen? Preparing The Next Generation Of Leaders - Milwaukee Community Journal
About $350 billion a year is spent on leadership development, but many companies aren’t getting much bang out of their buck. Studies indicate that lots of senior executives don’t think the next wave is prepared well enough to assume larger leadership roles. With many companies in a transitional
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G40 kingpins scoff at extradition threat
BY EVERSON MUSHAVA SELF-EXILED Zanu PF G40 kingpins Saviour Kasukuwere and Walter Mzembi yesterday scoffed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s threat to have them extradited from South Africa for prosecution. They said they would invoke international laws to block the planned extradition. The two
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Kenya: Women 'Suffering Under Covid-19'
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Trump, Biden face off on West Coast wildfire, climate change - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT, JONATHAN LEMIRE, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role and renewed his
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Indian State Gets MIT Help to Boost Startups – The Wilmington Journal
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Zim to be another Singapore — Zanu PF
BY VENERANDA LANGA THE ruling Zanu PF party says it is optimistic that Zimbabwe will soon come out of the economic woods and transform into another Singapore. Top Zanu PF official and former presidential adviser Christopher Mutsvangwa made the remarks during a Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and
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Black Dems Prod California’s Elected Officials to Take Emmett Till Pledge — The Sacramento Observer
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Court Clears President Ouattara's Contentious Third-Term Bid
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