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Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax | Afro
Johns Hopkins Medicine with their Managed Care Organization, Priority Partners is sponsoring Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax A light and entertaining discussion held dispelling common (and not so common) misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, disease and pandemic with musical
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A total of 3,300 employees in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector have regained their jobs, which were lost as a result of the impact of the coronavirus
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Afro e-Edition 7-9-2021 | Afro
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Conflict of interest in $2 million Petrojam donation to Munro College?
The Integrity Commission is questioning whether there was a conflict of interest in a $2 million donation by the scandal-hit oil refinery, Petrojam, to the St Elizabeth-based Munro College in
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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — January 8, 2022 | Afro
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NWA completes $3.9 million repair to Green Island roadway in Hanover
The National Works Agency (NWA) has completed a $3.9 million drainage and road improvement project along a section of the Green Island roadway in
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'Country Music was Invented by Blacks': Beyoncé Fans Strike Back at Luke Bryan's Seemingly 'Racist' Comments About Her CMA Nomination Snub
With the Country Music Awards approaching in November, the debate about whether Beyoncé was snubbed by the award show or not has been ongoing. Two-time […] 'Country Music was Invented by Blacks': Beyoncé Fans Strike Back at Luke Bryan's Seemingly 'Racist' Comments About Her CMA Nomination Snub
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Android 12 Lets Users Customize Color Palettes For Phone
WASHINGTON — Google’s upcoming major release and the latest version of Android — “Android 12” will have one more exciting feature that will make you able to automatically fit your phone’s color palette to that of your wallpaper. “Starting with Android 12 on Pixel devices, you’ll be able to
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Baltimore Native mans a .50-Caliber machine gun on flight deck aboard U.S. Navy warship | Afro
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Demeyko Briscoe, from Baltimore, (left) mans a .50-Caliber machine gun on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of
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Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot
Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June
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Google To End Gmail, YouTube Sign-in For Old Android Devices  – The Wilmington Journal
WASHINGTON — Tech Giant Google has announced that users will not be able to sign in on their Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower versions.  “As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our [...]
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107 year old Tulsa Race Massacre survivor can still smell the smoke | Afro
Viola Fletcher, 107-year old survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 spoke at a rally marking the centennial commemoration of the great tragedy in Tulsa, Okla. “I will never forget the violence of the White mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying in the
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JHTA calls for clarification on COVID pretesting regime
Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Omar Robinson says there needs to be further clarification on the pretesting regime for visitors from certain American states as part of Jamaica’s COVID-19-prevention
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for Dr. Kaye and More Dr. Kaye | Afro
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The AFRO with Washington DC Cardinal Wilton Gregory at National Press Club #NPCLive | Afro
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Defender Exclusive: George Floyd family interview | Afro
George Floyd’s death changed the entire world, and now we are getting ready to witness his killer go on trial. In an exclusive interview, the Defender talks with George Floyd’s brother Philonise and Rodney along with the nephew he raised Brandon Williams about everything from juror selection to how
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Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company
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Have You Seen These Missing Teens? | Afro
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Baltimore City Police Department in Maryland are seeking the public’s help in finding two missing 15-year-old girls who may be together.                                                        Justice Navarro and Hannah Page disappeared
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NCNW Reacts to the 100 year commemoration of the massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Afro
This travesty of justice must never happen again. The massacre that occurred in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as Black Wall Street, is one of many instances where the loss of life, livelihood, and property was allowed to go unanswered and unpunished in the United States of
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CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Warns U.S. Could Soon Record 100,000 Coronavirus Cases a Day
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College Football Amid a Pandemic is Not Worth the Risk to Young Men’s Lives
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Afro e-Edition 6-12-2021 | Afro
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Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 9, 2021 | Afro
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