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by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Steven Poole is a British journalist who has authored books on the abuse of language. His column – Steven Poole’s word of the week – is featured in The Guardian. In February, one of Poole’s headlines asked: Why do we call vaccinations ‘jabs’? Poole explained, since the … Continued
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The integrity of the Incident Management System (IMS) and how that body is responding to the Covid-19 outbreak have come under immense criticisms since the Delta variant hit the country in May leading to a surge in cases.
Herman Cain, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus. Cain, 74, was hospitalized at an Atlanta-area hospital in early July after he … Continued
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However, not everyone at the recent protests is on the side of Black people.
Others were starting fires, damaging public property, working against the protests, and scapegoating Black people in the process.
My good friend and cohort of the Adultish podcast, Afiya Augustine, spoke with me about the three stages of the looting process for Black people:
There are the looters taking goods for immediate use in their own homes;
There are the looters taking items to sell so that they can make money to survive;
And there are the looters who are there to take whatever they can get their hands simply because the opportunity has presented itself.
Usually, Black people do not set fire to public property at the outset of public outcry.
When the media initially brought attention to the vandalization of the courthouse, the images they showed were of Black people protesting peacefully.
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the year 2020 as successful in putting Zimbabwe on track for his Vision 2030 targets. “As we end today’s Cabinet session, which is the last for the year 2020, it is imperative that we take stock of some of the achievements in our journey towards the attainment of Vision 2030,” Mnangagwa said in his closing remarks at the final Cabinet meeting of the year. “The year has recorded a number of successes, which would not have been possible without your commitment to duty and excellent performance.” Mnangagwa said major achievements were noted in the road and infrastructure sector, the Pfumvudza farming concept, the completion and launch of the National Development Strategy 1, implementation of devolution and the heritage-based education 5.0, among other things. He, however, acknowledged the setbacks brought about by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that paralysed a number of businesses. “The COVID-19 pandemic also brought in its wake unprecedented disruption to other aspects of our lives on a global scale, resulting in the intermittent shutdown of several businesses. “However, our timely decisions, including the introduction of the $18 billion stimulus and recovery package helped avert a possible crisis. “Besides causing challenges to development, COVID-19 also provided opportunities for growth towards self-reliance, particularly in the health sector,” he said. He added that power supply had stabilised and the country would export surplus by 2023. “Power supplies have relatively stabilised, been stable and completion of projects to further improve the situation as well as implementation of the renewable energy policy should consolidate this position. “As a result, of the power generation projects being implemented, the country should be self-sufficient and become a net exporter of power by 2023,” he said. The country is experiencing an economic crisis characterised by skyrocketing prices and strikes by civil servants such as teachers, nurses and doctors. Mnangagwa’s government also failed to provide social grants to millions of people whose livelihoods were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country also face a political crisis that forced South Africa to dispatch envoys to discuss the issue with Mnangagwa and his ruling party. Follow Jairos on Twitter @jairossaunyama
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for a passing the coronavirus relief as... View Article
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Showtime is developing a limited series about entertainment legend Lena Horne. According to Variety, the series is currently titled “Blackbird: Lena Horne... View Article
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Converting the Graham’s Hall Primary School into a shelter for the squatters of Success, East Coast Demerara not only sends a wrong message that the government is treating citizens as refugees, it is unacceptable.
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SINCE THE Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown started in March there has been a complete change in...
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There were four new positive cases of COVID-19 – one female and three males – reported for Friday, May 14, while one person recovered and was discharged from isolation. The cases were identified from the 609 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The number of persons currently in isolation is 89. Since […]
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Behind every great man, is an even greater woman. Isn't that written somewhere? Well, if it isn't, then it's definitely the case with veteran and beloved actor Samuel L. Jackson's wife, celebrated actress LaTanya Richardson-Jackson. After all, she was the reason Samuel L. Jackson got and stayed clean and sober in the first place and […]
The post Samuel L. Jackson's Wife, LaTanya Richardson at 70+: 'We Never Compromise' appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.
Human trafficking charges have been laid after three teens who hail from Phuthaditjhaba in the eastern Free State, were traced to Sasolburg.
The idea of extending COVID-19 vaccines to some of the island’s children is receiving support from one of the coordinators of the National Vaccination Campaign. However, this would mean the authorities would have to be able to source and store World Health Organisation (WHO) approved Pfizer vaccines. Dr. Elizabeth Ferdinand believes that such an initiative, […]
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Moments after the guilty verdict was handed down to Derek Chauvin in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, \"Thank you God\" began trending on Twitter. The majority of the tweets were people expressing their relief that Chauvin is expected to be held fully accountable for his murderous actions after previous letdowns by the justice system.
After nearly four years of marriage to entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams admits that married life “is not bliss.” 'But... View Article
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BY KIMBERLY KARIATI SCULPTOR Given Sitandi says his art is driven by the desire to uphold the Zimbabwean heritage, exploring its history
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Sheridan Shepherd of a St Mary address was on Thursday charged by investigators for allegedly buggering several minors, whose age ranges from six to 12 years old.\tShepherd, who resides in the town of Highgate in the parish, was charged with five...
Now, the peanut gallery is in another uproar after the rapper shared that his child still breastfeeds and even made a joke at his expense, but that hasn't stopped folks from giving the family more unnecessary flak.
Founded in 1970 by Margaret Ponder, the family-owned Ponder's 60 Minute Cleaners has survived for five decades. That's thanks largely in part to Margaret Ponder's […]
[This Day] In the past one month, many Nigerians have been subjected to the harrowing experience of being made to compulsorily wait in crowded, endless queues, to capture data to register and obtain the elusive National Identification Number (NIN). The challenges for both the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the majority of Nigerians yet to be captured in this exercise, are humongous. The recent deadlines imposed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, to link all phon
CLARENDON: Nurse Sandra Lindsay, who made history on December 14 in the United States by being the first person to take the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, is appealing to Jamaicans to join in the fight against the debilitating virus by also taking...
Marc Lamont Hill sits down with Judge Joe Brown on the media frenzy surrounding Bill Cosby's criminal trial and subsequent overturned conviction. Brown tweeted: 'Anyone who was knowledgeable of American law would have expected and predicted the outcome of the Cosby appeal. Mainstream media and Hollywood incite public disorder by lying to the people about the law and encouraging mob rule. Hollywood reacts to Bill Cosby's release with shock.'
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BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - The doctor of Diego Maradona yesterday sought out the prosecutors who are investigating his treatment of the late Argentine soccer superstar before he died last week, but was turned away because he has not been charged with a crime.
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MUMBAI - The clinical trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate for Covid-19 have been paused in India. The Serum Institute of India, which is conducting the ...
Below-par take-up by critical groups on the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination has triggered the expansion of the inoculation of younger people that caused immunisation sites to swell with crowds and long lines on Sunday. That revelation...
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the total number of COVID-19 cases were at 1 170 590 as of Thursday 7 January 2021.
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump has followed at least one presidential tradition.\tThe White House says the Republican president left behind a note for his successor, Democrat Joe Biden.\tDeputy press secretary Judd Deere declined to...
[New Times] Rwanda through the ministry of defence on Friday received a consignment of 200,000 AstraZeneca doses from the Greek military.
