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After Chaos At Kentucky Polls, Senate Primary Race Remains Too Close to Call
Kentucky voters still don’t know the result of a very close election between two Democratic contenders to see who will challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the November
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Democrats block GOP police reform Bill in US Senate
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — US Senate Democrats blocked a closely watched police reform bill yesterday, arguing that the Republican measure introduced after George Floyd's killing by police does not go far
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the
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L.A. DIGEST: Black Business Association to host Black Music Awards
LOS ANGELES — The Black Business Association will host its annual Black Music Awards at 7 p.m. June 25 on Facebook
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Hello mi neighbour | Activate the spirit of philanthropy
However, some bright sparks, in the midst of this pandemic, pandemonium and panic, are persons who will give every penny they own to help improve the lot of another
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Vivent Health Announces Partnership with National AIDS Memorial
As the Premier National Community Partner of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Vivent Health is providing a monetary gift  over five years to support AIDS Memorial Quilt programs and educational activities,  including displays of the Quilt in communities across the United
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Talk to children about race, behavioural scientist advises
AS several countries around the world tackle the issue of racism following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, behavioural scientist and academic, Professor Rain Jarrett believes that it is important for Jamaicans overseas and here on the island to talk to
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Land occupiers in Joburg vow to return to patch of land where shacks were destroyed
Some of the land is on people's plots, where the fencing has been
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Chinese bigots must return to China
Ever since Chinese nationals started flocking into Zimbabwe under the guise of all-weather friends during the time of the late former President Robert Mugabe, there has always been concern over their ill-treatment of
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Black teen accused of killing sex trafficker released from jail on $400k bond
Chrystul Kizer, a Wisconsin teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker, was released from jail on Monday after an unnamed organization paid for her $400, 000
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5 Speeches That Speak To The Reality Of Being Black And Trans In America - Blavity
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reported that at least 16 transgender or gender-nonconforming individuals have lost their lives by either a firearm or other forms of brutality in
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PAHO warns about significant increase in dengue cases
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The Pan American health Organization (PAHO) is warning Caribbean countries to do more to deal with mosquito-borne diseases during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, after indicating that more than 1.6 million cases of dengue have been reported in the
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Three St James cops arrested in US on drug charges
Three St James-based cops have been arrested in the United States on drug
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Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities – Free Press of Jacksonville
In December, I was honored to be sworn in as Kentucky’s 51st Attorney General, the first Black man to hold the position, the first to be named chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth, and the first to be independently elected to a statewide constitutional
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
A survey by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that corporate America has treated Black workers categorically worse than White workers during the
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Governor Whitmer Talks Reopening the State, Police Reform and More at Pancakes & Politics Forum II
Forum II returns with a very pointed discussion with Governor Gretchen Whitmer as she grapples with re-opening the state of Michigan while managing and mitigating the impact of COVID-19, race relations, police reform and
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GG to seek review of insignia depicting black man as Satan
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says he will ask the Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George to review the controversial insignia of the
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SDC mandated to monitor beach and river users
The Social Development Commission (SDC) has been mandated to monitor the use of public beaches and rivers, which were recently given the green light to reopen on June 7, to ensure that social distancing and other health protocols are being
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Two DRC public officials sentenced to hard labour for graft
Two public officials were sentenced to three years at hard labour after being convicted of embezzling public funds in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, three days after the unprecedented conviction of top presidential aide Vital
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California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters
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EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities
Some people will have a combination of positive and negative responses to situations over the cycle of the
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In conversation with saxophonist Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington, jazz saxophone player out of Los Angeles, is, at only 39 years old, the leading musician of his generation, because his work is fearless, without boundaries and of the highest levels both artistically and
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'Coming back and biting us'
The US recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, just short of the nation's late-April peak of 36,400, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins
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Ja should push back against US attempt to sanction Cuba's COVID-19 medical missions – PNP
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it is gravely concerned about the silence of the government on the efforts by a United States legislator to introduce a new law targeting countries that have accepted Cuban healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19
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Throw out GG’s office with medal, says Williams
Despite news of an impending request to change a controversial racist image on an insignia worn by Sir Patrick Allen, a social-media lobbyist who stoked outrage over the depiction wants the governor general’s office disbanded
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Attorney Ben Crump to speak, receive honorary degree at Lincoln University’s 161st commencement
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Lincoln University President Brenda A. Allen announced today renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump will speak at the 161st
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A quarter-billion children getting no education: UN
Children from poorer communities as well as girls, the disabled, immigrants and ethnic minorities were at a distinct educational disadvantage in many countries, the UN's Paris-based education body UNESCO
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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
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