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The first annual Holiday Hoopsgiving college tournament tipped off at State Farm Arena in Downtown Atlanta on Sunday as the 20th ranked Kentucky Wildcats came into town, the local Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hoped to get their first win of the season on home soil. Both the Yellow Jackets and Wildcats came into the tournament off back to back losses […]
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday, as his case renewed anger over others involving African Americans, police and race relations.
In unusual move, US embassies in Africa speak up on Floyd
\tFloyd, a handcuffed black man, died after a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
Africa has not seen the kind of protests over Floyd’s killing that have erupted across the United States, but many Africans have expressed disgust and dismay, openly wondering when the U.S. will ever get it right.
Mindful of America’s image on a continent where China’s influence has grown and where many have felt a distinct lack of interest from the Trump administration in Africa, some U.S. diplomats have tried to control the damage.
At the time, the U.S. was quick to join in, with the embassy in Beijing issuing a critical security alert titled “Discrimination against African-Americans in Guangzhou” and noting actions against people thought to be African or have African contacts.
You might know Rotimi as the actor who played the hard and ruthless character Dre from the hit Starz show Power. But if you're a fan of his music (like […]
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Press Release - A pioneer in soil research and Conservation Agriculture, Dr. Rattan Lal paved the way in one of FAO's key areas of work
(Field Level Media) Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $190 million yesterday.
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As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll hit a single-day, record-breaking high, Shelby County’s surge this week follows that alarming trend, according to the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force. Thursday, around the nation, 3,156 deaths from the virus were reported, the deadliest day this year. Shelby County’s new cases Thursday totaled 368, with 11 deaths. […]
Jerome D. Hamilton has served as Vice President 3M Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain Acquisition Integration and Quality for 3M. Previously, he served as General Manager of 3M’s Masking and Surface Protection business. Known by many innovation leaders as a LEAN expert, Hamilton has made tremendous contributions to a number of companies, especially in areas impacting cost, cash and growth – the keystone to and improving operational excellence. Quality, an off-shoot of any good Lean Six Sigma program, is also a core value for 3M employees around the world and Hamilton leads the effort.
Recruiting and training 3M entry-level manufacturing and process engineers is a key focus for sustaining quality and knowledge transfer globally. Hamilton manages the effort in a revolutionary program called Optimized Operations. Hamilton serves on the board of the Goodwill Easter Seals, whose mission is to assist those with barriers to employment.
Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, a B.S. from Morehouse College, and a M.S. degree in International Logistics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
CHUCK RICHARDSON National Organization of Rehabilitated Offenders (TriceEdneyWire.com) – There is something magical about a fearless, intelligent, incorruptible Black woman. A woman willing to sacrifice and face any obstacle she must for [...]
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Additional funds are being raised to meet ongoing needs In April 2020, Texas Women’s Foundation established the Resilience Fund to provide immediate, mid- and long-term support to women, girls and families most affected by the COVID-19 economic and community health crisis. With $1.4 million raised and granted, the Resilience Fund is impacting lives of many, especially women of color, who […]
Earlier this week, Under Armour announced that it was rewarding Curry's loyalty to the athletic apparel company by giving him his own legacy brand called the Curry Brand. Today (Dec.4) we got our first glimpse of newest signature that will be the first release under the Curry Brand called the Curry 8 Flow.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become an athletic director in the Southeastern Conference.
That made Lee the first woman to run athletics at Vanderbilt, and she said she was incredibly honored and could not be in this position without the support of Vanderbilt’s leadership, coaches, staff and fans.
Lee joins Carla Williams at Virginia as the only Black women athletic directors at a Power Five school, with Sandy Barbour at Penn State, Jennifer Cohen at Washington and Heather Lyke at Pittsburgh the other women ADs.
She became Vanderbilt’s senior woman administrator in the athletics department in 2004 and deputy athletic director in 2016.
Susan R. Wente, Vanderbilt’s interim chancellor and provost, said Lee hit the ground running after being appointed interim athletic director earlier this year.
THE JAMAICA bobsleigh team are at it again! There's more cool runnings for Jamaica but...
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Yolanda Holder's achievements are amazing. The 62-year-old is a two-time Guinness World Record Holder for “most marathons completed in a calendar year” and the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours. She is a finisher of six 6-day races with a podium finish in every single one and the American...
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Two Atlanta police officers were fired after video footage showed them violently snatching two Black college students out of a vehicle.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields reviewed body-camera video from the incident and moved, after determining excessive use of force, to fire the officers and place three others on desk duty.
“Morehouse College appreciates the swift action that Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took against the Atlanta Police Department officers involved in the incident,” D. Aileen Dodd, senior manager of Media and Public Relations at Morehouse, told Atlanta Black Star in an email.
Young and his father along with Pilgrim, spoke on the incident during a June 1 news conference at Morehouse College.
On Sunday, May 31, Mayor Bottoms apologized for the arrest and announced two officers were fired for the incident.
The Atlanta Hawks will flip State Farm Arena into an early voting site for Georgia’s upcoming elections. According to a press release issued on Monday (June 29), the Fulton County Registration and Elections Board is partnering with the basketball team to transform the state-of-the-art facility into the largest-ever voting precinct. Hundreds of State Farm Arena []
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