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… Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans by police has triggered widespread … associated with poverty and discrimination. African-Americans are dying from COVID-19 …

Source: The Hill

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Many refugees living in Nairobi struggle to survive because of Covid-19

Since the global pandemic began, we have been speaking with these research assistants to understand better the impact that Covid-19 is having on refugees living in

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Tanzania summons US official over coronavirus warning

Tanzania said on Tuesday it had summoned the top official at the US embassy to object to an advisory that warned of "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases in the east African

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Sheriff defies subpoena to appear before commission

LOS ANGELES — As promised, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva defied a subpoena to appear at the May 21 meeting of the county Civilian Oversight Commission, prompting the panel’s vote to challenge that move in

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New Orleans being Recognized as Example of Flattening the Curve

In a recent report on local NBC Affiliate WDSU TV-6, Dr. Joseph Kanter, with the Louisiana Department of Health, said while any number of deaths is too many, there are several positive trends happening in the New Orleans-area that show progress is being

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

First phase of drain, gully cleaning starts in two weeks

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says the island's municipal corporations will be rolling out the first phase of their disaster risk mitigation programme in two weeks, for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Pressure on Phillips - Bunting-backed Comrades demand meeting with PNP president

THERE IS another political flare-up in the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) as its president, Dr Peter Phillips, has yielded to a demand by a Peter Bunting faction to discuss the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Retreat or deploy? Police try to balance protest response

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On two straight nights of unruly protests against police brutality, officers retreated from their posts in some American cities, while in others, they deployed batons, flash-bang grenades and tear gas to quell the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Police murder of George Floyd sparks uprisings across America

From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the

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Chicago Progressive Caucus Calls for Justice for George Floyd and Demand FOP Contract Reforms to protect Chicagoans. | The Crusader Newspaper Group

CHICAGO (May 31, 2020) – The Chicago Progressive Reform Caucus condemns the killing of George Floyd, and calls for swift justice and accountability for his death by officers of the Minneapolis Police

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Cop Blames ‘Mistake’ Death On George Floyd’s ‘Health Conditions’ And ‘Toxics In His Blood,’ Keeps Job

A police department in Louisiana was investigating one of its ranking officer’s social media posts that appeared to be both defending the cop directly involved in the death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota while also relying on racial tropes to support his

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Brooklyn Bus Driver Refuses To Transport Arrested Protesters For NYPD

After the video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling into his neck for nearly nine minutes went viral, riots broke out not only in the Twin Cities but also in New York

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EOJ reopens to help 6,000 access CARE benefits

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has assisted roughly 6,000 Jamaicans to collect state benefits as they grapple with the economic fallout from the deadly coronavirus pandemic

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Americans Have United Before to Defeat an External Enemy and We Can Again

Small businesses exhaust their reserves and are forced to lay off the team of workers they have

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

How do believers exercise faith amid COVID-19?

A meme suggesting that persons who wear masks during the current pandemic lack faith in God is just one example of a growing

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Herb man touts COVID cure

MEDICINAL herb practitioner Carlton Bennett is calling on his fellow Jamaicans to embrace herbal medicine as a preventative and curative measure for COVID-19 and every other kind of

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE”

In response to the murder of George Floyd, the current mayor of Minneapolis stated that “being born Black should not be a death

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Nike Says ‘Don’t Do It’ In New Ad About Racism

In the midst of the outrage regarding the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd, Nike has a message for

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‘We would rather die of COVID-19 than starve under lockdown’

INFORMAL traders have defied President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s lockdown regulations and are now back in full force, operating openly in the high-density areas at a time the country is recording a surge in coronavirus

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Even While Physically Distant, 2020 Grads Find Ways to Celebrate and Inspire

– President Barack Obama, National High School Class of 2020 Commencement

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African Union chief condemns US police killing of George Floyd

The head of the African Union Commission on Friday condemned the killing by police of an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota which has sparked protests across the

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Ann-Marie Vaz lists road improvement, access to amenities as success in first year as MP

Reflecting on her victory over People's National Party (PNP) candidate Damion Crawford in a hotly contested by-election for the constituency of East Portland, Member of Parliament Ann-Marie Vaz has listed road rehabilitation and improved access to some basic amenities as her main success so

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Resurrection of the economy

African Americans have no country to send money back to in order to rejuvenate their home

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Denzel Washington Is Praised For Intervening With Cops And ‘Distressed Homeless Man’

Former basketball player Rex Chapman posted the video to Twitter, writing, “Denzel Washington saw a commotion in West Hollywood with cops and an unarmed distressed homeless

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Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests

Thousands of activists and protesters took to the streets of New York City on Friday to speak out against police brutality and to show solidarity with George Floyd, the Minneapolis man choked to death earlier this

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Rift rocks PNP! - Party throws support behind Phillips as Bunting backers ignite political dynamite

GOVERNOR GENERAL Sir Patrick Allen could be asked to exercise his authority under Section 80 (5) of the Jamaican Constitution and appoint a new Opposition leader if Manchester Central Member of Parliament Peter Bunting and his supporters head to King’s House with 15 letters indicating no confidence

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Black Gay Icon’: Christian Cooper’s Long History Of Activism Before Central Park Incident

Amy Cooper is continuing to feel the backlash after she called the cops on Christian Cooper (no relation) in Central Park on Memorial

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Congresswoman Kelly Announces $11.3 Million in Federal Grants for Community Health Centers | The Crusader Newspaper Group

It is our hometown health centers that many people rely on for preventive services, the treatment of chronic health conditions and now, they are on the frontline of combating a deadly

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Why governments should not be deeming in-person worship essential

The question for civil authorities should be to what extent does their responsibility for public safety empower them to limit peoples’ religious free

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Healthy reality check: What money cannot do

COVID-19, having killed so many family members, has driven home the reality to never put material structure over

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Entire BPO sector unfairly tainted by one outbreak, laments Henry - Several firms set to continue remote working arrangements as order expires

AS MANY companies look to have more staff return to the office tomorrow as the work-from-home order issued as part of the COVID-19 containment measures expires, eyes will be focused on the outsourcing sector, where an outbreak at Alorica’s Portmore operations triggered a major shift in the

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