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Who Gets Vaccine? Racial Equity Needed Amid Disparities In Distribution
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Vaccine distribution is not keeping up with the impact of COVID-19 on Black and other communities of color. Ongoing disparities in vaccine distribution show…
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Source: The Black Chronicle
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'I totally acknowledge the outrage' - eNCA journalist apologises for 'disrespect' after claims of racism | News24
eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger has apologised for the masks debacle.
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The True Story Of OUR National Anthem, ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’
"Lift Every Every Voice And Sing," a poem written by James Weldon Johnson - often dubbed "The Black National Anthem" - was first performed on Feb. 12, 1900. Here's what you need to know about it.
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Beauty Mogul Chooses Haiti as the Home For Producing Her Baby Naps Wigs
Atlanta, GA — One of the greatest breakthroughs in wig design and style for 2020 was surely the Baby Naps Wig by Runway Curls. Innovated by Runway Curls’ founder and the natural hair queen herself — Mushiya Tshikuka (most known for her role in WE tv’s Cutting It In the ATL) — the Baby Naps Wig came
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Black Unemployment Rate Stalls Grimly As January Jobs Report Shows Dismal Numbers
Black people suffering more economically than others.
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City Sponsors Surprise Vaccine Distribution on the Northside – Free Press of Jacksonville
In an effort to battle the disparity of African-American receiving the vaccine, the City of Jacksonville sponsored a surprise first come first serve vaccination for 900 doses. Despite the myth that Black people do not [...]
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Living While Black: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Racial Trauma - African Voice Newspaper
Over the past 15 years, anti-racist and psychologist Guilaine Kinouani’s research, writing and workshops have focused on how racism affects both physical and mental health. Based on her findings, she has devised tried and tested psychological strategies to help protect Black people from the harmful
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Young Icons: Dee Dwyer
Protests are not new to Washington, DC and are happening all the time, says Dee Dwyer—a photojournalist born and raised on the southeast side of the nation’s capital. But there was something different about the protests that swept the city during the summer of 2020. The world was on fire. We were
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Britain’s racism towards Black people - an everlasting legacy of selfishness - Face2Face Africa
The interview with Meghan Markle by Oprah Winfrey constantly reminded us that Britain enjoyed racism inall facets of its society. By extension, Britain is present in Jamaica in her elite white economic entrenched population as well as far-flung countries – Australia, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, South
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How To Get The Black Paris Tour Experience At Home
This Black woman entrepreneur has launched a new virtual tour of Paris for viewers to learn about the Black history of the city in the comfort of their home.
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Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal order of Black nationalists, Garvey implored Black people to
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Despite efforts for equitable vaccine distribution, Black distrust remains : TheGrio
White House officials in a Sunday evening call with reporters emphasized that there are now three highly-effective COVID-19 vaccines available... View Article The post Despite efforts for equitable vaccine distribution, Black distrust remains appeared first on TheGrio.
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Draught Season Drops A “Beer is Black History” Capsule Collection
The Draught Season clothing brand will be releasing a limited-edition capsule collection in honor of the first known beer recipe from the pre-Jesus Christ era (word?) when getting lit involved actual torches and whatnot.
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The ‘Derek Chauvin Trial’? Reminding Mainstream Media George Floyd Is Not Accused Of Murder
TMZ and the Wall Street Journal were the latest mainstream media outlets being reminded that references to the "George Floyd Trial" are inaccurate and give accused murderer Derek Chauvin a pass.
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AG Barr rejected plea deal proposed by Chauvin in George Floyd death - TheGrio
A plea deal was rejected in the case of former police officer Derek Chauvin who held a knee on George... View Article The post AG Barr rejected plea deal proposed by Chauvin in George Floyd death appeared first on TheGrio.
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A dark past clouds COVID vaccine for African Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… By some measures, African Americans have died from coronavirus … By some measures, African Americans have died from coronavirus … nontherapeutic experimentation upon African Americans has been practiced widely … heavy toll on African Americans. The Covid Tracking …
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Mathew Knowles Claims Beyoncé’s 'Unapologetically Black' Super Bowl Cost Her Endorsements: 'She Paid a Dear Price for That'
Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show performance in 2016 remains a topic of discussion despite taking place half a decade ago. The latest spin about the […]
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What Millennials Can Learn from Business Icon A.G. Gaston
By Jasmine Phillips “Find a need and fill it.” One of my personal favorite maxims stated by the legendary Birmingham businessman A.G. Gaston. There are plenty of books, articles, interviews, as well as other sources that anyone can access and learn about Gaston’s legacy. As I researched Gaston and
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Beyonce’s “Black Is King” Was 2020’s Biggest Film Built On Black Joy
More than melanated eye candy, Black Is King nourished the souls of Black people starved of joyous news. Released on July 31, Black Is King crashlanded on Disney+ two months after protests erupted across America following the world watching George Floyd’s life be taken from him by a police
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Evanston, Illinois to begin distribution of up to $25K in reparations to Black residents - TheGrio
In Evanston, Illinois, eligible Black residents will receive reparations up to $25K as part of a commitment from the city.... View Article The post Evanston, Illinois to begin distribution of up to $25K in reparations to Black residents appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Men Cornrows Aren’t Criminal. - ThyBlackMan.com
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a great push within the Black community to be accepted as we are without having to placate to white standards. Far too often we are
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‘Not Worth Getting Upset About’: Dutch Translator Exits Job to Translate Amanda Gorman’s Poems Over Alleged Uproar, But Not Everyone Is Bothered
A white Dutch author has stepped down from translating U.S. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s work into the Dutch language after a supposed “uproar” the […]
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Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines - Dallas Examiner
Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19.   By: Darryl Sellers   The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight
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Black over-80s half as likely as white people to have received COVID jab, new research shows - Voice Online
Growing racial disparities in vaccine take up draws criticism The post Black over-80s half as likely as white people to have received COVID jab, new research shows appeared first on Voice Online.
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Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Ask About Black Lives Matter As First Jurors Selected
The topic of Black Lives Matter played a role in selecting the first juror in the murder trial Derek Chauvin, of a former police officer accused of killing George Floyd.
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‘Racism already creates a backlog’: The impact of the courts’ case backlog for black victims of domestic abuse, black barristers and others - Voice Online
A BACKLOG of cases which has built up due to the pandemic has left victims,... The post ‘Racism already creates a backlog’: The impact of the courts’ case backlog for black victims of domestic abuse, black barristers and others appeared first on Voice Online.
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The Heroes Within Us | The Orlando Advocate
by Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., Pres//CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Each February in schools across the nation, pictures of well-known Black historical figures are mounted on bulletin boards in commemoration of Black History Month. These figures are presented to young American minds
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