SWV's Coko Says She Had No Problem Accepting That Her Youngest Son Is Gay

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SWV's Coko Says She Had No Problem Accepting That Her Youngest Son Is Gay

During a Q&A session with fans on YouTube recently, Coko of SWV opened up about her youngest son, Jaylon (aka, Jayye), being gay and embracing him no matter what. Jaylon […]

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Having already donated more than 1,000 pizzas to charitable organizations in April and looking to pay it forward to essential workers throughout Chicago during Illinois’ elongated stay-at-home order through May 31, Jet’s Pizza is extending its new “Buy A Pizza, Give A Pizza” initiative for guests

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Zimbabwe: Mwonzora Dismisses Social Media Chats As Fake and Malicious

MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has dismissed as fake social media chats purporting to be between him and some Zanu PF

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Chinese man abducted as child reunited with parents after 32

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While most people have been spending their shelter-in-place lives eating snacks and drinking wine, Tanya Sam appears to be maintaining her

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Cruise crew still want to come home, despite horror stories

Neither graphic reports of the horrors experienced by some in State quarantine nor Prime Minister Andrew Holness' explanation that there is simply nowhere to house them, have dampened stranded Disney Fantasy crew members' pleas to be allowed to come

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Armando ‘Junior’ Hernandez: Everything To Know About ‘Anti-Government’ Arizona Shooting Suspect

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Oprah Winfrey Says the False Story About Being Involved In a Child Pornography Ring Brought Up Bad Childhood Memories

Her article that addressed the fake story was published online Wednesday, May 13, and it revealed what Winfrey was doing when talk of the rumor seemed to be at its

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Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighbourhood

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed yesterday in a cro wded neighbourhood near the airport in Pakistan's port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during

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ESSENCE Releases First Comprehensive Survey on How Black Women Are Impacted by COVID-19

Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the

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If there were a vaccine to protect against covid-19, would you get it? (Part 1)

Black people are trapped between a rock and a hard place when it comes to medical

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Despite COVID-19 related economic challenges, retailers joined the“No Menthol Sunday” effort by agreeing not to sell menthol tobacco

In the midst of a pandemic that has jeopardized small businesses across the country, more than 40 tobacco retailers in Milwaukee risked a loss of sales by not selling menthol tobacco products Sunday, May 17, as part of “No Menthol

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Telethon Jamaica raises $60 million; more donations being targeted

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Telethon Jamaica has so far raised $60 million to purchase personal protective equipment (PPEs) for front line

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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society – Point of view

Sierra Leone journalists are dependent on government officials for information on host of emerging

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ONGÍNYO: Hits and misses in pandemic fight

Mass testing for Covid-19 kicked off in China with all residents required to produce proof of residence, and valid visas for foreigners which entitled them to testing catered for by their monthly contribution towards the government medical

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Tiwa Savage, Davido, Mr Eazi grace cover of Billboard's special issue on Africa

“The three major-label groups—Universal, Warner and Sony—have all ramped up their investments in Africa in recent years: opening offices, sending A&R scouts to major hubs and forming joint ventures and partnerships,” the feature reads, adding, “[Africa] has also emerged as a particular wellspring

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Bernie Bro Joe Rogan Pushes Trump’s Fake ‘Obamagate’ Conspiracy Theory

Joe Rogan, the suspected white supremacist who just a few months ago suggested he would vote for Sanders, recently indicated on his podcast that he believed Donald Trump‘s baseless and vague charges that Barack Obama somehow broke a law during the transition from his administration to the current

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NDG Mourns the Passing of Long-time Editor and Friend

For many years now, Ruth Elaine Ferguson has been a conduit of news and information to the African American community, as well as others, through her work as the editor of the North Dallas

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Tanzania Expects Tourism Boom After Lifting Flight Ban

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania expects tourists from at least four countries to start arriving in the country anytime from this month to July, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) announced

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LSK cancels senior counsel honour for Kalonzo, Karua

The drastic decision by the new LSK council comes almost a year after the Committee on Senior Counsel chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Mohamed Ibrahim completed the process of identifying the

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Uganda: Uproar As COVID-19 Fund Asks Workers to Donate Shs10, 000 Each

A section of formal workers on Sunday took to social media to air their disgust after the National Response Covid-19 Fund made an appeal asking them to donate Shs10, 000 each, to compliment government's efforts in the fight against

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Zimbabwe: RBZ Says They Found the Man Who Flaunted New Banknotes On Social Media

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced that it had locate the man who posted a video on social media flaunting new $5 bank

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Friends and Former Media Colleagues React to Death of Beloved Sports Journalist Roger B. Brown

As news hit on May 18th that legendary DFW sports journalist Roger B. Brown passed away days after his 61st birthday, many of his friends and former media colleagues took to social media to express their feelings about the beloved “Roger

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KAA plan on resumption of flights hits bumpy runway

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Shaquille O'Neal kick-starts Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiative to reconnect with 16 million Club Alumni

Today Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), the nation’s #1 advocate for kids and teens, launched their new Boys & Girls Clubs – Alumni & Friends Club to engage its estimated 16 million Club Alumni. Alongside Alumni & Friends Club spokesperson Shaquille O’Neal, numerous other

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Zimbabwe: Govt Orders Full-Scale Probe Into MDC Trio's Case

A full-scale investigation is now in progress over the alleged abduction of three MDC Alliance members and the public should await the results, which will be made public, before coming up with unsubstantiated conclusions, the Government said

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#ObamaCommencement2020: Barack Obama To Address High School Class Of 2020 Students

Our forever president, Barack Obama, will join a star-studded lineup and speakers in a live broadcast commencement event for graduating high school seniors this

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