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DISCUSSIONS with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and its parent ministry on the impact of recently approved mining leases in the Dry Harbour Mountains, St Ann, stalled at yesterday's meeting of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) after the Permanent
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Health delivery service requires collaboration - NewsDay Zimbabwe
By Johannes Marisa QUALITY health delivery service requires collaboration. In 2007, the World Health Organisation proposed a framework describing health systems in terms of six core components or building blocks. These components are the availability of good service delivery, health
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Biden goes California on guns — The Sacramento Observer
(CALmatters) - After yet another wave of mass shootings, including one in Orange County, President Biden took aim at gun violence Thursday — and a page from California’s playbook. In new proposed executive orders, Biden plans to: Require home-assembled “ghost guns” to be etched with serial
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From Grief To Good Trouble: Why Lewis And Vivian’s Legacy Should Inspire Us To Continue Fighting - Blavity
We must take our rightful place at the head of the fight. It may be the hardest thing we’ve ever done. But do it we must, with grit and grace -- because it is necessary.
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Black Films Glow at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Part I - North Dallas Gazette
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic For the 20th annual Tribeca Film Festival necessity was the mother of invention. To accommodate social distancing and other COVID concerns, the innovative fest took its screenings outdoors. Venues like Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, Pier 76 on the Hudson
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The best way out of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Samuetta Hill Drew Millions of Americans across our country have or are scheduled to receive their Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots, while findings show that one in four Americans have yet to receive any COVID-19 vaccine. The lack of vaccination in a given population has some experts
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Critical thinking and the vaccine | Afram News
Many of us ought to be thanking our lucky stars for our teachers, leaders and parents, thanking them for endowing us with values that have made us critical thinkers and problem solvers. They branded us with a spirit and method to challenge the world as it is, not merely as it ought to be. Because
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Federal Regulators Take the Wind Out of Offshore Turbine Project | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Blowback from federal officials could mean a long-term delay for what is meant to be the largest offshore wind farm project in the United States. After Massachusetts-based Vineyard Wind asked the Interior Department for a temporary pause in the federal permitting process, which can take years to
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Africa: Blinken Makes First Africa Trip, Virtually
[VOA] Johannesburg -- On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his first Africa visit -- though he did not actually go anywhere.
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In Burkina Faso, many hope Sankara trial will 'shed light on his murder' | Africanews
Dubbed Africa's Che Guevara, Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonise minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent, but his revolutionary dreams were cut short when he was gunned down in a 1987 coup after just four years in power.
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Waters remembers Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings on eve of country’s election | Afro
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As a leading congressional advocate of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries and a supporter of the Jubilee movement, I am especially proud of President Rawlings’ advocacy for African nations to have their international debts cancelled. Debt relief was critical to free
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New Year's Eve Traditions That Sustain Us to Transition From 2020 to 2021
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Black Love or War? How racism hinders Black dating and relationships - The New York Beacon
Slavery and racism historically prevented and disrupted Black marital unions and continues to plague the Black community and Black relationships today Fans of the 2000 film Love and Basketball can testify to the collective heartbreak felt when Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) dunks on Monica Wright
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Black Man Charged With Manslaughter For Fatally Punching Old Man Over Racist Slur
Corey Pujols, a Black Dunkin Donuts employee in Tampa, Florida, has been charged with manslaughter for fatally punching an elderly man who used a racist slur that prompted the violence.
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Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris as Running Mate - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Following months of speculation and debate over whether Biden should pick a Black woman as his running mate, Harris was named Tuesday as Biden’s choice. Biden reportedly had called Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former Ambassador Susan
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HBCU Legacy Bowl to spotlight Black college players for NFL scouts - DefenderNetwork.com
The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced this week that they will host the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a post-season All-Star game to be held in New Orleans that will give HBCU football players a better chance to showcase their skills for NFL scouts. “The HBCU Legacy Bowl means opp
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Coronavirus updates: Fauci gives ‘final plea’ before Thanksgiving – National News – The Black Chronicle
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EDITORIAL COMMENT:Time to curb gold smuggling - NewsDay Zimbabwe
THE spike in gold smuggling cases in Zimbabwe is worrisome. Gold smuggling has compounded the country’s economic woes, frustrating government efforts to The post EDITORIAL COMMENT:Time to curb gold smuggling appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Stacey Abrams Has Been Nominated For A Nobel Peace Prize
One of our most tenacious political activists is getting respect put on her name like never before. Stacey Abrams has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Angola: E-Mails Represent 77 Percent of Cyber Attacks in Angola
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Constantine Submits Additional $200 Million Emergency Supplemental Budget To Count Council - The Seattle Medium
King County Executive Dow Constantine transmitted his eighth COVID emergency supplemental budget to the King County Council, appropriating $200 million in funding, including $70 million from the American Rescue
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Rachel Lindsey is alleging that "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" franchises intentionally cast Black contestants that don't date Black women. Lindsey, who was the first Black bachelorette, lodged the accusations against the dating show during an appearance on comedian Ziwe
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As state and federal lawmakers grapple with whether or not the State of California -- and the United States as a whole -- should take a closer look at what it owes the descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, a group of Black California activists are getting ahead of the
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Mayor Johnson Announces Racial Equity And Leadership Taskforce | The Savannah Tribune
Today, Mayor Van R. Johnson, II, and former Mayor Dr. Otis Johnson announced the formation of the Racial Equity and Leadership (REAL) Savannah taskforce. The group will investigate disparities in our city and use data to identify, prioritize and tackle these issues. “There is bigger and deeper work
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Story and Photos by Brier Evans Data News Weekly Contributor The New Orleans City Council officially renamed South Jefferson Davis Parkway to South Norman C. Francis Parkway on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 with a ribbon-cutting
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Why Nigerians are protesting police brutality - The New York Beacon
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