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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty is not here for Donald Trump’s lies about mail-in ballots leading to widespread voter fraud, amending his tweets to include a note to “Get the facts” about mail-in ballots under each of the president’s problematic tweets about the
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Trey Clegg and First Congregational Church Presents Weekly Mini Organ Recitals
First Congregational Church, UCC, located at 105 Courtland Street NE in Atlanta, Georgia proudly presents “A Mini Organ Recital” featuring Trey Clegg at 12 noon on Wednesdays, starting June 10, 2020. For more information go to the social media link below to see this inspirational organ recital.
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Poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises system - Oxfam report
The poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises the quality of health care and, in turn, results in the system being ill-prepared for Covid-19, Oxfam South Africa
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Zimbabwe’s health minister charged in COVID-19 graft case
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s health minister on Saturday was charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer, accused of illegally awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for COVID-19 medical supplies to a shadowy company that sold the government $28 face masks and other materials at
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(BPRW) The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola Set to Expand Branded Experiences in First-Ever Virtual Format – The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola unveils invigorating branded experiences for the first-ever virtual ESSENCE Festival of Culture. Expanded to two weeken Source link
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City Asks For MPC To Review & Gather Additional Public Input On Savannah's New Arena & Canal District Master Plan
Savannah has asked the Chatham County Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) to review the City’s “Arena and Canal District” Master
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(BPRW) STARTINGPOINT: Efficient Client and Service Management For SMB Companies and Teams – The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) Redondo Beach, CA: StartingPoint Technologies today announced the release of its new client and service management SaaS offering for small to medium sized companies and teams to securely increase client engagement and streamline workflow. Source link
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Nearly 200 participants in MLBC Virtual COVID-19 Small Business Relief Town Hall – A $300 million package. ‘Time is of essence,’ urges Sen. Horhn | The Mississippi Link
Nearly 200 business owners and others woke up Saturday morning, May 16, to join an important virtual town hall hosted by the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus
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Why is CJ McCollum sharing 'proof' Beyonce cheated on Jay Z? Call it activism | The Crusader Newspaper Group
In the middle of Twitter retweets about protests, Ferguson’s first African-American mayor and the Portland Trail Blazers chances when the NBA returns is an odd entry to CJ
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Black Lives Matter Nominated For 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
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Seattle in Black and White: The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity
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DA takes on fight for farm murders to be declared a hate crime
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Vodacom zero-rates What3words for emergencies
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Attorney: Report of Drugs in Floyd’s System is ‘Red Herring’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A medical examiner’s finding that George Floyd had drugs in his system when he died is a “red herring” designed to draw attention away from the responsibility of a Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even after he stopped
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(BPRW) A Message from the CBCF – The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we celebrate the commemorative ending of slavery in the United States, we reflect on the contributions of African Americans to this country. Black lives helped build this nation and Black lives will help carry it forw Source link
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State opening of Sierra Leone parliament tomorrow – president Bio to speak
The Office of the Clerk of Sierra Leone’s Parliament issued a statement today, informing Members of Parliament and the General Public that, President Julius Maada Bio will present a State of the Nation’s Address as required by law to Members of Parliament tomorrow, Thursday 28th May
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Step Stool Chef Launches Virtual Cooking Camp | Dallas Weekly
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Unskippable Disclaimers For Racism Appear On Several Old Films On Disney+
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Jay Pharoah 'could've been George Floyd' after encounter with LAPD
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WNBA Star Angel McCoughtry Launches Campaign To Place Names Of Police Brutality Victims On Jerseys
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Do you understand the significance of the sit-ins that occurred during the early months of the civil rights movements? In 1960, four freshman students at North Carolina A&T went into Woolworth and at the lunch counter they sat,” waiting for service that never came. This move sparked a new
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