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“Always Rejoice”! Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses Helps Families Find Joy, Even During A Pandemic

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With families losing jobs and income, struggling to pay bills, fighting for delayed unemployment benefits and dealing with “COVID Fatigue,” how can families, not only cope, but find joy in life? The “Always Rejoice”! Convention […]

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Elizabeth Warren Celebrates Black Lives Matter Movement in Subtle Way at the DNC

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By Rebecca Shabad – The letters “BLM” were seen sitting in cubbies over Warren’s shoulder as she delivered her speech Wednesday night. WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., subtly celebrated the Black Lives Matter movement with […]

Editorials

White America, If You Want to Know Who’s Responsible for Racism, Look in the Mirror

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By DAHLEEN GLANTON – White people don’t like watching hardcore racism. Even some law-and-order conservatives are uncomfortable seeing a white cop hold his knee on a black man’s neck and squeeze the life out of him. […]

Lifestyle

Tracee Ellis Ross Fought Against Doing ‘Lady Chores’ on Black-ish

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By Celebretainment – Tracee Ellis Ross made it clear from the start that she didn’t want to be doing “lady chores” all the time on ‘Black-ish’. The 47-year-old actress told the producers of the popular ABC […]

Business

Lenders Deny Mortgages for Black Homeowners at a Rate 80 Percent Higher Than Whites

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By Diana Olick, CNBC – This Black borrower has an outrageous story about his mortgage refinance. “I started to realize maybe, maybe I need to not disclose my race.” When the coronavirus struck the U.S. in […]

International

India’s Textile Hubs Reel as Laborers Stuck Home

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CHENNAI, India—The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu produces madras cotton, the world-famous textile popular in 18th century Europe and the post-World War United States. Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Simpson have been […]

Sports

LeBron James Wears Fake MAGA Hat in Support of Breonna Taylor

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By Terry Shropshire – LeBron James may have suffered a crushing 100-93 loss to the Portland Trailblazers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, but he won big in the court […]

Education

Georgia Teachers Go Viral with Rap Videos Promoting Virtual Learning

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By Terry Shropshire – With the state of Georgia reportedly now leading the nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases, the prospect of sending students back to school is fraught with peril and uncertainty. But two Albany, […]

Entertainment

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion give away $1M via Twitter

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By rolling | August 20, 2020  – Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are giving away $1 million dollars via Twitter. The “WAP” singers have partnered with CashApp to “celebrate all the powerful women out there” with the cash […]

Entertainment

ASK-Y LLC Begins Production on Cutting Edge TV Series “Smokin’ Good”

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Shiek Mahmud-Bey, actor/director/producer, who credits include The Inner Circle, The Martyr Maker, Chasing After You, and many others, portrays the main role of August Good. “What intrigued me about this project was […]

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