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International

Zimbabwe Labor Union Blasts Chinese Employers in Wake of Worker Shooting

August 13, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Zimbabwe Labor Union Blasts Chinese Employers in Wake of Worker Shooting

HARARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe’s top labor union is complaining that Chinese employers in the southern African country flout labor laws, with employees being assaulted, harassed, denied wages and forced to work in unsafe conditions. Peter Mutasa, president […]

International

Closed Chinese Consulate Linked to Intellectual Theft and Espionage as Investigations Soar

August 13, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Closed Chinese Consulate Linked to Intellectual Theft and Espionage as Investigations Soar

China’s consulate in Houston has long been under the watch of the FBI for espionage activity, the U.S. Department of Justice’s top national security official said Wednesday. Chinese consulate workers frantically burned documents in the […]

National

VP Hopeful Kamala Harris Isn’t Making History, She’s Fighting It

August 13, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on VP Hopeful Kamala Harris Isn’t Making History, She’s Fighting It

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Is the fourth time the charm? Sen. Kamala Harris isn’t the first woman to be named for a vice presidential slot by a major political party leader. Each of the three women previously nominated […]

Business

Inside Charlotte’s Hottest Black-Owned Food Truck, What The Fries

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By DeAnna Taylor – Despite a pandemic, two Black chefs out of Charlotte, NC have managed to nearly triple business for their loaded fries food truck. What The Fries can easily be deemed the city’s […]

Education

University’s Black Greek Fraternities, Sororities Elevate Pride, Service, and Voices

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Black Greek Letter Organizations continue a long tradition of celebrating culture and being advocates for social and racial justice. When Morgan Threatt was born, one of her baby gifts was a chest emblazoned with the […]

Education

Why Kamala Harris Chose Howard University

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By  Valerie Strauss –  Kamala D. Harris, the California senator tapped by Joe Biden on Tuesday to join him on the Democratic presidential ticket, attended schools with majority-White populations from elementary school through high school. […]

International

As BLM Goes Global, It’s Building on Centuries of Black Internationalist Struggle

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By Brandon R. Byrd  – At approximately 8:19 p.m. on the evening of May 25, Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, brought his weight down upon George Floyd’s neck. Floyd, a 46-year-old […]

Health

Why Black and Hispanic Residents are More Likely to Become Infected by the Coronavirus

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Tim Nickens (Poynter Institute) – Historical practices embedded in health care, structural racism and high-risk jobs contribute to the pandemic’s disproportionate effects Residents sign up for assistance and free supplies provided by Sistas Van […]

Health

How Many are We Missing?’: Research Shows 80,000 Missed Cancer Diagnoses This Year

August 12, 2020 admin 0

By Julie Garcia – New research shows there were 80,000 missed diagnoses of cancer in the U.S. between March and June. According to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, cancer screenings decreased by 90 percent in […]

Editorials

Our View: U.S. Census Should Not Become a Coronavirus Vasualty

August 12, 2020 admin 0

OurView (Idaho Mountain Express) : The people in the United States are counted every ten years. A pandemic should not be an excuse to warp the 2020 process. The constitutionally required decennial census provides the […]

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