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13-Year-Old Founder of #1000blackgirlbooks Shares Some of Her Favorite Reads

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By Alison Thoet – Marley Dias, a 13-year-old girl who has collected more than 11,000 books that showcase black female lead characters, can now add her own book to her list. “I knew I was […]

Community

Morgan Touts Effort to Help Felons Pay Legal Debts

August 25, 2020 admin 0

NSF Staff – Orlando attorney John Morgan and his firm Morgan & Morgan launched a fundraising campaign Monday to help felons regain the right to vote. As part of an effort to help the Florida […]

Sports

Shaquille O’Neal Opens Up About ‘Hurt’ and Regret Following Loss of Kobe Bryant

August 25, 2020 admin 0

By Rolling Out – Shaquille O’Neal is still “hurt” by the things he “never said” to Kobe Bryant. The 48-year-old retired basketball star was left heartbroken when his former LA Lakers teammate lost his life […]

Entertainment

Kevin Hart Reveals He Had Coronavirus and Why He Kept Quiet About It

August 25, 2020 admin 0

By rolling | August 25, 2020  – Kevin Hart had coronavirus “around the same time as Tom Hanks.” The Jumanji: The Next Level star has confirmed he tested positive for the infectious virus earlier this year […]

Health

Debate Continues Over Expanded Role For Pharmacists

August 25, 2020 admin 0

TALLAHASSEE -By Christine Sexton – Florida pharmacists and physicians continue to wrangle about medical treatment patients will be able to receive at pharmacies. After nearly three hours of discussion Monday, members of the Florida Board […]

International

From Exile to Election: Old Foes Clash in Tanzanian Presidential Race

August 25, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on From Exile to Election: Old Foes Clash in Tanzanian Presidential Race

Tanzania’s incumbent president John Magufuli is facing a tough opponent in his upcoming re-election bid on Oct. 28 — literally. Chadema MP Tundu Lissu survived 16 gunshot wounds in an unsolved assassination attempt outside his […]

Political

‘Uncle Tom’ Trends On Twitter After RNC Trots Out Black Men To Deny Trump’s Racism

August 25, 2020 admin 0

Written By Bruce C.T. Wright – Whether through sheer coincidence — or not — “Uncle Tom” was one of the top trending topics on Twitter Tuesday morning following the opening night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) that […]

National

NAACP President Derrick Johnson said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is Lying

August 25, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – NAACP President Derrick Johnson said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is lying when he called his restructuring of postal services a measure to improve operational efficiency. “It goes beyond being disingenuous,” Johnson told […]

International

With Memories of AIDS Crisis Still Fresh, South Africa Wades Into Covid-19 Vaccine Trials

August 25, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on With Memories of AIDS Crisis Still Fresh, South Africa Wades Into Covid-19 Vaccine Trials

Ravaged by an AIDS epidemic that began more than three decades ago, South Africa has joined the effort to combat a different virus: the global cornavirus pandemic. The Jenner Institute at Oxford University selected the […]

International

Towing and Sinking Leaking Fuel Tanker ‘the Worst’ Option: Environmentalists

August 25, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Towing and Sinking Leaking Fuel Tanker ‘the Worst’ Option: Environmentalists

Greenpeace and other environmental groups have blasted the Mauritian government’s decision to tow and then sink the Japanese tanker MV Wakashio— which went aground in a lagoon on the island nation’s shore last month and […]

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