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Business

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Florida State College at Jacksonville Sign Agreement for Automated Vehicle Partnership

September 3, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, FL. August 26, 2020 –Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) President Dr. John Avendano officially signed a memorandum of understanding to expand […]

International

Logging Efforts on Ancestral Land Pit Community Against Economic Interests

September 3, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Logging Efforts on Ancestral Land Pit Community Against Economic Interests

Dr. Boli Baboule Zachée, 74, wanted to spend his retirement in his ancestral land, the Ebo Forest zone,  Instead, he was forced to spend his 19-year retirement in Cameroon’s cosmopolitan capital city of Yaounde, dozens […]

Business

Amazon to Launch New Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville, Florida  

September 2, 2020 admin 0

New facility will create 500 new, full-time jobs in Duval County  – SEATTLE – (BUSINESS WIRE) – September 2, 2020 — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to expand its presence with a new fulfillment […]

Entertainment

Akon Unveils Plans to Build $6B ‘Real-Life Wakanda’

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | September 2, 2020 | Multiplatinum and award-winning singer and producer Akon once said he took a self-imposed moratorium from the music industry in a magnanimous gesture to let others shine. While maybe partially […]

Political

Save The Date! Trump vs Biden: September 29th / Kamala Harris vs Mike Pence: October 7th

September 2, 2020 admin 0

The official schedule for the upcoming presidential debates was released Wednesday, revealing when and where Joe Biden would square off against Donald Trump as the 2020 election rapidly approaches. But while those two will have three times to go at it, the […]

International

Uganda’s Blood Donors Demand Payment as Shortages Continue

September 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Uganda’s Blood Donors Demand Payment as Shortages Continue

Ambrose Ali’s son needed a blood transfusion. So Ali left his home, in the middle of a pandemic, and traveled 36 miles (58 km) to St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, hoping to save the boy. “My […]

Editorials

Jesse Jackson: Trump’s Disgraceful Assault on the Post Office and the American People

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By Jesse Jackson – Lagging in the polls, Donald Trump has launched a campaign to discredit the upcoming election and disparage the United States Postal Service. He’s repeated the utterly baseless claim that voting by […]

Political

N.J. Now Has 1st Black Woman on State Supreme Court. Fabiana Pierre-Louis was Just Sworn In

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Fabiana Pierre-Louis was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court, officially becoming the first Black female justice in the state’s 224-year […]

National

Today in History — Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020

September 2, 2020 admin 0

On Sept. 2, 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.

Book Reviews

Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh review – the epic life of Toussaint Louverture

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By David A Bell – A gripping biography of the leader of the slave revolt that led to Haiti’s independence, described as ‘the first black superhero of the modern age’ No figure from the 18th-century […]

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