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Street Gangs in Nairobi’s Urban Slums Are the Rich Kids

January 5, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Street Gangs in Nairobi’s Urban Slums Are the Rich Kids

NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi’s urban slums have become the breeding grounds for well-off street gangs. Violent robbery has long been associated with young men from impoverished backgrounds. The trend, however, has changed. In Kayole estate […]

Religion

Walking is So Much More Than Just Exercise

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By James A. Washington Jr., Co-Publisher of the Dallas Weekly News, NNPA Newswire Contributor – If I haven’t before, let me ask you now. Can somebody explain a “faith walk” to me? I frequently refer to […]

Political

Secret Recording of Biden Reveals Nothing Will Change for Blacks

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January 4, 2021 – by Margaret Kimberley – Civil rights groups’ rather basic requests for voting rights protections and the need for federal intervention to address police brutality were minimized and dismissed by the president-elect. Joe […]

Entertainment

‘Glaze’ Was a ‘Ghetto Rich’ Killer and the Crack King of New York — and Now He’s on YouTube

January 4, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on ‘Glaze’ Was a ‘Ghetto Rich’ Killer and the Crack King of New York — and Now He’s on YouTube

Back when street hustlers and killers called him “Glaze,” the crack cocaine king of New York was among the most feared men walking the streets of new York. But in 1990 the enforcer for a […]

Community

Like COVID-19, Jacksonville’s Homicides Surge in 2020 and Top Out at Unprecedented 175

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By  Florida Times-Union, Scott Butler – For many, the new year comes with hope from two COVID-19 vaccines, new leadership in the White House and just a fresh start to 2021. It’s also a time […]

Entertainment

Recording Academy to Honor Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at January Event

January 4, 2021 admin 0

By Jem Aswad – Amid yet another Grammy Awards season loaded with controversy, the Recording Academy will honor the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at its 23rd annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event & Scholarship Presentation, which will take place […]

National

Biden to Campaign in Georgia for Warnock, Ossoff: ‘Send Me These Two Men’

January 4, 2021 admin 0

 Stacy M. BrownThe importance of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia cannot be overstated. It is why President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are headed to the Peach State to campaign for the […]

Education

Esports Teams Help HBCUs Increase Enrollment, Retain Students and Create STEM Opportunities

January 4, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Esports Teams Help HBCUs Increase Enrollment, Retain Students and Create STEM Opportunities

The holiday gift that keeps teenagers on the sofa with game controllers in their hands may help parents pay their college tuition. For some, training to compete in cyberspace contests like Fortnite and NBA2K could […]

National

Low-Income Black People in US Hit Hardest by Shutdowns

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A study reveals the disproportionate economic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on low-income Black households. In the United States, COVID-19 has struck communities of color with far deadlier force than any other segment of the U.S. […]

Political

Senate Race Thrusts ‘Black America’s Church’ Into Spotlight

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By AARON MORRISON Associated Press – ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached has been a monument to the history of Black Americans’ […]

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