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South African golfing great Gary Player is to receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump.
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— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 12, 2020
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\"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right.\"
John Legend and outspoken wife Chrissy Teigen are that couple.
Legend reportedly is making the best of the shelter-in-place edict amid the coronavirus pandemic and beams that he has “really enjoyed” being at home with the family as they have him.
Legend says he has regular “dance parties” with his children where they test out some of his brand new material, and admits bonding with them over the last few months has been “so good for their development”.
It’s so good for their development with the age they’re at,” Legend continued.
The 41-year-old Legend confesses he’s adjusting to the new normal pretty well and says he’s grateful to be in a position to weather the pandemic and changes to the daily routine pretty painlessly.
While the Federal Government has extended the partial lockdown across the Federation to prevent further spread of COVID-19, some States in the North notably, Nassarawa, Gombe, Borno, Bauchi, Katsina and Kano States have lifted the ban for worship at Eid Praying Grounds with religious activities allowed for Christians too in their worship Centres.
While commending the Federal and State Governments on their efforts aimed at protecting the lives of the people and at the same time protecting their spiritual, medical and economic interest, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) believes that everybody must key-in into the Federal Government measures as dictated by the PTF ON COVID-19 headed by the SGF - Mr. Boss Mustapha because of its medical values so as to whether the storm of the pandemic.
Learning from how other Nations including China were able to surmount the problem of coronavirus, the greatest success came through the lockdown, cancellation of flights, intensive media campaign of medical prevention and solutions.
Medical experts continue to warn on the dangers of this virus - hence we sacrificed our 5 daily prayers by praying at home including the Taraweeh throughout this month to be safe.
While wishing us all happy Eid-il-Fitr Celebration, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria urges State Governments to enforce the lock-down order where ban has not been lifted, while the States that allowed religious gathering must monitor the conformity with the FG restrictions and observance of COVID-19 curtailment rules.
Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social distancing.
As such, Ecuadorian health authorities had “little time to respond” to the first-reported COVID-19 case, said to Magdalena Alcocer, national community health coordinator of the Ecuadorian Red Cross.
Though the country experienced a high number of reported cases, Ecuador transitioned to social distancing, though health experts and Ecuadorians fear a scenario like Guayaquil happening again.
Quito, Ecuador’s largest city, allowed some businesses to reopen May 20 AS PART OF A PARTIAL REOPENING
As long as protocols are tailored to the capacity of each municipality, Risk and Emergency Management specialist Dario Rivadeneira believes social distancing is a viable solution, though he doubts if the country is prepared for a potential second wave of cases.
Andrea Almeida, who is quarantining in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, understands that social distancing is inevitable.
Erica Dixon is having twice the fun as a new mother since the arrival of her 1-year-old twin daughters Eryss and Embrii, whose older sister is Dixon’s 15-year-old daughter Emani Richardson by rapper Lil Scrappy.
Eryss and Embrii both wore onesies of different patterns, which included a green floral design and pink polka dots.
While the girls had on different outfits, fans still couldn’t identify which twin was Embrii and which was Eryss.
Eryss and Embrii were dressed in birthday girl blouses, pink polka dot pants, pink tutus, white booties, and their hair done up in puffs.
Days later, on May 11, Dixon revealed that she considers her twins miracle babies after she previously had a miscarriage.
IT has been eleven weeks since the war on the new coronavirus diseases was declared at the Federal level by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 30, 2020.
When we started we had only five testing centres located in Lagos, the FCT, Edo and Osun states.
Today the number has increased to 26, with more springing up in the states.
With massive amounts of funds from governments, the private sector, international donor groups and the able support of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, more isolation centres are springing up, along with procurement of relevant equipment and personnel training.
President Buhari's urge for the states to work with the Presidential Task Force is not adequate.
Press Release - Bukavu, DRC/Amsterdam - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult decision to end most of our support to healthcare provision in Kimbi and Baraka in Fizi territory, South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The decision comes after the withdrawal of the majority of MSF staff from Fizi territory in July, following several violent incidents against our teams in 2020.
In Boston, black individuals make up only 25% of the city’s population, but 38% of its cases and 35% of its deaths.
Boston is about 45% white, but white individuals only make up 25% of the 11,066 cases where race data is known.
The Boston Black Hospitality Coalition considers the threat to Boston’s black businesses a “state of emergency.”
The coalition has pledged to support these businesses and recently launched a relief fund to assist black-owned restaurants and bars.
“To date, the black-owned restaurants and bars represented by this coalition have not received adequate financial support to survive the crisis,” reads the website, later adding “If nothing is done, the representatives of the coalition will be faced with a financial decision which would ultimately result in the closure of institutions who contributed to the combined 180+ years of service to Boston’s black community.”
The Valke Rugby Company will cease to exist after being forced to file for liquidation due to financial distress as a result of COVID-19.
Bonny Pointer, born Patricia Eva Porter, of the Pointer Sisters has passed away. She was 69.
Murders of our black sisters and brothers either at the hands of, or sanctioned by, the state are all too common.
In my home state Georgia, the epicenter of the South, the time is now, with our primary election on June 9.
Voter suppression is not new, particularly in times of crisis.
Voters across the state were turned away from casting their ballots.
They must invest in our communities and listen to black leaders to understand the structural racism and discrimination that is a cornerstone of our daily existence.
As is custom at the Masters, golfing greats Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player got the tournament under way as Honorary Starters
British social media influencer and YouTube star, Nicole Thea, has died. The 24-year-old was expecting her first child and was... View Article
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While the President of the United States was tweeting about Colin Powell not voting for him, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker and other Democratic lawmakers were working on creating legislation around comprehensive police reform, which was announced this morning (June 8).
Trying to answer her question, Harris said, “So Meghan, I think that a big part of this conversation really is about reimagining how we do public safety in America.
We have confused the idea that to achieve safety, you put more cops on the street instead of understanding to achieve safe and healthy communities, you put more resources into the public education system of those communities, into affordable housing, into home ownership, into access to capital for small businesses, access to health care regardless of how much money people have.”
Harris further explained her plan on how to create healthy communities when McCain retorted with, “Are you for defunding the police?”
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Harris explained again repeating herself saying,, “We need to reimagine public safety in America,\" and continued, “to have cities where one-third of their entire budget is going to police, but yet there is a dire need in those same cities for mental health resources, for resources going into public schools, for resources going into job training and job creation?
Bonnie Pointer, 69, who co-founded The Pointer Sisters in the late 1960's with her sister June, died on Monday from cardiac arrest.
Black people constitute nearly 13% of the U.S. population but made up 23% of all Covid-19 deaths as of June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The rate of infection stood at 12,389 confirmed cases per 1 million black people as of Wednesday, versus 2,802 cases per 1 million white residents — or more than four times the infection rate of white people, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The reasons why minorities tend to suffer from poorer health and deadlier Covid-19 outcomes are complex, and like many disparities affecting blacks in the U.S., are rooted in the American slave trade.
Public health officials say one of those disparities is the disproportionately high number of “co-morbidities,” or underlying health conditions that tend to hasten death in Covid-19 patients, suffered by black and Hispanic people.
African American adults are 60% more likely than white adults to have diabetes, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.
Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of The Pointer Sisters, passed away on Monday, June 8 at age 69 in Los Angeles, California. She reportedly died from
Texas has 2,000 virus patients in hospitals for first time
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP), July 9, 2020 _ Texas surpassed 2,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time Tuesday, but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said “everything remains largely contained” as the state prepares to lift more restrictions this week.
It marked the second consecutive day of Texas reporting a new high in hospitalizations, which Abbott has described throughout the pandemic as one of the most important metrics he follows.
Seventeen new deaths and 1,600 new cases were also reported, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Abbott said the state is still trying to determine why the numbers are rising, mentioning the Memorial Day weekend as one potential culprit.
Abbott gave no indication of reversing course and said it remains to be seen what impact mass protests around Texas over the death of George Floyd, who was buried Tuesday in Houston, will have on the state’s caseload.
Dismayed by the death of Floyd and inspired by the actions of Colin Kaepernick, athletes from around the world have come together during one of the most politically charged periods in modern history.
Not like the killing of Floyd, a black man and former community college basketball player who died after a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and stopped pleading for air.
“It hit a nerve in this very particular time, which I think made people all around the world reflect on the environment we live, not only in the U.S. but in all kinds of places where there is a perpetuation of discrimination and inequality,” Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, secretary general of global soccer players union FIFPro, told The Associated Press.
When Kaepernick took a knee four years ago, United States star Megan Rapinoe was one of the few high-profile soccer players to champion his cause publicly.
But the clear parallel between Kaepernick’s action and the knee of the police officer on Floyd’s neck has roused more athletes to speak out.
“Black Ink Crew” reality diva Miss Kitty usually makes headlines for her drama with castmates like Donna Lombardi, Tati and Young Bae over her involvement with “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” boss Ryan Henry.
She joined in on the My Black Is Beautiful Challenge through social media, as many other recognizable names have been doing.
We don’t tear down other BLACK WOMEN….
Miss Kitty’s post was such a hit with fans that one of her followers compared her to the queen herself, Beyoncé.
Miss Kitty responded to the fan, writing, “ lol Hey, I’ll take it!
“Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada is lending a helping hand to small Black businesses.
“So, for the next two months, I will be promoting a business a day.
Evelyn racked up over 26,000 likes and some 400 comments from people praising the television personality for advocating for Black-owned establishments.
As a result of George Floyd‘s death, people across the country have been fighting against racial injustice and police brutality by protesting and buying from Black-owned companies.
Approximately 3 million people are sharing their favorite Black-owned restaurants and stores by using the hashtag blackownedbusinesses on Instagram.
