[COVID-19\U.S.]
Hamilton: “This time of testing is an opportunity. It’s a chance to shake off the complacency we’d settled into, and to exercise the gift that our system gives us: the ability to make a difference.’
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Coronavirus Pandemic
New York City Election Results Pending Amid Absentee Ballot Counting
[2020 New York City Primary]
City & State: “The New York City Board of Elections is legally required to start counting absentee ballots by July 1, but that won’t happen because of the immense number of absentee ballots. The vote counting will begin on Staten Island on July 6.”
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Institute of The Black World Establishes Helpline for Essential Workers
[Institute of the Black World 21st Century]
IBW: “The Community Cares Listening Line will provide emotional support and resource information in critical areas of need. This initiative seeks to address the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on African-Americans and people of African descent.”
Photo: IBW
Will Mail-in Balloting Delay Results of Winner of 2020 Presidential Election?
[2020 Presidential Race]
The Independent: “There is no chance that we will know on election night the full vote total in Michigan,” Marc Elias, an election lawyer with prominent Democratic clients, told NBC News.
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Campaign Encourages Consumers To Spend $5 Million With Black Businesses By July 6
[My Black Receipt]
One initiative is hoping to push that momentum even further by motivating consumers to spend $5 million at Black-owned businesses by July 6 and turn it into more than a one-time purchase.
Photo: YouTube
China-Africa Forum Call for Lifting of Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
[Zimbabwe\Economic Embargo\COVID-19]
Zimbabwe, which has not been spared by the ravaging effects of Covid-19, is presently reeling under economic sanctions that were imposed by Western countries and the United States as a form of punishment against its Land Reform programme.
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Brooklyn Nets Superstar Questions NBA Restart Amid Police Protests, COVID-19
[Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving]
There is a legitimate debate to be had about the optics of Black players, many of whom have been on the frontlines of nationwide protests, convening to entertain the masses at serious risk both to their health and of distracting from their social movement.
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NEW POLL REVEALS COVID-19’S IMPACTS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
[COVID-19 Poll]
Henry Fernandez: “This poll is both sad and empowering. It demonstrates how devastating economically and personally the pandemic has been on African-American families and how little trust they have in the federal government and President Trump.”
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