Unable to get a bank loan when she moved from Nigeria to the United States, Abbey Wemimo's mother was forced to borrow money at a 400% interest rate and pawn her wedding ring to pay his college fees.
Protest after chief says officer meant to use Taser, not gun
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MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press
April 12, 2021
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1of23A demonstrator heckles authorities who advanced into a gas station after issuing orders for crowds to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of23A demonstrator is arrested by police for violating curfew and an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
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Four Black medical schools get $6M to widen vaccine outreach
JEFF AMY, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters, in Detroit. Four historically Black medical schools are getting $6 million to expand coronavirus vaccination efforts in minority communities. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy announced the gifts Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine in Los Angeles.Carlos Osorio/APShow MoreShow Less
Digital Development Partners, Inc.: Digital Development Partners Officially Rebrands As Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
FLOWER MOUND, TX / ACCESSWIRE / April 13, 2021 / Digital Development Partners, Inc. (OTC PINK:DGDM) ( DGDM or the Company ), announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to change the name of the Company to Black Bird Biotech, Inc. , to provide a more readily recognizable platform for its EPA-registered plant-based MiteXstream biopesticide technology. The name change will become effective upon the Company s satisfying regulatory procedures. MiteXstream is an innovative technology that acts as an extremely effective pesticide - it is not a traditional poisonous pesticide - and our new corporate name should provide greater clarity as to how our company is deploying its innovative intellectual properties, said Fabian Deneault, President of DGDM. We continue testing several similarly innovative technologies that we hope to bring to market in the relatively n