Africa: Celebrating the Spirit of Youth

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Africa: Celebrating the Spirit of Youth

[UNFPA] In the heart of Malawi, with the backdrop of the vibrant colors of the landscape and the warm smiles of its people, there exists a tale of courage, resilience, and hope that resonates deeply with the essence of the African child.

Source: allAfrica.com

Ethiopia conflict: UN rights chief warns ethnically motivated attacks heightens genocide risk

Amnesty International reported on Thursday that scores, possibly hundreds, of civilians were massacred with knives and machetes in a town south of Humera last week.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

The giants who fell: Cultural icons from Africa who died in 2020

A roundup of the great African artists, writers and photographers who died this year.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Us’ 55 Years of Unbudging Blackness: African As Our Moral Ideal - Los Angeles Sentinel

Since I first conceived Us as a vanguard organization and called its founding meeting in the wake of the August Revolt and the martyrdom of Min. Malcolm X, we have been committed to three overarching and interrelated goals: cultural revolution, Black liberation and the radical reconception and

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Bode George, the unrepentant con artist - African Voice Newspaper

By Kareem Adeduntan - Events of the past few weeks have been tumultuous. Unfortunate things have happened. Lives have been lost. Property damaged. Essential institutions such as the police force and army are under justifiable scrutiny. Protests call for needed reform. Taking advantage of the

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Source: African Voice Newspaper - African news from a British perspective

African Countries Accuse Western Investors of High Interest Costs Due To Prejudice

African government officials and public figures have called out Western investors for keeping borrowing unfairly high due to prejudice.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Ethiopia conflict could extend the Greater Middle East’s arc of crisis

Ethiopia is the second-most populous country in Africa with 110 million people, and by far the most important power in the Horn of Africa.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Neiman Marcus Adds African-Owned Skincare Brand To Its Premier Beauty Collection

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Sipho Gumbo is the founder of Yangu Beauty and creates her products based on traditional Bantu beauty herbs used a lot in her culture.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads U.S. Reparations Bill H.R. 40 | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I think if people begin to associate this legislation with what happened to the descendants of enslaved Africans as a human rights violation, the sordid past that violated the human rights of all of us who are descendants of enslaved Africans, I think that we can find common

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Ethiopian Migrants Are Being Beaten, Starved In Crowded Saudi Arabian Detention Centers: ‘We Are Treated Like Animals and Beaten Every Day’

An Ethiopian official believes approximately 16,000 migrants are being held in a Saudi Arabian detention center near Mecca. Ethiopian Consul General Abdo Yassin made the […]

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This Black Woman Entrepreneur Uses Tech To Source Talent From Africa For Job Opportunities - The New York Beacon

As the world moves to a more digital-based working environment, many companies are looking to expand their search areas to source talent. Inspired by her travels, anHBCUgraduate created a virtual assistant and consulting company that connects talent acrossAfricawith various job

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Facebook: Investments in Africa will yield $57bn in economic benefits

Facebook has released findings from a study that outlines in detail how its investments in infrastructure and connectivity across Africa will grow the continent's economy by over $50bn over the next five years.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Xenophobia rears its ugly head amid a battered and bruised economy

Anti-immigrant groups have staged demonstrations in recent months in Johannesburg, the country's biggest city, and in the capital Pretoria, demanding the mass deportation of foreigners.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Happy Birthday to Madam June Carter Perry, Former U.S. Ambassador to Africa

Photo credits: U.S. State Department/Vector Images June Carter Perry (pictured) was born on November 13, 1943, inTexarkana, Arkansas. She is a retired American Ambassador (Sierra Leonefrom August 27, 2007, to August 28, 2009, andLesotho). Perry is a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago

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Source: Black Then

Built in Africa: Female Ivorian entrepreneur pioneers facial recognition tech

Charlette N'Guessan Desiree – one of the leaders of AI use in Africa – says technology can be "beautiful and have significant impact" when used for good.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Eleven African highlights to stream on Showmax this November

From 'Chasing the Sun' to 'Die Verhaal Van Racheltjie de Beer', here are eleven African highlights to stream on Showmax this November.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Some Say India's Ancient Anti-Black Hatred is Worse Than Age-Old White Racism

Intro by Victor Trammell Photo credits: Francesca Galloway Modern historians (such as Kenneth Robbins of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library) claim that the first Africans began arriving on the subcontinent of India as slaves and traders early in the

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Source: Black Then

Photos Show Scene Where Gunmen Killed 7 Children in Cameroon Classroom – Dallas Post Tribune

YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Seven children died in late October when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Cameroon school, riddling wooden desks and benches with rifle rounds and spilling innocent blood. Thirteen more were wounded as they fled, leaving backpacks, books and their shoes behind. No one has

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Kenyan woman entrepreneur turns plastic into bricks 'seven times stronger than concrete' (Watch)

Nzambi Matee, 29, and her team recycle plastic bottle tops, bags, and cooking oil containers into bricks.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Africas scientists set out their COVID-19 research priorities

Ministers of education, science and technology from several African countries have met to prepare a response to COVID-19 in terms of interventions in education, science and technology.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

‘Do You Know the Money Belongs to the Company?’: Top Investors Fund White Startups In Africa While Talking Down To, Overlooking African Entrepreneurs - Atlanta Black Star

A significant portion of African venture capital deals are funded by North American investors, and by American dollars in particular. However, among the major well-funded […]

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

COMMENTARY: Israel, Settler Colonialism and Religion

NNPA NEWSWIRE — That the Zionist movement, established in Europe during the 19th century as a secular response to the persecution of European Jews is frequently ignored. What is also ignored was the search, by the leadership of the Zionist movement, for a European colonial-imperial ally with the

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Mali unrest: Ramaphosa calls for release of president and prime minister

According to reports, the president, prime minister and other government officials were detained by the military in Mali following a coup.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

South African medical invention dubbed a 'game-changer' for COVID-19 patients

The device was developed by a group of East London-based volunteers that includes doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs; and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has now approved the OxERA device for emergency COVID-19 use.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

White Professor Says She's Been Pretending To Be Black Her Entire Career - The Seattle Medium

Jessica A. Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, has written extensively about Africa, Latin America, the diaspora and identity, all while claiming her own Black and Latina heritage. But in an article published on Medium.com on Thursday, Krug revealed the truth: She is

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

South Africa Battling Second COVID-19 Wave Because of a More Contagious Mutation of the Virus

South Africa is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases after a new mutation of the virus was discovered in the country. Officials believe the variant, known

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Top Stories of Entertainment 2020 - Los Angeles Sentinel

These were the stories in entertainment in 2020. The post Top Stories of Entertainment 2020 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

African Union vaccines to be allocated according to population - AU Chair Ramaphosa

The AU has so far secured 270 million vaccine shots.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed | Dallas Weekly

Now, 81 years after his death, officials in Ethiopia plan to unveil a Bronze Sculpture in Addis Ababa to honor the legacy of the Pan African independence movement architect. According to a news release, the sculpture highlights Ethiopia as a focal point for Pan-Africanists to engage in constructing

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Source: Dallas Weekly

COLLINS: A United African States: The Final Frontier of Our Liberation Struggle – The Washington Informer

Once again, much of the world has its attention on Black America and the ongoing movement for police reform that, along with the coronavirus pandemic, has dominated the news cycle and social platforms in the ensuing weeks since George Floyd drew his last breath. With several overtures made by

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Source: The Washington Informer

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