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Nigeria: Afenifere, Junaid Mohammed, Opadokun React to Buhari's Democracy Day Speech

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described President Muhammadu Buhari's Democracy Day address as a huge and unpardonable slap on the face of the nation's democratic

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Source: allAfrica.com

Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd's Alleged Murder

For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the

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

Africa: "Every African-American Is Guilty As Suspected!"

The United States of America is officially a de-racialized society after several landmark revolutionary transformations, the Emancipation, desegregation and the civil rights

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice

The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black

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Source: allAfrica.com

Change is a movement and a Process

Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Civil Rights Groups Ask Advertisers To Stop Buying Facebook Ads In July

Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Police Reform, Etc.

One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican Senator, was a plan for a study of 18

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Huge turnout at Memorial rally for George Floyd at Cadman Plaza | New York Carib News

Photo courtesy Leonard McKenzie

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Source: The New York Carib News

Coup: ‘No smoke without fire

THE unprecedented move by the country’s Security ministers to call a Press conference

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Kenya: LSK Files Suit Against Uhuru's Executive Order

The Law Society of Kenya has filed a case challenging the legality of an Executive order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta that allegedly sought to place the Judiciary, commissions as well as independent offices under ministries and government

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Source: allAfrica.com

Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Malawi: Africa Must Not Fail Malawi Again - Olusegun Obasanjo

The African Union election observer mission reported that "the elections took place in a peaceful, transparent and orderly manner, and thus met national, regional, continental and international standards for democratic

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Atiku, Saraki Welcome Obaseki Into PDP

A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and a former senate president, Bukola Saraki, have commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for joining the Peoples Democratic Party

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Congratulates New Burundi President On His Election and Inauguration

His Excellency President Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union, congratulates the President of Burundi, Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye on his election and inauguration as President of Burundi

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Source: allAfrica.com

THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE”

In response to the murder of George Floyd, the current mayor of Minneapolis stated that “being born Black should not be a death

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Tunisia: PM Receives CSM Members

Tunis/Tunisia — The independence of the judiciary and the necessary complementarity between the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) and the Ministry of Justice were the focus of a meeting held Monday at the government palace in Kasbah, between Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and CSM President Youssef

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Source: allAfrica.com

ANC and allies to take a stand against racism and police brutality on Black Friday

This will also be used to take a stand against the country's own security forces which have allegedly been responsible for the deaths of citizens during the national

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Murkomen yaps himself out of majority seat

Within the circles of the Kalenjin political elite, Kipchumba Murkomen, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, is usually referred to as the “deputy

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

HBCU Students Organize Thousands for Protest in Jackson – The Mississippi Link

The march was organized by HBCU students Calvert White, of Alcorn State University, Taylor Turnage, of Tougaloo College, Maisie Brown, of North Carolina A&T, and Timothy Young, a recent graduate of Jackson State

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Panyaza Lesufi | What the youth of today can learn from the 1976 generation

Like the youth of 1976, today’s young people are full of energy, ambition and willingness to develop their skills and stand on their own two feet, to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, writes Panyaza

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Election 2020: How To Register To Vote

With all of the efforts underway to suppress votes, it’s important to take steps to make sure that not only are you registered but also that you’re on your local voter rolls so that there is no issue when you try to vote on Election

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Source: NewsOne

Georgia Democrats seek additional time for voters to correct rejected ballots | The Atlanta Voice

The Georgia Democratic Party is asking a county judge to grant additional time to review absentee and provisional ballots from the state’s primary earlier this week following widespread election

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

What lies in store for Raila, Kalonzo, Moi

With the 2018 truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and rival Mr Raila Odinga providing a strong political foundation, talks to create a broader unity pact with various parties and leaders

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

South Africa: Anti-Racism Campaign - Ramaphosa Expresses Regret Over Deaths of Collins Khosa, 10 Others

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep regret over the deaths of Collins Khosa and 10 other South Africans at the hands of law enforcement as the country battles the Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sen. Cory Booker Says He 'Would Sooner Die' Than Let Donald Trump Stay In Office If He Loses The Election

Some voters are expressing real fears that even if Trump loses the Presidential election in November, he will refuse to leave

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

East Africa: Regional Court Ruling Upholds Media Freedom

When the Tanzanian newspaper, Mseto, was controversially banned for three years in 2016, the move sparked years of litigation at the East African Court of Justice, litigation that now seems to have been brought to an end by an appeal decision from that court delivered last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Georgia voting rights leaders warned about failures of June 9 primary

ATLANTA — In a telephone press briefing, leaders from All Voting is Local, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Coalition for the People’s Agenda, Common Cause Georgia, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Georgia NAACP, and the New Georgia Project, urged Georgia Secretary of

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

US hopes for speedy, credible end to recount - Pompeo

We look forward to a quick and credible conclusion to the vote recount in Guyana”, Pompeo said during his opening statement at a news conference at the State Department on the Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report where he was joined by Sam Brownback, the Ambassador at Large

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

How an African-American led a campaign to have 176-year-old slave auction block removed

Eventually, the block which sat at the corner of William and Charles streets with a small, ground level, bronze plaque reading: “AUCTION BLOCK, Fredericksburg’s Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property,” was removed by the City of Fredericksburg on Friday, June

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

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