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Two DUT staff members test positive for Covid-19

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the latest tertiary institution in KwaZulu-Natal to confirm Covid-19 infections, with two staff members testing

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Zimbabweans have an ultimate duty of freeing themselves from the jaws of a crocodile

What is admirable is, despite police brutality against protestors, chiefs of police and military men are standing up against abuse of the constitution by a narcissistic president whose main worry is winning the November elections and not the predicament of black citizens affected by the double bind

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Davis, Ruth A. (1943 - )

At the time of her retirement from the United States Foreign Service in 2009, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis was the longest serving Career Ambassador and at the rank of Director General of the Foreign Service, had achieved the highest ranking position in the Foreign Service. She was also the first

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Niger's 2020 polls: ex-military leader contesting for president

General Salou Djibo, former head of Niger’s military junta, will contest the 2020 presidential election after being adopted on Sunday as the candidate for the Peace-Justice-Progress

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Too many African American children are born in shackles

Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist – often created by red-lining – worsened by savage inequality of schools and health care and job

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Colin Kaepernick Partners with Medium to Create Race-Related Content

Colin Kaepernick Partners with Medium to Create Race-Related NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick has recently joined the board of directors of content platform

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

US senators call on Granger to concede and for transition of power to begin

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, as well as Ben Cardin (D-MD) to also express concern at “questionable” manoeuvres to delay a final declaration of

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Exploring the Life and History of the Buffalo Soldiers

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Charges filed against staff at facility where Michigan teen died after being restrained | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Charges have been filed against three staff members of a youth services facility in Kalamazoo where a teen died after being restrained, the county prosecutor said

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Colin Powell

Born: 4/5/937 Harlem, New YorkColin Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 200 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During

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Super-sized Racism: Former McDonald's Execs Strike Back In Explosive Race Discrimination Lawsuit

However, that image was shattered this year in an explosive lawsuit brought by two African American female executives who claim that under new leadership the company not only deliberately divested from the Black community and businesses, but hurled racist, sexists insults at them including

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"I Went from 485 lbs to 285 lbs in 6 Months" | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Ok, well, maybe it’s just me, but there is one guy whom the ladies seem to go head over heels for, but he is just as humble as he is

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Source: BlackDoctor | Health News On Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss - BlackDoctor

White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say

Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the

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Source: theGrio

Uplifting Voices with Jamarhl Crawford

A conversation on police brutality, the need for police reform in Massachusetts highlighting Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) System, and steps to transforming policing.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

General Colin Powell named Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff

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Watch Meghan McCain’s Epic Fail At Trying To Grill Kamala Harris On Police Reform

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

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African economic and social awakening: Lessons from Singapore

Singapore is a relatively young country, like many in Africa, but is now globally considered as an example to follow in terms of sustainable economic

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Covid-19: Tshwane bus services suspended, depots closed after positive case

The City of Tshwane had to temporarily suspend its bus operations and close its depots on Friday following a positive Covid-19

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Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military

Image: Toby Melville, Reuters

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General Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the 65th U.S. Secretary of State and the first African-American in that

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Africa: United States and the African Development Bank

It also critically examines inequalities between the global North and the global South, the growing influence of China's trade relations with Africa and, more importantly, it unpacks the deeply absorbed capitalist globalised hierarchies and the deep structures of racial thinking in the emerging

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Rice, Condoleezza (1954- )

Condoleezza Rice has earned distinction as a scholar, expert on international politics, and with her appointments as the first African American woman National Security Advisor and Secretary of State of the United

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Colorado's Governor Appoints A Special Prosecutor To Look Into Elijah McClain's Death

The death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain after his arrest in Aurora, Colo., last August is receiving renewed scrutiny. Colorado's governor has appointed a special prosecutor to look into the case.

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114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from COVID-19

Meanwhile, in South Africa the death is reported of a two-day-old baby after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Baltimore’s Only Summer Camp for Children Experiencing Homelessness Adapts Services Due to Pandemic

BALTIMORE, MD. (June 30, 2020) – Since 1907 the nationally recognized Camp St. Vincent program has been a valuable resource for local children experiencing poverty and homelessness in our

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Ted Howard Leaving Garfield, Accepts Position In Tukwila

In a bittersweet moment, Garfield High School Principal Ted Howard II announced the he has accepted an offer to become the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) for the Tukwila School District, and will leave Garfield after serving 16 years as

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Virtual event on ACA in Milwaukee

U.S. California Senator Kamala Harris will join Jill Biden, wife of presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice President Joe Biden; and state Rep. Robyn Vining for a virtual Affordable Care Act (ACA) event in Milwaukee Friday, June

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

NASA will name headquarters after its first African American female engineer

NASA is renaming its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first African American female engineer who helped inspire the story behind the book and film “Hidden

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

AFRO Archives April 11, 20130: Survivor of 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Wants Money, Not a Medal

Now, Congress is considering conferring a top award to honor the

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Ian Desmond calls out MLB for racism as he opts out of 2020 season

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