Dennis Hightower is promoted to president

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NBA star Ja Morant apologizes for anti-police tweet

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant earlier this year (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty

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Why might UAE university applications spike in the wake of global pandemic?

Affected will be local higher education institutions, like Khalifa University of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, which was recently ranked amongst the best 250 centres globally, in the respected QS World University Rankings

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Egyptologist Dr. James Henry Breasted And The Creation Of White Supremacist Ideology

Lewis, the Harvard and Cornell University trained professor, has challenged White supremacist notions about Kemet (Egypt) and Black people in his ground breaking book called-The Falsification and Fabrication of Ancient Egypt 3400 BCE to 500 BCE: A Survey of the

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Biography of Black Historian Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson is known as the father of black history. He worked tirelessly to establish the field of African-American history in the early 1900s. Born on Dec. 19, 1875, Woodson was the son of two former slaves who had nine children; he was the seventh. He rose from these modest origins to

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Josephine Baker: French Resistance and the CIvil Rights Movement

Josephine Baker is best remembered for dancing topless and wearing a banana skirt. Baker’s popularity rose during the 1920s for dancing in Paris. Yet until her death in 1975, Baker was devoted to fighting against injustice and racism throughout the

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Libya: There's No Shortage of Players in Libya's Conflict, But Few Champions for Peace

Just in recent weeks, fighters allied to Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord have made significant gains against their rivals in the Libyan National Army, led by self-proclaimed Field Marshal Khalifa

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This Day in History - June 8

1915: Allied forces take Neuville in France from Germans in World War

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Kenya: Q & A With Sr. Winnie Mutuku, Feeding Street Children in a Pandemic

Winnie Mutuku has managed to sustain a feeding program for street children and families in Kitale, a town in western Kenya about 280 miles from the

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Hinderas, Natalie Leota (1927-1987)

Concert pianist Natalie Hinderas was born Natalie Leota Henderson on June 15, 1927, to parents Abram Henderson and Leota Palmer Henderson in Oberlin, Ohio. Hinderas came from a family of accomplished musicians. Her great-grandfather had been a bandleader and teacher, her father was a jazz pianist

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Pierre E. Leroy

Pierre E. Leroy was President of both the Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division and the Global Parts Division at Deere & Company. At Deere, Leroy served in numerous financial positions such as Director of Finance for Europe, Africa and the Middle East; Vice President and

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MUSYOKA: It’s now clear the West doesn’t have all answers

As a large consumer of American literature, movies and academic case studies, last week’s protests coupled with the never ending squabbles between the federal government and state governors on the appropriate response to the Covid-19 pandemic threw me for

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A world redrawn: Egypt historian Khaled Fahmy sees rising surveillance state

State surveillance is on the rise globally as governments such as Egypt's take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, warns exiled historian and intellectual Khaled

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What will prompt Gulf energy companies to merge post-pandemic?

Worldwide lockdowns, shrinking demand and a supply glut have sent shockwaves through the oil gas sector, plus oil-reliant economies in the Middle

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Thy Black Man: Boost Your Wellness With These Natural Remedies.

Sure, these conversations are enough to stress anyone out, so keep some CBDfx premium capsules handy because we know nobody likes going to the doctor or talking about how the healthcare system’s disparities lead to higher numbers of deaths in the African American

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Kenya: Elite Cart Away Over U.S.$3 Billion of World Bank Aid

Kenya's elite siphoned Sh328 billion of World Bank aid payments to offshore accounts in two decades, a new study

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Ivory Trade in Africa

Ivory has been desired since antiquity because its relative softness made it easy to carve into intricate decorative items for the very wealthy. For the past one hundred years, the ivory trade in Africa has been closely regulated, yet the trade continues to

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Bush, Dwight L. (1957 - )

Ambassador Dwight Bush had a 35 year career in finance and corporate management before he became a U.S. diplomat. He has served as an executive within numerous financial institutions and sat on the board of directors for several corporate, educational, and non-profit organizations. As of this

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America Has Tried And Failed To Explain Its Racism To The World | HuffPost

Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George Floyd, the latest casualty of the systemic violence against Black residents of the

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Algeria: Journalist Merzoug Touati Arrested Over Protest Coverage

Algerian authorities must immediately release journalist Merzoug Touati and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said

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Elba to host star-studded Africa fundraiser concert

English actor Idris Elba will host an Africa Day benefit concert with the continent’s biggest stars to raise Covid-19 funds for food and health assistance in

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Risking It All For A Fade: Barbers Are Providing “Underground Cuts” Due To COVID-19 Shutdown

Source: Corey Jenkins / Getty

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The MAAFA (The Black Holocaust)

But the late Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad, a respected Black nationalist freedom fighter, who led the New Black Panther Party from the late 1990s until his passing in 2001 and the former national spokesman for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, used a stronger Kiswahili

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Egypt: No Pretense of Judicial Review for Hundreds

They said that Supreme State Security prosecutors and criminal court judges have renewed detentions, including for scores of their clients, without transporting detainees to hearings or giving lawyers the opportunity to enter

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Egypt

Egypt, at the northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by the Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. It is nearly one and one-half times the size of Texas. Egypt is divided into two unequal, extremely arid regions by the

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US-China tech war 'bigger risk than coronavirus'

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Atlantic slave trade

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How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East?

Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the

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The intriguing life of Davis Kizza Kana, Uganda’s most pierced man

Back in 2012 when Davis Kizza Kana was interviewed by a Ugandan media, he had 32 piercings on his

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Jide J. Zeitlin

Jide J. Zeitlin is Founder of The Keffi Group. Zeitlin has held a number of leadership positions, particularly in the investment banking industry, and had a strong commitment to community

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