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Black Inventors and Their Patent Numbers

There have been many famous African American Inventors who have altered history due to their advancements to fields such as education, science, agriculture, and communication. There are over twenty African American inventors listed below including the unique patent number(s) assigned to their

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Park and abide

BUSHMILLS, United Kingdom (AFP) — In a windswept Northern Ireland car park a fleet of vehicles fan out in front of an improvised altar, on the bed of a potato truck, for the faithful to pray at a drive-in, coronavirus lockdown

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Source: Chicago Defender

Oil giant pushes castor bean production

LEADING oil processing giant company, Castor Oil, has embarked on a programme to support small-scale and commercial farmers in growing the essential castor beans crop, which the firm believes has a potential to boost Zimbabwe’s fuel

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Nigeria: Oil Marketers Refusing to Cut Prices of Diesel, Others - Minister

Despite the recent commencement of the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said the Federal Government will continue to intervene in determining the retail pump price of

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Ferguson elects first black mayor as new protests roil US

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of black communities roil the

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Mozambique: Government Reduces Some Fuel Prices

Maputo — The Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a cut in the prices of diesel, kerosene and LPG cooking gas, taking effect as from midnight on

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State’s hurricane preparation tax holiday underway –

BY JIM TURNER AND TOM URBAN

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Calvin Darden

Calvin Darden, Sr. was Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations for UPS. In this role, Darden was accountable for all U.S operations, which covers 317,000 employees and 25 billion in revenues. Prior to this role, Darden was responsible for one-half of the U.S. operations. Before that, Darden was

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The Challenges African States Faced at Independence

When African states gained their independence from Europes colonial empires, they faced numerous challenges starting with their lack of

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Human Rights Group: Hungry Zimbabwe Refugees Forced Out by Botswana – Free Press of Jacksonville

GABORONE—A human rights group said hundreds of refugees from Zimbabwe are being forced back home from neighboring Botswana and the refugees haven’t had access to food during COVID-19 restrictions in

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Left of Black with Nathaniel Friedman and Bomani Jones

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Juneteenth 2020: In This Land of the Free, How Free Are We?

Even the very Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln, January 1, 1863 had little meaning to many Blacks who were omitted from the order and left in bondage in the very states fighting on the side of the Union to supposedly free them, as only those in the slave holding

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Nigeria: At 20.89 Billion Litres, Nigeria's Petrol Imports Hit Six-Year High

In 2016, diesel importation was 4.6 billion litres, indicating a nine per cent slump in two

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African American Inventors - Black History Month

Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: use the A to Z index bar to navigate and select or just browse the many listings. Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date

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Zim govt at war with citizens: MDC Alliance

THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has accused the Zanu PF government of “being at war with its citizens” and trying to impose a one party state though its constant attacks on the opposition and other pro-democracy

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Gentrification, Integration or Displacement?: The Seattle Story

In the following article, Henry W. McGee, Jr., a Seattle University Professor of Law and Central District resident, discusses the recent dramatic transformation of the area from a predominately working class African American community into an area of high income white, Asian American and African

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Source: Black Past

Ella Jones Elected As First Black Woman, First Black Mayor Of Ferguson

Jones will succeed Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III, who was elected in 2011, unable to run for re-election because he exceeded his term

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Source: Black America Web

Quincy Jones' $9.4 Million Verdict Against Michael Jackson Estate Overturned

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the concert film “This Is It” and two Cirque du Soleil

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Ali, Holder, rapper Nas among 2015 DuBois Medal recipients

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois

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Religious divisions in India sharpen as nationalism rises

Now, Muslims are facing increased attacks after members of an Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat and of which Ali is a member, tested positive for

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

William D. Jones

William D. Jones is President and CEO of CityLink Investment Corporation, a real estate investment firm. In this role, Jones leads his company’s activities acquiring, developing and managing commercial real estate

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Jazz Music History by Decade: 1940 to 1950

Early in the 1940s, young musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, steeped in the sounds of swing, began experimenting with melodic and harmonic dissonance as well as rhythmic alterations, such as beginning and ending improvised phrases in uncommon places in the

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AUTONETWORK ON BLACKPRESSUSA: 2020 Nissan Sentra SR

By Frank S. Washington, NNPA Newswire Contributor

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

A Louisiana girl with California wines

Today, Jones is a first-generation winemaker and owner of Darjean Jones

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Mobile COVID-19 testing set for Covington and Simpson counties | The Mississippi Link

Mississippi residents with virus symptoms are urged to use C Spire smartphone app for screening to be tested

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Nigeria: Why Govt Continues to Determine Petrol Price, After Deregulation of Downstream Sector - Minister

The government, however, said it would continue to intervene in determining the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to safeguard consumers of the commodity from being exploited by oil

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Major Foundation Director

Anna Faith Jones became the first African-American woman to head a major American foundation when she was appointed director of The Boston Foundation in 1985. Since her appointment The Boston Foundation has recommitted itself to aid for the disadvantaged.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Tankers carrying Iranian fuel approach the Caribbean -data

(Reuters) – A flotilla of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela is approaching the Caribbean, with the first vessel expected to reach the South American country’s waters on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon tracking

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