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Liberia

Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/ ( listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of

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Jul

26

1847

Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill

The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(1916) Robert R. Moton, “A Life of Achievement”

Robert Russa Moton is best known as the successor to Booker T. Washington as president of Tuskegee Institute. He assumed the presidency of the institution shortly after Washington’s death in 1915. Moton’s life reflects striking parallels to his predecessor. Like Washington, he was born on

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1916

Jarrett, Valerie (1956- )

Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, was born on November 14, 1956. She is a Chicago, Illinois attorney, businesswoman, and community leader most prominently known for her role as one of the three campaign co-chairs of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential

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Source: Black Past

Rwanda: How Rwandan Medical Student Is Helping Bridge COVID-19 Information Gap

"In response to the COVID-19 crisis and in recognition of the need for timely information relevant to primary care, I immediately started a project of Coronavirus Global Awareness to make sure no one is left on the sidelines of this coronavirus COVID-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dr. Kelvin Baggett named as COVID-19 health and health care access czar

Mayor Eric Johnson named Dr. Kelvin Baggett as the new city of Dallas COVID-19 health and health care access

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)

Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman born into slavery, who went on to gain her freedom and become a powerful and well-known member of Brazilian

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Source: Black Past

UK Taxpayers Have Been Paying Compensation to Slave Owners for More than 180 Years Until 2015

Many decades after slavery was abolished in Britain, U.K. taxpayers have paid compensation for slave traders up to

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Source: Your Black World

Uganda: Audit Report Cites Fraud in City Donor-Funded Projects

An internal audit report by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has for the second quarter of 2019/2020 cited accountability queries in the ongoing two donor-funded projects on sanitation and climate in

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Source: allAfrica.com

GraceKennedy shows appreciation to front-line workers in New York & New Jersey

IN A heart-warming act of corporate goodwill, GraceKennedy Foods USA yesterday donated hundreds of bottles of coconut water to front-line health workers at three hospitals in New York and New

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Drake & Megan Thee Stallion Lead 2020 BET Awards Nominations

The list of nominees reveals that Drake brought in the most nominations, including Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, and two nominations each for Best Collaboration and

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Source: The Urban Daily

Trump: I'm taking hydroxychloroquine - VIDEO

US President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting

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

Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Expand Hospital Capacity In Four Additional Texas Counties

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in these

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Luxury Fashion Challenged To Confront Racist Attitudes – Free Press of Jacksonville

MILAN (AP) — When luxury fashion lined up social media posts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matters protests, brands got a whole lot of

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

Top artistes for Culture Week concert

THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has released a star-studded line-up of artistes — including some of the country’s finest — who will take turns to entertain people as the curtains come down on the Culture Week

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

The First Black Woman President Of The American Medical Association Wants Black Women To Prioritize Heart Health

Dr. Patrice A. Harris, the 174th President of the American Medical Association, has been doing the acclaimed work of addressing each layer to lessen the number of Black women dying of cardiovascular diseases and increase the number of Black women who are well-versed in their own heart

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Alphabetical List of All African Countries

Below is an alphabetical list of all African countries, along with capitals and the state names as they are known within each country. In addition to the 54 sovereign states in Africa, the list also includes the two islands still governed by European states and Western Sahara, which is recognized

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Walker, Moses Fleetwood (1857-1924)

Moses Fleetwood Walker, often called Fleet, was the first African American to play major league baseball in the nineteenth century. Born October 7, 1857, in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Walker was the fifth of six children born to parents, Dr. Moses W. Walker, a physician, and Caroline

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Source: Black Past

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1857

James Derham purchases his freedom from Dr. Robert Dow,a Scottish physician, f

James Derham purchases his freedom from Dr. Robert Dow, a Scottish physician, for the sum of 500 pesos; Derham had previously performed several medical services while assisting Dr. Dow.

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Jan

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1783

What Must Be Done?

Several weeks ago, for my online I wrote about Amaud (also spelled Ahmaud) Arbery, who was shot to death by a white father and son, acting as vigilantes, while jogging in a Georgia

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads

The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health

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Source: South Florida Times

Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces

For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of

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

Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis

Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the 6th leading cause of death among White people, but the 4th leading cause of death for Black people like

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Source: The Florida Star

'Married to Medicine' Creator Mariah Huq Talks Being Treated Differently Than Her White Counterparts at Bravo, Contract for Season Eight

Mariah Huq, the creator and executive producer of “Married to Medicine,” is addressing rumors that claim she was fired from her hit reality

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

Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry

But the now-familiar scenes of U.S. police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters at Lafayette Park across from the White House and in other cities have police critics charging that the weaponry too often escalates tensions and hurts innocent

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

Texas Medical Association: Governor is Right; Act Now to Stop COVID-19 Spread

“The governor is right – we should all wash our hands frequently, stay home if we can, wear masks if we go out, and practice social

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel (1875-1912)

Born on August 15, 1875 to a physician from Sierra Leone and an Englishwoman, musical composer and conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor grew-up in Holborn, England. He revealed his musical talents at the age of five, began studying the violin at the age of seven, and entered the Royal College of

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Source: Black Past

Aug

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1875

Black-Owned Laboratory's COVID-19 Treatment Shows Promise

The development of ENU200, as a therapeutic, is targeted to treat the up to 80% of asymptomatic, mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 viral

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Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis – Free Press of Jacksonville

NNPA NEWSWIRE —By Dr. Lucille Ridgill – One major reason Black people suffer disproportionately from Alzheimer’s is we are underrepresented in dementia research, in part because many of us are unwilling to donate our brains to research or participate in brain studies due to distrust of the medical

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

The battle for the mind, heart and soul of America is at stake | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Already in the throes of a global pandemic victimizing African Americans at twice the rate of others, our nation became submerged in yet another catastrophe – unseen in generations – in the wake of the brutal police killing of George Floyd in

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

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