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Orlando Ashford

Orlando Ashford is President of the Talent Business Segment at Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments. Previously, Mr. Ashford led the firm’s Leadership & Organization Performance

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Source: Savoy Network

Conna, John N. (1836-1921)

John Newington Conna was a pivotal figure in the early history and development of Washington State. Born enslaved near San Augustine, Texas in 1836, Conna was a free man by the time of the Civil War because he served in the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, an all-black Union Regiment between 1863 and

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Source: Black Past

Watts riots

The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion,[1] took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to

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Source: BlackHistory.com

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KAA shelves key projects as sources of revenue dry up

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has suspended some of its capital expenditure projects that had been slated for this financial year.

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Source: Business Daily

Scott M. Mills

Scott M. Mills is Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for Viacom Inc. In this role, Mills is responsible for setting the company’s worldwide human resources strategies and practices and for leading Viacom’s administrative functions, including real estate and

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Source: Savoy Network

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland

Ms. Pinnix-Ragland has responsibility for working with officials at the federal, state and local levels to develop responsible public policy that protects consumers and

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Source: Savoy Network

Matt James Cast As The First Black Bachelor

(Credit: Matt James

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Source: Black America Web

Justice for Colin?

By Jacquelyn D. Heath

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Gabon

This West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo. Its area is slightly less than Colorados. Most of the country is covered by a dense tropical

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Patricia I. Henry

Patricia Henry was the Director of Strategic Projects for Miller Brewing. In this role, Henry leveraged her extensive operational business, strategic planning and risk management background to achieve successful results. Prior to this role, Henry was the first woman to hold a lead management

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Source: Savoy Network

Martin, Jordan Voted Norfolk School Board Leaders - The New Journal and Guide

By Leonard E. Colvin

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Rosalind G. Brewer

Rosalind G. Brewer is Group President and Chief Operating Officer, for Starbucks Corporation. In this role, Brewer will serve as a member of Starbucks senior leadership team and she will continue to serve on the Starbucks Board of Directors. As Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Brewer

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Source: Savoy Network

Zimbabwe: Govt to Protect Teachers, Learners From COVID-19 As Schools Reopen - Minister

The government has put in place measures to protect teachers and learners from Covid-19 when schools

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Source: allAfrica.com

Publicly traded companies should consider possibility of virtual AGMs - Stabroek News

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

The Carr Report: Double up!

I explained to him that if he didn’t pull the money out of this account and if he never added another penny to this account, forty-nine years from now when he reaches retirement age of 67-years old, that $500 one time investment would be worth approximately

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

COVID-19: 50% of manufacturing sector in `partial operation’, 17% closed completely - GMSA survey

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local business community has pushed more than 50% of businesses in the manufacturing sector into a condition of partial operation and forced the complete cessation of operations of more than 17% of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Cuba

The largest island of the West Indies group (equal in area to Pennsylvania), Cuba is also the westernmost—just west of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and 90 mi (145 km) south of Key West, Fla., at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. The island is mountainous in the southeast and

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

James B. Stallings

James B. Stallings is the Managing Partner of PS27 Ventures, a private investment firm focused on early stage companies in financial services, medical technology and

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Source: Savoy Network

Firm invests Sh500m in East Africa growth plan

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Source: Business Daily

Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary gets support

The Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary project has received technical services from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) valued at approximately US$50,000. The conservation organisation has supported the UDC’s work at...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

African-American Leaders Protest “Hostile Takeover” Of Iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Property: Plan News Conference Outside Developer’s Hancock Park HQ

African-American leaders are seeking to block a giant real estate firm from buying the 43-acre Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza property and developing the site with a mega-sized office complex that would expand the firm’s gentrification footprint in South LA where it has already become a major

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Revealed: Nairobi’s most expensive, cheapest estates

FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Source: Business Daily

Remembering Sidney Barthwell, Jr. | Afro

In 1965, Sidney was one of the first African Americans to graduate from Cranbrook School in Bloomfield

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

Smith, E. Russell "Noodles" (? - 1952)

E. Russell Noodles Smith, so named because he always kept enough money for a bowl of noodles after a night of gambling, is considered to be the father – or perhaps the midwife - of Seattle jazz. He arrived in Seattle during the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition in 1909 with $17,000 that he claimed

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Source: Black Past

Otha "Skip" Spriggs

medical, and cultural fields. In this role, Spriggs is responsible for all aspects of human resources strategy and execution for the company’s global workforce, including compensation and benefits; talent acquisition, assessment, and development; organizational design and effectiveness; and

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Source: Savoy Network

Claims of irregular expenditure at Dirco: Pandor wants external team to assess forensic probe | News24

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor is set to appoint an external team to assess whether a forensic investigation, which probed allegations of irregular expenditure, warrants further investigation.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

CHUMO: Employees key pillar in Kenya Airways revival

Leadership must trust their people and occasionally verify where necessary.

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Source: Business Daily

From Marva with Love: Dr. NaRita Anderson, Ph.D.

She has a Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University and her research focuses on risk management decision-making strategies of baby boomers in the United

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Walter B. Prince – Prince Lobel Tye LLP

A former assistant United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Walter’s litigation practice includes business and commercial lawsuits and representation of corporations and individuals in complex federal and state investigations and cases, as well as related civil and regulatory

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Source: Prince Lobel - A full-service, Boston-based law firm

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