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Chakwera Sworn In as Malawi President

Malawi held an investiture for President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima on Sunday, hours after the elections body declared Chakwera winner of the June 23

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AviationManuals Develops Maintenance Manuals for BizAv Flight Departments

WASHINGTON, D.C., US, June 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AviationManuals, the leading provider of digital operations manuals, has launched a customized General Maintenance Manual developed specifically for Part 91 flight

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DA: SAA must be liquidated as Cabinet approve plans for new airline

The DA have said that with Cabinet likely to dismiss BRPs plans to save SAA, they are left with little other option but to liquidate the failed airline.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Tami Roman Honors Daughter Jazz Anderson on Her Birthday, Fans Say They Are Twins

Tami Roman‘s younger daughter Jazz Anderson recently celebrated her 24th

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As virus roars back, so do signs of a new round of layoffs

A resurgence of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the South and West — and the suspension or reversal of reopenings of bars, hotels, restaurants and other businesses — is endangering hopes for an economic rebound in the region and perhaps

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This president says his country is battling two pandemics - L.A. Focus Newspaper

In June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country is battling dual pandemics: coronavirus and gender-based violence. In 2019, there were nearly 180,000 violent crimes against women and almost 3,000 murders. CNN's David McKenzie

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North Carolina Racetrack Owner Losing Business Deals After Mocking Bubba Wallace with ‘Rope’ Post

An owner of a North Carolina racetrack is being criticized and losing business after he mocked stock car driver Bubba

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These are the rules NHW groups need to follow during Level 3

NHW groups are back in action, but have to follow some rules in order to avoid any issues during Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.

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Georgia Signs Hate Crime Bill After Ahmaud Arbery Killing

"This is certainly an unprecedented moment in our state."

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Court nullifies Chief Mvuthu’s nomination

BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Maxwell Takuva has nullified the nomination of Saunders Mlotshwa as substantive Chief Mvuthu of Hwange district, saying it is unlawful, null and

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Milwaukee spiritual leaders host first ever Sit-In for Change

On Saturday, June 13, 2020, Souls to the Polls, an organization that unites ministers and their congregations in Milwaukee’s central city to strengthen the voting power of the Black community, hosted a Sit-In for Change, on the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr., and North Ave. The event

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Williams named as BCPS superintendent

Dr. Angela Williams, a 29-year veteran with the Burke County Public Schools System, has been selected by the board of education as the new superintendent. The decision was announced June 17, following interviews with five candidates. She will succeed Rudy Falana, who is retiring from the

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‘This Is Unintellectual and Irresponsible’: Terry Crews Draws Ire of Black Twitter For Warning Folks Against #BlackLivesBetter

Terry Crews was dragged on social media for the second time in a month after he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter this

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Michael Jackson

A superstar who spanned pop, disco and MTV, Michael Jackson was one of the great music heroes of the late 20th century. But by the time of his sudden death at age 50 in 2009, he was known less for his music than for his erratic behavior, wild spending, and many plastic surgeries. Jackson became

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Protesters injured by police before Trump photo-op testify: 'It hurts'

Civil rights demonstrator Kishon McDonald answers a question at a U.S. House Natural Resources Committee hearing examining Park Police response to Lafayette Square protests on June 29, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty

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Heres Why The #ESSENCEChallenge Is So Important

In the last few weeks, social media has been overflowing with acts to amplify the injustice, discrimination, and oppression of Black people on all fronts. From protests and petitions to [] The post Heres Why The #ESSENCEChallenge Is So Important appeared first on Essence.

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

North West Makes Cameo In New Kanye Music Video

Wash Us in the Blood" features rapper Travis Scott.

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Houston, Charles Hamilton (1895-1950)

Charles Hamilton Houston, a renowned civil rights attorney, was widely recognized as the architect of the civil rights strategy that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education. He was also a mentor to Thurgood Marshall who successfully litigated the pivotal Brown

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Zoë Kravitz Is Concerned About Resuming Filming On ‘The Batman’ Amid The COVID-19 Crisis

Kravitz will play Catwoman in the upcoming ‘Batman’ film.

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After the dust comes the rain

After the second wave of the the Saharan dust blanketed Jamaica over the weekend, sections of the island experienced heavy rain yesterday, the last day of June, which is part of the secondary rainy

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Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch , (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American journalist and critic noted for his range of interests and for his outspoken essays on African American arts, politics, and

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BREAKING NEWS: NBA: 19 more players, two at Disney World test positive for coronavirus - Dallas Post Tribune

(AP) - On June 23, 16 NBA players tested positive for coronavirus. Between June 24-29, nine more NBA players tested positive. But that downward trend took a sharp reversal in July. At least 19 more players, two after arriving at Disney World, have tested positive for coronavirus NBA release: Of the

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

List of African-American visual artists

^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv See the entry in Macklin, A. D., A Biographical History of African-American Artists. The Edwin Mellen

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Watch: J. Alexander Kueng, Cop Charged In George Floyds Death, Get Publicly Shamed While Grocery Shopping

J. Alexander Kueng is out on a $750,000 bond.

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Maine Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges a Navy Veteran with Confirmed Mesothelioma in Maine or their Family to call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste-Get the Best Compensation Results

BANGOR, MAINE, USA, June 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Maine Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We are urging a Navy Veteran with recently diagnosed mesothelioma to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of the law firm of Karst von

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Evelyn Lozada Talks Men In Her DMs, Some Younger Than Her 27-Year-Old Daughter: 'I Don't Take It Serious'

Evelyn shared that she’s been single for the past three years, explaining that she usually attracts younger

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Murray, Pauli (1910-1985)

Pauli Murray was born on November 20, 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Agnes and William Murray. Her father, a Howard University graduate, taught in the Baltimore public schools. Both of Murray’s parents died when she was a child. Her mother suffered from a brain hemorrhage and died

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Belle, Dido Elizabeth (1761-1804)

Dido Elizabeth Belle is best known for the 1779 painting of her alongside her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray, the great-niece of William Murray, The First Earl of Mansfield. The Earl, also known as Lord Mansfield, was at the time the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the highest ranking

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‘The lockdown is over’: Liberty Fighters Network tells SA to return to normal

The Liberty Fighters Network (LFN) said that if we wait for government to tell us the lockdown is over, we’ll wait forever.

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 [4] – February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in

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