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Ghana: 'Don't Ignore Athletes in COVID-19 Times'

Former Chairman of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Mr George Haldane-Lutterodt has asked sports federation heads to support athletes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which has rendered athletes

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Rapper Desiigner Steps Up During Outbreak, Declares Rent Relief for His Tenants

Desiigner made the point in the May 7 Forbes article that artists can help out during the pandemic in more than one way, because many are involved in other things besides

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Breonna Taylor case should be investigated by feds, governor says

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Kenya: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 1,348 as 62 More Detected

Nairobi — The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced 62 new coronavirus cases after testing 2,293 samples within a period of 24 hours, raising the country's coronavirus tally to

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Common’s Nonprofit Launches Criminal Justice Reform Campaign Amid COVID-19

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been growing concern surrounding the spread of the virus within correctional

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Aventer Gray’s Podcast Encourages Women to Be Fearlessly Authentic

For those reasons and more, Aventer Gray, pastor, mentor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist is inspiring women to own their womanhood and power by living life unfiltered through her new podcast, Ave

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Nigeria: I Can't Promise Nigeria Afcon 2021 Win, Says Rohr

- Insists Super Eagles not the best team in Africa

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Activist Faye Wattleton

Faye Wattleton, a rgeistered nurse and New York activist, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Wattleton served as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992.

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Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick set to be released from prison due to pandemic, lawmaker says

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may be released from prison as soon as June 10 according to a representative of The Ebony

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4 Million Americans to Receive Coronavirus Payments Through Prepaid Debit Cards

The Treasury Department announced it will deliver millions of coronavirus response payments through prepaid debit cards this

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Mercy Hospital unveils $20m COVID-19 testing, treatment facility

The St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) has launched a brand new COVID-19 testing and treatment facility at the St. Paul Retreat Centre at Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast

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Overlord Season 4: Confirmed Release Date and All Necessary Updates

So in this article, you will know about the confirmed release date, plot, characters of Overlord Season 4, and many

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Thomas, Piri (1928-2011) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

Author and activist Piri Thomas became one of the first Americans of Puerto Rican descent to win literary acclaim when he published his 1967

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Chris Brown & Trey Songz Remix Two Major Singles

Chris Brown and Trey Songz are giving fans a little taste of what ‘s in store for their upcoming joint tour with the release of two reworked singles. The pairs rendition of “Tuesday” is expected to swoon the ladies off their feet, while “Made Me” has a more grittier feel.

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Sheila G. Talton

Sheila G. Talton is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Matter Analytics, a consulting firm that offers data analytics and predictive modeling services and solutions to organizations in the financial services and health care

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Old, Sick and Incarcerated

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than seven-year

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Tunisia: COVID-19 - Tunisia Reports 3 More Infection Cases On May 24 (Health Ministry)

Tunis/Tunisia — The Health Ministry announced in a press release issued Monday that 8 persons have tested positive of COVID-19, including 3 imported ones (2 is Sousse and 1 in Sfax) among persons repartriated and placed in mandatory quarantine, as well as 5 previous infection cases who have tested

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Africa: No Representative in CAF Champions League

At the end of an emergency meeting this Wednesday, the SSFA (South Sudan Football Federation) has announced the end of the competitions 2020

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Filmmaker fears black films will suffer from studio budget cuts

Three months ago, everything was falling into place for director Deon Taylor and his Hidden Empire Film

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Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an internationally renowned singer, song writer and musician. He was born on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. His birth name was Steveland Hardaway Judkins and as a result of being born premature, he was kept in the incubator where an over exposure to oxygen caused him to lose

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25-year-old black woman CEO launches smartphone brand

As a wireless carrier, it is ideal to sell the most popular and latest smartphones under

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Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Once an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson has been a political activist and public figure since the civil rights days of the 1960s. Jackson, a Baptist minister, is the founder of the non-profit organization PUSH (People United to Save Humanity). In the 1980s he was a regular presence

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Labor Unions

Labor unions for Blacks in Boston came into existence in the late 1800s with the establishment of the Boston Colored Waiter's Alliance or Local 183 of the American Federation of Labor. Members were so-called public waiters not regularly employed, but hired for catering and temporary hotel and

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 5-Minute Guide on Tapping into Your Own Power to Affect Meaningful Change (WATCH)

In 1971, Wadsworth A. Jarrell painted “Revolutionary (Angela Davis),” tapping into his own power and skills as an artist to amplify the message and mission of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements by dynamically depicting political activist and leader Angela

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Veteran St Kitts-Nevis politician, diplomat returns to Opposition

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Seven years after he quit the then-ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) to form the People's Labour Party (PLP), Sam Condor has again called it quits and is returning to the now-Opposition

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"In Their Own Words," Tells the Story of Chicago House Music from The Ones who lived it.

One of the founding fathers of House Music, Jesse Saunders, new book, “In Their Own Words,” tells the story of Disco and house music from those who lived it, loved it, and discovered it along the

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National Federation of Afro-American Women

The National Federation of Afro-American Women was founded at Boston's Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895. The following year it united with the Washington National League to form the National Association of Colored Women.

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Geography of Nigeria

Population: 152,217,341 (July 2010

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Course focusses on winning mindset

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Head-coach Junior Hercules has said that the ongoing World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC) Online Clinic Course focuses on creating a winning mindset for seasoned coaches aiming to compete at the professional

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Spike Lee talks drafting story for ‘NBA 2K16′ video game

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “NBA 2K16″ will be a Spike Lee

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