John Conyers Jr

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Veasey, Marc (1971– )

Veasey is a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Texas, having been born there on January 3, 1971. His parents, Joseph and Connie Veasey, divorced when he was ten, prompting Marc, his brother Ryan, and his mother to move in with his maternal grandmother. Prior to this move, the family had been

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1971

Tunisia-UNDP - Will to Diversify Cooperation in Economic and Social Rights Field

Tunis/Tunisia — Minister of Human Rights, Relations with Constitutional Authorities and Civil Society Ayachi Hammami expressed, on Wednesday, the Ministry's willingness to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tunisia to include other areas related to the

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Hicks, Irvin (1938- )

Irvin Hicks was a career Foreign Service Officer who rose from a communications clerk position to serve three times as a U.S. ambassador. Hicks served in the Department of State during the nascent years of African Independence from European colonial rule. Hicks was appointed Ambassador

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Jul

11

1985

East Africa: Kenya Wins UN Security Council Seat

Kenya has won the UN Security Council seat after beating Djibouti in second round of voting

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Source: allAfrica.com

How John Lewis' March Trilogy Can Teach Students About Civil Rights

March is a comic book-style trilogy that recounts the experiences of Congressman John Lewis in the nations struggle for civil rights. The graphics in this memoir make the text engaging for its target audience, students in grades eight-12. Teachers can use the slim paperbacks (under 150 pages) in

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2013

Nigeria coronavirus: 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees test positive

May 17 : 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees infected

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Richardson, Laura (1962- )

Born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother, Laura Richardson is currently congresswoman for the 37th congressional district, serving her first term. Her mother, Maryann Richardson, who was a member of the Teamsters labor union, raised Richardson by

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Apr

14

1962

Long, Jefferson Franklin (1836-1907)

Jefferson Franklin Long, a Republican who represented Georgia in the 41st Congress, was the first black member to speak on the floor of the House of Representatives, and was the only black representative from Georgia for just over a century. Long was born a slave in Knoxville, Georgia on March

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(1893) Frances E.W. Harper, "Woman's Political Future"

On May 20, 1893, women’s activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper gave this speech before the World’s Congress of Representative Women, meeting in their conference in

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May

20

1893

Virtual Zoom Meeting Held To Discuss Police Brutality And Policing The Black Community

By Darlene L. Williams, Contributing Writer

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Zimbabwe: Unions Raise Concern Over Schools Reopening

Giving oral evidence yesterday before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education, teachers' unions said the taskforce should consist of all stakeholders including Government, donors and other interested

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Juneteenth event celebrates cultural expressions of African American history –

The virtual 2020 Juneteenth celebration was a platform of an interactive presentation video, weighing in on the cultural expressions of African American

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Source: Daytona Times

Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007)

Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1938, Juanita Millender McDonald was an educator and member of the United States House of Representatives. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands and a master’s degree from California State University at Los

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Apr

21

2007

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the

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Nigeria coronavirus: 5,959 cases, Task Force briefs Buhari

May 18 : 5,959 cases, Buhari meets Task Force

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Williams, Franklin Hall (1917-1990)

Longtime civil rights organizer and later U.S. Ambassador, Franklin Hall Williams was born on October 22, 1917, in Flushing, New York. His mother died in 1919. Williams was raised by his maternal grandparents. He graduated from Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1941. After

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May

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1990

Britton, Theodore R., Jr. (1925- )

Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. In 1936, he and his family migrated to New York City, New York. Britton was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps out of high school soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he was unaware

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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate

Many health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa use diesel backup generators or do without power during

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Tunisia: 'Amal' for Small Government of National Competence

Tunis/Tunisia — The Amal political grouping pleaded, on Monday, for the establishment of a coherent roadmap with the help of national organisations, the presidency of the Republic and the parties represented in parliament for the formation of a small government with national

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Lee, Barbara J. (1946 - )

California Congresswoman Barbara Jean Lee, a self-described “Army brat,” has consistently been one of the most outspoken critics of the Iraq War. She has also called for the creation of a Department of Peace as a cabinet level agency in the federal

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Wellington E. Webb

Wellington E. Webb is President of Webb Group International, an economic development and public relations consulting

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Source: Savoy Network

Tanzania, France sign loan agreement for water supply

Tanzania on Thursday signed a loan agreement with France to finance water supply projects that will benefit some 770,000 people in the country's Morogoro

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Western Sahara: EU Donates €5.3mn to Sahrawi Refugees

Algiers — The European Union (EU) has recently donated €5.3 million to the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of thousands of Sahrawi refugees, fight hunger and ensure their food

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Blake, J. Paul

J. Paul Blake, a native of Belmar, New Jersey, has enjoyed a distinguished public relations career in the private sector, higher education and municipal government. The former director of media and external relations at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of

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George Floyd's brother arrives at the Capitol for testimony

Philonese Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, joined CNN to discuss his testimony today in the US House of

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

Cousin, Ertharin (1957– )

Ertharin Cousin, a diplomat and leading advocate for ending global hunger, was born on May 12, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Anne Cousin, who worked in social services, and her husband Julius Cousin, who was a property owner and community development

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Sep

9

2009

Chuck to seek closure to 2015 INDECOM review in Parliament

Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is to table a motion in Parliament next week which will seek to complete a parliamentary review of the operations of the Independent Commission of Investigations

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Uganda's Debt Burden As Financial Year Closes

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), although the debt stock would increase to respond to the emerging financing needs, debt dynamics would remain sustainable and Uganda would remain at low risk of debt distress, with public debt projected to rise above 54 per cent of GDP in FY 2021/22

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Pettigrew, Eric (1960 - )

Eric Pettigrew is the current Washington State Representative for the 37th Legislative District representing Southeast Seattle, Washington and its suburbs. Representative Pettigrew grew up in South Central Los Angeles. After graduating from Nogales High School in the City of

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