Kenya: Harambee Stars Defender Joins Moroccan Side

Zimbabwe: Chamisa Takes Dig At Kirsty Coventry Over Farm Grab

[New Zimbabwe] Celebrated sports minister Kirsty Coventry, who recently seized a farm from late president Robert Mugabe's nephew, Robert Zhuwao has, according to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, badly tarnished her reputable international sports persona.

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Hair weaves made from Chinese prison camp detainees seized

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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson was an American singer, actor, civil rights activist, and college football player. He was exceptionally famous for his political views on anti-imperialism, communism, and the United States

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KABAARA: Tough decisions for Kenya in next 10 days

Tough decisions for Kenya in next 10 days

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15 Leading Black Newspapers Awarded Among Facebook’s $10.3 Million in Relief Grants

Facebook announced recently that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local

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'My Biggest Inspiration': 13-Year-Old Rising Star Aria Brooks Credits Marsai Martin, Other Young Black Actresses for Allowing Her to Dream Big

Rising star Aria Brooks is the newest member of Nickelodeon’s “All That” reboot cast, but don’t box her in as only an

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

Tunisia: Presentation of Draft Budget Readjustment to HPR Before End of June

Tunis/Tunisia — The government is currently working to readjust the state budget for 2020 and implement an economic recovery plan, Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh, said Wednesday

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Tanzania Miner Strikes Rich With Huge Tanzanite Gemstones

[DW] The government of Tanzania paid Saniniu Laizer nearly 2.9 million euros for the precious tanzanite gemstones, which will be kept in the country's national museum.

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Teen dead, younger brother critical after Enmore hit-and-run

A 16-year-old is now dead, while his younger brother is clinging to life after they were struck down in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday afternoon along the Enmore, East Coast Demerara Public Road. Dead is Sheldon Major and injured is Christopher Pollard, 14, both of Lot 76 Enmore North.

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Egypt: Actor's Trans Son Sued for Instagram Post About LGBT+ Activist's Suicide

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Noor Hesham Selim is being sued for trying to spread homosexuality among young people

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Somalia: Puntland President Unveils New Cabinet

AllAfrica publishes around 800 reports a day from more than 140 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every

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Rwanda Cycling Cup to Tip Off in September

[New Times] The sixth edition of the annual Rwanda Cycling Cup will get underway in September, the local cycling federation (Ferwacy) has confirmed.

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Kenya: Central Region Governors Laud Rival of Nairobi-Nanyuki Metre-Gauge Rail

[Capital FM] Nyeri -Governors drawn from the central region have commended ongoing efforts by the national government to revive the Nairobi-Nanyuki metre-gauge railway, a move they say will boost the region's economy.

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Uganda: UPDF Officer, Ldus Charged With Murder of 65-Year-Old Man in Oyam

[Monitor] The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) 5th Division Court-Martial on Friday pressed charges of murder against two Local Defence Unit personnel and a UPDF officer accused of killing a 65-year-old man.

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Mumia Abu-Jamal

Wesley Cook established his status as a political activist while still a teenager. At age 14, he took part in a protest against a rally for presidential candidate George Wallace and was subsequently arrested by Philadelphia police. The arrest did not deter him from further political activism, and

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American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy

The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American policing and police brutality, have been called on a lot since mass protests sprang up nationwide in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and

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Nigeria: NOSDRA Traces Cause of Dead Fishes On Atlantic Coastline to Toxic Wastes

The Director-General of NOSDRA, Mr. Idris Musa, said in a statement that the high toxicity of the dead fishes and water samples was caused by pollution from heavy metals from industrial and domestic wastes discharged from domestic and industrial sources on

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Uganda: 133 Somali Nationals Evacuated to Somalia

[Monitor] Entebbe -- At least 133 Somali nationals have been repatriated to Somalia after being stranded in Uganda for close to three months when flights were suspended after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic.

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Rwanda: Nyaruguru - Over 360 KGs of Smuggled Minerals Intercepted

[New Times] Police in Nyaruguru District, on Monday, June 22 intercepted at least 363kgs of smuggled and untagged minerals from two illegal dealers.

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks in Somalia Kill 7

[VOA] At least seven people were killed in two separate attacks by the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia in the last 24 hours.

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Magic Johnson

Name at birth: Earvin

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How Social Media Users Forced Quaker to Retire Its Racist Aunt Jemima Brand

By Wednesday morning, the internet erupted in a social media firestorm as the racist true story behind Quaker’s stereotypical Aunt Jemima brand made its rounds on

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Tanzania: Zitto - We Will Participate in 2020 General Elections Under Protest

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -ACT-Wazalendo leader Zitto Kabwe has said his party will participate in the forthcoming general election under protest due to absence of an independent election commission.

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Angola: Telecommunication Minister Calls for Combined Effort

[ANGOP] Luanda -Angolan minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Media Manuel Homem said Thursday that the transformation process of the sector entails everyone's sacrifice.

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I missed chance to be a dad - George Williams reflects on lost moments, five-decade incarceration

It was George Williams’ first Sunday as a free man, and his family made certain that he had a hearty dinner and experienced the warmth and togetherness of being at home in Ewarton, St

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Farm Box Grab and GO Distributed over 3,000 Boxes to Residents in Compton

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Tyler Perry prepares to reopen studios, begin production

But after halting television and film production at Tyler Perry Studios in March, the media mogul is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus

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Somalia: President Kenyatta Kicks Out Somali Majority Leader Aden Duale

[Dalsan Radio] Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has cracked the whip by kicking out majority leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has been replaced by Amos Kimunya.

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African American owned Newspapers and Media Companies Are Small Businesses Too! | Muslim Journal

Financial Support is Essential for Delivery of These Essential Services, a Minority Media Representation

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Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity

Nobody anticipated it would lead to a staff revolt and become a national story, part of an extraordinary week where the news media’s sluggishness in building diverse newsrooms became part of the national

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