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South Africa: Expect More Deaths From TB and Diabetes Than COVID-19, Says Zweli Mkhize

While Covid-19 is the most talked about virus, TB and diabetes are silent killers that remain the leading causes of natural deaths in South

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Source: allAfrica.com

University of California Regents v. Bakke, 1978

? Argued October 12, 1977 Decided June 28, 1978 The Medical School of the University of California at Davis (hereinafter Davis) had two admissions programs for the entering class of 100 students - the regular admissions program and the special admissions program. Under the regular procedure, c

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Source: Black Past

Intentional Inclusion at FCB

Our work as a fully integrated marketing communications company with a heritage of creativity since 1873 is based on an ever-evolving and deeply developed understanding of different peoples, cultures, diversified local markets and global cultures. With more than 8,000 people in 109 operations in 80

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Source: Savoy Network

O'Meara v. The Washington State Board Against Discrimination (1961)

No. 35436. En Banc. Supreme Court September 29, 1961

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Source: Black Past

Gauteng plans to establish ward-based Covid-19 response team to focus on hot spots

Gauteng is set to start a ward-based Covid-19 response team as part of its strategy to tackle hot

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Free African Society

The Free African Society, founded in 1787, was a benevolent organisation that held religious services and provided mutual aid for “free Africans and their descendants” in Philadelphia. The Society was founded by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. It was the first Black religious

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Source: ThoughtCo

Fuller, Margaret

Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the American literary circles of her day. A precocious child, she was forced by her father, a Massachusetts

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Refurbished computers help narrow the digital gap

PCs for People evens economic odds in this day and age when computer access is all—think Internet information and e-mail communication—but many of us can’t afford

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

The Moynihan Report (1965)

The Negro

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Source: Black Past

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(1869) Frederick Douglass Describes The "Composite Nation"

In an 1869 speech in Boston, Frederick Douglass challenged most social observers and politicians (including most African Americans) by advocating the acceptance of Chinese immigration. His argument is presented

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Source: Black Past

Do it now!

The suggestion by Quality Incorporations VII Ltd Director Krishna Vaswani is that the Government starts reopening the economy in parishes where there are few cases of the novel

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss Will Host First Socially Distanced Event at NYFW

Haitian-American fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond isn’t letting COVID-19 stand in the way of the New York Fashion Week experience he’s creating for spectators, and he has already come up with an innovative workaround for his Pyer Moss

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

Afro-Uruguay: A Brief History

In the following account University of Pittsburgh historian George Reid Andrews provides an introduction to the history of the population of African ancestry in

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Source: Black Past

(1965) Malcolm X, “Speech at Ford Auditorium”

On February 13, 1965, Malcolm Xs home in New York City was bombed. He and his family were not hurt and he decided to keep a longstanding speaking commitment at Detroit, arriving the next day to give the presentation below. This proved however to be his last public appearance. One week later on

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Source: Black Past

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(1826) John B. Russwurm, “The Condition and Prospects of Haiti”

Antebellum African Americans took enormous pride in Haiti. The nation of the enslaved rose in rebellion in 1791 and on January 1, 1804 won its independence from France. At that moment the Republic of Haiti was born as the first black republic in the world, the first independent country in Latin

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Source: Black Past

Richard Allen (bishop)

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831)[1] was a minister, educator, writer, and one of Americas most active and influential black leaders. In 1794 he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first

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Source: ThoughtCo

Africa: Coronavirus Cuts Different Paths Across Africa

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, said the organization is training more than 10,000 health workers in an attempt to decentralize their response to deal with these different

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Source: allAfrica.com

3 Powerful Ways Women Can Help Other Women In The Post Pandemic World

And that could mean path-breaking opportunities for women, who often bring a different approach to business leadership than their male counterparts, says Andi Simon (www.andisimon.com), a corporate anthropologist, founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants, and author of the upcoming book

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Drake Meant No Disrespect By Calling Kylie Jenner A Side Piece On Leaked Track

(Photo by Chiaki Nozu/WireImage

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Source: The Urban Daily

Musicians Playing Through the Lockdown, to One Listener at a Time

But here on a hill above Stuttgart, a virtuoso musician was playing a piece — and only Claudia Brusdeylins, a 55-year-old publicist for a renewable energy research group, could hear it. “I just felt recognized,” Ms. Brusdeylins said later.

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

Cowboys of Color in South America

In the following account North Carolina State University historian Richard Slatta explores the little known history and heritage of South American cowboys of African and mixed race

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Source: Black Past

Covid-19: Ramaphosa consults with traditional leaders on lockdown

President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with traditional leaders on Saturday to discuss the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic and matters related to the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Gov't hiring 1,300 new community health aids

Approximately 1,300 new community health aids are being employed by the Government to strengthen the country's public health system under a new strategic framework designed to ensure that the population can live their normal lives despite the presence of the novel coronavirus

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

We strongly urge our Canadian Gov’t to stay the course on Guyana’s elections and support the High Commissioner

The Canadian High Commission in Georgetown, Guyana is the primary channel for communications between the Government of Canada and a legitimate Government of

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Long-term effects of pandemic look dire, experts warn

Osterholm, who has been one of the national “go to” experts on COVID-19, said he expects the virus to continue to infect Americans until either a vaccine is developed and widely available or until more than 60% of Americans have been

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Inspirational Nelson Mandela Quotes

We are not anti-white, we are against white supremacy … we have condemned racialism no matter by whom it is

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Source: ThoughtCo

(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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Source: Black Past

Africa: To Build Truly Inclusive Economies, Disability Needs to Be Part of the Conversation

Executives need to look beyond narrow accessibility issues, and realise diversity is good for society and business

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Activists Welcome Move to Blacklist Sex Offenders

Activists have welcomed the decision by the government to establish a sex offenders' registry calling the move a positive step towards curbing the rising number of rape and defilement

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Source: allAfrica.com

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