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Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill

The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health

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African Union Commission Condemns Murder of George Floyd in the U.S.A

Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the murder of George Floyd that occurred in the United States of America at the hands of law enforcement officers, and wishes to extend his deepest condolences to his family and loved

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Truckers accuse State of seeking to drive them off road

Transport Secretary James Macharia had ordered that the goods be transported via the SGR to Naivasha Inland Container Depot from the Port of Mombasa for

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Source: Business Daily

Nigeria: President Buhari to AfDB President, Adesina: "I'll Stand by You"

State House — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali won his three titles by defeating Sonny Liston (1964), George Foreman (1974) and Leon Spinks (1978)… Muhammad Ali’s managers sometimes referred to him as GOAT — the Greatest Of All Time… Sprinter Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, the same games at which

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Sports Icons And Influencers Come Together To Support The Jesse Owens Foundation

NFL athlete and humanitarian Victor Cruz, New York Giants’ Brandon Marshall and Olympian Herbert P. Douglas Jr. celebrate Serena Williams and posthumously honor Muhammad Ali at the 2017 Jesse Owens Awards Gala

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BLACK METHODIST CHURCHES DEMAND JUSTICE | Dallas Weekly

Senior Bishops of Black Methodist United (BMU), who represent three major Methodist denominations, issued the following statement about the merciless killings of Black sons and

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Source: Dallas Weekly

AfDB wars: Targeting African man or the continental lender?

Now, as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), he may be punch ball of a global political agenda pitting the US against African leaders, and maybe

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Source: Business Daily

President Obama Reminds People That America Was Built On Protest

Obama most recently has voiced his support for the rising demands of police reform, he did this in what was his first public appearance since the killing of George Floyd, which ignited nationwide protests that took place in all 50

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Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes is a retired professional boxer who was the WBC Heavyweight Champion from 1978 to 1983. Holmes was also the Ring Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985, and the IBF Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985. Holmes is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all

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Mar

21

1973

NFL Commissioner: "We, The NFL Admit, We Were Wrong for Not Listening to NFL Players Earlier"

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video clip condemning racing and admitting that the NFL was wrong to not listen to the players who were protesting against racial injustice and police brutality against blacks according to the

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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fight in the "Thrilla in Manilla". Ali wins.

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fight in the Thrilla in Manilla. Ali wins.

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Sep

30

1975

Covid-19 wrap: Over 372 000 global deaths, while Tanzania opens universities despite virus concerns

There have been 1 674 new infections, taking the total positive cases to 34 357

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Capra, Frank The Negro Soldier 1943

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Examine the accomplishments of Dr. Ali

I can vividly recall a 1986 Sociology lecture at the University of Guyana by Professor Ken Danns in which he said that no matter what party had persuaded him to cast his vote for them, once he got into the voting booth, the X would end up next to the Palm tree (Symbol of the

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Savoy Magazine Announces the Power 300: The Most Influential Black Corporate Directors in a Historic 532 Page Summer Issue

Savoy Magazine, the leading African-American culture, business and lifestyle publication, announced their 2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. At 532 pages, the summer issue of Savoy ranks as the largest magazine by pages ever published targeting the African American consumer. The

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Mecca

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Williams, Sidney (1942- )

Former professional football player, businessman, and diplomat, Sidney Williams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on March 24, 1942. Raised in Houston, Texas, he attended the city’s Phillis Wheatley High School and upon graduation in 1959 enrolled at Southern University in Baton

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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World

In the following article historian Omar H. Ali explores a lesser-known aspect of the global African Diaspora, the spread of African peoples and their cultures throughout the Indian Ocean

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Source: Black Past

‘It’s racist' - Muhammad Ali’s son condemns Black Lives Matter movement

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The Rub

The country is convulsing with civil unrest because we all watched George Floyd murdered by the police on camera with a casual brutality that has become emblematic of the troubled relationship between Black Americans and police

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Documentary Films on Blackpast.org - Global African History - Director

Films - By Director | Films - By Title | Films - Year | Films - By Subject | Entire Site Bibliography

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Sudan Government Commemorates June 3 Massacre

Khartoum — On Thursday, the gardens of the Republican Palace in Khartoum witnessed a symbolic vigil in commemoration of the violent dismantling of the sit-in in front of the army command in Khartoum on June 3 last year, in which more than 100 people were

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Drew Brees Apologizes For 'Insensitive' Take On NFL Players Kneeling In Protest

Drew Brees admitted he’d “completely missed the mark” this week when he dismissed NFL players taking a knee in protest of racial inequality and police brutality as “disrespecting the

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Sterling K. Brown on voicing Black characters and speaking out: ‘All art is political’

(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for

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Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston for world heavyweight boxing championship.

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Feb

25

1964

Jagdeo calls for swift swearing in of Ali

As he signalled a role for himself in the next government, former two-term President and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the constitution provides that PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali should be declared the winner based on votes

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Cairo, Egypt (founded c. 969 C.E.)

Cairo, the current capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East and Africa, has been a major cultural, religious and political center of the Arab, Islamic and African worlds for centuries. The year 2011 saw unprecedented civil and political upheaval in the city, as the world watched

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East Africa: Death and Destruction as Floods Rain Havoc Across East Africa

Already, Lake Victoria, which is shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, has hit the highest water levels in over 50 years, at 13.45 metres, causing widespread flooding in many

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lil’ Kim

Lil’ Kim shared a Grammy in 2002 with Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya. The four re-recorded the classic 1970s single “Lady Marmalade” for the soundtrack to the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge… “G.O.A.T.” stands for Greatest Of All Time; the phrase has often been used by boxer

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