Parents doubtful about face-to-face classes

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Parents doubtful about face-to-face classes

JAMAICA’S SCHOOLS were shuttered in mid-March as a means of curtailing the spread of COVID-19, and as the date for reopening draws near, parents are doubtful that face-to-face classes will be a reality. Jacqueline Clayton, a resident of Port Royal...

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James Baldwin established his reputation with his first novel, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), an autobiographical tale of growing up in Harlem. He became one of the leading African-American authors of his generation, known for novels and essays that tackled black-white and hetero-homosexual

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Fred Williamson

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Challenger | FactMonster

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Foster, Abigail Kelley

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Kwanzaa | FactMonster

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Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead | FactMonster

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Cyber-Youth Network Launch

On Wednesday, February 3rd, for the first time in history, Americas urban students will have a Web site specifically designed to address their educational needs and interests. The site -- called the Cyber-Youth Network -- provides a model for online education by offering students and teachers

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Egypt | FactMonster

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World's Fastest Computation

Philip Emeagwali uses 65,000 processors to

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Da Costa, Mathieu (17th Century?)

Mathieu Da Costa, a free black seaman, is believed to be the first person of African ancestry to reach Canada and he is the first recorded black man to visit the region of Port Royal in Nova Scotia. Although little is known of his background before he reached Canada, Da Costa is said to have had

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Mecca | FactMonster

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On Nov. 25, 2014, Malis Ministry of Health confirmed two new cases of Ebola. This was seen as a setback because it happened after the country thought it had overcome an earlier outbreak of the virus. Both cases were connected to previous ones. One case was the 23-year-old fiancée of a 25-year-old

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Ancient History, Africa: Biographies

Ancient History, Africa: Biographies | FactMonster

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Mozambique | FactMonster

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James, Makila (1957- )

Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland. James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012. Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland

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Chad | FactMonster

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American Indians

American Indians | FactMonster

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News About BlackPast.org

We have assembled below links to various journal, magazine, and newspaper articles and encyclopedic reference works about BlackPast.org compiled since its launch on February 1, 2007. They are listed in order of appearance with the most recent at the top of the

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National name: République dHaïti

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Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show Americas Next Top Model and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit

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BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes availablea wealth of materials on African American history in one centrallocation on the Internet. These materials include an onlineencyclopedia of over 4,000 entries, the complete transcript of more than 300speeches by African Americans, other people

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King, Coretta Scott

King, Coretta Scott | FactMonster

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Farrakhan, Louis

Farrakhan, Louis | FactMonster

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National name: Soomaaliya

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