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Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane officially resigns in TV address

Lesotho's beleaguered prime minister, Thomas Thabane, finally resigned on Tuesday, ending a months-long crisis that engulfed the kingdom after he was accused of having a part in his

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Legendary TSU debate coach Dr. Thomas Freeman dies at 100

HOUSTON – Texas Southern University’s legendary debate coach Dr. Thomas Franklin Freeman died

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Chelsea Edghill is an inspiration and my target – Thuraia Thomas

National junior table tennis champ Thuraia Thomas has made a bold pronouncement, making it known that she is aiming to tussle with Guyana’s number-one female player Chelsea Edghill down the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis

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Source: https://zora.medium.com

THOMAS | Chicago Defender

Willie Thomas.…Wake was held: Friday, July 3, 2020; 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Funeral was held: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Cremation: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300

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Source: Chicago Defender

The Mental Health Toll of Current Events

In the past few months, the topic of mental health became a common one as many people have experienced new levels of stress and

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Granville Woods - Death

When he died on January 30, 1910 in New York City he had become an admired and well respected inventor, having sold a number of his devices to such giants as Westinghouse, General Electric and American Engineering – more importantly the world knew him as the Black Thomas Edison.

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Source: Black History Resources

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1910

“I’ve Been Saying I’m 48” Octavia Spencer Comes Clean About Her Age On Her Birthday

But Spencer, who celebrated her birthday yesterday hopped on Instagram to clear up some

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Source: MadameNoire

New Independent Media Commission laws undermine media pluralism and fair competition

The Government of Sierra Leone has gazetted an Independent Media Commission Act 2020 that seeks to eliminate fair competition in the media landscape and consequently silenced independent journalists in the Print

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Thomas W. Turner

Thomas W. Turner founder of the Federation of Colored Catholics and charter member of the NAACP dies at age 101

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

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1978

China says targeting Huawei threatens global supply chain

China said new US export restrictions targeting companies including Huawei Technologies may threaten the global supply

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Source: TechCentral

Voices of the Civil War Episode 15: "Alexander Thomas Augusta"

Episode 15 focuses on the life and career of Alexander Thomas Augusta, the first of only eight black physicians commissioned into the Union Army. Major Augusta served in the 7th U.S. Colored Troops and later worked as the surgeon-in-chief at the Freedmens Hospital in

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Congress of Racial Equality

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), civil-rights organization founded (1942) in Chicago by James Farmer. Dedicated to the use of nonviolent direct action, CORE initially sought to promote better race relations and end racial discrimination in the United States. It first focused on activities

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Three Blacks in 1747 Militia

Among 101 members recruited into Captain Thomas Cheyney's Massachusetts militia company for an expedition into Canada in 1747 were three Blacks, listed as Will, Cuffee, and Samuel. (During slavery, slaves and even ex-slaves sometimes did not have surnames, or were not referred to by whites by their

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

June 11, 2020

Houston, the world say Goodbye to George

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Why We Should Stop Contrasting And Comparing Malcolm X With MLK - Blavity

During the intimate discussion between the daughters of the civil rights movement, King admitted she dislikes people comparing their fathers against each

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Source: Blavity News

TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as US, China tech rivalry escalates

The scale and technology is similar to what TSMC did in China, suggesting a balance between the US and China

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Source: TechCentral

Juneteenth: Celebrating and Still Fighting | Afro

The celebration of Juneteenth comes during a revolutionary time in America, where hundreds of thousands protestors are emphasizing the importance of Black Lives and fighting for equity and tree

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Rwanda: Clare Akamanzi Appointed Board Member of WHO Foundation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Rwanda Development Board (RDB) CEO Clare Akamanzi as one of its founding members of a newly created foundation, an independent grant-making

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Source: allAfrica.com

US moves to cut off Huawei from global chip suppliers

The US commerce department said it was amending an export rule to “strategically target Huawei’s acquisition of semiconductors that are the direct product of certain US software and

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Source: TechCentral

Thompson, John Edward West (1855-1918) - Death

He then moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut where he continued his practice until his death on October 6, 1918 when a disgruntled patient, Thomas Saloway, stabbed him in the hallway of his office.

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Source: Black Past

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1918

Thompson, John Edward West (1855-1918)

John Edward West Thompson was an African American non-career diplomat. He served as U.S. Minister Resident/Consul General to Haiti from June 30, 1885 to October 17, 1889. Thompson simultaneously served as U.S. Chargé dAffaires to Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) from 1885 to

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Source: Black Past

Five9 eyes huge potential in SA as lockdown drives cloud migration

The inevitable move to the cloud has become more vital during the coronavirus lockdown, creating the perfect opportunity for contact centre specialist Five9 to launch into South

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Source: TechCentral

Cattle Roping Apparatus Invented

Darryl Thomas invented the cattle roping apparatus.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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President Thomas Jefferson descendant wants his statues taken down

(Credit: LaNier and AP

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Source: theGrio

Trinidad woman murdered on way to make police report

(Trinidad Guardian) After a violent encounter with her former close friend, mother of five Adanna Dick was on her way to the police station to make a report, but she never made

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Zimbabwe: Willard Katsande Remembers His Roots

KAIZER CHIEFS midfielder, Willard Katsande, has donated grocery hampers worth over R50 000 to the needy in his rural home in

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Source: allAfrica.com

England call-up gives Thomas hope of Test career

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Rookie fast bowler Oshane Thomas says he is thrilled by his call-up for the England tour and hopes it can lay the groundwork for a successful Test

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Todman, Terence A. (1926-2014)

Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for hiring of

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Source: Black Past

Aug

13

2014

American Civil War in the West - 1863-1865

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