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President Truman issued Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in the armed forces.

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US police reform: Trump to sign executive order on ‘best practice’ | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order on police reform, amid anger about the killing African Americans by

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'Villages-News' On President Trump Retweeting Video Of A Man Yelling 'White Power' : NPR

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Villages-News editor Meta Minton about the outlet's video, in which a Florida Trump supporter shouts "white power." President Trump retweeted the video Sunday.

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Kenya: Did Kenya Make the Right Move in Importing Drug?

They included antiretrovirals and other essential drugs as well as hydroxychloroquine, an

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House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to

House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.

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Feb

24

1868

Cleaver, Eldridge (1935-1998)

Eldridge Cleaver, author and civil rights activist, was born on August 31, 1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Cleaver, a child of six, lived in a household where his father abused his mother. The Cleavers moved to Phoenix, Arizona and finally settled in Los Angeles, California where Cleaver spent much

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Aug

31

1935

Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking

Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking

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WHO to hold first virtual assembly

The World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus almost solely on Covid-19, which in a matter of months has killed more than 310,000 globally, and infected nearly

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U.S. Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the

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Nathan's Champ Joey Chestnut Rips Trump's Hot Dog Eating Style

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champ called out the president for basically being a weenie.

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Nigeria: Updated - U.S. Sanctions Six Nigerians for Alleged $6 Million Internet Fraud

The United States government has placed sanctions on six Nigerians for alleged internet-related fraud that caused American citizens and businesses over $6 million

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Trump executive order relaxes hiring standards for federal jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to reforming the hiring process for federal jobs in a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2020 in

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Biden: George Floyd's death shows 'open wound' of US racism

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that the “open wound” of systemic racism was behind the police killing of a handcuffed black man in

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Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies

Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies at the age of 77 from leukemia. Nyerere was lauded as one of the greatest statemen of his time.

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Oct

14

1999

Snapchat removes Trump account from curated section

Snap said it would no longer promote US President Donald Trump’s account in Snapchat’s Discover section, saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new

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Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976)

WilliamHenry Hastie, attorney and diplomat, was born on November 17, 1904 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent his childhood in Tennessee until hisfamily moved to Washington, D.C. Hastie graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in 1921 and four years laterreceived his A.B. Degree from

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Jul

19

1950

Hamilton, Bermuda (1790- )

Hamilton is the capital of the British overseas island territory of Bermuda in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The city had a population of 3,641 people in 2014. Hamilton is located on the northern shore of a deep water harbour on the main island of Bermuda. Most of the people who work in Hamilton do

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Hicks, Irvin (1938- )

Irvin Hicks was a career Foreign Service Officer who rose from a communications clerk position to serve three times as a U.S. ambassador. Hicks served in the Department of State during the nascent years of African Independence from European colonial rule. Hicks was appointed Ambassador

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Jul

11

1985

Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote - Los Angeles Sentinel

The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. The post Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Trump in Dallas, snubs 3 top African-American law enforcers

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dallas on Thursday for a discussion on race and

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Trump to finish drug regimen 'in day or 2'

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will finish his preventative hydroxychloroquine regimen "in a day or

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A long-overdue ‘Tip of the Cap’ to baseball’s Black pioneers

So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro

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Kenya: One Woman's Race to Save Girls From 'The Cut', Early Marriage

Dr Kulea, an anti-female genital mutilation and gender activist, is the founder and executive director of the Samburu Girls

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Trump: I'm taking hydroxychloroquine - VIDEO

US President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting

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Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)

Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and

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Drug convict loses again

Outlining the background of the case, the Appeal Court noted that on October 5, 2011 the Assets Recovery Agency had brought civil proceedings against Nembhard in the Supreme Court, seeking a civil recovery order and restraint order pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) against certain

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This Day in History — June 4

1994: Five Iraqis and a Kuwaiti are sentenced to death in Kuwait for plotting to kill former US President George H W Bush with a car bomb during his visit to Kuwait in

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Black Progressive Candidates Win Support In Primary Elections : NPR

By choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide

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Mike Pence refuses to acknowledge 'Black lives matter' in TV interview

(Photo by Brendan Smialowski

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Bolton Book: Judge rules Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it

In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in

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This Day in History — June 11

2009: The World Health Organization says swine flu is now formally a pandemic, a declaration that speeds vaccine production and spurs government spending to combat the first global flu epidemic in 41

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