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Why falling vulture population can cause health crisis

Scientists warn that without the birds, human beings risk contracting zoonotic diseases such as rabies, Middle East Respiratory Sydrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV), anthrax and a host of other diseases that are transferable to humans by

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The Culinary Journey of Chef Who Cooked for Presidents

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Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo , in full Christina Ama Ata Aidoo (born March 23, 1942, Abeadzi Kyiakor, near Saltpond, Gold Coast [now Ghana]), Ghanaian writer whose work, written in English, emphasized the paradoxical position of the modern African

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Source: Brittanica

Mar

23

1942

Walker, Darren (1959– )

Philanthropist Darren Walker is the tenth president of the seventy-seven-year-old Ford Foundation, the second largest philanthropy in the world. Walker was born August 28, 1959, at a charity hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana, to a single mother and was raised in East Texas. He received two degrees

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Source: Black Past

Aug

28

1959

Dems Propose Bill to Give Americans Over Age 16 $2,000 Each Month For Up to a Year

A bill introduced to Congress and drafted by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) would give Americans over the age of 16 coronavirus stimulus payments of up to $2,000 each month for at least six

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Senator Brian A. Benjamin

Chairman of Committee on Revenue and Budget

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McKinney, Samuel Berry (1926- )

Born on December 28, 1926 to Reverend Wade Hampton McKinney and Ruth Berry McKinney in Flint, Michigan, Samuel Berry McKinney would become a Baptist minister, author, and civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest

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Source: Black Past

Dec

28

1926

South Africa -- Changes in Town and Geographical Names

Since the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, a number of changes have been made to geographical names in the country. It can get a bit confusing, as mapmakers struggle to keep up, and road signs arent immediately changed. In many instances, the new names were existing ones used by

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Uganda Executive, MPs in Tussle Over Use of COVID-19 Funds

Despite seeming to have softened his stance on the Ush10 billion ($2.6 million) that Ugandan legislators allocated themselves as part of the Covid-19 supplementary budget, President Yoweri Museveni is said to have ordered an audit of the

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Angola: Government Departments Mergers Help Save Millions

Luanda — Angolan State hopes to save one billion kwanzas a year with the merger of government departments that started two months

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Nigeria: Finally, Court Sentences Ese Oruru's Abductor to 26 Years

Yenagoa — A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, Thursday convicted Mr. Yunusa Dahiru for the abduction, raping and impregnating a teenager, Miss Ese Oruru, in

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The Changing Definition of African-American History

Since the origins of the field in the late 19th century, scholars have devised more than one definition of what constitutes African-American history. Some intellectuals have viewed the field as an extension or corollary to American history. Some have stressed the influence of Africa on

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Uganda: Inadequate Protective Gear Frustrating COVID-19 Fight

On Monday, health workers at Princess Diana Health Centre IV in Soroti District, went on strike protesting failure by the authorities there to provide them with personal protective equipment

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Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Kenyatta , in full Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born October 26, 1961, Nairobi, Kenya), Kenyan businessman and politician who held several government posts before being elected president of Kenya in

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Henderson, George Washington (c. 1850-1936)

Born a slave in Clark County, Virginia, George Washington Henderson graduated from the University of Vermont in 1877 and became the first African American to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the highest academic honor society. He later received a bachelor’s degree in divinity from Yale

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Source: Black Past

Feb

3

1936

F.W. de Klerk

F.W. de Klerk , in full Frederik Willem de Klerk (born March 18, 1936, Johannesburg, S.Af.), politician who as president of South Africa (1989–94) brought the apartheid system of racial segregation to an end and negotiated a transition to majority rule in his country. He and Nelson Mandela

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Source: Brittanica

Mar

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1936

South Dallas residents deliver brunch to neighbors | Dallas Weekly

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DPP hails ruling in historic fraud case

THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has hailed the verdict in the Manchester Municipal Corporation (MMC) multimillion-dollar fraud case as a victory for public interest and

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Kupanda Sisters, World Literacy Foundation partner to supply tablets to Sophia Primary students

Kupanda Sisters Inc., a united States-based non-profit organisation founded by a Guyanese, has partnered with the World Literacy Foundation to launch a pilot programme to boost literacy through the provision of tablets to 20 students of Sophia Primary

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

King, Alveda (1951- )

Alveda King, a prominent conservative leader, evangelist, and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the first of five children of Alfred Daniel King and Naomi Barber King on January 22, 1951. Her father worked heavily in the civil rights movement and was a pastor

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Source: Black Past

Jan

22

1951

Southern Africa: COVID-19 - SADC Establishes Back to School Rules

Luanda — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States who want to reopen the educational establishments should establish the minimal and basic requirement of prevention including the availability of hygiene, water and

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Kneeland Youngblood

Kneeland Youngblood, M.D. is the Founding Partner of Pharos Capital Group. In this role, Youngblood leads a private equity firm focused on providing growth and expansion

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Tanzania's Firebrand Tundu Lissu

Since Magufuli was elected in 2015, Lissu has made it his job to fearlessly challenge the autocratic leader - and more than a dozen bullet wounds were not enough to shut him

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Decline in Non-COVID-19 Ailment Consultation in Hospitals Worries Govt

The federal government also said wearing face masks in public places is compulsory, going by the COVID-19 regulations signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Quarantine

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Source: allAfrica.com

Healthy Savannah Wins Statewide Recognition For Public Health Initiatives

The coalition has received the 2020 Joseph D. Greene Community Service Collaborative Award for its work to make Savannah a healthier place to

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Congo democratic republic

National Name: Republique Democratique du Congo

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

'Dean' of Black Lawyers

Henry E. Quarles, Sr., born in Boston in 1906, and a graduate of Suffolk Law School in 1928, is considered 'The Dean' of Black lawyers in Boston. He holds the distinction of having the longest legal career - 61 years of practice as an attorney - in Boston. He received an Honorary Doctor of Law from

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Meharry Medical College (1876- )

Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876 in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second oldest medical school for African Americans in the nation. The college was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Freedman’s Aid Society in 1876 when Samuel Meharry, a Scots-Irish immigrant salt trader

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Source: Black Past

Louis Armstrong

Satchmo

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Biography of Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

Who is

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