The endangerment of women in society, By Ayisha Osori

Trans model Munroe Bergdorf re-hired after being fired 3 yrs ago for speaking against racism

Bergdorf, a black British model who got fired three years ago from L’Oreal after she spoke out on racism, has been re-hired by the international cosmetics company and will be joining the company’s U.K. diversity and inclusion

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BUSHMILLS, United Kingdom (AFP) — In a windswept Northern Ireland car park a fleet of vehicles fan out in front of an improvised altar, on the bed of a potato truck, for the faithful to pray at a drive-in, coronavirus lockdown

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Nigeria: Data's Importance in Fighting the Shadow Pandemic - Gender-Based Violence By Ayisha Osori and Chitra Nagarajan

As governments and activists across the world respond to the increase in gender-based violence during the COVID19 pandemic, Nigeria's response raises questions about how well (lack of) data influences advocacy and

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Protesters Call Attention to Deaths of Two More Black Men | Afro

By Russ Bynum and Ed White

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UK moving to boost Caribbean trade, help businesses recover from COVID fallout

The United Kingdom (UK) has launched a plan of action to support trade in several Caribbean states to help them maximise the benefits of their Economic Partnership Agreement

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UK Taxpayers Have Been Paying Compensation to Slave Owners for More than 180 Years Until 2015

Many decades after slavery was abolished in Britain, U.K. taxpayers have paid compensation for slave traders up to

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Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces

For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of

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Seattle’s core taxes increased four times faster than economy since 2013: study

(The Center Square) – The Downtown Seattle Association is calling out Seattle officials after a new study found that, despite taxes increasing at an exponential rate, the city fails to address residents’ concerns. The study – commissioned by the DSA – found that since 2013, Seattle’s general fun

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UK could lock down city of Leicester after virus surge

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The central English city of Leicester could be the country's first to face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said

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Africa: In Era of COVID-19, Russia's Strategic Politics of Coronavirus Aid Takes the Stage in Africa

While Russia, for a time, appeared to escape a serious coronavirus outbreak, the situation there has changed drastically during these two months of April and May, - passing Germany and France to become the third most-infected country in the world, according to The Moscow

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Bermuda to get first black Governor | New York Carib News

Bermuda to get first black Governor

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L’Oreal Re-Hires Model After Being Fired For Speaking Up Against Racism

In 2017, a Black model for L’Oreal named Munroe Bergdorf was fired for speaking up about systemic racism while under

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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean

THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of

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This Man Is Bringing World's First African And Caribbean Rum To The United States

This Man Is Bringing World’s First African And Caribbean Rum To The United via Purple PR

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Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African American poet and author born on June 27, 1872. His parents had been slaves during the American Civil War but had been freed by the time of his birth. Dunbar was born in Ohio, and his parents separated shortly after his birth. Dunbar began writing poetry as early

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2020 Has Been Difficult For The Black Community. Discrimination At Work Only Adds Insult To Injury

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CBC Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable

The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George

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Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation

Total confirmed cases = 24,077

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World Alarmed by Violence in US; Thousands March in London | Afro

By Danica Kirka

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Racial discrimination

Racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. Policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being

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Coronavirus may kill unicorns: High-value tech startups could see blows to valuations

Unicorns are seeing their valuations sliced, some by 40%, as tracked by European company

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Pulpit to presidency: Malawi's new president takes office

June 28: Chakwera, Chilima sworn in

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Liberia

Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/ ( listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of

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Africa: Better Access to Stories Can Improve Adolescent Lives in Africa

The United Kingdom Research and Innovation fund's Accelerate project is working with adolescent groups in Africa to understand how young people see their lives in terms of

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Adams, Samuel Clifford, Jr. (1920-2001)

Samuel Clifford Adams, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Niger was born in Waco, Texas on August 15, 1920, to Samuel Clifford Adams and Sarah Catherine (née Roberts) Adams. He grew up in the Fourth Ward section of

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Why The World Is More Worried Than Ever About A 2nd Wave | The Oklahoma Eagle

A fresh coronavirus outbreak in China, new cases in New Zealand and record infections in parts of the United States show that the pandemic is far from

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Anti-Racism Protesters Around The World Demand Justice For George Floyd

LONDON — Thousands of anti-racism campaigners around the world staged demonstrations on Sunday, acting in solidarity with Americans protesting police violence after George Floyd, a Black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes last

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Nigeria: President Rejects States' Plan On Unilateral Takeover of DISCOs

CBN, others seek solutions to distributors' indebtedness to banks

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Premier League Teams Show Support For Black Lives Matter With New Jerseys

During their return to play, clubs will be showing their support to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, and some will be donning their support for the Black Lives Matter

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