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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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Huawei seeks stable supply of memory chips as US pressure grows

Huawei Technologies has asked Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix for a stable memory chip supply despite apparently mounting pressure from the US to isolate the Chinese telecommunications company, the Korea Economic Daily

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Source: TechCentral

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

Goya Boycott Backfires As Trump Supporters Buy In Bulk And Finally Season Their Food

The haphazardly organized boycott of a minority-owned food company because its CEO lavished Donald Trump with praise has resulted in an apparent buying spree by the president's defiant supporters.

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List of landmark African-American legislation

Ordinance of 1787: The Northwest Territorial Government (Northwest

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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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We can’t breathe: Chamisa

OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has psyched up hard-pressed Zimbabweans to liberate themselves from the heavy Zanu PF yoke which he claims has shrunk the democratic space and deprived citizens of the much-needed

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Rwanda MPs vote to give president more powers

Rwandan lawmakers have endorsed plans to give more powers to the president to create and disband public institutions and state-owned companies as the country seeks to improve efficiency and minimise

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Source: The East African

Andrew Brimmer appointed to Fed. Reserve Bd.

Andrew Brimmer becomes the first African-American governor of the Federal Reserve Board when he is appointed by President Johnson

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Feb

10

1966

Stacey J. Mobley

Stacey J. Mobley is Senior Advisor at Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Previously, Mobley served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of DuPont. Mobley was a member of DuPont’s Office of the Chief Executive. Mobley was with DuPont for 35 years and had senior

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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign for President of the U.S.

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Jan

25

1972

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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Source: Black Past

Jul

11

1985

500 Faith Leaders Endorse Joe Biden And Kamala Harris For The White House

The diverse group of backers includes an evangelical preacher who last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1976.

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'A betrayal': Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg

Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by US President Donald Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company

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Source: TechCentral

A culture war battle Donald Trump can win.

Where the Democratic Party has been a portrait in indecisiveness, Trump has been clear. He stands with the cops who have gone through a hellish six weeks. He stands against defacing statues and destroying monuments. He has denounced the rioting, looting and arson that have accompanied protests the

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Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

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Trump Questions Harris' Eligibility To Be The Vice Presidential Candidate : NPR

President Trump appeared to raise questions about whether Kamala Harris was eligible to be the vice presidential candidate following an op-ed that incorrectly raised doubts about her eligibility.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Obama emerges as central figure in 2020 presidential race

In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus

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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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Latest US monuments toppled: Grant, national anthem writer | The Atlanta Voice

Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil War which ended widespread

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns

The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over published concerns that the drug may do more harm than

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm

MI AMI (AP) - United States President Donald Trump is postponing a rally planned for today in New Hampshire, the White House said, citing a tropical storm threatening parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.

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Malawi's new president takes oath, makes key appointments

Malawi swore in new president Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday (June 28) for a five-year term after winning the re-run of a hotly disputed

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Barack Obama Turns Presidency Into One Big Sports Analogy

POTUS gets real with Bill Simmons for GQ.

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Trump Doesn't ‘Think’ Herman Cain Contracted Coronavirus At His Tulsa Rally

The 74-year-old cancer survivor died on July 30.

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President Truman

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

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Jul

26

1948

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a self-proclaimed nation of 11 secessionist slave-holding states of the United States, existing from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was originally formed by seven states – South

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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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Larry Aubry was never afraid to write ‘black’ commentary

I haven’t written my weekly column for five years, moving on to digital content and films, and running a think tank at Cal State Dominguez

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Africa: I Can't Breathe! I Can't Breathe! Any Lessons Learnt From America?

One clear message which such action has amplified is that when people are tired and fed up, they are tired and no amount of threats of the use of force or the use of force itself can stop

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