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Covid-19: WHO halts malaria drug trials

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has temporarily suspended trials of hydroxychloroquine from its global study into experimental Covid-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to

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Source: The East African

Cry, the beloved Africa – a tale of two experiences

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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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Africa: UN Peacekeepers - Numbers Are Going Down

UN missions, they believed, could and would bring peace to the world's conflict

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Catholic Sister Receives the Presidential Order of Service Uzalendo Award

Nairobi — Sr Winnie Mutuku of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, has received the Presidential Order of service Uzalendo Award for her outstanding contribution to the fight against corona virus in

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Source: allAfrica.com

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

(Photo by Brendan Smialowski

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US sees 1,260 coronavirus deaths in a day

The United States recorded a further 1,260 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, bringing its total to 95,921 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Racial Injustice

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking African American officials in the Trump administration, resigned on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s response to racial tensions across the nation, The Washington Post

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)

Between 1866 and 1917, African American soldiers served throughout the western United States, including the territory and later state of Montana. Beginning in 1888, the 24th and 25th Infantries and the 9th and 10th Cavalries would be stationed throughout Montana at Fort Missoula, Fort Keogh, and

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Source: Black Past

140-second audio clips are coming to Twitter

Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow users to tweet using their voice, capturing up to 140 seconds of audio in a single

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Source: TechCentral

The Culinary Journey of Chef Who Cooked for Presidents

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Source: Business Daily

Top General Apologizes For Role In Trump's Photo During Protests

General Mark Milley, a top military official, has apologized for participating in President Trump's walk to St. John's Church near the White House, after law enforcement forcibly cleared

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Source: Stories About Black History

Melody C. Barnes

Melody C. Barnes is Co-Founder & Principal of MBSquared Solutions LLC. In this role, Barnes leads a domestic strategy firm and serves as Vice Provost for Global Student Leadership Initiatives at New York

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Defending Nikkei: Hugh MacBeth and the Japanese American Internment

In the account below University of Quebec at Montreal historian Greg Robinson describes the activies of Hugh MacBeth, a black Los Angeles attorney, on behalf of the Japanese American citizens and resident aliens incarcerated during World War

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Constitution of the Afric-American Female Intelligence Society of Boston (1832)

Preamble: Whereas the subscribers, women of color of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, actuated by a natural feeling for the welfare of our friends, have thought fit to associate for the diffusion of knowledge, the suppression of vice and immorality, and for cherishing such virtues as will render u

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Egypt

In 1967, border tensions between Egypt and Israel led to the Six-Day War. On June 5, Israel launched an air assault, and within days had annexed the Sinai Peninsula, the East Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights. A UN cease-fire on June 10 saved the Arabs from a complete rout. Nasser

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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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Somalia not ready for 'one person - one vote' poll: regional presidents | Africanews

July 13: Somalia regional presidents reject term extension

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

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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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives

Fedida, who has worked under two ABC News presidents, Ben Sherwood and now James Goldston, has helped to foster an environment so toxic that several former staffers and talent told HuffPost that when they left the network they felt like they were leaving an abusive

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8 Network Television Shows Starring Black Women

Television shows starring black women have been few and far between on the Big 3 television networks, but that changed after the success of ABCs Scandal, which paved the way for a number of black women to appear on television. Learn which shows starring black predated Scandal and about the programs

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Donald Trump, black NASCAR driver in war of words over noose protest - African American News Today - EIN News

NASCAR's Bubba Wallace accused Donald Trump on Monday of stirring up "hate" after the president demanded that the circuit's only black driver apologize for protests launched over a noose found hanging in his garage stall.

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Obama rebukes leaders over Covid-19 response

Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

UN virus therapy trial pauses hydroxychloroquine testing

GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug US President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all

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Village People Singer Asks Trump To No Longer Play Their Music At Rallies

Although the 1970s disco group the Village People has previously been OK with Donald Trump playing its music at rallies, the band just changed its

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NFL Legend Herschel Walker Wants to Send Americans Who 'Don't Want Any Police' to 'Countries That Don't Have Police'

Former NFL player Herschel Walker, who is an avid Trump supporter, has a message for people who “don’t want any

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Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

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

Matthew Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.[1] Henson served as a navigator and

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J. Veronica Biggins

J. Veronica Biggins is a Managing Partner, Atlanta Office for Diversified Search LLC. Biggins has over 15 years of experience as a Senior Partner in Executive Search. Biggins’ background includes 20 years of experience with Nations Bank (now Bank of America). Biggins previously served as

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