Uganda: Chinhoi Scoops Uganda Open

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Dec

12

1963

Carson, Johnnie (1943- )

Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received

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Source: Black Past

May

7

2009

Five Kenyan writers and the works that made them famous - Face2Face Africa

African writers are hailed not only on the African continent, but globally as well because African writing is unique and true to telling tales from and about the continent through different lenses. Kenyan literature is said to be one of the richest in Africa and their writers have contributed

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Joe Louis

Born: 5/13/1914 La Fayette, AlabamaDied: 4/12/1981 Paradise, NevadaJoseph Louis Barrow, best known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all timeAwards

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Cyrus Tiffany

Cyrus Tiffany: African American heroism was not daunted by Captain Oliver H. Perrys opinion of African American sailors. A African American sailor, Cyrus Tiffany, was instrumental in protecting the life of Perry. When the USS Lawrence, the flagship of the American navy on Lake Erie, was sunk during

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

10

1818

LUESBY: Be wary of false drive against pesticides

Kenya is signatory to all the global conventions on hazardous chemicals and observes them all.

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Source: Business Daily

Illegal connections deny water firms Sh8.9bn annually

Unbilled water is currently at 43 percent, way above acceptable benchmark of 20 percent, according to the report by Water Service Regulatory Board (Wasreb).

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The white man never taught us how to run economy - Zim veep laments problems - Face2Face Africa

Zimbabwes vice-president, Kembo Mohadi, believes that the UK is to blame for his countrys economic woes because as colonizers, the Europeans did not teach Zimbabweans how to run the economy. Mohadi was speaking over the weekend at a Zanu-PF political party function. Addressing the issue of

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Christopher Columbus

Following the introduction of cattle into the Caribbean in 1493, during Christopher Columbus’s second voyage, cattle ranching proliferated along a series of frontiers across the grasslands of North and South America. While historians have recognized that Africans and their descendants were involved

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Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases now above a half-million as South Africa becomes a global hot spot

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after South...

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‘Cyber Bill will curb online bullying’

BULAWAYO residents yesterday gave thumbs up to the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill as a remedy to online bullying, revenge pornography and circulation of fake news, among other positives. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU / PATRICIA SIBANDA A public hearing on the Bill was conducted by the Parliamentary

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

John Lawson, a Black gunner on flagship of Admiral

John Lawson, a Black gunner on flagship of Admiral David Farragut, exhibited marked courage in Battle of Mobile Bay and won a Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Aug

5

1864

MUDIWA: Keep cyber crime at bay through tight partnerships

The world must appreciate how fast digital disruptions are happening.

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Meneeik II crowned

On November 2, 1889 Menelik II was crowned Negusa-Nagast (King of Kings) of Abysinnia, Ethiopia. By 1899 Abysinnia had extended as far as Kenya in the south, Somaliland in the East, and the Sudan in the West. During his reign, Menelik devoted much of his time to the building of

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Nov

2

1889

Fax, Elton (1909-1993)

Elton Clay Fax, a prolific African-American cartoonist, author, and illustrator, was born on October 9, 1909, in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Mark Oakland Fax, a clerk, and Willie Estelle Fax, a seamstress. Elton’s younger brother, Mark, was a music prodigy who worked as a composer later

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May

13

1993

Kigali City, Rwanda (1907-- )

Situated over several hills and valleys, Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda and is home to the main administrative and commercial centres of the nation as well as over one million

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Jul

1

1962

Zimbabwe

The white minority finally consented to hold multiracial elections in 1980, and Robert Mugabe won a landslide victory. The country achieved independence on April 17, 1980, under the name Zimbabwe. Mugabe eventually established a one-party socialist state, but by 1990 he had instituted multiparty

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Apr

17

1980

NDEMO: What retailers in Kenya must get right

The raging coronavirus has made it possible for home delivery to take a foothold in the country.

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Source: Business Daily

Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician

Born: October 17, 1956

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Oct

17

1956

Allen, Damon (1963- )

Damon Allen is a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2007-08 he completed his 24th season with the CFL. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Allen is the younger brother of former National Football League (NFL) star Marcus

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Fight breaks out over food shortage as refugees go hungry - The Mississippi Link

Kampala, UgandaWith food gone and six children to feed, 40-year-old Zawadi Kizungu had no choice but to walk miles to find food, and stepped into a food shortage troubling all of Central Uganda. She braved the early morning chill and walked 16 kilometers, nearly 10 miles, from her home in

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Source: Black Past

Jan

14

2004

Barack Obama

Best Known

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LeMelle, Wilbert J., Sr. (1931-2003)

Wilbert J. LeMelle, Sr., was a scholar, development specialist, and ambassador to Kenya and the Republic of Seychelles between 1977 and 1980. In both his academic and diplomatic work, LeMelle urged the United States to become more engaged in Africa, focusing on economic development and human

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Beauty queen to offer training

FORMER Miss Ireland International and Model Guide brand ambassador Blessing Mutamba yesterday said there was need to enhance the professional training of Zimbabwean beauty queens and ensure that the local modelling industry was abreast with trends and developments in global pageantry. BY PHILLIP

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Weak demand to keep inflation rate in check

The CBK sets the target of inflation at five per cent, plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

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Zimbabwe nurses detained over pay strike granted bail | News24

Eleven of the 13 striking nurses arrested in Zimbabwe during a protest for higher pay were freed on bail, their lawyers have said.

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Homeless convicts committing more crime to get back into prison, watchdog says - African American News Today - EIN News

. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near . The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd near

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Perkins, John [aka "Jack Punch"] ( -1812)

Captain John Perkins, nicknamed Jack Punch, was the first black commissioned officer in the Royal Navy. His date of birth and origins are unknown but Perkins first appeared in Navy records in 1775 when he joined as a ship’s pilot aboard HMS Antelope, the flagship of the Jamaica station. In 1778 he

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Jan

27

1812

Motown records fact

David Ruffin started out singing with the

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Jan

11

1964

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