Woodrow Wilson elected president

Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over virus fears

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Saturday that the country's coronavirus measures would be extended and its borders with Tanzania and Somalia

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Rise and rise of Kang’ata

Within the first month at the university, Mr Kang’ata had already been elected the vice-chairman of the Kenya Law Students

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Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech | The Atlanta Voice

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings

Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears

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Stream LeBron James’ Virtual Graduation #GraduateTogether Featuring President Obama & More

Lives have been lost, people are jobless, and the economy is in one of the worst slumps

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Southern Africa: DRC, Zambia Seek SADC Intervention On Border Conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has approached President Mnangagwa to mediate in its long-standing border dispute with Zambia in his capacity as chairman of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security

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Source: allAfrica.com

Malawi Supreme Court Gives Deadline On Swearing-in President - Parliament to Set Voting Day

Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal perfected judgment on the elections case has given a deadline on the swearing-in of president-elect in the Constitution Court sanctioned presidential

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SMU Quarterback Shane Buechele Raises $50,000 for Dallas’ COVID-19 Relief Fund

SMU Quarterback Shane Buechele and his girlfriend, Paige Vasquez, decided to start a GoFundMe account so that they could give back to the City of Dallas, the place they call

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: She Fought Against Racism and Lynching

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known for much of her public career as Ida B. Wells, was an anti-lynching activist, a muckraking journalist, a lecturer, and a militant activist for racial justice. She lived from July 16, 1862 to March

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South Sudan Covid-19 cases rise to 290

South Sudan has registered 54 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 290, the country's Health ministry has

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Source: The East African

Welters, Beatrice W. (1951- )

On March 10, 2010, Beatrice Wilkinson Welters was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, having been named to that post by President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she was a philanthropist and senior employee of IBM, where she worked from 1977 to

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In Memoriam: Rev. Vaughn Adam Burke – The Mississippi Link

Rev. Vaughn Adam Burke was born to the late Carl Andrew Burke Sr. and Late Jimmie Mildred Adams on January 7,1961 in Kosciusko, MS. He received his education at Kosciusko High School and received his GED at Attala

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Source: The Mississippi Link

Nigeria receives Madagascar's COVID-Organics, efficacy tests ordered

May 16: Nigeria receives COVID-Organics, scientific tests ordered

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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

In the following account John C. Hughes, chief oral historian for the Washington State Legacy Project, discusses the life and legacy of Lillian Walker, who has been a civil rights activist in Bremerton, Washington, since World War II. Established in 2008 by Washington Secretary of State Sam

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Kenya: Govt Set to Impose Tough Measures After Spike in COVID-19 Cases at Border Points

Nairobi — The government says it is considering imposing tough measures at the border points following high cases of COVID-19, particularly at the border town of Namanga which is the main gateway to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Malia Obama’s Critics Are Making Fun Of The Shape Of Her Head

Recently, his first-born daughter Malia Obama has been the object of internet criticism after appearing in her mother’s “Becoming

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Source: Your Black World

Mayor Johnson accepts donations from Aga Khan Council | Dallas Weekly

The Aga Khan Council for Central United States, a social governance body of the Ismaili Muslim community, will donate 10,000 surgical masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 1,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to the City of

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‘Obamagate’ May Just Be Trump’s Return To His Racist ‘Birtherism’ Comfort Zone | HuffPost

Trump began sprinkling the term “Obamagate” into his public statements last week after his attorney general decided to drop charges against Trump’s first national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who had already twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI regarding his phone

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Bishop Alexander Walters: Religious Leader and Civil Rights Activist

Noted religious leader and civil rights activist Bishop Alexander Walters was instrumental in establishing the National Afro-American League and later, the Afro-American Council. Both organizations, despite being short-lived, served as predecessors to the National Association for the Advancement of

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Pepco Extends Pandemic Customer Bill and Service Support Programs Through July 1

As individuals, families and communities continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pepco has committed to not suspending service disconnections and waiving new late fees and reconnecting customers who were previously

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Source: The Washington Informer

Princeton University will be removing racist former president from school

Robertson Hall, home to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Wikicommons

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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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Source: The East African

Biden Says He Would Not Pardon Trump or Block Investigations

The former vice president made his statement in response to a voter who asked him on Lawrence O’Donnell’s show, “The Last Word,” whether he would “commit to not pulling a Gerald Ford in giving Donald Trump a pardon under the pretense of healing the

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Raising Cane’s Thrives, Even in Times of Crisis, with Unrelenting Focus on Crew and Culture, Distributing $2 Million Crew Bonus

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Brazil surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths

The country of 210 million inhabitants, the most affected in Latin America, could become the new global epicentre of the

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

Allow return of Carter Center - Canadian gov't official urges President

Canada’s Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas of Global Affairs today reiterated Ottawa’s call for the return of Carter Center observers to observe the recount of votes currently

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Former senators allege plot to make Kenyatta PM

Three former senators now claim there is a plot to install President Uhuru Kenyatta or his brother Muhoho Kenyatta as prime minister after the next general

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Birth of a Nation

On February 18, 1915, the silent film Birth of a Nation (originally titled The Clansman) by director/producer D.W. Griffith premiered at Clunes Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The 12-reel, three-hour-long film was a first in American film history for its length, cost, music, and

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In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus

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Covid-19: Global tensions simmer over race for vaccine

Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine

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