2020: The Year in Review

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2020: The Year in Review

Notable happenings and events of one of the most consequential years in history

Source: The Washington Informer

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Africa: Reclaiming Africa's Early Post-Independence History

[IPS] Accra, Ghana -- In 1965, Kwame Nkrumah described the paradox of neocolonialism in Africa, in which "the soil continue[s] to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa's impoverishment." He captured what continues to be an essential feature of

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Source: allAfrica.com

China says environment still grim despite 5 years of progress - L.A. Focus Newspaper

There was still a long way to go, said Zhao Yingmin, the vice-minister of ecology and environment, even though China had met a series of targets on smog, water quality and carbon emissions over the five years from

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Ballot campaigns set state record as most expensive - Black Voice News

Never has an election cycle seen so much money funneled into California's ballot measure campaigns - and there are still two weeks to go until the November election. Already, the campaigns for and against the 12 propositions on the November ballot have raised a staggering $670 million, according

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Fort Bend ISD selected to join Microsoft incubator - DefenderNetwork.com

Successful completion of the program will result in a new STEM Magnet school in collaboration with community partners Fort Bend ISD is excited to announce that it has been selected by Microsoft to join the 2020-21 Incubator Path of the Microsoft Showcase School program, beginning a multi-year

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Morocco: Lamnawar - Raja Can Go All the Way

[CAF] With three CAF Champions League titles to their name, Raja Club Athletic is no doubt one of the biggest clubs in Africa, with a popularity that has reached all over the world since their appearance at the maiden FIFA Clubs World Cup in 2000, in Brazil.

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-positive Portland councillor dies

The Portland Municipal Corporation has been plunged into mourning following the passing of Irvin Brown, the councillor for the Fellowship division in Portland Eastern. Brown, 61, passed away on Tuesday morning in the Intensive Care Unit at the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Angolan Elected Waff Vice-President

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The member of the board of directors of the Jurisdictional Council of the Angolan Paralympic Committee (CPA), Celeste Maria Tchiama, was elected the first vice-president of the International Football Federation for Amputees (WAFF).

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Source: allAfrica.com

African-American History Museum Displays Kobe Bryant’s Jersey

The jersey, which Mr. Bryant wore during the 2008 N.B.A. finals, will be on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture starting Wednesday.

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Clippers Name Tyronn Lue Head Coach

The L.A. Clippers have named Tyronn Lue as the team’s head coach, it was announced today by Clippers president of...

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Black students need changes to policies and structures beyond higher education

… rates vary greatly by race. Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women … can be done through strengthening African American studies departments and requiring all …

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Source: Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Career Advice, Jobs

Sha Sha’s star continues to shine

BY SHARON SIBINDI SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean Amapiano star, Sha Sha and stand-up comedian Learnmore “Long John” Jonasi are leading the list of this year’s sixth edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) South Africa to be held on December 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sha Sha has been

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

In pictures: A World Series like no other - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger celebrates his two-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 1 in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, October

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Kenya: Hundreds Line Up to Join Mashujaa Day Celebrations Amid Tight Security

[Nation] Hundreds of Kisii residents lined up at the main entrances to Gusii Stadium early Tuesday morning for a chance to attend this year's Mashujaa Day celebrations amid tight security and Covid-19 screening.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Thousands of businesses to benefit from electronic cash registers in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, on Monday commissioned five thousand Electronic Cash Registers (ECR) which will be rolled out immediately across hotels and supermarkets in the country. The National Revenue Authority (NRA) last

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Migration and solidarity

guest column:Fr Oskar Wermter SJ THERE was a time when the people of different continents knew very little of one another. They could only think of their own relatives, people of their own clan or nation. People had no idea that they belonged to something much greater, our common “human

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Nikki Giovanni: ‘There’s Nothing Greater on Earth Than Black Women’

With her new book ‘Make Me Rain,’ the 77-year-old outspoken poet continues her revolutionary body of work Continue reading on ZORA »

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Source: https://zora.medium.com

White and Horn Walter Camp Winners

Brady White of Memphis and Jaycee Horn of South Carolina were selected a for the National Walter Camp Players of the Week.

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Third flooding at Hotel Riu Reggae in two years

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Floodwater that pooled on the grounds of Hotel Riu Reggae on Monday afternoon has provoked feelings of dï¿½jï¿½ vu among stakeholders of the St James property, who experienced their third flooding at the location since 2018.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Kenya: Future Floods Victims to Be Caned Before Rescue, Warns Governor Godhana

[Nation] Victims of floods living in wetlands within Tana River County will get a thorough beating before they are rescued in future calamities, Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has warned.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Pretoria man airlifted to hospital after falling from roof | News24

A man has sustained serious neurological injuries when he fell from a roof in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Chin’ono seeks magistrate’s recusal

BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin’ono, who is accused of inciting the public to commit public violence, has filed an application for the recusal of the presiding magistrate Nyasha Nduna. Chin’ono, who was represented by Gift Mtisi and Doug Coltart, elected to file a written

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Canadian town of Asbestos breathes easy with new name

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) - The Canadian town Asbestos has voted to rename itself 'Val-des-Sources', the mayor announced Monday, in a hope to shed its association with the deadly mineral.Asbestos, a town 62 miles (100 kilometres) from Montreal with a population of 6,700, is historically entwined with

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Angola: Covid-19 - Commission Condemns Illegal Practices

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Multisectoral Commission for the Prevention and Fight against COVID-19 strongly condemned on Monday the practice of acts and activities that disobey the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 256/20 of 8 October.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Some of The Avengers Will Reassemble To Help Raise Some Dough For Joe Biden

The virtual event is aptly called Voters Assemble! goes down on Tuesday (Oct.19) at 3:45 PM PT / 6:45 PM ET and to attend, all you have to do is donate any amount to help the Biden/Harris presidential ticket defeat our dumb version of Thanos, aka Donald Trump.

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Source: The Urban Daily

CXC overturns failing English grades for majority of JC students

Jamaica College students are now breathing a sigh of relief with their adjusted grades after being stumped when earlier Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results showed that over 90 per cent of them had failed English A. So, too, is...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Nigerian soldiers fire at protesters, at least two hit -witnesses | News24

Soldiers opened fire on Nigerians protesting against police brutality in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, and at least two people were shot, four witnesses told Reuters.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Golden age cluster - 43 COVID-19 cases discovered among elderly residents, staff at Kingston home

A COVID-19 cluster of 43 cases discovered at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, has triggered emergency protocols to cauterise the spread of the deadly virus among the high-risk group. In a release last night, the Ministry of Health...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rush Limbaugh Quotes: Racist, Conservative Statements From Talk Show Host

Rush Limbaugh has been a lightning rod for controversy, and racism, over his career that spans nearly five decades.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Police release image of suspect in driver's licence fraud

The Westmoreland police are seeking the help of the public to identify and find the man pictured above who is a suspect in a fraud investigation. He has been linked to a case of obtaining money by false pretence. Investigators say a...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Super PAC Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses

One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committees has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch.

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Source: The Washington Informer

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