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[Vanguard] Senior Special Assitant to President, Garba Shehu, has lamented that the way killings are being reported under the Muhammadu Buhari-administration is like it had never happened before.
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Hill Harper on how his app inspired by the original Black Wall Street in Tulsa will help close racial wealth gap - Face2Face Africa
Hollywood star and former U.S. presidential appointee Hill Harper is on a mission to deepen financial literacy in underserved communities in a bid to drive financial inclusion. Financial literacy in underserved communities remains low and this situation has been attributed to the lack of financial
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Africa: MSF Welcomes U.S. Decision to Share Astrazeneca Covid-19 Vaccines
[MSF] New York -- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontierès (MSF) welcomes the Biden Administration's decision to donate AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries. As the US has secured far more vaccines than it needs, sharing surplus doses with the rest of the world would ensure
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Departure by Charly Palmer Opens Virtually at Hammonds House Museum on April 30 | Atlanta Daily World
Departure by Charly Palmer Opens Virtually at Hammonds House Museum on April 30 Hammonds House Museum is excited to present Departure by Charly Palmer from April 30 through August 1, 2021. This solo exhibition features Palmer’s work from the last 30 years, including pieces that have never been seen
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The COVID-19 Vaccine. What Black Chicagoans want you to Know. | Chicago Defender
It has been a year since the world changed.  The COVID-19 pandemic altered every aspect of our lives.  Social distancing, wearing masks, remote work, and learning all became part of our regular vocabulary. The world as we knew it changed with many of us isolated from family, friends, and loved
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Tanzania: Hail Police Swoop That Flushes Out Criminals in Society
[Daily News] TANZANIA like any peaceful part of the world has a Police Force that should be hailed for being friendly and part of the community it serves professionally without showing any form of bias.
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Chad: Nation Facing Hard Choices as Anxious Allies Ill-Prepared
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Nigeria: Yoruba Kings Not United, Oduduwa Republic Not Achievable - Oluwo
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Africa: Climate Change Will Not Be Fixed Without Continent
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Simone Biles drops Nike, joins female-focused athletic company Athleta team - DefenderNetwork.com
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Covid vaccination begins in Sudan's remote northern state | Africanews
The AstraZeneca vaccinations, which Sudan secured last month through the COVAX initiative, were handed out to health staff in the modest medical centre of the village of Seer, some 40km north of Dongola in Sudan's Northern State.
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Former Morgan State Standout Has His NFL Dreams Renewed - The Washington Informer
When the NFL canceled a national combine in 2020 for athletes from historically Black colleges and universities, former Morgan State standout linebacker Rico Kennedy figured he’d never get another
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Somali president calls for elections in bid to calm tensions | Africanews
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Ethiopia: Tvets Producing Low Quality Workforce - Study Finds
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`Take the lead!’ - Stabroek News
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Kendrick Carmouche is the first Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2013 | The Atlanta Voice
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Atlanta City Council Releases Committee Schedule | Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta City Council Releases Committee Schedule Six Atlanta City Council committees will hold remote meetings next week in response to the telework protocol activated for City Hall. Pursuant to Section 2-136 of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, public comment for each committee will be
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Black Ministers on J&J Vaccine Pause: Transparency Needed to Regain Public Trust | Post News Group
“This is alarming,” said the Rev. K.W. Tulloss, president of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Los Angeles and Southern California. “People were already leery. But we put our name out there to help get people vaccinated. Many of us thought the one-shot J&J vaccine was the best for people in our
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Africa: Secretary Blinken's Virtual Travel to Africa
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Nigeria: 2023 - Igbo Don't Need Special Unity to Produce President - Ohuabunwa, Amucheazi
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