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John Lewis remembered by Birmingham-Area Leaders as an Icon, Hero 
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Alabama Senator Doug Jones and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama were among the hundreds of leaders who mourned the passing of Congressman John Lewis, the iconic Civil Rights leader from Alabama, who passed on Friday. He was
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Kenyatta Men Plotting Ruto Impeachment, DP's Allies Now Claim
The ongoing purge of National Assembly and Senate leaders allied to DP Ruto and rapid changes in House committees, they say, are calculated at paving the way for the Deputy
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Source: allAfrica.com
House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From U. S. Capitol
… a concerted effort to keep African-Americans in chains.” The legislation, spearheaded … other Black Americans. “Imagine what it feels like as an African American to know …
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John Lewis, Lion of Civil Rights and Congress, dies at 80
By Calvin Woodward and Desiree Seals Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Boom Bang: Keyshia Kaoir Flaunts Her Luxurious Car on the Gram and Fans Cant Get Enough
Keyshia Kaoir puts the stun in stunting! Kaoir, 35, and her husband, rapper Gucci Mane, are rich and they make sure everyone knows this. The []
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KZN councillor killed in 'hail of bullets' outside his home
The murder of Mtubatuba councillor Philip Mkhwanazi was met with shock and sadness by colleagues and comrades on
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The 'Conscience of the Congress', U. S. Rep. John Lewis, Dies at 80 - Voice and Viewpoint
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - He was the son of a sharecropper who came to be known as the “conscience of the Congress” and has been described by a list of other heroic terms: From the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who called him the “founding father of American Democracy” to President Barack
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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
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Kenya: Jubilee's Nairobi MCAs Meet Amid Escalating Assembly Leadership Wrangles
Nairobi — Members of Nairobi County Assembly drawn from the Jubilee Party are set to convene for a consultative meeting at the party headquarters on Wednesday amid escalating leadership wrangles at the
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Source: allAfrica.com
(1869) Frederick Douglass Describes The "Composite Nation"
In an 1869 speech in Boston, Frederick Douglass challenged most social observers and politicians (including most African Americans) by advocating the acceptance of Chinese immigration. His argument is presented
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Zimbabwe: President Leads Nation in Prayer
At a time when the world is adapting to a new normal birthed by the deadly coronavirus contagion, a virus that has no known cure, President Mnangagwa will today lead the nation in prayer and fasting as the country seeks divine answers to a disease that has turned lives upside down and wrecked
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Washington, Maurice E. (1956- )
Maurice E. Washington is a Reno, Nevada businessman and pastor who is best known as a former Republican member of the Nevada State
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1956
Have mercy on Washiali, troubled Echesa tells Uhuru
Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has pleaded with President Uhuru Kenyatta to have mercy and pardon Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali, the Majority Chief Whip, amid a looming purge as the Head of State seeks to stamp control over the Jubilee parliamentary
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All the Black & Brown Virtual Graduation Ceremonies To Check Out So You Don’t Feel Left Out
2 Event: iHeartMedia “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” When: May 15 If ceremonies aren’t your thing and you’d likely be forced to walk across the stage by your family, podcasts might be more your vibe. 3 Event: “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition” When: May 16 Dreamt of Barack O
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Clyburn, James Enos (1940– )
James Enos Clyburn was born in Sumter, South Carolina on July 21, 1940 to parents Enos and Almeta Clyburn.  James Clyburn’s father was a minister and his mother was a cosmetologist.  In 1957 James Clyburn graduated from Mather Academy located in Camden, South Carolina.  Four years later he
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John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing late Friday
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Source: The Florida Star
Wineberry, Jesse Calvin (1955- )
Former Washington State Legislator and current internet business entrepreneur, Jesse Calvin Wineberry was born in 1955 in Sedro Woolley, Washington, and adopted by parents Peter and Mary Wineberry. Wineberry grew up in Seattle’s Central District and attended Queen Anne High School. He earned
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Church members call for change amid violence, virus, racism
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Andre and Tailynn Davis sat on the edge of their living-room couch, a box of tissues at arms’ reach. Their bodies were ...
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Zimbabwe: Mliswa to Mudenda - Resolve MDC Parly Absenteeism, Zanu-PF MPs Are Too Weak to Raise Serious Matters
Sharp-tongued legislator, Temba Mliswa has urged parliament to speedily resolve the boycott stance taken by MDC Alliance MPs, telling Speaker Jacob Mudenda Zanu PF MPs were too weak to pose serious policy-related questions to
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Source: allAfrica.com
(2009) Barack Obama, "A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World"
On June 4, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama delivereda major speech addressing the relationship between the United States and theMuslim World at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt.   The text of the speech appears
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McKenzie to crack whip on COVID beach bums
A 91 per cent non-compliance rate with COVID-19 social-distancing protocols was observed among beach- and rivergoers at the weekend, triggering a stern warning from Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie that he will outline more rigid measures...
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The Meaning Of The Fourth Of July In The Words Of Frederick Douglass
By Aman Thakur On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was giving a speech about Independence Day when he asked the crowd the following question, “What to the slave, is fourth of July?” He gave a hint in the form of a reason. The hint was to dig the hypocrisy of the day concerned. He then gave the
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Naya Rivera Laid To Rest In Private Funeral

Naya Rivera’s life was celebrated in a private funeral at Los Angeles’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park earlier this week. About 25 close family and friends, including her former Glee castmates attended the

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PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers brave D.C rain as America enters a civil rights summer
And here they were on Juneteenth, blocks from America’s epicenter of
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Kenya: Jubilee Vows to Crack Whip on Errant MPs
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#Election2020 – Racist controversy puts spotlight on Georgia congressional runoff | The Atlanta Voice
Marjorie Taylor Greene is running for Congress - and is unrepentant about her racist rhetoric and support for the QAnon conspiracy theory. With the runoff for the Republican nomination in the conservative district approaching, some voters seem unaware of Greene’s controversial views, or shrug it
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Double trouble - Ombudsman cracks whip on public servants campaigning for election
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown has written to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) regarding allegations that public officials aligned to the party are actively involved in representational politics in breach of the Code of Conduct and...
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Former California Assemblymember Gwen Moore Passes Away — The Sacramento Observer
Family members, friends, former colleagues and other loved ones across California were shocked to learn about the passing of former California Assemblymember Gwen Moore on Aug. 19. Her family has not yet announced the cause of her death. Moore was first elected to the state legislature in 1978 and
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(1797) Prince Hall Speaks To The African Lodge, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Five years after his presentation at Charles Town, Prince Hall again addresses his fellow Masons. In an address delivered to the African Lodge at West Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 1797, Hall challenges those Masons to work for the elimination of slavery and the establishment of full civil
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Gono's statement on the 2007/8 Farm Mechanization Program
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