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[UNFPA] Blog by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa
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Study examines psychological, social predictors of U.S. adults' willingness to get COVID-19 vaccine - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… -19 because we know that Black Americans are infected with COVID-19 … history of medical mistreatment of African Americans and individuals from low-income …
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Smashes COVID Record, Portland’s Weird Political Ads, and Trump “Takes Care” of Kidnapped Children – Blogtown
Simply one of many WEIRDEST political adverts you will discover in your mailbox. From “No on Measure 26-218” flyer Here is your day by day roundup of all the most…
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Azealia Banks Denies Cooking Her Dead Cat In Typical Azealia Banks Fashion
Azealia Banks is back to doing way too much. The struggle rapper is saying she did not cook her dead cat for brunch. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Harlem native is now backtracking from a video she shared last week. In the cringe worthy clip she is seen digging up her dead cat. […]
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WENDY’S WINDOW: The Silver Lining of Tragedy - Los Angeles Sentinel

Sometimes, good things can come out of life’s most tragic events. We are experiencing trying times that are making all of us rethink how we operate and how we carry out our daily lives. The fallout of COVID-19 has touched both our personal and professional

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Kenya: One Woman's Race to Save Girls From 'The Cut', Early Marriage
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Researchers compare racial variations in unilateral versus bilateral knee replacement surgery - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… and higher complication rates among African American patients. While previous studies … the other hand, although African Americans having unilateral knee replacement have … with no significant difference between African American and white patients. To explain …
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Zanu PF top official torches tribal storm
ZANU PF Mberengwa North district executive member and prominent businessman, Tinashe Shumba has torched a tribal storm after he reportedly insulted members of the Lemba (VaRemba) community who refused to chant ruling party slogans as well as denigrate MDC Alliance leader Nelson
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Reports Shows 90% Increase In COVID-19 Cases In Children
Share0 A teacher wearing a face mask demonstrates cleaning measures. (Image: Twitter/@Utahcoronavirus) COVID-19 continues to keep the country in quarantine and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the…
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Africa: Preventing HIV in High HIV Burden Settings Through Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
[WHO] Preventing heterosexually acquired HIV and achieving global HIV incidence goals require a combination of interventions. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is one of these interventions in settings with a high burden of HIV. New guidelines from the World Health Organization
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Faithfull Utterances: Time is Up—Stop Missing Out
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Kenya: Fear of Massive Dropouts When Schools Reopen After Covid-19 Shutdown
[Nairobi News] Thousands of learners failed to show up in class when schools partially reopened last month, raising fears of massive dropouts caused by the prolonged closure of learning institutions.
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Obesity Crisis: State In Mexico Bans Selling Junk Food To Children
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Africans mustn’t be used as guinea pigs – NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Healthy Black Children More Likely to Succumb to Surgery Than White Peers: Report
African American children who seemed healthy prior to surgery have been more likely to die in the weeks following the procedures than their white peers, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Pediatrics. Although it’s been long been known that Black patients are more likely to
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Elevate or Educate: Working Mothers Struggle with Choosing Between Children and Career Amid COVID-19 Crisis | News | The Michigan Chronicle
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Legal Experts Suggest Trump's Lawyers on Verge of Committing Litigation Crimes | BlackPressUSA
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Whole-genome study of IBD in African Americans reveals a different genetic risk landscape - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… that diverse populations, including African-Americans, benefit from the tremendous … any known environmental factor. African-Americans are conventionally thought to … ) Whole-genome sequencing of African Americans implicates differential genetic architecture in …
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Kenya: More Boys Than Girls Missing From Schools
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Mutare couple marries off daughter (15) for $40
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In Light of Pandemic, Flu Vaccinations More Important Than Ever for People at Highest Risk - Voice and Viewpoint
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Treating child care as 'basic infrastructure' means valuing Black and brown women’s work
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