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Lewis, Q. Walker (1798–1856)
Quack Walker Lewis, black abolitionist, barber, AND elder (priest) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on August 3, 1798. His father, Peter P. Lewis, was a free black yeoman farmer in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and his
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There are growing fears that COVID-19 is now linked to a syndrome in children who may be vulnerable to the virus and can become infected with minor irritants such as a rash, to more serious health issues such as cardiac
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Harriet Tubman Biography - Life and Accomplishments
Harriet Tubman (1821 - 1913)  led over 200 slaves to freedom as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Contemporaries called her Moses and General Tubman in praise of her bravery and leadership. Frederick Douglass lauded Tubmans courage by saying,  Excepting John Brown -- of sacred memory
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Missing Ex-WWE Wrestler Shad Gaspard Found Dead On Venice Beach
Wrestling fans were holding onto hope that former WWE superstar Shad Gaspard would be found safe after he went missing Sunday (May.18) after getting caught in a riptide with his young son and a group of
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Do Not Stand Silently
As I shared with Cone Health’s 12,000 employees on Friday, we cannot be silent while, across our country and here at home, people continue to be targeted and endangered based on their skin
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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com
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Miami, FL — Giselle Rengifo, a 17-year old girl from Florida, has been killed in a shooting at a rented Airbnb in
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Exam headache!
Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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2 arrested for trying to smuggle drugs worth R10 million into SA from Mozambique
The two were travelling together in a truck from Mozambique to South Africa when they were nabbed at the Lebombo border post near Komatipoort on
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Birmingham lawmaker Merika Coleman loses 4 family members to COVID-19
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How Muslims marked Idd-ul- Fitr
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Uganda: Politicians, Soldiers Mourn Gen Ggwanga
The death of Maj Gen (Rtd) Kasirye Ggwanga yesterday drew eulogies from friends, politicians and top military
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TGR COMMENTARY: Ebony Robes and Ivory Justice
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Showtime to debut "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall", directed by Spike Lee
On February 26, during Black History Month, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release exclusive CD/DVD and CD/Blu Ray editions ofMichael Jackson’s revolutionary 1979 recording, Off The Wall. The package will include the original version of the album bundled with the new
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Psychiatrist warns against deadly jokes - Hurtful words could push people over the edge, Shetty warns in light of teen’s suicide
Although a “light moment” with a sibling hours before 17-year-old Chrisey-Ann Davis took her life was struck out by her mother as the reason for the tragedy, psychiatrist Dr Ganesh Shetty is warning that sometimes making jokes about persons in pain or suffering from disabilities could push them
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Burkina Faso must probe death of terror detainees - rights group
A Human Rights group, CISC, is calling on authorities in Burkina Faso to explain the death in detention of alleged terrorism
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Lesotho: Top Cop Arrested, Charged in South Africa
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Surviving COVID-19’s Cultural Clash | Afro
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‘Who will mind my kids?’ - Parents mulling back-to-work order ponder daycare dilemma
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Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York to Diane and Michael Haughton. Enrolled in voice lessons by her mother at a very young age, Aaliyah soon began performing at weddings, the church choir and various charity
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‘We're not going to let it go’ – Gambia demands probe into U.S. police killing of citizen
The Gambia has demanded an investigation after one of its citizens, a former UN diplomat’s son, was shot dead by
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