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Rwanda: COVID-19 - All 13 New Cases Linked to Rusizi Cluster
Rusizi District has become an epicentre of Novel Coronavirus cases in Rwanda, registering all the 13 new cases recorded over the last 24 hours in the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Botswana: Logan Safaris Donates Firewood
The company, which specialises in day trips, game drives, boat cruises, Victoria Falls trips and transporting clients both locally and outside the country, has donated firewood to needy residents of Lesoma, Kazungula and Kasane to prepare for the winter
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Source: allAfrica.com
California Schools Say Budget Cuts Will Delay Reopening
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six California school districts representing more than 900,000 students say the governor’s proposed budget cuts will delay the reopening of
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Self-Medication Worsening Our Problems - Patients
Of recent, hospitals and government officials have attributed spike in medical complications among patients and in some instances death to the decision of those with underlying ailments going for self -medication at home instead seeking professional
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Despite Global Reopening Push, Some Jobs are Gone for Good | Afro
That’s the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the world, from restaurants in Thailand to car factories in France, whose livelihoods fell victim to a virus-driven recession that’s accelerating decline in struggling industries and upheaval across the global
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Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis
Stanton-King could use a dose of that reality herself, according to Dwight Bullard, political director of New Florida Majority, an organization that supports progressive Democrats and people of
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Nigeria: Over 140 Nigerians Killed in Violent Attacks Last Week
Sunday: PREMIUM TIMES reported that gunmen attacked three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. In a separate attack, armed men killed no fewer than 20 people in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It erupted over a land dispute between Lunguda and Waja communi
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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was the first significant gathering of independent and soon-to-be independent nations in Asia and
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Source: Black Past
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Mississippi Official: Black People 'Dependent' Since Slavery
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americans “became dependent” during slavery and as a result, have had a harder time “assimilating” into American life than other mistreated
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Uganda: Floods Displace Thousands Nationwide
In Isingiro District, five people died in Kabuyanda Town Council and Kabuyanda Sub-county on May 2 following heavy rain, according to Isingiro South MP Alex
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Voices of the Civil War Episode 16: "102nd U.S. Colored Regiment"
On May 22, 1863, the United States War Department established the Bureau of Colored Troops to organize and handle the enlistment of black troops into the Union Army. Colored infantries were formed all across the country. On May 23, 1864, the First Michigan Colored Volunteer Infantry was
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A tale of two plagues in Oran, Algeria: COVID-19 brings a dystopian novel to life
ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem
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Gunmen kill 60 in northwestern Nigeria
Armed criminals killed 60 people in a string of attacks on villages in the restive northwest of Nigeria, medics and residents said
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Govt blames poor roads for failure to feed villagers
GOVERNMENT has blamed poor road network for failure to feed hungry villagers in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, amid reports that the majority of people in the district were
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BPS needs better community participation
Then came a presentation to the School Committee on May 27 about adopting the MassCore as additional standards for graduation requirements, on top of a high school reconfiguration plan that targeted struggling high schools to move to 7-12 grade
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Creating Political Opportunities
In 1986 the Black Political Task Force joined forces with the Rainbow Coalition, the Massachusetts Latino Democratic Committee, and the Asian Political Caucus to challenge the redistricting plan put forth by the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Redistricting is the process by which
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Leading the Charge: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Uses Political Platform to Advocate for Testing and Necessary Resources in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the midst of one of the deadliest pandemics in the history of the United States, there has been at least one elected official who has truly led the charge and been on the frontlines of dealing with addressing this unprecedented COVID-19 virus – that elected official has been none other than
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Zimbabwe: Willard Katsande Remembers His Roots
KAIZER CHIEFS midfielder, Willard Katsande, has donated grocery hampers worth over R50 000 to the needy in his rural home in
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Texas is locked in a battle over voting by mail. Here's how to do it.
In the federal courts, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that said anyone in Texas who wants to vote by mail to avoid transmission of the virus could qualify for a mail-in
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Wallace, George Corley
Wallace, George Corley, 1919–98, governor of Alabama (1963–67, 1971–79, 1983–87), b. Clio, Ala. Admitted to the bar in 1942, he was active in the Alabama Democratic party, serving in the state assembly (1947–53) and as a district court judge (1953–59). In 1962 he won election as governor as an
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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear
Morton’s story is a common one in the Bronx, which has been hit harder by the virus than any other place in the New York City metropolitan
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Milwaukee Business Restart Grant Applications Due Friday; Small Businesses Eligible for Up to $15,000 to Resume Operations
Small businesses can apply for City of Milwaukee’s Business Restart Grants until 5:00pm this Friday, June 12th through the online portal at
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The Burning Of America – Again.
(ThyBlackMan.com) I do not advocate violence, but apparently those police officers and racists who kill black people every week
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Nigeria: The Deceitful Propaganda for Zoning in Enugu
Akpa Francis, a public affairs analyst interrogates the current succession plan into public offices in Enugu State, which excludes people of Greater Awgu cultural group from the zoning arrangement
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Religious divisions in India sharpen as nationalism rises
Now, Muslims are facing increased attacks after members of an Islamic missionary group, Tablighi Jamaat and of which Ali is a member, tested positive for
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Why Brown v. Board of Education still matters
In 1951, Oliver Brown, a black father from Topeka, Kansas, became fed up with the inequality of segregation after his 9-year-old daughter, Linda, was denied entry into Topeka’s all-white elementary schools and decided to file a class-action suit against the Board of Education of
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The 'risky business' of tracking Rwandan fugitive Felicien Kabuga
In 1997, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), an international court established by the United Nations Security Council to judge people responsible for the genocide, indicted Kabuga on seven criminal charges including
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