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Killing of Tyre Nichols Another in a Long List of Police Violence – Texas Metro News
by Rosetta Miller Perry “Man, I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog,” a cop can be heard saying as his bodycam footage rolled. It went on that way for about twenty minutes, with multiple officers milling around and discussing their beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, who was
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W. E. B. Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois (/d uː ˈ b ɔɪ z/ doo-BOYZ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and
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The Drifters' lead tenor, Charlie Thomas, dies - Garland Journal
By Joseph Green-Bishop Texas Metro News Correspondent Charlie Thomas, who sang lead tenor with “The Drifters,” and who performed for more than 60 years, died from cancer on January 31 at his home in Bowie, MD, according to a spokesman for his family. He was 85 years old. Mr. Thomas performed  live
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Angel Rivera Vazquez - Garland Journal
January 5, 1928 - January 23, 2023 The post Angel Rivera Vazquez appeared first on Garland Journal.
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LISA LORING – Texas Metro News
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Truck driver fined K600,000 for causing death at Kameza roundabout
The Chisenjere First Grade Magistrate Court in Blantyre has ordered a 36-year-old truck driver to pay a fine of K600,000 for causing death by reckless driving at Kameza roundabout Blantyre, Malawi last week. According to Chileka police public relations officer Sergeant Jonathan Phillipo, the driver
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Anthony William Packer – Texas Metro News
February 25, 1940 – January 26, 2023
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Tuskegee Airman who faced lynch mob dies – Texas Metro News
By Joseph Green-BishopTexas Metro Correspondent One of the country’s finest fighter pilots who fought vigilantly in Europe in World War II has died. Harold H. Brown, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airman died on January 12th in an Ohio nursing home. He was 98 years old, according to his
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CLEO DEANNA LANE - Garland Journal
December 31, 1935 — February 6, 2023 The post CLEO DEANNA LANE appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Zambia: Hundreds attend funeral for student killed fighting in Ukraine | Africanews
23 year old Lemekani Nyirenda was recruited by Russia's Wagner mercenary group last year while serving a nine-and-a-half year jail term for a drug offence and sent to fight in Ukraine.
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Helen Parks – Texas Metro News
Helen Parks, 83 went home to glory Saturday, January 28, 2023, with her family by her side. Mrs. Parks was born August 6, 1939, in Dallas Tx and attended Lincoln High School. She married Robert Parks (Nappy) on February 18, 1967. They raised 5 children and attended Church of The Living God where
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Needs to Plug Local Knowledge Gap to Up Its Anti-COVID-19 Game
Given local conditions in many of Africa's urban areas - including high density slums and informal settlements - lockdown strategies are proving to be
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YVONDA NICOLE BROUSSARD – Texas Metro News
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''Harriet” and “Remember the Titans” writer dies - Garland Journal
By Joseph Green-BishopMetro News Correspondent The first African American Hollywood screen writer to produce a script that resulted in a film that grossed more than one hundred million dollars has died. Gregory Allen Howard, who also co-wrote the script for the acclaimed movie, “Harriett,” that
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CLEO DEANNA LANE – Texas Metro News
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LISA LORING - Garland Journal
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Midwifery still relevant, important career, says assn head
Speaking with the Jamaica Observer on Friday, Hamilton said a reduction in the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality hinges on the engagement of midwives with pregnant
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Chicago Urban League Reports on Disparities of COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Student  Leader, Bishop College Faculty – Texas Metro News
By Joseph Green- BishopTexas Metro Correspondent Dr. Roslyn Pope, a former chairman of the Humanities Department at Bishop College, who while a college student co-authored an influential civil rights manifesto that defined the objectives of the civil rights movement has passed. Dr. Pope, who died
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Africa: Local Ownership of Peace Processes in African Countries in Times of COVID-19
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As COVID-19 Hits African Americans Hardest, Disparities in Patient Safety, Health Care Evident
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Niger soldiers killed in ambush by suspected Jihadist groups | Africanews
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Why Tyre Nichols Killing And Video Release Is Being Compared To A Public Lynching | The Michigan Chronicle
By A.R. Shaw On Jan. 27, the Memphis Police Department released video of Tyre Nichols’ death. Nichols, 29, died on Jan. 10 three days after he was pulled over for allegedly driving reckless. In the hours leading up to the release of the video, some believed that it was similar to a public
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Monterey Park, California massacre: Death toll rises to 11 as investigators search for gunman's motive
CNN  —  The death toll in Saturday’s mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, rose to 11 on Monday as investigators searched the gunman’s background for an explanation as to the massacre. Authorities initially said 10 people were killed in the shooting at the Star Ballroom
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Sal Bando - Garland Journal
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