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Angola: Tackling Discrimination Against Women On Top of Government's Agenda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The secretary of State for Family and Women Promotion, Elsa Barber, declared last Thursday, in Luanda, that preventing and combating gender-based violence is one of the challenges and priorities of the Angolan government.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Police reform should include a commitment to serve Black neighborhoods
I bought a house recently. Through hard work, blood, sweat and a few tears, I was able to buy a... View Article The post Police reform should include a commitment to serve Black neighborhoods appeared first on TheGrio.
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Angola: TAAG Gradually Resumes Flights
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Portugal and Brazil are at the top of the list of countries to which Angolan airline TAAG will gradually resume flights as of 21 September.
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Source: allAfrica.com
(1949) Ralph J. Bunche, “The Barriers of Race Can be Surmounted”
In his years as a Howard University professor in the 1930s, Ralph J. Bunche subscribed to Marxist ideas.  However by 1949 Bunche was Acting United Nations Mediator for Palestine and had become much more conservative.  His then contemporary views were reflected in a commencement address given at
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Source: Black Past
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May
30
1949
(1995) William Jefferson Clinton, “the Job of Ending Discrimination in This Counrt is Not Over”
In July 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered a major speech at the White House  in defense of Affirmative Action programs across the nation at a time when many critics were calling for their repeal.  He argued that such programs were still needed in a talk he officially titled, The Job of Ending
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Source: Black Past
Snapchat Says It Is No Longer Promoting Trump's Account
Snapchat said Wednesday that is has stopped promoting President Donald Trump’s content on its “Discover” pages due to recent comments he has made about protesters demonstrating against racial inequality and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis
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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
(1994) General Colin Powell Urges African American Students to Reject Racial Hatred
By 1994 Colin Powell, the son of a Jamaica-born Harlem merchant,  had already served as National Security Adviser to President George Herbert Walker Bush and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War.  He would become the first African American Secretary of State in 2001 under
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Source: Black Past
May
14
1994
Angola: Seized Mackerel Fish Dispute Awaits Ministerial Decision
[ANGOP] Benguela -- The authorities are still to announce what they are going to do with the 1,200 tonnes of mackerel fish seized last July on two Ukrainian vessels, in the centre-west city of Lobito, informed last Sunday the provincial director of the agriculture and fisheries department in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Bristow, Lonnie (1930- )
In 1995, Lonnie Bristow, a board-certified doctor of internal medicine, became the first African American President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in its 148 year history.  Bristow, the son of Lonnie Harlis Bristow, a Baptist minister, and Vivian Wines Bristow, a nurse, grew up in
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Source: Black Past
Windy's Preschool Drive-Thru Bridging Ceremony A Much-Appreciated Success
Greenbriar Children’s Center honored the pre-kindergarten graduates of Windy’s Preschool today with a drive-thru bridging ceremony in front of the school on Tattnall Street in downtown
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Source: The Savannah Tribune
Booker T. Washington, African-American Educator
Booker Taliaferro Washington grew up the child of a slave in the South during the Civil War. Following emancipation, he moved with his mother and stepfather to West Virginia, where he worked in salt furnaces and a coal mine but also learned to read. At age 16, he made his way to Hampton Normal and
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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”
African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was
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Tunisia Takes Delivery of Medical Aid From Turkey
AllAfrica publishes around 800 reports a day from more than 140 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every
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Kenya: Drama As MP Johana Ng'eno Returns Home From Police Cells
[Nation] Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament Johana Ng'eno left the Nakuru Central police cells for his constituency on Friday, following his release in a case over hate speech and offensive conduct.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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California Fire That Killed 3 Threatens Thousands Of Homes
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Several other people have been critically burned and hundreds, if not
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Source: Black America Web
Uganda: Police Intercept Presidential Hopeful in Hoima
[Monitor] Hoima -- Mr Joseph Kabuleta who declared his intentions to contest against President Museveni in 2021 has been intercepted by riot police in Hoima town.
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Source: allAfrica.com
15 Leading Black Newspapers Awarded Among Facebook’s $10.3 Million in Relief Grants
Facebook announced recently that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local
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Source: The New Journal and Guide
Reggie Bush
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Secrets of a superstar chef – The Wilmington Journal
Talk about a comeback: The thrice-bankrupt Auberge du Vieux Puits was recently named the world's best fine-dining restaurant by Tripadvisor, the high-profile U.S.-based travel and dining ranking website. In an exclusive interview with Zenger News, [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
The Community Must Use New Sites and Three Ts – Voice and Viewpoint
First, the State and the County must be commended for providing the long overdue test site for the Southeastern communities now at the Tubman/Chavez Center located at Euclid Avenue and Market
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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
2020 graduates reflect on lack of traditional commencement
Instead of a momentous occasion, thousands of graduates find themselves staring at a computer screen as they listen to deans and school principals wax lyrical about their achievements over the last four years, while celebrity commencement speakers, including former President Barack Obama, spout
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Somalia: Detained Kenyan Journalist Yassin Juma Tests Positive for Covid-19
[Dalsan Radio] Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, who has detained in Ethiopia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
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Source: allAfrica.com
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's Tshisekedi Invites Region's Presidents to Peace, Security Summit
[Nation] Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has invited neighbours to a regional meeting in the eastern part of the country to discuss peace and security.
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White, V. Ethel Willis (1920-2003)
Theendowment named in honor of V Ethel Willis White is unusual in that the person honoredwas not a wealthy woman in the usual sense of the word.  Instead V Ethel Willis White’s wealth derivedfrom her inspiration to
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Somalia: State Minister Dies From Covid-19
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland State House Minister Mohamed Hassan Ise has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the second minister to die of the virus in Garowe.
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Vaz sets 100-day priority list for Portland Eastern
Fresh from her victory over the People's National Party's (PNP) Bishop Purcell Jackson at the polls in the September 3 general elections, Portland Eastern member of parliament- elect, Ann-Marie Vaz says she is...
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High Point U to host 2020 Virtual Commencement
HIGH POINT – High Point University will honor its Class of 2020 seniors during a virtual Commencement ceremony that will take place on Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. and can be accessed at are experiencing unprecedented times, but that cannot stop us from honoring our seniors for their hard work and
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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com
Enterprise Rent-a-Car: At a Place Where Everyone Starts at the Bottom, Anyone Can Get to the Top
Enterprise Holdings Vice President and General Manager Kevin Moore stands before nearly 100 colleagues at his company’s St. Louis headquarters. His audience is 90 rising stars from across the company who are there for the company’s Minority Leadership Forum. But the audience also includes
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Source: Savoy Network
Lowes Commits Additional $25 Million in Grants & Resources To Small Businesses In Wake of COVID Pandemic
As small businesses look to reopen in the coming weeks and months, Lowe’s announced a second $25 million commitment to support ongoing COVID-19 relief, bringing the company’s pandemic support to communities to $50
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Catherine Ibarguen
Catherine would reached her best level when classifying to London Olympics in 2012, competition where she achieved silver
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