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Just think about how common this kind of thing must be in the city of Pearl, which is in the Jackson area of Mississippi, if this officer of the law felt so comfortable treating a detainee this way that he would do it in front of security cameras and take photos of his own to document
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Nigeria: Govt Unveils Portal for Sale of New Houses, Pledges to Ensure Transparency
[This Day] The federal government yesterday launched a portal that will enable Nigerians carry out all their transactions in the purchase of Renewed Hope Housing estates nationwide, insisting that no citizen needs to know anyone in government once they qualify for the scheme.
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Forty-Four percent of public school students began 2023-24 year behind grade level in at least one academic subject, principals say - North Dallas Gazette
WASHINGTON — Public school leaders nationwide estimated that, on average, 44 percent of their students did not begin the 2023-24 school year at grade level in at least one academic subject, an improvement over the 49 percent reported for the start of the prior school year, according to data
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How film star James Edwards' career came to a halt after alleged affair with White woman
He rose to stardom following the 1949 film 'Home of the Brave' in which he played the role of a Black soldier, Peter Moss, who experienced racism while serving in the South Pacific during World War II. A talented and outspoken actor who refused demeaning roles, James Edwards earned acclaim as the
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Uganda: African Airlines Promise End to Smuggling Wildlife By Air
[Nile Post] Delegates at the 55th African Airlines Association AFRAA have underscored the need for environmental sustainability in Airline Management and promised to work collaboratively with the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre to curb the vice of smuggling of wildlife using air transport.
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Meet the Black Ballerina and Entrepreneur Helping People Heal From their Trauma
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'Insecure' Writer Grace Edwards On The Value Of Complex Stories About Black Women
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l’OMS craint une propagation mondiale de l’épidémie Mpox à l’origine de 581 décès depuis janvier en RDC
The content originally appeared on: juno7 - Haïti News ​ ​ L’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé craint une propagation mondiale de l’épidémie Mpox à l’origine de 581 décès depuis janvier en République Démocratique du Congo. L’épidémie Mpox appelée variole du singe a causé la mort à 581 personnes
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Black ThenPrathia Hall: Tough Platform Speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Preferred Not to Follow
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Councilors take on policing, MBTA service
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New Orleans being Recognized as Example of Flattening the Curve
In a recent report on local NBC Affiliate WDSU TV-6, Dr. Joseph Kanter, with the Louisiana Department of Health, said while any number of deaths is too many, there are several positive trends happening in the New Orleans-area that show progress is being
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Liberia: Plot Against Speaker Chambers!
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AMANDA EDWARDS ENDORSES ROYCE WEST
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The Disturbing Elon Musk Donald Trump Collab
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Hear It, See It, Live It: Jennifer Lopez Announces ‘This Is Me…Now: The Album’ & ‘This Is Me…Now: The Film’ [Teaser Trailer]
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Edwards, Isaiah (1913-1994)
Isaiah Edwards was a community activist and advocate in Seattle’s Central Area.  Isaiah Edwards and his wife, Marie, moved from Topeka, Kansas, to Seattle in 1942 to work at Boeing.  Edwards worked for 40 years at Boeing as a maintenance dispatcher without missing a day, and also found time for
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Early Sermon for Abolition
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Fyzabad supermarket robbed, cashier beaten
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‘No Blacks’: Frat’s Racist Prank Backfires, Ends With Cyberstalking Charges
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Ghana: Jk Horgle Receives Transformational Business Excellence in Oil And Gas Award
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