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Malawi: Magalasi 'Abuse of Office' Case Stalls As Magistrate Gets Promoted
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Family of Marvin Scott Pledges to Protest Daily Until Justice Served | Dallas Weekly
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Boston Gets First Black Female Mayor - Atlanta Tribune
On Monday, March 22, Kim Janey was installed as the first Black female Mayor of Boston in one of that very provincial and conservative city's most historic political events in its history. Janey succeeds former mayor Marty Walsh, who resigned to serve as President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. Janey
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In Support of Black Votes Matter – Dallas Post Tribune
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Kenya: Govt Orders Closure of Dadaab, Kakuma Refugee Camps
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WATCH: What You Need To Know — March 24, 2021:8 Mass Shootings — Reparations for Its Black Residents — Hospital Under Fire
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Malawi: PAC Faults Chakwera Administration Over 'Illegal' Recruitment in Public Service
[Nyasa Times] A powerful parliamentary committee has faulted the Lazarus Chakwera administration for flouting laid down procedures in the hiring of officials in the public service.
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Black Business Women get $1.2M from Fifth Third - Atlanta Tribune
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Africa: ACT-Accelerator Releases Prioritised Strategy and Budget for 2021 to Change the Course of the Evolving Covid-19 Pandemic
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Henry County Schools specialist Dr. Racheal Burden believes expansion in tech will improve educational services | The Atlanta Voice
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Queensland Government Tourism Stimulus To Fall Short – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Africa: The Impact of Covid-19 On the Debt Capital Markets in Africa - FBNquest
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Asian Americans report biggest increase in serious incidents of online hate and harassment during COVID pandemic
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HIRE360 Wants to Level the Playing Field in the Construction Industry. | Chicago Defender
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