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International Underground Railroad Month | Afro
By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor The ceremony to celebrate the official launch of International Underground Railroad Month kicked off on Sept. 1 at the Frederick Douglass Park in Talbot County. The event featured selections from the Friends in Faith singers and remarks from Talbot County City
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Second Great Migration (African American)
In the context of the 20th-century history of the United States, the Second Great Migration was the migration of more than 5 million African Americans from the South to the North, Midwest and West. It began in 1940, through World War II, and lasted until 1970.[1] It was much larger and of
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Rwanda: Genocide Suspect Munyenyezi Deported From U.S.
[New Times] The US has deported to Rwanda Beatrice Munyenyezi, a wanted fugitive who played a major role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in the former Butare Prefecture, now Huye District.
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Africa: USA/Africa - Building Back Better? or Not?
[AfricaFocus] Editor's Note - Last week marked six months for the Biden administration and for the narrow Democratic majority in Congress. So it seems an appropriate time for a report card on U.S. Africa policy. And that also means a review of U.S. policies on today's most pressing global
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President Donald Trump Bans Diversity Training Calls It 'Divisive, Anti-American Propaganda'
President Donald Trump bans federal agencies to conduct diversity training that tackled topics like white privilege and critical race theory
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Zimbabwe: USAID Donates U.S.$6 Million Towards Ongoing Covid-19 Response
[263Chat] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has through UNICEF committed US$6 million towards the ongoing COVID-19 response, specifically infection prevention and control measures including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, and child protection interventions
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World AIDS Day: Rape survivors at greater risk of HIV infection
The Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation (RICE) study enrolled 1 019 HIV negative women and found that among those who were raped, there was a 60% increased likelihood of contracting HIV
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“Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power” | Chicago Defender
With a new introduction, epilogue, interview, and accompanying study guide, the 10th-anniversary edition of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s tells the little-known story of poor and working-class communities coming together across racial
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Indifference to COVID-19 strictures will likely cost more lives - Stabroek News
It is not unheard of for circumstances of national crisis or even lesser emergency to bring out the worst in people, not least, manifestations of runaway indifference to important response measures, particularly when these get in the way of our
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Man accused of running over Sikh man charged with hate crime - Black News Channel
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to 'go back to your country' is now facing a hate crime charge in addition to 16 other charges, including attempted
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Jones, Sissieretta (1869-1933)
Sissieretta Jones was a world-famous soprano who in June 1892, became the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Touring internationally in the late 1800s and early 1900s, she sang both classical opera and performed in musical comedies with her own
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Medical Aid Insurer gives cashback to Williams Banda
Fast-growing local medical aid insurance company, Wella Medical Aid Society (WEMAS) has lived up its promise of paying cash-back to its customers who have used less than 25 percent of their contributions in a year. The latest to be given back his monetary contributions is Williams Banda who is
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Egypt Reports 956 New Coronavirus Cases, 40 Fatalities
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said on Tuesday night 1/6/2021 that 956 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 263,606.
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Rwanda Reports 11 New Cases of COVID-19, All Long Distance Truckers
Truck drivers and their staff are isolated and tested at the borders
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This Day in History — March 2
Today is the 61st day of 2021. There are 304 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1972: Michael Norman Manley is sworn in as Jamaica's fourth prime minister.�OTHER EVENTS1678: French forces of King Louis XIV capture Ghent and Ypres in Belgium.1776: US Marines fight first battle, capturing
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SGB federation outraged as confusion around vaccination in education sector lingers | News24
The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African School is outraged at what it proclaims to be a "u-turn" by the Department of Basic Education regarding the vaccination of education employees.
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Man who discovered Ivermectin's Covid-19 efficacy is a Joburg-born, WITS trained doctor
Dr Paul Marik said: "If people had followed our approach it would have saved tens of thousands of lives, but no one has listened, and it is a tragedy."
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'Pose' Fans Will Be Devastated By This News About Season Three
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Harlem's small Black businesses struggle amid pandemic : TheGrio
It is true. When America catches a cold, the Black community catches pneumonia … or the coronavirus. Amid the nation's... View Article The post Harlem's small Black businesses struggle amid pandemic appeared first on TheGrio.
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White House tells governors they will redistribute unordered vaccine doses | The Atlanta Voice
President Joe Biden's coronavirus advisers told governors during a call Tuesday that they plan to redistribute vaccine doses should states not order all the vaccines allocated to them each week, the White House confirmed. States will still get allocations based on their population, but the change
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HOUSE ‘CLEANSING’
Flagging public outrage over a domestic violence scandal, House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert called out the Opposition on Tuesday, pushing for there to be a definitive statement on whether members of parliament who are involved in criminal...
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BU event reflects on neurological impact of racism on Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… of racism-related stress on Black Americans in a Friday webinar. HANNAH … has long-term effects on Black Americans neurologically, including an “accelerated aging … Stress on Neurobiological Systems in Black Americans” Friday at Boston University. The …
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Rwanda: Sempoma Tips Team Rwanda to Shine at Grand Prix Chantal Biya
[New Times] Team Rwanda Coach Felix Sempoma is optimistic ahead of the 2020 Grand Prix Chantal Biya International Cycling Tour that runs from November 18 to November 22.
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Bishop Arts Theatre Center to bring two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s work to Dallas audiences - North Dallas Gazette
Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC) is partnering with Portland, Oregon’s Profile Theatre to bring the audio version of Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale to Dallas audiences. Ms. Nottage is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, one for her script Ruined in 2009, the other for Sweat in
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FBI investigating reported assault on black Indiana man
INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Tuesday it's investigating the reported assault of a black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake.
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‘Job only half done’, Henderson warns Liverpool
Budapest — Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson insisted the “job is only half done” after the Reds’ 2-0 win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday gave them a commanding lead in their Champions League last-16 tie. Goals by Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in a five-minute spell early in the second half sealed
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Global Health Corps drills Lilongwe Women in soap making
Continuing with the desire to impact and make the difference in various communities, Global Health Corps has trained women from the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chitseka in Lilongwe on soap making. The training targeted over 100 women and apart from soap making the participants have also been
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How Keke Palmer Became Her Own Hair Goals: ‘I Needed To Reconnect Myself To My Hair’
Keke Palmer opened up about learning to reconnect and love her natural hair after years of not feeling comfortable with her own locs.
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The restructuring of CAL - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
RAMESH LUTCHMEDIAL AT A virtual news conference on June 15, Minister of Finance and Corporation Sole Colm Imbert stated that the Government cannot bail out Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to the tune of $700 million in 2021 “unless the airline gets itself ready and makes itself as efficient as possi
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Two more die of COVID, 66 new cases recorded - Stabroek News
Guyana’s COVID-19 fatalities now stand at 179 with two new deaths yesterday and 66 new cases of the virus were recorded. The article Two more die of COVID, 66 new cases recorded appeared first on Stabroek News.
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