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(1834) William Whipper, “The Slavery of Intemperance”
? By the 1830s William Whipper was a successful Pennsylvania lumberman. He was also an abolitionist and temperance advocate. Whipper’s interest in temperance reflected a growing concern among African American leaders about the impact of alcohol on the free (and enslaved) African American popula
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Activists Are Pushing For Consumers To Support Black Businesses. Is It Sustainable?
So the idea was that if Black people spent their money at Black businesses and divested from white institutions, it would help generate Black
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(1843) Samuel H. Davis, “We Must Assert Our Rightful Claims and Plead Our Own Cause”
The National Convention of Colored Citizens which met in Buffalo, New York from August 15 to 19, 1843 is best remembered as the venue for the speech by Rev. Henry Highland Garnet calling on the slaves to “throw off their chains.” However the chair of the convention, Samuel H. Davis of
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Ex-Soca Warrior Lewis doubles for Maloney Eagles in 5-2 win - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Former Soca Warriors winger Nathan Lewis scored a double for his Maloney Eagles team on Sunday as they powered their way to a 5-2 win over Trincity Nationals to maintain a one-point lead in the Eastern Football Association (EFA) league with a solitary match to go. Maloney (22 points) placed se
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Black Lives Matter at War with America.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Outrageously, cowardly and traitorous politicians are allowing Black Lives Matter, a racist hate group to engage in an “Everything Must Go” fire-sale against
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Kenya: Devolution Ministry Reports 29 Flood-Related Deaths Rising Death Toll to 289
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa told a press conference 810,665 people across the country were now affected by floods up from
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East Africa: Brace for Heavy Rains, EAC States Cautioned
Quoting the Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum Statement, the EAC says parts of South Sudan, Western Kenya, Uganda, Northern Tanzania and Rwanda are expected to receive above normal rainfall between June and September this year, while the rest of the EAC Region is expected to experience
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Senate Passes Extension of PPP Small Business Loans – The Black Chronicle
The U.S. Senate extended the deadline for businesses to apply for coronavirus aid under the Paycheck Protection Program
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Your weather update: Severe cold front heading towards Western Cape, residents warned
- Heavy rain is expected on Wednesday into Thursday over the Nama Khoi and Kamiesburg municipalities of the Northern Cape, as well as the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Cape Metropole and the western parts of the Overberg district municipalities of the Western
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Uganda: The Fake Pandemic News
Now, they have turned their attention to junk news about the COVID-19 crisis, helping social-media platforms move more quickly to dispel and discourage rumors, misinformation, and conspiracy
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Africa: Safeguarding Africa's Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
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Nearly 39 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Virus Hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months ago and sent the economy into a deep
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Chief Sec: Multipurpose facilities under-used
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Residents listen to presentations from THA officials at a Lambeau/Lowlands town hall meeting at the Lowlands Multipurpose facility, Tobago, on Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY THA - TOBAGO House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Farley
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Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity
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Liberia: Weah Defends Decision
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
Yolanda Richardson officially assuming their roles Sacramento at at time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19
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(1928) Beatrice Morrow Cannady Speaks to the NAACP
When in June 1928, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chose to hold its 19th annual conference in Los Angeles, California, it was the first time the Association’s meeting was held in the West. W.E.B. DuBois was the major speaker. He was followed by a then
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Cédric Jubillar renvoyé aux assises pour le meurtre de sa femme Delphine - Le Point - Haiti24
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Chiwenga hints on displacement of 2 500 Chilonga villagers
Vice-President Constantine Chiwenga on Wednesday told Chiredzi villagers that changes on their current settlement would be made after the COVID-19 crisis in a clear sign that government was determined to displace over 2 500 families for a grass farming
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Update| Heavy rains claim portion of Gordon Town Road in St Andrew; several others impassable
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Rwanda/Egypt: Sitting Volleyball World Cup - Rwanda Women Edge Hosts Egypt
[New Times] Rwanda women put in an incredible performance of so far this campaign after registering their second win of the ongoing 2023 World Para Volley Sitting Volleyball World Cup thanks to a 3-0 over hosts Egypt 3-0 in the on Monday.
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UNHCR delivers emergency aid to refugees in Burkina Faso
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has airlifted 88 tons of emergency aid for refugees and people internally displaced in Burkina Faso, following its urgent appeal on the
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police superintendent said Monday that he plans to flood the city’s streets with additional officers during the long July 4 weekend in an effort to avoid a repeat of particularly bloody recent weekends and despite pressure to keep officer overtime to
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Libya's GNA says it is targeting retreating Haftar forces
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