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… eradicated the pestilence of slavery. Black Americans who believed in multiracial democracy … repression journeyed along parallel paths. Black Americans preserved a vision of a … key to unlocking freedom for Black Americans: The Haitian Revolution, she …
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Anderson, Marian (1897-1993)
Marian Anderson, renowned contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th Century, was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was the daughter of John Berkley Anderson, a small business owner, and Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson, a former Virginia
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Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Eulogies Late Vice President Aliu Mahama
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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean
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Alleged Procurement Fraud: Emefiele's trial begins as EFCC calls witnesses
The EFCC charged Mr Emefiele with six counts of alleged breach of procurement procedure in the award of the contract. The post Alleged Procurement Fraud: Emefiele's trial begins as EFCC calls witnesses appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Joke Jacob’s sex talk, other top entertainment stories last week
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North intercol match ends in penalties thriller – Mucurapo edges CIC 4-3 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
East Mucurapo goalkeeper Aaron Andrews was the hero for his school in Coca-Cola North zone intercol quarter-final action on Friday, as he saved two penalties in a tense shootout to grant his team a 4-3 win from the spot over St Mary's College, after a goalless stalemate. Playing at Queen's Roy
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A Brief History of the African Country of Kenya
Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenyas Lake Turkana indicate that hominids lived in the area 2.6 million years
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Adams, Samuel Clifford, Jr. (1920-2001)
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Egypt: Ethiopia's Unilateral GERD Operation an 'Existential Threat' to All Egyptians - Irrigation Minister
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Nigeria's president approves spending millions on a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers | Africanews
Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the budget that allocates $38 million for the presidential air fleet and other renovations. With the senate's approval, lawmakers assigned some $6.1 million budgeted earlier for the yacht to "student loans" — with the senate's approval.
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UK could lock down city of Leicester after virus surge
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Here’s Why Texas Congressman And Former NFL Player Colin Allred Says Its Time To Unseat Ted Cruz In The US Senate | Essence
Even though Colin Allred retired from his NFL linebacking days, he is still a force to be reckoned with. But now instead of on the gridiron, it’s at the polls
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PCA tells PAC: Complaints against police increasing - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
POLICE Complaints Authority (PCA) director David West said for this year, a total of 713 complaints against police officers have been made to the authority. West added this is reflective of a trend of increasing complaints against police officers that began in 2014. He made the comments during
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UK Taxpayers Have Been Paying Compensation to Slave Owners for More than 180 Years Until 2015
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Ghana: Outrage After 300-Year-Old Tree Cut Down - allAfrica.com
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Susan Rice is the current National Security Advisor for the Barack Obama Administration.  She is the first African American, the third woman, and the second youngest person to hold the position.  Prior to being selected by President Obama for the post, Rice served as a key foreign policy advisor
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“A lot of us when we left [Birmingham], we always had in our mind that we were coming back to help change [the city], to solve the problems of Birmingham and he epitomized that thought.”
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