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Bryan Adams student headed to Texas A&M after overcoming homelessness to finish in top 15 of her class
DALLAS — Undeterred by a crises that led her to homelessness, Angelina Solis will finish in the top 15 of her graduating class at Bryan Adams High School and attend Texas A&M University on scholarships next
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross) was an African-American humanitarian who is remembered for her abolitionist efforts during the America Civil War. Tubman was born into slavery to Harriet Green and Ben Ross, who had a total of nine children including Harriet. Her father was owned by Anthony
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Angola: COVID-19 - Angola Reports Six New Infections
Luanda — Angola has recorded six new positive cases of local transmission of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to
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Clinical Research: On the Frontlines of Diversity and Inclusion
The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved
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Gov. Walz announces plans for outdoor dining, limited occupancy salons
Governor Tim Walz has announced the next phases in the state’s “Stay Safe Plan,” including a cautious, strategic turn of the dial to allow limited outdoor dining at restaurants and bars starting June
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Dad Builds a Stage In His Driveway to Celebrate Daughter's Graduation
What went from a big ceremony with Black folks trying to barter and get more graduation tickets in order for family members to see them walk across a stage and get their diploma, has now been replaced by virtual celebrations and lawn
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Allen, Bernadette Mary (1955- )
Career Foreign Service Officer Bernadette Mary Allen was commissioned into the U.S. diplomatic service in January 1980. Twenty-five years later, on October 26, 2005, President George W. Bush appointed Allen to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.  She served until January
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Uganda: Truck Drivers - Haunted Essential Workers
From these, several youths and women used to eke out a living, with many of their clients being truck drivers from Kenya, Tanzania and other countries who would offload their cargo at the container depots in the
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Salif Keita
Salif Keita , (born Aug. 25, 1949, Djoliba, Mali), Malian singer-songwriter known for blending elements of a wide range of local African—especially Mande—music traditions with jazz, rhythm and blues, and other international popular-music styles to pioneer the Afropop dance-music
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Nigeria: Report - Nigerians Experience Income Drop After Lockdown
A recent survey carried out by FinMark Trust through the i2i initiative, in partnership with EFInA, reveals that some Nigerian households are beginning to experience reduced income, lower food consumption, and reduced access to financial and health services following the onset of the COVID-19
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“It’s Time To Step Up”: Black Members of Broadway Community Call Out Racism Behind the Curtain – Free Press of Jacksonville
Many posts expressed outrage, sympathy and offers of solidarity, but a troubling pattern also emerged — members of the black community calling out instances of racism in the theater
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Attorney General issues warning against exploitation of older adults during Covid-19
ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning older Georgians, their families and their caretakers to be on the lookout for signs of financial exploitation, especially with regard to the recent issuance of federal stimulus
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Most US States Fall Short Of Recommended Testing Levels | Afro
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The mental health and educational aftermath of our kids from COVID-19 –
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Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear
Morton’s story is a common one in the Bronx, which has been hit harder by the virus than any other place in the New York City metropolitan
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Haiti’s football boss suspended by FIFA over sexual abuse claims
ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA have provisionally suspended Haiti’s football federation president Yves Jean-Bart for 90 days while investigations are carried out into claims that he sexually abused young female footballers at the country’s national training
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Abducted in Kenya, freed in Somali: Italian flies home after 18-months
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Marie Brown is a member of one of those families whose members spend more time at mom’s than they do at
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COVID-19 Forces Cultural Shift in West Africa Weddings | Afro
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Jamaica: Thirty year-old Grandmas helping to raise child criminals, says Counsellor
According to data released by the Court Management Services (CMS), children remained high on the list of criminal offenders over the last two months – a reality childcare experts fear will only get worse as families cope with the suspension of physical classes and job losses caused by the COVID-19
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Do Not Stand Silently
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Mom, we’re home! - Portmore woman anticipates emotional reunion with three sons after COVID-19 adventure on the seas
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Rapper Desiigner Steps Up During Outbreak, Declares Rent Relief for His Tenants
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Lesotho: Machesetsa Attacks 'Maesaiah and her 'Corrupt Cabal'
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Civil Rights Groups & Attorneys Press for Release | Dallas Weekly
Attorneys and activists representing 10 ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX filed a petition in federal court last night demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release detainees needlessly put at risk of severe injury or death from
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Pregnant woman will be among first 200 Jamaicans to disembark cruise ship
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How Your Actions May Be Unintentionally Racist
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