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Why Do You Keep Giving Yourself To A Man Who Doesn’t Deserve It?
I replayed that question rolling off of the lips of the man I loved and I felt betrayed. I had disclosed my past wounds to him and, in return, I felt judged for my naivety and inability to protect myself.
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US Military Suicides Rise 20% During Coronavirus Pandemic, Officials Say - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Officials argue that social distancing rules and the pressure brought by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may be contributing to the rise in the number of...
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Rwanda: Outgoing UNDP Boss Reflects on His Five-Year Service in Rwanda
[New Times] This week, the UNDP Resident Representative for Rwanda Stephen Rodriques will depart Rwanda for Liberia, drawing a curtain on a five-year tour of duty. The Jamaican national spoke to The New Times' Felly Kimenyi on his experience in Rwanda, challenges and what he will miss as he leaves.
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How brASS Burlesque fuses sexy, silly performance art with social justice
This story is part of Prism's series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. by jazabel jade, exHOTic other, and Miss AuroraBoobRealis At a time like this, BIPOC women and femmes and our communities deeply need some laughter...
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The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail – Free Press of Jacksonville
Benjamin Franklin was appointed our first Postmaster General in 1775.  This democratic treasure, which has proven as reliable as it has self-sufficient, was a model for how government service should work. Its rich history is America’s history of adaptability, ingenuity and grit. Franklin used the
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South Africa: DA Calls for Drought to Be Reclassified As a State of Disaster
Press Release - During a recent oversight visit to the Central Karoo District, the Democratic Alliance (DA) was alarmed to find that recent rainfall has not alleviated the drought that has plagued the region for the past seven years, and that farmers there are on the brink of despair. We therefor
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Dwayne Johnson Backs Joe Biden and Kamala Harris In His First-Ever Endorsement
Legendary wrestler, action actor, and entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done something that he has never done in his decades-long career: endorsed a candidate for president. The former professional…
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In One Of America’s Wealthiest Towns, A Local Rep Wants To Ban Mask Mandate – The Wilmington Journal
In the affluent town of Greenwich, just north of New York City, a fight is brewing over a Connecticut state mandate that requires cloth face coverings in public. The mandate, handed down by Gov. Ned [...]
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Pakistan Grants Provisional Provincial Status to Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan has agreed to grant 'provisional provincial status' to Gilgit-Baltistan - part of the disputed northernmost territory administered by Pakistan. The government and the opposition ...
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Drone Footage Captures Rare View Inside Jefferson County’s (AL) Industrial Parks
Story by Solomon Crenshaw Jr./For the Birmingham Times Drone Photography by Lavon Beard/For The Birmingham Times   Currently, more than 20 companies are operating in the Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority (JCEIDA) industrial parks. JCEIDA parks and lands employ
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UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting over Nagorny Karabakh
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday said he was 'extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities' between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Armenia-backed breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh.
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Govt needs to act on commercial greed in education
AT independence in 1980 leading into the 1990s, the Zimbabwe government was lauded for making education compulsory for every child. The late former President Robert Mugabe, as Prime Minister, declared education a basic human right and introduced an education for all programme. The government also
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(BPRW) K12 Inc. Announces Private Academy Scholarships for Underserved Students
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Uganda: Former Kampala Mayor Nasser Ssebagala Dies
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Botswana: Nation Unites in Prayer Ahead of Botswana Day
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and First Lady Ms Neo Masisi yesterday joined Batswana of different denominations in a combined church service starting off this week's independence day festivities.
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For Trump and Biden, the first debate arrives with high stakes, and new drama.
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PRESS ROOM: CRL Statement on the Federal Reserve's Plan to Revamp the Community Reinvestment Act | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CRA is a civil rights law designed to expand financial opportunity. The law requires banks to meet the credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered. The CRA was created to be a key driver in financial equity, helping to spur hundreds of billions of dollars of
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Actor Michael B. Jordan Leads Fundraiser For Nonprofit Centered On Black Women’s Health And Wellness - The New York Beacon
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Liberia: Foreign Minister-Designate Re-Appears for Confirmation Hearing - Says Allegation Against Him Is a 'Takedown Campaign'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mr. Dee Maxwell Kemayah, Liberia's Foreign Minister-designate, faced the Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee for the second time last Friday for confirmation in the wake of allegation of sexual harassment against him by an employee of Liberia's Mission to the United
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Ethiopia: Security Forces Warn Against Incitement Over 'No-Mandate' Govt
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[UN News] Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country for its citizens, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as 'Farmajo', told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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Europe’s Basketball Phenom Keifer Sykes Has Big Dreams for his Chicago Neighbors
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South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers' Heritage Is Systemically Gutted
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The Black Card: Big Mama Said You Cannot Think BIG When LITTLE Gotcha
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Rwanda: Covid-19 - 70 Hospitality Outlets Penalised for Breaching Guidelines
[New Times] About 70 hospitality establishments in Kigali have been either penalised or closed after they were found operating contrary to the directives designed to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
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Souls to the Polls – Dallas Post Tribune
Join Souls to the Polls Make Sure the Voices of Our Community are Heard! What is Souls to the Polls? Souls to the Polls is a voter turnout initiative that encourages organization members and supporters to meet at designated locations and caravan together to a local polling site. This exciting event
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Greg Meyers moved to the town of Lyons shortly before the 2013 flood devastated the community. Living through that disaster meant the Boulder County native got to know people quickly; it brought everyone together and forged a strong bond that still shapes the small foothills community today.
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Mail-in voting, police protests create fertile ground for disinformation in Minnesota - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
A dramatic rise in mail-in voting, a pandemic and tensions around racism and policing — issues playing out in Minnesota — are ripe for exploitation by adversaries seeking to interfere in the November election.
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