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[Premium Times] Experts caution that there may be more than meets the eye to the recent mass surrender of Boko Haram insurgents to Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Kigali to Temporarily Host Kabul Schoolgirls
[East African] Girls from the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) an elite first and only boarding school for girls are expected in Rwanda after the country accepted to temporarily host them at the request of the United States, pending transfer to a third country.
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Liberia: Covid-19 Pandemic Worsens Journalists' Economic Woes
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The impact of Covid-19, a global nemesis, is being felt acutely. Loss of advertising revenue and low sale forced newsrooms across the world, during the peak of the outbreak announced staff layoffs, newspapers suspended or canceled their print operations and downsized
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Series Continued: Part 18 Bessie Coleman Flying the Blues: The Life and Times of Pioneering Aviatrix Bessie Coleman
Presented by Dr. Beverly Kee | Contributor The Florida Star/ The Georgia Star This week we begin getting into the action of flying. From the previous chapters, we learned that Bessie received her pilot’s license from a topflight school in France. However, she still could not make use of her new
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'Tell Them People the Truth the Real Way': Steve Harvey Lands Spot on Upcoming Comedy Court Show, Fans React
Television hostSteve Harveyis going from family feuds to civil feuds, thanks to his latest gig. According to Vanity, ABC-TV has given the green light to […]
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90s R&B singer Sam Salter dies at age 46
1990s R&B singer Sam Salter has died at 46, You Know I Got Soul reported Saturday on social media. No The post 90s R&B singer Sam Salter dies at age 46 appeared first on TheGrio.
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | The Atlanta Voice
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, COVID-19 vaccine deaths do not outnumber virus deaths
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More people gave money to racial justice causes in 2020, with Asian and Black American donors leading the way - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The share of Americans who gave money to racial or social justice causes increased in 2020, and donors of color were the most likely to do so — though “generosity is not unique to any one type of American,” a leading researcher emphasized. Some 16% of …
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Hilaire: ‘The Old Boys Club Cannot Continue’
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#BTColumn - At the end of the line - Barbados Today
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Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds | Africanews
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South Africa Detects C.1.2 Variant of Interest
[SAnews.gov.za] Recently published research has revealed that the new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 has been identified in South Africa.
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Texas anti-mask protester Caleb Wallace dies of COVID-19
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Africa: France to Send 10 Million Anti-Covid Vaccines to Africa Over Next 3 Months
[RFI] France will provide the African continent with 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines over the next three months following a new partnership between France and the African Union.
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Kanye's childhood home vandalized by Drake fans after he published the Canadian rapper's address
Signs that read, “CLB coming soon,” “F*ck Justin LaBoy” and “45 44 Burnt Out,” were left outside rapper Kanye West’s The post Kanye's childhood home vandalized by Drake fans after he published the Canadian rapper's address appeared first on TheGrio.
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Camille A. Brown Makes History as First Black Woman to Direct and Choreograph a Broadway Production - The New York Beacon
Tony Award-nominatedCamille A. Brownis making history. She is set todirectthe upcoming productionFor ColoredGirlsWho Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf. The new role makes her the first Black woman in more than 65 yearsto serve as both director and choreographer of a Broadway
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Grand Prairie Names Street After Dr. King - Garland Journal
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Some HBCUs Are Clearing Student Debt And Dining Hall Balances Using Federal Funds
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Guyana can gain much from intensive public education about vaccines and pandemics - Stabroek News
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A draft law that seeks to amend a 1987 Congolese law regarding the payment of dowry, and matters of polygamy has whipped up a storm in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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260 mailboxes installed at Demarara Heights - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
AT a cost of $168,734 nearly 260 mailboxes were installed at the Demarara Heights housing community. On Saturday, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development minister and MP for Arima Pennelope Beckles and Foster Cummings in his capacity as MP for La Horquetta/Talparo gave out keys for the
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‘I Feel Like Beyoncé Uses Tina’s Instagram to Clap Back’: Tina Knowles-Lawson Defends Beyoncé After Black Twitter Calls Out Singer for Latest Tiffany & Co. Campaign
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#UnrestSA: Twitter's 'Sphithiphithi Evaluator' in court for allegedly inciting public violence | News24
As the investigation into the recent unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal continues, the person behind the Twitter account "Sphithiphithi Evaluator" is expected to appear in court on Monday for allegedly inciting public violence.
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Man Captured on Video as He Assaults, Throws N-Word at Airline Employees in Miami - The New York Beacon
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