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Africa: Meet Three Entrepreneurs Creating Impact in African Markets
[Atlantic Council] The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) invests in companies and projects in lower and middle income countries, including emerging economies in Africa, to address critical global and regional challenges.
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The Supremes Made History When This Album Hit No. 1 on Oct. 22, 1966 [EUR Video Throwback] - The New York Beacon
*Fifty-four years ago today,The Supremesmade history as the first girl group to score a No. 1 album in the United States. Their ninth studio LP, “The Supremes A’ Go-Go, was released by Motown on August 25, 1966 with two tracks that hit the Top 10
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UN Women levels playing field for women during COVID-19 | New York Carib News
UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response.
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Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle : TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s and Democratic rival Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the... View Article The post Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle appeared first on TheGrio.
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Concede no sympathy vote on illness of King Donald | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Bill Fletcher Jr. (NNPA)—When word broke of the President and First Lady testing positive for Covid19, an image flashed into my mind. The image was from the 1980s series St. Elsewhere, about a hospital and its staff in Boston. A major character, played by Mark Harmon, was a promiscuous doctor
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Cameroon Business Forum - 2020 Session Holds in Yaounde Today
[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister, Head of Government, Joseph Dion Ngute will preside at the session that will take place at the Prime Minister Office today, October 22, 2020.
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From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal
DETROIT (AP) — Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past... View Article The post From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africa: Transcript of October 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook Press Briefing
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Africa: USAID and Lixil Announce New Global Partnership to Expand Access to Sanitation
[USAID] Last night, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new partnership agreement with the global sanitation company LIXIL to extend market-based solutions for sanitation and hygiene to underserved and vulnerable communities around the world.
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Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on behalf of the American people through sheer force of will and unrivaled knowledge about the art of the
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FAMU Celebrates Homecoming With Virtual Events This Weekend | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Rattlers will celebrate Florida A&M University Homecoming this weekend with a series of virtual and in-person events designed to recharge the FAMUly spirit after months of battling the global pandemic. “We just want to remind people of everything that is good and energetic and meaningful about the
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Kim Wayans revives 'In Living Color' character Miss Benita in voter PSA
Comedian Kim Wayans revived one of her most beloved In Living Color characters for a new video to encourage the... View Article The post Kim Wayans revives 'In Living Color' character Miss Benita in voter PSA appeared first on TheGrio.
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Interracial Twin Cities couple undertake their own private reckoning with race in America - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… books about Hinduism, Buddhism and African American history on his shelf. She … on employment training largely with African Americans in north Minneapolis. Their hardships … the historical traumas in the African American community as unique, but he …
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Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of pandemic - Black Voice News
In summary While other states experience deadly surges in coronavirus cases, a national public health expert says the Golden State 'holds a lesson for all of us.' As COVID-19 cases surge alarmingly around the nation, California is in its own zone. And it's a better place than it was. Fourteen
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Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps During Pandemic | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia If the 2020 election’s importance wasn’t apparent to those casting ballots, a federal judge’s decision on Sunday might have underscored the urgency. In a decision that had far-reaching consequences during a deadly
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Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact - Black News Channel
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis' glory days travelling the world to bless the oppressed. But the
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Tourism made me what I am
The name Alvin 'Dickie' Butler might not be the most recognisable in local tourism circles, but certainly the same thing cannot be said about his internationally acclaimed eatery, known by many as Portland's 'Best Kept Secret'.
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Friel looks to end Hennessey’s 26th Dist. incumbency at 13 terms | News
The race for the 26th District seat on the Pennsylvania Home of Representatives pits an incumbent Republican looking for his 14th time period in workplace in opposition to Owen J.…
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Sharing breadfruit with the world - J’can duo behind Trees That Feed Foundation works to create successful entrepreneurs
Lynda Edwards and George Graham, two Jamaica-born writers a generation apart, interview interesting Jamaicans living abroad. George was born in 1934 in Black River. Lynda was born in 1967 in Mandeville. Both live in Florida. This week, they...
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Trump votes in Florida ahead of rallies; Biden focusing on Philadelphia
(AP)- US president, Donald Trump, has said he voted today “for a guy named Trump” and called it an “honour” to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three...
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REVOLT Summit Returns With A Reminder “The World Is Yours”
With everything going on in the world right now —from the upcoming presidential election to the global pandemic — staying focused and navigating life as “normal” as possible can get […] The post REVOLT Summit Returns With A Reminder “The World Is Yours” appeared first on Essence.
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WHO: Nations mulling Gilead’s COVID drug should consider trial flop, too - Stabroek News
GENEVA/ZURICH,  (Reuters) - Health officials reviewing Gilead Science Inc’s remdesivir against COVID-19 should consider all evidence, including a trial in which the medicine failed, before giving it the green light, the top WHO scientist said
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Positive COVID voter will not vote in election | New York Carib News
Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow says voters who have been required to be in self-isolation or have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-1) ahead of the November 11 general elections, will not be allowed to vote.
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My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America | New York Carib News
There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed.
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Africa: Restoring Land - With Europe's Help - Can Give Africa a Greener Future
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] United Nations -- Africa needs to not follow the climate-damaging model of the West, and cutting land degradation can help
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Good Cakes and Bakes Re-opens as a “Sweet Spot” in the Community | City.Life.Style. | The Michigan Chronicle
Cupcakes and Community, two beautiful words to describe the beautiful Good Cakes and Bakes bakery located in Detroit. In 2013, April and Michelle Anderson opened the doors to what is now one of Detroit's most infamous 'sweet spots.' City.Life.Style. received an exclusive invite to view the newly
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Five Eastern Caribbean Countries Safe For Travel | New York Carib News
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Op-Ed: The Nehemiah Plan for Rebuilding Baltimore One Neighborhood at A Time | Afro
By Bob Wallace Since starting my mayoral campaign, we have walked over 500,000 steps as I have canvassed 32 zip codes and most neighborhoods across Baltimore City.  Through these walks, during a pandemic, I have heard the pleas of the people of our great city.  Consequently, our mission has been
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Africa: Covid-19 - WBG to Assist African Countries Recover Fast
[Ghanaian Times] The World Bank Group (WBG) will continue to support African governments' efforts to ensure fast recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Country Director for the World Bank, Pierre Laporte, has said.
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Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming - Black News Channel
By RAF CASERT Associated Press HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying
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