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Sacrifice and service of veterans resonates more deeply this year - Milwaukee Community Journal
Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson November 11, 2020 In a year with so much uncertainty and confusion, there are very few things that we can know for certain. We do not know exactly when this pandemic will end, when things will return to normal, or when we can see some of our
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
SA to undergo five days of mourning for COVID-19 and GBV victims
Ramaphosa said all South Africans should demonstrate their remembrance, of all those who have departed, through five days of mourning.
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Africa: From Women to Migrants - What Does a Biden Win Mean for Africa?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- From climate to human rights, how Joe Biden's appointment as the United States president will impact on Africa's 1.3 billion population
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Kenya: Ciru Muriuki Finally Shares Her Big Covid-19 Secret
[Nairobi News] BBC journalist Ciru Muriuki has revealed that her father died from Covid-19 as she urged her fellow Kenyans to take the disease very seriously.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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UK becomes 5th country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus deaths - Black News Channel
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, a level that one of the nation's leading doctors says 'should never have been reached.' Figures from the British government showed
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Ready for a ‘real’ college experience, transfer students find their hopes dashed - Black Voice News
Kaylin Tran imagined her first year at UCLA after transferring from Pasadena City College as kind of like a coming of age movie: She’d join clubs, make lifelong friends and pore over books in the university’s iconic library. Instead, thanks to the pandemic, she’s sitting in front of a computer
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Anonymous donor gives $10 million to Prairie View students impacted by pandemic - TheGrio
As a gift to students who are currently struggling to stay in college due to the coronavirus pandemic, an anonymous... View Article The post Anonymous donor gives $10 million to Prairie View students impacted by pandemic appeared first on TheGrio.
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Covid-19 could still throw spanner in the works for British & Irish Lions tour of SA
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour is still not guaranteed to take place during its scheduled dates - or at all - due to Covid-19.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
How the Black Vote Propelled Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Into a Historic Presidential Election Victory - Los Angeles Sentinel
The year 2020 has been a whirlwind of events. With all of the disarray in the nation, one thing has been proven true; that Black votes
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Kenya: How Marsabit Boys High School's Glamour Wore Off
[Nation] When a former Eastern Provincial Commissioner, Mr Eliud Mahihu, and a Provincial Education Officer, Mr Rees, visited the then Marsabit Primary School in 1964, they requested that the piece of land the school was sitting on be set aside for a secondary school.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Can You Deduct College Tuition On Your Federal Income Tax Return?
There are a number of choices for deducting school tuition and textbooks in your federal revenue tax return, together with the American Alternative Tax Credit score, Lifetime Studying Tax Credit…
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Kenya: Amnesty Asks Govt Not to Deport Tanzania Ex-MP
[East African] Rights lobby Amnesty International on Monday appealed to the Kenyan government not to deport Tanzania's ex-legislator Godbless Lema, to save him from "persecution."
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COVID-19: Structural racism and Black health | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Glenn Ellis I am glad Covid has “laid bare” structural racism and inequalities in healthcare and health for some folks. Welcome. We are happy to have you join us in the fight of our lives. -Dr. Robin Stevens- (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Throughout modern U.S. medical history, official reports and
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Kenya Voted as Top Tourist Destination
[Nation] Kenya has been ranked as Africa's leading tourist destination in 2020 by the World Travel Awards (WTA).
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Why technology is crucial in driving financial literacy
Technology continues to revolutionise the financial services landscape. From mobile payments, App-based investing platforms, financial technology has revolutionised not only how consumers receive financial services but also how they expect to receive such services. Core financial institutions are
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Notre Dame mandates COVID testing after football celebration - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has implemented mandatory coronavirus testing for students and strict penalties for those who don't comply after students rushed the school's football field to celebrate a double-overtime upset over
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Prosecution adamant solid case made against convicts in Neesa Gopaul murder - Stabroek News
Having heard all the arguments in the appeal filed by Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former partner Jarvis Small who were convicted for murdering Gopaul’s 16-year-old daughter Neesa, the Guyana Court of Appeal is now set to rule on a date to be
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CDC Updates Thanksgiving Guidelines Amid Coronavirus Surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has again updated its recommendations for Thanksgiving celebrations amid a recent spike in coronavirus cases.
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Ben Carson, others in Trump’s staff test positive for COVID-19 | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Sherri Kolade After attending an election night watch party hosted at the White House, Dr. Ben Carson, Mark Meadows, the president’s chief of staff, and a number of other White House staffers tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an article from Essence Magazine. Coalter
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Sense International wins government grant to support people with deafblindness affected by COVID-19 in Kenya - Voice Online
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EDITORIAL: Schools Should Reopen, But Only When It’s Safe for All
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Event: A Q&A with California mayors on the future of work - Black Voice News
From the Bay Area to Southern California, communities are facing different prospects for recovery based on the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it’s making on workforce trends and government revenues, as well as the state’s prior economic development trajectory.  In our fourth “Future of
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More Americans Hospitalized With COVID-19 Than Ever Before | The Orlando Advocate
The number of people hospitalized withCOVID-19surged past 60,000 on Tuesday. Health officials from around the country say hospitals are running out of intensive care unit beds. This newest surge breaks all previous records. It appears the virus isn't going to 'miraculously disappear,' after
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Bishop Harry Jackson, Black Conservative Pastor Who Advised Trump, Dies
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Kenya: Three Charged Over Theft of Stationery From NMS Offices
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Kenya: Borana Elders Vow to End FGM
[Nation] Thebattle against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Marsabit County recently got a boost when Borana religious and traditional frontrunners asserted to crusade against the harmful practice.
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Uganda: Sekatawa, Kyazze, Kaweesa - Trio Traded Goals
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Here's Ghana's Adjoa Asamoah, Joe Biden's National Adviser for Black Engagement who helped him win - Face2Face Africa
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