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Poem “To Satch” by Samuel Allen
Samuel Allen (aka Paul Vesey) is a well-known attorney and poet. Allen was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 9, 1917. His father was a clergyman. He attended Fisk University where he studied with James Weldon Johnson. After receiving his degree from Fisk in 1938, Allen went on to study law at
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Commentary: A word about White privilege | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Oseye Boyd If there’s one thing I’m grateful for in 2020, it’s that people are showing their true colors. People have lost all sense of decorum as well as respect for others when in public and are acting out in appallingly shocking ways. I never thought I’d see adults coughing on other
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Young autistic artist defies odds with mARTism
His best-seller is tagged ‘One Nation’, as he gets his inspiration from people of different races worldwide. But autism has not devalued the artistic skills of 24-year-old Martin Thomas, who has created a niche for himself with his paintings,...
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WALUBENGO: US tech restrictions will have far-reaching impact
We urgently need to lower costs and to accelerate technology deployment in Africa.
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Trinidad moves to bring home more nationals - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of National Security is moving to bring home citizens from Grenada, Canada and the United Kingdom, including Europe and the Middle East. The article Trinidad moves to bring home more nationals appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Ethiopia moves to open phone industry to investors
Ethiopia is pushing ahead with plans to sell two new telecommunications licences following delays due to the coronavirus outbreak and postponed
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Jambojet seeks to expand into cargo business
Jambojet is seeking approval to fly between cities in Kenya without stopping at its hub in Nairobi.
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New project launches to tackle Africa's plastic pollution - Voice Online
EXPERTS FROM around the world are joining forces to tackle plastic pollution in Africausing the... The post New project launches to tackle Africa's plastic pollution appeared first on Voice Online.
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LETTERS: Youth need help to navigate the Covid crisis
As Covid-19 development statistics trickle in every day, one has to wonder where coronavirus will push the swelling youth unemployment.
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IMF urges caution
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) The director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Alejandro Werner said yesterday Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new coronavirus (COVID-19) global epicentre.He said the human cost has been tragic, with
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Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation
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Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment during the pandemic, as the
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Ethiopia: Upper House Speaker Resigns Over Postponement of Elections
Ethiopia's upper house speaker has resigned in apparent protest at the postponement of planned elections in the Horn of Africa country over the coronavirus, a sign of growing tension between her party and the
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Uganda: Boda Boda Drivers Deliver Contraceptives to the Door During Uganda's COVID-19 Lockdown
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A look at the Kitintale Skating Park in Uganda, East Africa’s first - Face2Face Africa
Although their popularity has declined in recent years, skating rinks were venues people met to have a swell time. Although the skates themselves have evolved from the four-wheel kind to In-line skates, they remain devices to use for a good workout and stay out of trouble. In Uganda, Jackson Mubiru
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Nigeria coronavirus: 13,464 cases; record 663 new cases; Kaduna 'reopens'
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Kenya: Country Loses First Doctor to COVID-19 As Cases Surge to 9,448
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya recorded the first death of a medical doctor to coronavirus on Friday, raising concerns on the safety of healthcare workers in the country.
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Are you sending your child to campus in the fall? | Afram News
There is mixed reaction from parents who are trying to decide whether to send their children back to campus when the 2020 fall semester returns. Is it safe? What are the Plan As and Plan Bs for exposure? There are no guarantees. In this phase one of dealing with the coronavirus and COVID-19, is it
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Tunisia: After the Truth Commission, Tunisia Must Pursue Inclusive Transitional Justice
[ICTJ] Tunis -- The Truth and Dignity Commission's (TDC) final report was at last published on June 24, six year after the TDC began its work. It marks an important milestone in Tunisia's transition, but the journey ahead to justice and democracy is a long one. The policymakers and practitioners
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Guest Editorial: How France extorted Haiti for one of the greatest heists in geopolitical history | New York Carib News
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Kenya: Census Reveals 46,000 Are Living in the Streets
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African-American communities suffer from institutional racism amid COVID-19: Fauci
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ODOTE: Tackle employment policy challenges
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Ethiopia: Bridging the Divide in Ethiopia's North
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - With Fewer Tests, Nigeria Ties With Ghana, Algeria in Death Burden
With a total of 221 COVID-19 deaths, Nigeria, with estimated population of 205.5 million recorded a total of 7,526 confirmed cases which is equivalent to one death per million population according to data from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, JHU, released on May
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South Africa: 'SLAPP' Suit to Define Legal Landscape in Environmental, Mining Cases Forever?
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Botswana: Disco Lights Deployed As New Defence Against Botswana's Crop-Raiding Elephants
[RFI] Researchers in northern Botswana have come up with a novel way to protect farmers' crops from elephants: disco lights have proven to be effective in redirecting the great beasts from their path as they trample their way through to floodplains in the Chobe National Park.
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