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The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has rejected plans to establish agri-business farms within the Amboseli ecosystem in Kajiado.
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PepsiCo's Commitment to Fighting Childhood Hunger while Supporting Women-led Small Businesses - Atlanta Tribune
PepsiCo has initiated a new effort to fight childhood hunger while supporting women-led small businesses. The initiative is a joint effort between Food for Good, PepsiCo’s commitment to advance food security through collaboration in communities where we live and work, and WomanMade, a PepsiCo
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Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished - Black News Channel
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. But that doesn't mean workers in Hollywood have faith that other harassers and abusers will be similarly punished. Instead, three years after the explosive Weinstein scandal launched
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New Yorkers Blast MTA Execs for Possible Fare and Toll Hikes
By Victor Omondi At this particular point in time, New Yorkers aren’t ready to pay more to get around the city. If anything, they’re not going to keep quiet about it, but make it known to MTA executives. That’s exactly what happened on one Tuesday night. On this day, a group of politicians, transit
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BHERC/FILMS WITH A PURPOSE Premiere “I’M NOT SPECIAL” Tale of a boy Facing Issues of Disability, Athletic Dreams & Drugs
… (PDT) during the 26th Annual African American Film Marketplace & S.E … ;, the story of a precocious African American boy who wins a national … Chance", five talented young African American female performers are pushed in …
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Police Riot Team Resigns After Fellow Officer Indicted For Alleged Assault During Protest
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J'can Reggae Star drops sophomore album "Royal" | New York Carib News
Jesse Royal, one of Jamaica’s most charismatic young stars - releases his sophomore album Royal via Easy Star Records. The singer-songwriter has been a key player in the island’s current reggae movement along with his contemporaries Chronixx, Protoje, and Koffee, and returns this summer with his
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Ben Affleck apologizes for lobbying 'Finding Your Roots' to exclude slave-owning ancestor from show
The Arcadian calm of PBS was shattered Tuesday in the wake of leaked Sony emails that revealed Ben Affleck had demanded references to a slave-owning ancestor be excised from a segment on him in the program, “Finding Your Roots.” The System — which has no role in the production of this
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Joe Morgan, soul of Cincinnati Big Red Machine, passes at 77
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Florida Doesn’t Need New Terror Laws!  – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Carlton Riley - Duval County Organizer at Florida Rising - Freedom of speech and lawful assembly are under assault from Gov. Ron DeSantis and our Republican-dominated legislature. DeSantis’ Combating Public Disorder Bill (Senate Bill [...]
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Covid-19 dries up business for Tanzania's art industry
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Baleka Mbete expresses ‘regret’ over Zuma’s Zondo snub
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Blue Ivy’s Grammy Win At Nine Years Old Isn’t Ridiculous. It’s A Visual Example Of Generational Wealth. - Blavity
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Mastercard picks Koffee as new brand ambassador in Jamaica - Stabroek News
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'Goosebumps': Deborah Cox and Tamia Hill Cover 'Count On Me,' Fans Agree They've Still Got It
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The National Book Awards named their first undocumented finalist. Here's how she sees America - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — City Council voted Tuesday night to allow Mayor Indya Kincannon, her staff, and appropriate departments to revisit existing policies for handling racist and sexist behavior within city government after discussion on just how hard …
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