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Rebels continued to make gains in loyalist strongholds throughout the country into the fall. By October, they had advanced on Surt, Qaddafis hometown, and captured Bani Walid. The fight for Surt proved to be more challenging for the rebels, with loyalist forces fiercely committed to maintaining
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20
2011
'Look at That Glow': Ciara Stuns Fans with Her Growing Baby Bump and Radiant Looks
According to her legion of followers, soon-to-be mommy of three Ciara has an undeniable pregnancy glow that is even brighter when the sun is shining its rays upon
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Teen who recorded George Floyd's death says she is traumatized
Darnella Frazier, 17, said she is traumatized after witnessing the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police
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Tiwa Savage, Davido, Mr Eazi grace cover of Billboard's special issue on Africa
“The three major-label groups—Universal, Warner and Sony—have all ramped up their investments in Africa in recent years: opening offices, sending A&R scouts to major hubs and forming joint ventures and partnerships,” the feature reads, adding, “[Africa] has also emerged as a particular wellspring
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Sony’s ZV-1 Camera Is A Godsend For Vloggers, Aims To Make Life Easier For Content Creators
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Survivor Working To Close Gap In Breast Cancer Deaths In African American Community
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when her sons were young is hoping her story helps empower other
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White woman calling cops on black man in Central Park provokes comparison with Emmett Till lynching
A white woman, who was being filmed by a black man because the latter thought the woman’s dog was “tearing through the plantings” in Central Park, New York, called the police on the man, insisting on the phone that her life was being threatened by “an African-American
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LeBron James Teams Up With Adam Sandler For Netflix Basketball Drama “Hustle”
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'Come Through Six Pack': Fans Fall In Love with Tanya Sam's Figure
While most people have been spending their shelter-in-place lives eating snacks and drinking wine, Tanya Sam appears to be maintaining her
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1965 to 1969
This civil rights movement timeline focuses on the struggles final years, when some activists embraced black power, and leaders no longer appealed to the federal government to end segregation, thanks to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Although the
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Mar
7
1960
Jazz History by Decade: 1910 - 1920
During the decade between 1910 and 1920, the seeds of jazz began to take root. New Orleans, the vibrant and chromatic port city in which ragtime was based, was home to a number of budding musicians and a new
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The Top Delta Sigma Theta Graduation Photos of Spring 2020
Graduation season this semester has looked a lot different because of COVID-19 but it has not stopped members of Black fraternities and sororities from celebrating each other and their
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Cameroon COVID-19 survivor battles stigma via social media
In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, surviving COVID-19 also means fighting
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Expands Effort to Close Digital Divide
Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Comcast NBC Universal announced today the Comcast Foundation has invested more than $3 million in BGCA’s My.Future technology initiative. The grants are part of the company’s five-year partnership with BGCA, which was announced last year and is valued at tens
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Barthélemy Boganda
Barthélemy Boganda , (born April 4, 1910, Bobangui, Moyen-Congo, French Equatorial Africa [now in Central African Republic]—died March 29, 1959, near Bangui), the major nationalist leader of the Central African Republic (formerly Ubangi-Shari) in the critical decolonization period of the
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Mar
29
1959
Brief encounters in “End of the Century”
There’s a tenderness to Lucio Castro’s debut film, “End of the Century,” that feels too fragile to be
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Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is a 1985 graduate of Princeton University. Her brother, Craig Robinson, class of 1983, was a basketball star there and has been head coach at Brown University and Oregon State University… Although she’s younger than Barack Obama, Michelle graduated from Harvard Law School first, in
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Sudan: Khalid Al-Sheikh Visits Sudanese Stranded in Egypt, Promising Near Opening of Crossings
Cairo — The Chargé d'Affaires of the Sudanese embassy in Egypt, Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, has promised the near opening of the crossings and the return of the stranded Sudanese to the
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Misa challenges journalists’ accreditation
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has given the Zimbabwe Media Commission a 24-hour ultimatum to suspend the proposed new media accreditation categories, saying the proposed categories were discriminatory, dangerous and injurious to media
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HBO Max Has Arrived, Find Out If You’re One of The Millions Who Can Use It For Free
HBO Max officially launched today, and you could be one of the millions who could use the service for free
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Lorde, Audre (1934-1992)
Audre Lorde, born February 18, 1934 in New York City, was an American feminist poet.  The youngest of three daughters, Audre Lorde was nearsighted to the point of legal blindness. She also didnt speak till she was five, having first been inspired to speak by a short story that was read to her by
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Nov
17
1992
5 Things We Secretly Wish Our Aunties Would Stop Doing On Facebook
If we’re being honest, Facebook would not be the same without the
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Loughlin, Husband To Serve Prison Time For College Scam
BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve prison time, according to court papers filed
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Locker, Jessie Dwight (1891-1955)
Jessie Locker was an attorney, politician, and community leader who was also the second black American to be appointed as United States Ambassador when he was sent to Liberia
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Egypt
The government has concentrated much of its time and attention in recent years on combating Islamic extremists, who have in particular targeted Copts (Egyptian Christians). In 1997, a terrorist attack on foreign tourists killed 70. During the 1990s, about 26,000 Islamic militants were imprisoned
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The Ears of God
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Rwandan Envoy Virtually Presents Her Credentials to Indian President
Rwanda's High Commissioner to India, Jacqueline Mukangira, on Thursday, May 21, presented her letter of credence to India's President Ram Nath Kovind, in a ceremony that was held by video
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A Perfect Match: Megan The Stallion Announced As Savage x Fenty Latest Brand Partner
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The Last Poets (1968 - )
The Last Poets, a group of musicians and poet performers, originated out of the civil rights movement, with an emphasis on the black
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