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Nigeria
Nigeria, one-third larger than Texas and the most populous country in Africa, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its neighbors are Benin, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. The lower course of the Niger River flows south through the western part of the country into the Gulf of Guinea. Swamps
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Lagos coronavirus: 2,755 cases; patient delivers twins
Total cases = 2,755
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‘LHHATL’’s Arkansas Mo Charged With Fraud After Spending Loan On Jewelry, Rolex
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they
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A Biography of Marcus Garvey and His Views Defined
No Marcus Garvey biography would be complete without defining the radical views that made him a threat to the status quo. The life story of the Jamaican-born activist starts well before he came to the United States following World War I, when Harlem was an exciting place for African-American
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Lagos coronavirus: 2,278 cases; patient delivers at treatment center
Total confirmed cases = 2278
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Nigeria: Amidst Lockdown Ease, Nigeria's Weekly COVID-19 Cases Reduce, Recoveries Double
As Nigerians continue to experience the nationwide ease in lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, the country recorded a 16 per cent drop in coronavirus cases last week compared to the previous week, an analysis of data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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Guyana’s ‘associated gas’ has no market value
The IMF, the World Bank, the IADB, the European Investment Bank, leading economists (e.g. former World Bank Chief Economists Lord Stern and Joseph Stiglitz,), the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, and a host of other financial and industry experts can all give you excellent
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Nigeria: Decline in Non-COVID-19 Ailment Consultation in Hospitals Worries Govt
The federal government also said wearing face masks in public places is compulsory, going by the COVID-19 regulations signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Quarantine
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Second Great Migration (African American)
In the context of the 20th-century history of the United States, the Second Great Migration was the migration of more than 5 million African Americans from the South to the North, Midwest and West. It began in 1940, through World War II, and lasted until 1970.[1] It was much larger and of
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Lawmakers propose sweeping relief to homeowners, renters | Black Voice News
As missed rent payments and delinquent mortgages pile up across the state, California Democratic lawmakers Tuesday introduced a series of sweeping proposals aimed at shielding homeowners, renters and landlords from the economic fallout of the COVID-19
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Squires, Bernard (1904-1947)
Bernard Squires was the president of the Omaha chapter of the Urban League from 1935 to 1939 and the Seattle chapter of the Urban League from 1939 to 1943. Squires was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1904. He graduated from high school in Toledo, and went on to Ohio State University before graduating in
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Eric Trump: Democrats designed lockdown orders to beat Trump in 2020
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Trump administration's latest testing report again largely places responsibility with states | The Atlanta Voice
The Trump administration is promising to buy 100 million testing swabs and vials by the end of the year and distribute them to states as part of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report to Congress obtained by
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune, founder-president of Bethune-Cookman College, named director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration. She was the first Black woman to receive a major appointment from the federal government. She educator held the post until January 1, 1944.
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Africa: Cobalt Is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize Its Social and Environmental Cost?
Amnesty International has published two major reports on human rights and environmental issues associated with cobalt mining and launched an initiative that challenged the electric vehicle industry to produce a battery with a completely clean human rights record for all its
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Test Results of Dubai, UK, U.S., Other Returnees Won't Be Published - Govt
The Federal Government has said that the test results of Nigerians and those evacuated from Dubai, UAE; United Kingdom and the United States would not be shared
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Federal Regulators Take the Wind Out of Offshore Turbine Project | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Blowback from federal officials could mean a long-term delay for what is meant to be the largest offshore wind farm project in the United States. After Massachusetts-based Vineyard Wind asked the Interior Department for a temporary pause in the federal permitting process, which can take years to
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DTE Launches Virtual Student 'Field Trip' To Michigan's Largest Wind And Solar Parks | City | The Michigan Chronicle
With the shift to more online learning, DTE Energy has developed a virtual field trip to its wind and solar parks to teach young people about clean energy and the … Continued
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(1860) Abraham Lincoln, “Cooper Union Address”
On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a presidential candidate who had yet to win the Republican nomination, accepted an invitation to speak to the Young Mens Republican Union at Cooper Union Hall before a capacity crowd of 1,500.  Lincoln used the occasion to outline his views on slavery in the
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Nigeria: Govt - Universities Enrolled Dead ASUU Members Into IPPIS
The federal government yesterday accused universities of deliberately accommodating dead members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the payroll forwarded to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation
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Somalia: Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa Leader Urges All Somalis to Unite Against Alshabaab
Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) leader and the former president of the regional state of Galmudug, Sheikh Mohamed Shakir Ali has called on the Somali people to unite in the fight against Alshabab
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Begins Audit of Airlines
To guarantee passengers' safety and protection from COVID-19, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced the audit of airlines, THISDAY has
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Rice, Condoleezza (1954- )
Condoleezza Rice has earned distinction as a scholar, expert on international politics, and with her appointments as the first African American woman National Security Advisor and Secretary of State of the United
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1954
African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959
[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja
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1959
Nigeria: Why Govt Continues to Determine Petrol Price, After Deregulation of Downstream Sector - Minister
The government, however, said it would continue to intervene in determining the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to safeguard consumers of the commodity from being exploited by oil
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Nigeria: Oil Licensing Round - CSOs Want Beneficial Owners of Bidding Firms Published
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Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19
Black leaders, along with state and city officials have largely been the heroes to assume the responsibility of protecting their constituents from both the virus and federal
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#LHHATL’s Arkansas Mo Charged With Fraud After Spending PPP Loan On Jewelry, Rolex
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