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‘Justice Now: A BET Town Hall’ Featuring Stacey Abrams, Brittany Packnett And More
As protests rage for the 13th straight day over the repeated and habitual police killings of Black people, BET is unpacking this historic moment with a primetime town hall on social justice on Sunday (June
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Wiley Williams …………Visitation was held: Friday, June 26, 2020; 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m., @ Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E..79th Street, Chicago, IL: Interment: Washington Memorial Gardens; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East
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Did Obama Change Military Funeral Protocol? - Urban Legends
Online rumor alleges that U.S. military funeral protocol has been changed such that when the folded flag is presented to relatives of the deceased, its now done on behalf of the Secretary of Defense instead of on behalf of the
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Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church
ATLANTA (AP) — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral rich with historical echoes and filled with a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too
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Malawi: Judiciary Clarifies On Status of Chief Justice, Other Malawi Supreme Court Justices
The Judiciary, a key arm of government, has asserted that Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda shall continue to discharge his duties together with other Justices of Appeal (JAs) " as per their Constitutional mandate", despite the Executive 's pushing Nyirenda for forced leave, pending
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Test your news knowledge with Zenger: An arrest warrant for Trump | Afro
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Rwanda: Over 10,000 Remains of Genocide Victims Could Not Be Buried Due to COVID-19
The remains of over 10,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that were exhumed from different parts of the country have not been able to be to be given a decent burial due to
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Josephine Baker: French Resistance and the CIvil Rights Movement
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WATCH: ‘I tried everything’ - Sister of man who died in custody after 40-year wait for trial speaks out
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Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather to Pay George Floyd’s Funeral Expenses
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Rayshard Brooks funeral to be held at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Burundi holds funeral, burial for Nkurunziza in capital Gitega
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Egypt Arrests Doctors, Silences Critics Over Virus Outbreak | Afro
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Gauteng Health Department 'deeply concerned' about Covid-19 cases spread through funerals
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Kenya: Manufacturers Hard Hit as Earnings Drop
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Somalia: Roadside Blast Kills At Least 10 On Minibus Near Mogadishu
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Record-breaking GoFundMe Page for George Floyd’s Family Amasses More Than $13 Million
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Atlanta Hawks Coach To Join NAACP’s Rayshard Brooks Protest After Police Killing
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Rayshard Brooks' memorial and funeral will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church | The Atlanta Voice
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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest
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Alpha Phi Alpha Brother Becomes First African American To Lead The Air Force
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