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John P. Parker was born in 1827 in Norfolk, Virginia. His father was white and his mother was a black slave. John was sold to a slave agent in 1835 and then sold to a slave caravan which took him to Mobile, Alabama where he was purchased by a physician. Working as a house servant, Parker learned to
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TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop scapegoating | Africanews
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Coronavirus Pandemic And George Floyd Protests Highlight Health Disparities For Black People – Free Press of Jacksonville
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The Grim Reaper has taken away Burundi's healthy-looking and all-powerful President Pierre Nkurunziza just as he was to hand over power to the ruling CNDD-FDD party's 2020 election victor Evariste
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As COVID-19 Hits African Americans Hardest, Disparities in Patient Safety, Health Care Evident
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