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Biden's All-Female Communications Team Features Two Black Women

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced an all-female White House communications team, which includes two Black women

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East Africa: Eritrean Refugees Cut Off From Aid, Threatened By Ethiopia's Continuing Conflict

[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'We are surrounded by war, and we can't move.'

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Source: allAfrica.com

John Steenhuisen: 'Every aspect of the state needs reform'

Steenhuisen said that the private sector and citizens should be relied on to haul South Africa out of economic and social turmoil

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

#Election2020 | Trump: "hapless" Gov. Kemp must overrule Raffensperger and overturn election | The Atlanta Voice

Monday, President Donald J. Trump was incensed as his re-election options dwindled and admitted to FOX Business's Maria Bartiromo that his paths to litigate the vote all the way to the United States Supreme Court run into dead ends. He tweeted to the 'hapless' Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, 'use his

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Africa: USA/Africa - Build Back Better On Africa Policy

[AfricaFocus] Washington, DC -- Editor's Note : "President Trump's overt contempt for Africans is encapsulated in his famously crass remark about African countries. But the principal damage to Africa has stemmed from his administration's broader policy choices, such as the disastrous rejection of

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Africa: South Africa Has the Best HIV Policies, Report Finds

[GroundUp] Progressive policies linked to drop in new infections in Southern Africa

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Nigeria: Govt Laments Foreign Powers' Refusal to Sell Arms to Nigeria

[This Day] The federal government yesterday attributed the delay in effectively routing Boko Haram, which it said it had technically defeated, to global powers that are blocking Nigeria's moves to acquire weapons to fight terrorism and win the insurgency war.

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Source: allAfrica.com

'Rep for Your Man': Angela Simmons Dresses Up In Boxing Attire Embroidered with Her Boyfriend's Nickname

In case anyone forgot,Angela Simmons, let it be known loud and clear during a recent post on social media that she’s team Daniel “Miracle Man” […]

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Nelly's Donates His 'Dancing with the Stars' Shoes, Charity Could Net $50K

After an impressive run on “Dancing with the Stars,” Nelly is using his dancing shoes to make a generous contribution to a charity. Nelly has donated at

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Biden's win in Arizona finalised, further cementing Trump loss

WASHINGTON, DC United States (AFP) - President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona was finalised yesterd ay, further cementing his win even as Donald Trump continues to make baseless claims of vote fraud.

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Congo-Kinshasa: The Country's Shady Political Alliance Unravels

Analysis - On 26 November President Félix Tshisekedi concluded a three-week presidential consultation with political, economic, trade union, corporate and religious stakeholders. His goal was to create a 'sacred union' to stabilise governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: USA/Global - On Climate, How Much Will Be New?

[AfricaFocus] Washington, DC -- Editor's Note : "One of the most powerful pieces of climate change legislation the Biden administration will need has already been passed: the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. This legislation, known for creating the Consumer

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Source: allAfrica.com

Togolese Opposition Cries Foul Over Detention of Leaders Opposing Gnassingbe

[RFI] Critics of the authorities in Togo have slammed the arrest of key opposition figures held over accusations of plotting to destabilise the country. Gérard Djossou and Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson were arrested on Friday and Saturday in the centre of the capital Lomé by Togolese security

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Source: allAfrica.com

Megan Thee Stallion’s Debut Album ‘Good News’ Twerks Its Way To The No. 2 Spot On Billboard 200

Megan Thee Stallion's 17-track debut album entered the week at No.2 on the Billboard 200. Good News, led by its rather infectious single "Body," moved a total of 100,500 equivalent album units.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Biden’s First 100-Day Challenge: Transitioning to a More Inclusive Economy | The Crusader Newspaper Group

CRL Calls for Fair Housing, Black Business Assistance and More By Charlene Crowell The tumultuous 2020 Presidential Election triggered a record number of participating voters. Never before had so many people cast their preferences. And similarly, together substantiated how divided the nation

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Army now testing recruits for sickle cell trait

… largest impact is on the African-American community, where one in 10 …

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Source: The Official Home Page of the United States Army

Why Black People Are The ‘Soul’ Of America - Blavity

Joe Biden ran on the idea that we needed to "restore the soul of America". America's soul has never been in need of restoration because Black people are America's soul, and we're intact.

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How rape survivors' long-term risk of HIV infection can lead to heavier sentences for rapists | News24

A new study shows that female rape survivors are 60% more likely to contract HIV within a year or two after their rape than women who have not been raped.

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Top secret: Biden gets access to President's Daily Brief | The Atlanta Voice

Joe Biden has had his first look as president-elect at the President’s Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events — a document former first lady Michelle Obama has called “The Death, Destruction, and Horrible Things Book.” Biden has already had eyes on different

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Opinion | It’s Time for a Woman to Run the Defense Department

… picks include an experienced African-American diplomat for ambassador to … Navy’s first female African-American four-star — provided the … order, and the first African-American four-star general was … In 1989, the first African-American chairman of the Joint …

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Wilmington nun reacts to first African American cardinal - WWAY TV

… the weekend, the first ever African American was appointed to one of … , Wilton Gregory became the first African American cardinal in the history of … systemic racism that so many African Americans have experienced here in the …

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Source: WWAY TV | Covering Local News, Weather and Sports in Wilmington, NC

Immigration Corner | My partner dumped me, now I don’t qualify

Dear Miss Powell, I am in a pickle. I was in a common-law relationship with a financial adviser for over four years. We were planning to go to Canada together and entered the express entry pool together. We had over 400 points and we were anxiously...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Words matter’: Why the UC Berkeley Library is embracing another term for ‘illegal aliens’

… the thick of researching, say, African Americans in fiction, searching by subject … 1990s, which was replaced by “African Americans” in 2000. Subject headings can …

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Biden Nominates Cecilia Rouse To Chair The Council Of Economic Advisors

Cecilia Elena Rouse has been nominated to serve as chair to the Council of Economic Advisors which would make her the first Black woman to serve in the role.

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

DISTORTIONS, DISTRACTIONS AND DELUSIONS: Rev. Raphael Warnock and the Georgia Senate Race – Free Press of Jacksonville

by Julianne Malveaux The right Reverend Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King's church, is running for the United States Senate from Georgia. Warnock is a man of God, [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Black Kansas City Prosecutor Demands Name Be Removed from President Trump's Commission on Justice Reform, Saying It Fails to Address Systemic Racism

When President Donald Trump unveiled his Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice in January, he announced it as a task force put […]

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The GOP is Trump’s GOP and That Won’t Change – Free Press of Jacksonville

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson Weeks after Trump decisively lost the election to Biden not one top Republican official appeared on a national Sunday TV talk show to discuss the election. Only a handful of GOP [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Strengthening HIV treatment cascade is critical to achieving widespread impact – Op-ed

Ambassador Maria Brewer: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 December 2020: The United States joins Sierra Leone in observing World AIDS Day 2020 today 1st of December. Annually on this date since 1988, we pause to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS, to reflect upon our global journey towards ending the

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Giving Tuesday: Contrary To Popular Belief, Black Folks Have Been Philanthropists ‘Since The Beginning Of Time’

African Americans are the most generous philanthropists, statistics show.

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An Open Letter on DAPL

"Our experience is that the U.S. does not honor the treaties of their grandfathers," writes the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's historic preservation officer.

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