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Peace, unity, national security and respect for Sierra Leone’s judiciary
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The Black Fraternities and Sororities at Auburn University Are Finally Getting a NPHC Legacy Plaza - Watch The Yard
Auburn University recently announced that it will be building an NPHC Legacy Plaza on campus. For years the students had brought up the face that there were no architectural indications on the campus that acknowledge the “Divine 9” and on December 3, 2018 the Auburn University Student Government
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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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LONDON, (Reuters) – Major sports events working to get back up and running after the coronavirus crisis are likely to have to do so without cancellation insurance for communicable diseases as insurers remove cover or ramp up the
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Kappa Alpha Psi Brothers in Fort Worth Speak Out Against Police Brutality - Watch The Yard
To honor the life of George Floyd and vow to remain vocal about social injustice, the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. in Fort Worth hosted a Rally for Change. The brothers of the Fort Worth Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi gathered outside of their frat house in letters to show the
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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to
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J'can health expert praises WHO boss
THE opening speech by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus at the 73rd World Health Assembly's virtual meeting on Monday has been lauded by one local public health expert as “the most brilliant watershed speech by any WHO director
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McLean: Options on table to re-energise students
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Awards Historic $100,000 Founders’ Centennial Scholarship
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