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In the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke states, 'the things which are impossible with men are possible with God.' Several anecdotes tell of inexplicable miracles throughout Latin America among the believers of the Virgin Mary, Jesus' mother. But through skeptic's eyes, there is a question based in
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HousingNOLA Launches Pilot to Convert Short-Term Rentals in Temporary Housing
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Ruby Bridges
“I learned a very valuable lesson, and it is that we should not ever look up at a person or judge them by the color of their skin, that’s the lesson I have learned in first grade.” ~  Bridges
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Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts - Black News Channel
By AMANDA SEITZ and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020. Public health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to
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Battered brokers offload stake in Nairobi bourse shareholding
The self-listed Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is battling a crisis of confidence over the continuous decline in stock prices, which has seen close to a half of the stockbrokerage firms that held shares in the Kenyan bourse sell their stake over falling returns and uncertainties over the
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Trans model Munroe Bergdorf re-hired after being fired 3 yrs ago for speaking against racism
Bergdorf, a black British model who got fired three years ago from L’Oreal after she spoke out on racism, has been re-hired by the international cosmetics company and will be joining the company’s U.K. diversity and inclusion
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New gaming release: ‘Fall Guys’ is wacky fun for PS4 and PC
If you have ever wanted to live out a crazy obstacle course fantasy, then Mediatonic’s new full-of-beans online game, 'Fall Guys', is ideal.
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Teachers' union threatens legal action: 'Covid-19 exposes hidden horrors in schooling system'
There is uncertainty over whether schools will be Covid-19 ready for next Monday's reopening, with one union already threatening court
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Democracy faces demise in Zim
guest column :Takudzwanashe Mundenga THE State in Zimbabwe under the ruinous leadership of the Zanu PF party is further shrinking the democratic space through the introduction of new laws that will make it a one-party State. Slowly and probably without realising, the landlocked southern African
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Blacks in Battle
In one of the decisive battles of the war, two brigades of Black troops helped crush one of the Souths finest armies at the Battle of Nashville. Black troops opened the battle on the first day and successfully engaged the right of the rebel line. On the second day Col. Charles R. Thompsons Black
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'Looking Like Your Mommie!': Lil Scrappy and Bambi Fans Call Their 1-Year-Old Son His Mother's Twin
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Just In: KZN Transport MEC Bheki Ntuli dies after ‘short illness’
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal confirmed the untimely passing of PEC member and MEC for Transport Bheki Ntuli late on Saturday.
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'Cutest Baby Ever': Keyshia Cole and Niko Khale Fans Gush Over Their 10-Month-Old's Darling Snapshot
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Journalist badly injured as police clash with taxi drivers in Mpumalanga
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Rwanda: Taxi-Moto Business 'Slow' on First Day of Reopening0
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Social Media Criticize Democrats For Wearing Kente Cloth at Press Conference – Your Black World
In the process of announcing a new way to addressing police brutality, Democrats took a moment of silence, while wearing the kente cloth, to honor George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by
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Too much of a risk, too soon?
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Gabrielle Union On ‘America’s Got Talent’ Departure And The Need To Hold ‘Bad Apples Accountable’
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Bestselling Novelist Eric Jerome Dickey Dead At 59
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Videos do not show Capitol rioters on no-fly list that were removed from flights | The Atlanta Voice
CLAIM: Videos show Capitol rioters who were removed from flights because they are on the federal no-fly list. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. American Airlines reviewed two videos circulating widely on social media and confirmed to The Associated Press that in both incidents the people were either removed
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Misinformation channels claim Biden is no longer President-elect. That's not true. - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Capitol Officer Killed By Supposed Pro-Police Terrorists Was ‘Reportedly Bludgeoned With A Fire Extinguisher’
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First Day, First Shot: India Launches The World's Largest Vaccination Drive | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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LEAP Innovations Hold Two-Day Virtual Summit to Prepare Educators for the Upcoming Academic Year | Chicago Defender
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