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Gubernatorial candidates Andrew Gillum (Florida) and Stacey Abrams (Georgia) have given the November mid-term elections just the spark it needed. It’s not easy to get voters fired up for non-presidential elections so the national attention these two candidates are getting is inspiring voters in those states. But what about the rest of the country []

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Donald Trump Month In Review: November

President Donald Trump’s constant verbal assaults on black female journalists is completely unacceptable. Earlier this month, Trump blasted CNN reporter Abby Phillip, CNN contributor April Ryan and PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor, all of whom are African-American women. Trump called Ryan a loser and

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Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa opposite Mozambique. The worlds fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. The countrys low-lying coastal area gives way to a central plateau. The once densely wooded interior has largely been cut

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COMMENTARY: George Floyd and the Continuing Legacy of Dred Scott | The Orlando Advocate

A rose by any other name . . . Weve all heard this familiar paraphrase of a line from William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. The reference is most often used to suggest that what one calls a thing does not change what it actually is. On March 18, 2018, Stephon Clark was shot and

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(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”

By 1947 the question of black civil rights in the South had become a national issue when a committee President Harry S. Truman appointed to study the issue called for legislation which among other things would to protect voting rights for Southern blacks and provide federal protection against

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Despite the political turmoil and uncertainty, millions of Egyptians voted in the first round of parliamentary elections on Nov. 28, 2011. The Muslim Brotherhood fared better than expected, winning about 40% of the vote. Even more of a shock was the second place finish of the ultraconservative

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In June 2000 the World Bank agreed to provide more than $200 million to build a $3.7-billion pipeline connecting the oil fields in Chad to those in Cameroon. Oil revenues are estimated to earn $2.5 billion over the next 30 years. Human rights groups were concerned that the project would only

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Social Media Erupts After Kanye West Announces He’s Running for President in the 2020 Election

Kanye West has announced officially, via social media that is, that hes throwing in his hat for president of the United States. This comes after []

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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief | Afro

Black-Owned Businesses Got Little Relief Under PPP

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In February 2010, the military of Niger staged a coup and overthrew the government of President Mamadou Tandja, replacing him with a leader of their own choosing, Salou Djibo. A new government, deemed the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, was also formed. Djibo promised the people

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Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes consumer protection - The Bay State Banner

A June 29 U.S. Supreme Court split decision represents a major setback to both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the consumers who have come to rely upon the agency. Since 2010, more than 25 million consumers were helped by the agency’s efforts that returned over $11

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Burundi: general elections amid virus, tension

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and growing tensions in the country, Burundi will, on Wednesday, hold general

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Biden plans to pick a female running mate. Would it make a difference if she's black?

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A Brief Intro and History of Benin, Africa

Benin was the seat of one of the great medieval African kingdoms called Dahomey. Europeans began arriving in the area in the 18th century, as the kingdom of Dahomey was expanding its territory. The Portuguese, the French, and the Dutch established trading posts along the coast

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Alpha Phi Alpha Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund - Watch The Yard

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), which is led by President and Alpha Brother Harry L. Williams, is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the

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Khupe changes congress date

THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T was yesterday forced to change its extra-ordinary congress date from September 4 to July 31 following legal advice from its lawyer Lovemore Madhuku. BY BLESSED MHLANGA The faction had to revert to its earlier July 31 date after Madhuku advised that any date after that

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Black Democrats: ‘Choose a sister’

“Joe Biden owes black people, and black women in particular, a debt of gratitude for reviving a campaign that was dead,” said Colette Phillips, founder of the Get Konnected social network and a supporter of the former vice president in the

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In Oct. 2010s second round of presidential elections, Dilma Rousseff, an acolyte of Lula and his former chief of staff, defeated José Serra 56% to 44% to become the countrys first woman president. Because of term limits, Lula could not run for a third consecutive term. Rousseff is expected to

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Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters endured heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours on Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage elections in November when

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As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap Obamacare | The Atlanta Voice

As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost

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Matt Barnes Says Some NBA Players Don't Want to Return This Season Because of George Floyd and the Protests

While some players may not want to return because of the potentially deadly virus, others may not play for reasons that have to do with George Floyd and the ongoing protests, if Matt Barnes’ comments in a recent interview are to be

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Uganda: Politicians Push to Reopen Economy Ahead of Poll Campaigns to Start

And now just emerging from no contact with voters, there are concerns about whether the election calendar and roadmap as set by the National Electoral Commission in December 2018 is still viable considering the time

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Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama

By KIM CHANDLER AP NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee ballot requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservative justices granted Alabama’s request to stay

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Congo democratic republic

Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga resigned in September 2008, citing health reasons. He was succeeded by Adolphe

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Serving presidents Nixon and H.W. Bush, here’s the trailblazing tale of attorney Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious - Face2Face Africa

During her career, Jewel Stradford Lafontant-Mankarious, born on April 28, 1922, was the first female deputy solicitor general of the United States, an official in the administration of President George H. W. Bush, and an attorney in Chicago. She also was considered by President Richard Nixon as

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Primary Elections Produce Few Surprises

Sam Skardon won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sandy Senn for the state Senate

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Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist and minister. He was born as Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941 to a 16 year high school student named Helen Burns out of wedlock. Jesse’s biological father was their 33 year old neighbor named Noah Louis Robinson who was married to someone

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The South Has Some Of The Nation’s Dirtiest Electricity. Now It’s Seeing A Coronavirus Uptick.

Yet the region remains far behind the rest of the country on even the most basic policies to lower climate-changing emissions, according to research published Tuesday by the Southern Economic Advancement Project, a nonprofit founded by Stacey Abrams, a former Democratic candidate for Georgia

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Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump | The Atlanta Voice

Former Vice President Joe Biden has said, as recently as last month, that “we may have to do a virtual convention” due to concerns about the spread of

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Malawi Supreme Court breaks rank with peers in Southern Africa

In order to assist the courts to address these questions fairly, there is a need for jurisprudential clarity on the appropriate standard of proof which petitioners must satisfy in order to convince the court to entertain their claims, and the appropriate legal test for nullifying election

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Zambia, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is about one-tenth larger than Texas. It is surrounded by Angola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia. The country is mostly a plateau that rises to 8,000 ft (2,434 m) in the

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