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The Color Purple (film)
The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielbergs eighth film as a director, and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had
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Central Africa: Impact of COVID-19 On Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa
[UNFPA in WCA] Dakar -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa held a virtual conference on Wednesday 08 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa. The webinar focused on two countries case studies from
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Kenya coronavirus: govt steps up voluntary testing appeals in hotspots
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ESPN writer takes on sports’ sacred cows
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Cop Who ‘Murdered’ George Floyd Previously Awarded After Shooting Black Suspect
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Africa: Coronavirus Holds Up a Mirror to Hidden Gaslighting Abuse
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Rwanda: Over 740 Children Taken Off Streets, City of Kigali Says
The Vice Mayor of City of Kigali in charge of Socio-economic Affairs, Mutoni Gatsinzi Nadine told The New Times in an interview that since the initiative began on March 20, 744 children have been taken off
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South Africa coronavirus: avoid churches, reopening is death trap - Malema
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Opinion- John Lewis a Hero to Victims of Domestic Violence
Of the many reasons, the late John Lewis is being praised for his work civil rights and anti-racism activism, I want to take this opportunity to celebrate his work in the fight against domestic violence and intimate partner abuse. Firstly, in a time when domestic violence was seldom
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Police Chief Wants A Department That The Black Community Can Trust
As part of its continuing coverage of the aftermath, The OBSERVER spoke with Sacramento’s first Black police chief, Daniel Hahn, last week about his response to the protests, his thoughts on Floyd’s death at the hands of law enforcement and the reform that people here at home and across the country
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What About Our Children?
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Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After Death of Black Man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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UN Resident Coordinator says `credible end’ to elections urgently needed
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Mpumalanga teacher suspended after assault video emerges
A 34-year-old teacher in Mpumalanga was caught on video assaulting a woman believed to be the mother of his child.
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Africa: Women Creators Invited to Document Life Under COVID-19
The Ladima Foundation in partnership with the DW Akademie announced a short film competition for African women content creators and filmmakers on life during the Covid-19
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Jamaica’s first national women’s shelter ready - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s first state-run shelter for victims of domestic violence is ready. The article Jamaica’s first national women’s shelter ready appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Uganda: Voices From Tororo - Working to End Gender-Based Violence in Uganda
[Spotlight Initiative] TORORO, Uganda - One in two Ugandan women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence, according to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey (2016).
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Oprah Winfrey Gives Grants To ‘Home’ Cities During Pandemic
She announced Wednesday that her Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was
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Trinidad man walks into police station and confesses - 'I just killed her'
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Manchester's Heartease in pain
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Africa: World Has Failed to Protect 1 Billion Children From Violence, Sexual Abuse - UN Warns
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Kenya: Woman's Body Found Dumped Inside Primary School in Umoja
The body of a woman was on Sunday evening found hidden in a sack inside the compound of Tumaini Primary School playground in Umoja estate, Nairobi
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'That's How Faith Had You': Stevie J.'s Blackout Tuesday Post Derails as Fans Ask About Faith Evans Abuse Allegations
Stevie J. joined Blackout Tuesday in solidarity with the protests against social injustice and police brutality against Black people taking place across the globe, but his post went a little sideways when some fans piped up with questions about his recent abuse allegations against wife Faith
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LUESBY: Scale up informal sector for job creation
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Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts was elected in 2006.  He became at that time only the second African American elected as a state Governor in the history of the United States.  Patrick was born on July 31, 1956 in Chicago to Laurdine Pat Patrick and Emily Mae Wintersmith, and raised in
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