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Early Sermon for Abolition
On this date in 1791, Jonathan Edwards Jr. (1745-1801) preached a strong anti-slavery sermon before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom and for the Relief of Persons unlawfully holden in Bondage. Edwards was a Congregationalist minister, like his more famous father, and later
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PRESS ROOM: U.S. Bank Offers Financial Support and Demonstrates Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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Arkansas Baptist College [Little Rock] (1884-- )
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private four-year institution in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The college was founded as the Ministers Institute in August 1884 at the Annual Convention of the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas.  It opened three months later at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in
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UN plan to revive blue economy post-Covid
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Why is Taiwan excluded from the WHO?
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization and ignited a diplomatic row between China and some Western
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California’s Vote-by-Mail Election Push is Both Praised and Put Down | Post News Group
If you’re a registered voter in California, expect to receive a ballot from your county elections officials in the mail for the
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Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 (Full Speech)
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‘Trump Death Clock’ In NYC Counts Preventable Coronavirus Deaths
A digital billboard in Times Square showing the number of deaths related to President Donald Trump’s slow coronavirus response, reached a grave milestone on Wednesday, as it ticked over to an estimated 50,000 preventable
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Angola: Government Departments Mergers Help Save Millions
Luanda — Angolan State hopes to save one billion kwanzas a year with the merger of government departments that started two months
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Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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Transit services require all riders to cover faces
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ESSENCE Releases First Comprehensive Survey on How Black Women Are Impacted by COVID-19
Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the
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Flowers, Vonetta (1973- )
The first person of African descent, male or female, to wina gold medal at the Winter Olympics was Vonetta Flowers when she won gold inthe womens bobsled event in 2002 at SaltLake
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Uganda: Only 2,500 Stranded Ugandan Citizens Want to Return - Museveni
President Museveni on Monday warned of "serious trouble" if all the two million Ugandan citizens trapped outside the country because of the virus induced lockdown returned
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Libya
Libya stretches along the northeast coast of Africa between Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east; to the south are the Sudan, Chad, and Niger. It is one-sixth larger than Alaska. Much of the country lies within the Sahara. Along the Mediterranean coast and farther inland is arable
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South Sudan: First COVID-19 Death Reported
South Sudan health officials announced the country’s first death from COVID-19 on Friday, with a top health official describing the deceased as a 51-year old "high-profile South
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Evangelical Leaders Seek To Insulate Churches From Some COVID-19 Lawsuits
As some U.S. churches seek to open their doors for in-person services, a group of mostly evangelical Christian religious leaders is urging Congress to grant faith-based organizations legal immunity from coronavirus-related negligence
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Al-Shabaab (2006- )
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, more commonly known as Al-Shabaab (meaning youth), is a clan-based jihadist terrorist group in East Africa. Originating as the militant youth wing of the Somali Council of Islamic Courts (ICU), which took over southern Somalia in June 2006, the group splintered off
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Pepco Extends Pandemic Customer Bill and Service Support Programs Through July 1
As individuals, families and communities continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pepco has committed to not suspending service disconnections and waiving new late fees and reconnecting customers who were previously
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Freeman, Joseph (1953– )
In 1978 Joseph Freeman became the first man of African ancestry to be granted the priesthood after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that any male could be ordained, regardless of race or color.  Freeman was born July 24, 1953, in Vanceboro, North Carolina, to Rose Lee Smith
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Chinese Landing still awaiting word from Lawrence on request for halt to mining over coronavirus fears
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Grocery store prices add to ills of burdened minority communities
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Uganda: Museveni Says Public Transport to Resume As All Get Free Masks
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Rwanda: After Kabuga's Arrest in Paris, How Many Rwanda Genocide Suspects Remain?
The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged financiers of the Rwandan genocide, has been welcomed by victims and survivors organisations that have pushed for justice for the 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus who were killed in
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(1841) Frederick Douglass, “The Church and Prejudice"
Frederick Douglass would eventually become one of the most skilled and powerful orators of his day.  In 1841, three years after he escaped slavery and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 34-year-old Douglass gave a brief speech on a situation he had not anticipated, racial prejudice in Northern
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Newly Unemployed? Understanding Your Health Insurance Options
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