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Sullivan, Louis Wade (1933- )
After witnessing poverty and discrimination in Depression-era Georgia, Louis Wade Sullivan committed his career to education and public service, rising to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush.  He also was the founder and long-time president of Morehouse
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Slater, Rodney (1955- )
Rodney E. Slater, former cabinet member, attorney, and state government official, was born in Marianna, Arkansas, on February 23, 1955.  In 1977, Slater graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He earned his law degree in 1980 from the University of
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Nigeria: Exclusive - Buhari Restrains Ministers From Disciplining, Removing Heads of Agencies
The circular, dated May 19 and endorsed by the SGF, Boss Mustapha, conveyed the "concern" of the government about the tendency by some ministers to arbitrarily remove chief executive officers of agencies and its impact on stability and service
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Rwanda: Insurance Companies Rake in Rwf46 Billion in 2019
Rwanda's insurance sector retained earnings worth Rwf46.6 billion last year from premiums and other interest generating activities, thanks particularly to the increased assets of insurance
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America’s Black female mayors face dual crises of COVID-19 and...
My upcoming book, an edited volume called “Political Black Girl Magic: The Elections and Governance of Black Female Mayors” examines the background of 24 Black women elected to lead cities over 50,000 since 2000 to learn who these pioneering women are and how they came to
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Should I know my MP’s health status? - Insiders weigh in on balancing accountability and privacy when politicians fall ill
The curtain on a new era of transparency in public service appeared ready to be lifted when three months before his February 2016 election win, then Opposition Leader Andrew Holness promised to publicly release his health
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In July 2015, Barack Obama visited Kenya for the first time since he became president of the United States. His father, Barack Obama, Sr., was born in Nyangoma Kogelo and returned to Kenya in 1964, after he graduated from Harvard. Obama, Sr. lived in Nairobi at the time of his death in
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Kenya: Extreme Clean Firm Intensifies Fight Against Virus
Some of the cleaning companies such as Extreme Clean have gone a step further and is wooing healthcare staff who own vehicles by giving them a special offer of 50 per cent discount for
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Rwanda: MPs Want Clear Plan to Increase Agricultural Loans
MP Théogène Munyangeyo, Chairperson of the Committee, said that agriculture received only 1.5 per cent of the total loans provided by commercial banks in Rwanda in the 2018/2019 financial
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Remmele Young Returns to HCC in New Role
Houston Community College (HCC) recently announced the appointment of Remmele Young as Vice Chancellor Public Information, Communications & External
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David Monroe Bids Farewell To City of San Diego Parks & Rec – Voice and Viewpoint
David Myron Monroe began his career with the City of San Diego on November 18, 1977 before embarking on a 42 year career in Public
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Revised Public Order Act – well begun is half done
Apparently Parliament has requested that the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act be strengthened and the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) improve on its
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Major mangrove restoration project coming for Clarendon
As countries look towards a post-COVID-19 future and consider options for supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability, plans are under way for the ‘Blue Carbon Restoration in southern Clarendon, Jamaica’ project, which will seek to restore over 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove
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FIRST TAKE: A semblance of normalcy beckons at Level 3, but SA’s biggest problems remain
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave weary and irritable South Africans something to look forward to when, on Sunday evening, he announced that the country will move to Level 3 of the lockdown on 1 June – but, as always, the devil is bound to lurk in the
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Tunisia: HPR Approves Draft Law On Social and Solidarity Economy
Tunis/Tunisia — The House of People's Representatives (HPR) approved at a plenary session held on Wednesday the draft law on social and solidarity economy with 131 votes for, 0 against and
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us – Free Press of Jacksonville
Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, has put forward a student loan debt cancellation plan for people who earn $125,000 a year or
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South Africa: Who Has Been Hit Hardest By South Africa's Lockdown? We Found Some Answers
In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure
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Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland and is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains. It is the second largest city in the country. The city’s name comes from an African Chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the region when British settlers arrived in
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Gov't hiring 1,300 new community health aids
Approximately 1,300 new community health aids are being employed by the Government to strengthen the country's public health system under a new strategic framework designed to ensure that the population can live their normal lives despite the presence of the novel coronavirus
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ED files for condonation delay in RTGS case
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has approached the High Court seeking condonation for the late filing of his heads of arguments in a matter in which Free Zimbabwe Congress leader Joseph Busha challenged the introduction of the Real Time Gross Settlement dollar
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Kenya's Open Door Policy Offers Economic Opportunities for Refugees and Their Hosts
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Kenya: Plain Truth - Not Everything About Women Is About Gender
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us
Black people often end up in the demographic struggling to repay student loan debt for a variety of socio-economic reasons caused by systemic racism that wreaks havoc on generation after generation in a cruel cycle of poverty and resource
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