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(WORDINBLACK.COM) - Born into slavery some 250 years ago, America’s first Black Churches – clapboard prayer houses — opened their doors to thousands of Africans to learn how to read and write, even when white slave masters forbade it. Before the Civil War, the nation’s first Historically Black
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Five arrested for possession of wild garlic | News24
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Outrage as video of Bulgarian singer performing in Blackface goes viral on TikTok - Face2Face Africa
Black Twitter is sorely upset about a viral TikTok video in which a White woman is seen peeling off a Black prosthesis that made her resemble South Africa’s Nomcebo of ‘Jerusalema’ fame. Many social media users claim this is wrong on all levels. The entire music show on a Bulgarian TV called Kato
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Child Migrant Surge: Biden Administration Moves to Respond 
Though the White House has emphatically stated that the southern border is closed, the administration of President Joseph R. Biden is hastening to manage a huge surge in unaccompanied children detained by U.S. border
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HBCU Basketball Squads Dominate NCAA Teams During March Madness Play-In Games
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Women and People of Color Face Bias Even in Government Jobs: Live Updates
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…  anvilofhope.org.   UC SAN DIEGO AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTION The UC San Diego … the addition of its first African Americana collection — the Turner Collection — to … shed new light on the African-American experience, particularly in the West …
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Ray Fisher celebrates Cyborg reimagining in Snyder cut of 'Justice League' - TheGrio
After years of fan demand and an internal investigation, actor Ray Fisher celebrated the Cyborg reimagining in the newly-released Zach... View Article The post Ray Fisher celebrates Cyborg reimagining in Snyder cut of 'Justice League' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Preparing for a financial emergency | New Pittsburgh Courier
5 tips for building (or rebuilding) your emergency savings (Family Features)—The new year provides an opportunity to re-evaluate different aspects of your life, and that includes your budget and savings habits. Planning for emergencies by building—or rebuilding if the COVID-19 pandemic required
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Congo: Sassou Nguesso favoured to be re-elected for fourth term | Africanews
After 36 years in power, Sassou Nguesso is the favourite for the presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville.
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Senegalese youth lament bleak future | Africanews
Senegal was recently rocked by days of violent clashes which ensued between supporters of the main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko and the police early March.
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Collin County's Housing Market Far from Balanced One Year into the Pandemic | Dallas Weekly
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U.S. Justice Department Probing Visa Over Credit Card Practices
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Senegal crosses threshold of 1,000 virus dead | News24
Senegal crossed the symbolic threshold of 1,000 Covid-19 deaths on Friday, just as the West African state was scheduled to ease virus-related restrictions.
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DR Congo: 200 killed and 40,000 displaced by ADF militia UN says | Africanews
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New pharmacy partners started receiving federal allocation this week The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that four new pharmacy partners in Wisconsin started receiving vaccine this week as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program(link is external). This includes the
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73-Year Old Great Grandmother Beats Coronavirus After 5 Months
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MP calls for Lincolnshire slavery report to be shredded - Voice Online
A RECENT report from Historic England has highlighted four places in this country with links... The post MP calls for Lincolnshire slavery report to be shredded appeared first on Voice Online.
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Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings - TheGrio
Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to... View Article The post Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biden addresses COVID-19 disparity among Black Americans during Atlanta visit - TheGrio
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Machel Montano gifts world with The Wedding Album | New York Carib News
Celebrating his one-year anniversary with the love of his life, in February 2021, Machel Montano is gifting the world an inside view of his joy through this union.
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