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Newswire: Biden’s new message to Africa clears way for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head World Trade Organization
Feb. 8, 2021 (GIN) – At a virtual meeting this past weekend with members of the African Union Summit 2021, President Joe Biden shared his vision for more trade and investment opportunities while advancing peace and security.“The United States stands ready now to be your partner in
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Attorney: Former Dodger pitcher Scott Erickson was not driving recklessly, not responsible for fatal Westlake Village crash | L.A. Focus News
VAN NUYS — An attorney for former Major League Baseball pitcher Scott Erickson vehemently denied Monday that his client was driving recklessly or was in any way responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Westlake Village that killed two young boys in September. “He wasn’t racing. He’s charged with one
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US behind
NEW YORK, United States (AP) - Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US fell behind in the race to detect dangerous novel coronavirus mutations. And it's only now beginning to catch up.
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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Does Anyone Fully Understand What The Greenwood Chamber Does?, People Of Color Are Dying From Covid And Denied Testing And Racism In The Time Of Trump | The Oklahoma Eagle
Does Anyone Fully Understand What The Greenwood Chamber Does? There is a lot to say about the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce like “what do they do?” “What is their function?” “Who do they answer to?” And “how are they funded?” Interesting organization, they seem to love controversy and hate to
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Meet The First Black Woman To Become President of a Major League Soccer Team - The New York Beacon
Major leaguesocceris growing within the United States. This week, the D.C. United team announcedit will appoint Danita Johnson as their new President of Operations. This move would make Johnson the first Black woman to become president of a major league soccer team in the
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Digital health passport on horizon, Bartlett predicts
WESTERN BUREAU: Spurred by concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic, travellers criss-crossing the global might require a digital health passport to enter foreign ports, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has forecast. “I think the world is...
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Two Sisters Who Battled COVID—And Won! - The New Journal and Guide
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Keeping the Legacy of Legendary Supremes Star Mary Wilson Alive | Atlanta Daily World
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Mary Wilson was a friend to the Black Press of America, a neighbor to the world, and the radiance she exuded never seem to fade. At 76, the Supremes legend is gone too soon. Wilson died suddenly late Monday, Feb. 8, at
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad - The Bay State Banner
Considered one of the most courageous operations to free imprisoned slaves, the Underground Railroad was an important network of people and paths that assisted escapees to the north and Canada. The post Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Viva El Amor! Celebrating Valentine’s Day, Latin American Style – The Wilmington Journal
The special day to celebrate with couples and friends is ‘Valentine’s Day.’ But traditions and dates vary from country to country. Despite Valentine’s Day’s religious origin, the holiday has become part of the secular calendar [...]
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65-year-old woman rescued by US Coast Guard from a container near US-Canada border – The Wilmington Journal
STRAIT OF JUAN DA FUCA  — The United States Coast Guard carried out an emergency evacuation of a sick woman. She was airlifted from an aground vessel between Canada and the United States, on Jan. 30 [...]
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Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone
A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.
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Vintage Photos Of Black History Being Made In America
With Black History Month upon us, there may be no better time to reflect on the timeless and seemingly endless contributions that Black people have bestowed upon these United States.
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Nigeria: Yahaya Bello Hails Emergence of Obiozor As Ohanaeze President
[This Day] Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has commended the republican nature of the Igbo people, which he said was again on display in the recent election of a renowned diplomat, Professor George Obiozor, as the president-general to lead the prestigious apex Igbo socio-cultural
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sabotaged anti-COVID-19 efforts, says Human Rights Watch - Stabroek News
BRASILIA,  (Reuters) - Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has tried to sabotage efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in his country and pursued policies that undermine the rights of Brazilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said
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VIDEO: Stunning Time-Lapse Photography Over Volcano Crater  – The Wilmington Journal
HAWAII, USA — A time-lapse footage of volcanic gases and thick clouds ‘dancing’ over the crater of a fearsome active Hawaiian volcano has found its way to social media and people are swooning over the [...]
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February 2: President Truman Sent Anti-Lynching Message to Congress Today in 1948
ByVictor Trammell Photo credits: The Bettman Archive The U.S.President’s Committee on Civil Rightswas aPresidential Commissionestablished byPresidentHarry Trumanin 1946. The committee was created by Executive Order 9808 on December 5, 1946. It instructed an investigation of the status ofcivil
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Kamala Harris not the 1st US VP with Jamaican heritage?
New York, United States - It has been a widely held view that United States Vice-President (VP) Kamala Harris, who was sworn into office on January 20, is the first person with direct Jamaican connection - her father Donald T Harris was born in St Ann, Jamaica - to hold the office.
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Kenya: Nyachae's Body Flown to Kisii Ahead of Monday Burial
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COVID-19 deaths increase 14 per cent in three-week period in the Americas
WASHINGTON, Feb.12, CMC – A new epidemiological update on COVID-19 by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), documents a 14 percent increase in cases and a 14 per cent rise in deaths in the Americas, including the Caribbean, from...
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The U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Demands Action—From All Of Us
Essence A maternal death is a tragedy. A preventable maternal death is an outrage. The prevalence of maternal deaths in the United States—and the unacceptable racial and ethnic disparities in mortality rates—is a public health crisis that demands urgent action. As Members of the Congressional Black
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US minority entrepreneurs fear for survival - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Washington: For the past 11 months, Reign Free has done everything she can think of to keep her catering company open after the pandemic hit -- a fight shared by many Black-owned businesses across...
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OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
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Arizona State University Renames Film School To Honor Sidney Poitier - The Seattle Medium
In an interview ahead of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School’s unveiling, University President Michael M. Crow said Poitier embodies everything that one would look for in an icon. “With Sidney Poitier, it’s his creative energy, his dynamism, his drive, his ambition, the kinds of projects he
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Read This Terrible Account of a Slave Auctioneer Who Sold Over 600 Slaves a Year
While searching through online newspaper archives we came across the story of a man named Jack Campbell who claimed to be the last slave auctioneer alive in 1884. At the time, Campbell was 72 years old and claimed that before slavery was abolished he would sell between 500 and 600 slaves
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BY BRIAN A NICHOLS In the midst of a raging pandemic and the aftermath of violent protests, Americans gathered virtually on January 20 to witness a national tradition: the peaceful transfer of power between presidents. Along with global citizens around the world, we watched Joseph R Biden Jr swear
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TULUM, Mexico (AP) - The friends from Jackson, Mississippi, relaxed on lounge chairs dug into a white sand beach and romped in the turquoise Caribbean waters, grateful for a break from the pandemic winter in the United States.
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