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Tanzania: Comedian Idris Sultan Charged With Failure to Register SIM Card, Released On Bail
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
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COMMENTARY: NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick
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Teenagers who mocked George Floyd's death arrested
The trio, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, caused outrage after an image of them recreating how the unarmed black man died at the hands of police in Minnesota was shared on social
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Michael Jordan's Daughter Jasmine Jordan Explains Why 'The Last Dance' Has Been Eye-Opening for Her
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Jena Six
The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006, by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an emergency
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Eric Holder
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Kenya: Women Worst Affected in Kenyan Flower Farms in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
Nairobi — While coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly all sectors of the economy globally, horticulture remains among the worst hit in Kenya with reduced demand for flowers which has seen several farms across the country reduce their workforce by more than 50
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Nigeria: Monarch, Prince, One Other Remanded for Defiling 14-Year-Old Girl
A royal father, David Ogungbemi, 62;his son, Gbenga 21, and one Sarafa Olayiwola were, yesterday, remanded in police custody for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl in Ilare-Ijesha, Osun
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Africa: We Must Protect Women From Sexual Violence During Coronavirus Lockdown and Beyond
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THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE”
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Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis | Dallas Weekly
Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing
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Michael Jordan's Daughter Addresses Her Mom Juanita's Absence In 'The Last Dance'
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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Youth Leader Granted Zwl$1000 Bail
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Ghana: Bishop Obinim Still in Police Custody Over Failure to Meet Bail Bond
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