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Annual wreath-laying ceremony slated at Old African-American Cemetery- Effingham Herald
… ceremony at the Old African-American Cemetery located just outside … more than 600 freed African-American slaves followed Union soldiers … reads: SACRED TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHOSE REMAINS REST IN … attractive site for the African-American Cemetery with a park …
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COVID-19 relaxations welcome
VENDORS Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) cautiously and watchfully welcomed the revised lockdown regulations by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on February 15 2021, where he revised business hours of operation and hours of curfew, along with what was termed reopening of the
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Bank of America Helps Fuel Black Innovation With Launch of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship - The Atlanta Inquirer
Bank of America Helps Fuel Black Innovation With Launch of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship In Partnership with Morehouse College, Spelman College and the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, the Initiative is Powered by a Two-Year $10 Million Grant Atlanta, Georgia – On February 22, 2021, Bank
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Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics' Families
[HRW] Beirut -- The Egyptian authorities' targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear pattern of intimidation and harassment, 22 Egyptian, regional, and international organizations said today. Since August 2020, the
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Judas and the Black Messiah: why it took so long for Hollywood to investigate the FBI
For decades, cinema has presented the bureau as the best of America. Now a new drama starring Daniel Kaluuya finally dispels that myth
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Permanent secretaries Bennett Templer, Hales reassigned
Two permanent secretaries (PS) are to be re-assigned shortly as the government attempts to fill key public administration vacancies since the new Cabinet was installed last September.  Sancia Bennett Templer's journey takes on a new leg...
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Adams says cut of 15,000 barrels can bring Exxon into compliance - Stabroek News
Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams on Saturday said ExxonMobil only needs to cut back oil production by 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from its last given figures of 120,000 bpd in order to bring flaring into compliance with the
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André Leon Talley fights eviction from mansion he says he owns
Vogue legend André Leon Talley is being dragged out of his $1 million New York home by the former CEO of Manolo Blahnik USA who alleges the former editor is $500,000 behind in rent.
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Rwanda: Govt Eases Restrictions, Opens All Schools
[East African] All academic institutions in Rwanda will open and resume physical tutoring starting Tuesday, February 23, ending the prolonged shutdown that particularly affected learning institutions in the capital Kigali.
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Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor | The Atlanta Voice
The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump who has fiercely fought to shield his financial papers from prosecutors. The documents will be subject to grand jury secrecy rules that restrict their
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Why Schools Hold The Future Of Racial Equity - Blavity
Schools need to be fertile land for discussions on race and minority inclusivity. And here are some ways to achieve it from a personal story.
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Rwanda: FIFA Opens Regional Development Office in Kigali
[New Times] World Football governing body (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino on Friday, February 19, launched a Regional Football Office (RDO) in Kigali.
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Covid-19 devastated this small city. Volunteers are going door-to-door to ensure people get vaccinated - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… mistrust some people in the African American community had toward the medical … in dispelling suspicions in the African American community. “It’s just fear … . We’re in a mostly African American community that has some very …
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Why is Detroit countersuing protesters after violent encounters with police? : TheGrio
A photograph of me placed in a chokehold by a Detroit police officer went viral. The chokehold occurred on July... View Article The post Why is the city of Detroit countersuing protesters after violent encounters with police? appeared first on TheGrio.
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Storms calm down as govt ends overdraft binge
BY SHAME MAKOSHORI THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says reserve money growth beat a targeted 25% last year to end at 18% after government stopped raiding the apex bank for overdrafts to fund its excessive expenditures. Money supply refers to all the currency and other liquid instruments in an
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Camarda-Webb named Cal U’s interim Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | New Pittsburgh Courier
Freedom, Pa., native has worked at university for 30 years by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that alumna and longtime California University of Pennsylvania employee Sheleta Camarda-Webb is now the university’s interim chief diversity, equity and inclusion
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Fulton County DA faces backlash for Trump investigation - TheGrio
After an investigation into former President Donald Trump was announced by newly-elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, some have... View Article The post Fulton County DA faces backlash for Trump investigation appeared first on TheGrio.
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Zenger News teams with NNPA for inaugural tech conference | New Pittsburgh Courier
Zenger News is joining forces with the National Newspaper Publishers Association to host its inaugural virtual Tech Conference 2021, this Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). The conference is expected to bring together a cross-section of minority small-business owners, industry
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Anger over huge power bills in 'preventable' Texas weather crisis
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) - Millions of Texans were still without safe water yesterday as officials fielded angry complaints over shockingly large power bills spawned by a cold weather crisis that Houston's mayor said was ultimately preventable.The frigid air mass that paralysed parts of the
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Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes - TheGrio
At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, two Democratic governors on opposite ends of the country were hailed as heroes... View Article The post Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes appeared first on TheGrio.
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Somalia: Turkey Voices Concern Over Election Unrest in Somalia
[Shabelle] Turkey on Sunday expressed concern over unrest in Somalia as tension rises due to delayed elections in the country.
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President Biden taps Meharry Medical College president for COVID-19 task force - TSDMemphis.com
by Stacy M. Brown -  Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James Hildreth has been named by President Joe Biden as a member of his COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Dr. Hildreth, the renowned immunologist and academic administrator and Meharry’s 12th president, sat on the U.S. Food and
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Hoyer Statement on 500,000 American Lives Lost to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the U.S. surpassed 500,000 American lives lost to
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election result challenge | News24
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni.
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Niger: Blast kills seven election workers as vote counting begins | Africanews
Seven election workers were killed early Sunday in Niger's troubled western Tillaberi region when their vehicle hit a mine, the area's governor told AFP.
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Review Mines and Minerals Act, govt urged
BY ARNOLD FANDISO CHAIRPERSON of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines, Edmond Mkaratigwa on Wednesday said the Mines and Minerals Act must be reviewed in order to ban mining activities near public infrastructure such as dip tanks and homesteads. He said this in the National Assembly in
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Trump to make his first public appearance since leaving office - The New York Beacon
Trump is scheduled to speak on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Conservative Political Action Conference Former PresidentDonald Trumpis expected to make his first public appearance since leaving office next week at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida. Black Ballerina Chloé Lopes
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After Black businesses missed out on PPP, Biden-Harris seek to remedy : TheGrio
When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, the outcry was on a grand scale for minority businesses that were trying to... View Article The post After Black and minority businesses missed out on PPP, Biden-Harris seek to remedy appeared first on TheGrio.
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Former Black RNC Chair urges Trump supporters to leave GOP: 'There's the door' - TheGrio
This week, former chair of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele has made it clear that he would have no... View Article The post Former Black RNC Chair urges Trump supporters to leave GOP: 'There's the door' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Russell Westbrook and The History Channel to Air 'Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre' Documentary
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