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Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyongo was the surprise winner of an Oscar for her supporting role in her feature film debut, Steven McQueens drama 12 Years a Slave. The daughter of a Kenyan politician, Lupita Nyongo was born in Mexico City and raised in Kenya. She studied film and theater at Hampshire College in

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Stacey Abrams endorses candidates in 7 US Senate contests

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alongside discussions of her own national political ambitions, former Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is wading into elections outside her home state, endorsing the campaigns of seven Democrats vying for U.S. Senate

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Burundi: An Essential Primer On Burundi's Elections

With popular frustrations running high, and opposition leader Agathon Rwasa warning that he will not accept a "stolen" election, fears are mounting that a contested poll could lead to violence along the lines of what the country saw in 2015, when Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term

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Banned Books by African-American Authors

Go Tell it On the Mountain was James Baldwins debut novel. The semi-autobiographical work is a coming-of-age story and has been used in schools since its publication in

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Justice Bere challenges tribunal again

SUSPENDED Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere wants the High Court to expedite the hearing of his previous court application, which sought an interdict to restrain President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tribunal from commencing an inquiry into his alleged misconduct in the performance

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Kenya: Adak Boss Rugut Confident Kenya Is Winning Fight Against Banned Drugs

A: With the rise of doping cases in the country especially in athletics, there was pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and World Athletics (WA) for Kenya to take urgent

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(1884) William H. Crogman, “Negro Education: Its Helps and Hindrances”

? William Henry Crogman, a native of the West Indian island of St. Martin, was educated at Pierce Academy in Massachusetts immediately after the Civil War. In 1868 he was named to the English faculty of newly organized Claflin College in South Carolina. By 1870 Crogman returned to college, ente

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Historically Black Colleges Work To Help Students Amid Virus

The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things

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Treasury allocates Sh20m for plastics war

Two years later, the country banned the use of all single-use plastic in conservation areas which took effect on June

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Former Florida State Lineman Accused Of Striking Girlfriend

Noel originally denied being struck in both cases, but the investigation was reopened last year after Noel contacted police saying Williams had sent her video of her having sex with another man, Tallahasse police say in the court

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Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black,” comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being condescending to voters who could decide whether he wins the White

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Angola: Oil Ministry to Announce Public Tender Winners

Luanda — The Ministry of Oil, Geology and Mining is announcing Friday in Luanda the winners of the public tender for mining

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Rwanda: Brewers Stare at Lower Earnings as Expired Stocks Pile

Rwandan brewers are feeling the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as sales continue to drop since the country went into lockdown in

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(2009) President Barack Obama Inaugural Address

On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, became the 44th President of the United States. His inaugural address appears

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Zimbabwe: Late Opening of Cotton Market Affects Farmers

Some cotton farmers have expressed concern over the late start of the marketing season as Government is yet to announce the producer price for this

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Mozambique: Aicaju Warns of Declining Cashew Processing

Maputo — The Mozambican Association of Cashew Industries (AICAJU) has warned that less than 35,000 tonnes of cashew nuts will be processed in Mozambican factories this year, which is more than 33 per cent less than the 52,000 tonnes processed last

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(1906) W.E.B. DuBois, “Men of Niagara”

In 1906, one year after the Niagara Movement was founded, it held its second annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member and its titular leader, gave the address below to the assembled civil rights

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Rwanda: Genocide Suspect Appears Before Paris Court

The United Nations has hailed the arrest of a wanted Rwandan genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga, who appeared before a Paris court under heavy police protection on

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Kenya: ARM in Assets Disposal Spree to Offset $284 Million Debt

Troubled cement maker Athi River Mining (ARM) is seeking to dispose of its Rwanda and South African subsidiaries, bringing closer to de-listing of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed

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Theme from Shaft

Theme from Shaft, written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Shaft.[1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movies soundtrack by Stax Records Enterprise

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Survivor Working To Close Gap In Breast Cancer Deaths In African American Community

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer when her sons were young is hoping her story helps empower other

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(1965) Lyndon B. Johnson, "To Fulfill These Rights"

On June 4, 1965 U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson gave the Commencement Address at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He used the occasion to remind his audience and the nation of the long history of racial discrimination and urged the American people to end racial discrimination as the most

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BIKO INTERVIEW: Glovo Chief: How I Packaged My Success

Glovo Chief: How I Packaged My Success

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ashton Eaton Champions Nike’s Commitment to Preparing Students for Future Success

NIKE, Inc. announces $1.5 million in grants from the Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF) with the support of two-time Olympic Medalist and Nike athlete Ashton Eaton. Recently retired from sport, Ashton has turned his focus to lending his voice to elevate the efforts of NSIF and champion Oregon

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Michael Jordan’s Signature 1985 Nike Air Jordans Auctioned for a Record-Breaking $560,000

Michael Jordan’s Signature 1985 Nike Air Jordans Auctioned for a Record-Breaking

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(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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It takes two? Twin Cities suddenly home to twin retro-rap stations

Feuds are a big thing in rap music. Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. famously had one. So did Jay Z and Nas. Even Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj went at it for

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Wendy Williams Takes a Break from Her Show to Deal with Symptoms from Graves' Disease

Viewers of “The Wendy Williams Show” will have to watch repeats of the show for the foreseeable future, as Williams is taking a hiatus as a result of fatigue caused by

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Desecration of Priceless Forests in Sierra Leone Halted by Coronavirus

But now the contraction in the Chinese economy has paused the illegal logging in the Outamba-Kilimi national park – more than 1,100 square km of park protected by 27 unarmed

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United Airlines Names Brett J. Hart President During Turbulent Times in the Airline Industry

United Airlines Holdings Inc. recently announced that Brett J. Hart, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, as the newly appointed president of the company as a part of its continuity plan as current CEO Oscar Munoz transitions to executive chair and current President Scott

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