Israel To Send 44 Experiments Into Space On New Mission

(1963) Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, "Religion and Race"

On January 14, 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel gave the speech “Religion and Race,” at a conference of the same name that assembled in Chicago, Illinois. There he met Dr. Martin Luther King and the two became friends. Rabbi Heschel marched with Dr. King at Selma, Alabama in

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Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About

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Sudan goes to UN for a new peace mission

Sudan will on May 31 know whether the United Nations Security Council has accepted to deploy a new peace mission that had been requested by Prime Minister Abdalla

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Source: The East African

Half Of Oklahoma’s Reported Coronavirus Deaths Come From Care Facilities Such As Nursing Homes | The Oklahoma Eagle

In a recent one-week period, Oklahoma reported 18 deaths and 114 new cases of COVID-19 at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, bringing the total number of residents and staff who have died to 155 as of May

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Mozambique: Islamist Militants Unmask As Crisis Mounts in Cabo Delgado

Analysts of the country said the incursions, in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, show how a once shadowy insurgent group is seeking to broaden its appeal among local residents, while launching bigger and bolder attacks that are overwhelming demoralised soldiers and triggering a humanitarian crisis

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Egypt

Egypt | FactMonster

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Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

James Brown - Its A Mans Mans Mans World - Duration: 2:46. JamesBrownVevo 13,830,186 views

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African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem

Not to be confused with Beta Israel, Jews from

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Africa: Russian Arms Exports to Africa - Moscow's Long-Term Strategy

Russia's state arms seller Rosoboronexport announced in April the first contract to supply assault boats to a country in sub-Saharan

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Jarboro, Caterina (1903-1986)

Caterina Jarboro was born one of three children in Wilmington, North Carolina, to an American Indian mother and a black father who was a local barber. She was christened Katherine Lee Yarborough at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Wilmington. She received elementary school education at

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(1828) David Walker, “The Necessity of A General Union Among Us”

David Walker (1796-1830) is best known for his revolutionary pamphlet, Walker’s Appeal, in Four Ariticles: together with a preamble, to the coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular and Very expressly to those of the United States of America. This twenty-six-page pamphlet warned of a bloody

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Historic SpaceX Launch Postponed Because Of Stormy Weather

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of

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Lana Del Rey Clarifies Controversial Remarks On Beyoncé And Other 'Sexy' Stars

Lana Del Rey took time to explain her eyebrow-raising remarks about Beyoncé, Cardi B. and other “sexy” female stars this week after the fan

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Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to

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Despite Global Reopening Push, Some Jobs are Gone for Good | Afro

That’s the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the world, from restaurants in Thailand to car factories in France, whose livelihoods fell victim to a virus-driven recession that’s accelerating decline in struggling industries and upheaval across the global

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Official Video)

Watch the official video for (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding. The video features video clips and photos of Otis Redding in the prime of his musical career. It was released posthumously on Stax Records Volt label becoming the first posthumous single to top the charts in the

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Source: ThoughtCo

(1843) Henry Highland Garnet, "An Address To The Slaves Of The United States"

The National Negro Convention of 1843 was held in Buffalo, New York drawing some seventy delegates a dozen states. Among the delegates were young, rising leaders in the African American community including Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Charles B. Ray and Charles L. Remond. Twenty-seven

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Don’t confuse the struggle of African Americans with that of the Palestinians | Opinion

There is no similarity between the shocking murder of George Floyd and the tragic killing of Eyad

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Source: Haaretz - Israel News | Haaretz.com

"Yes We Can": Barack Obama's Road to the White House, 2008

Barack Obamas campaign for the Presidency in 2008 has been described by many political analysts as brilliant and virtually flawless. Despite his inexperience in national politics and limited experience in state politics (Obama was first elected to political office in 1994), he assembled

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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model

Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Mass Terror Trials Test Nigeria's Criminal Justice System

Nigeria is expected to conduct a fourth phase of mass trials for Boko Haram suspects currently in military

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Assembly Bill 1998 – Preserving Your Right to Order Invisible Braces, Or not

Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon

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(1952) Charlotta Bass, “Acceptance Speech for Vice Presidential Candidate of the Progressive Party”

Los Angeles newspaper owner and political activist Charlotta Bass began her career as a conservative Republican. By the 1940s, however, she moved to the political left. In 1948 she supported Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace in his failed bid for the Presidency. Four years later she was

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Is Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister the problem?

Recently, I was researching and desperately finding credible information about the Office of the Chief Minister when I stumbled on information about how the Chief Minister, Professor David Francis, in 2015 endorsed a new book published by one of the leading and internationally recognised mediators

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Do not be selfish — Practice social distancing

The WHO (World Health Organization) recently stated that even with the antibodies, a previously infected individual is not guaranteed protection from COVID-19 as would have been

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Harry Belafonte Day-O ( Banana Boat )

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Netanyahu's graft trial to open

A new page in Israeli history opens Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting premier to face criminal charges, accused of a string of corruption allegations he

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Britton, Theodore R., Jr. (1925- )

Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. In 1936, he and his family migrated to New York City, New York. Britton was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps out of high school soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he was unaware

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Egypt

In 1967, border tensions between Egypt and Israel led to the Six-Day War. On June 5, Israel launched an air assault, and within days had annexed the Sinai Peninsula, the East Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights. A UN cease-fire on June 10 saved the Arabs from a complete rout. Nasser

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Rwanda: British Scholar Likens Kabuga to Nazi-Era Adolf Eichmann

A scholar on Monday, May 18, drew similarities between the expected trial of Genocidaire Felicien Kabuga and a historic event in the history of Israel, the trial of Nazi-era Adolf Eichmann, in the

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