Philippines will resupply missions in South China Sea, won’t escalate situation

HORSE RACING-Ali takes the feature and scores back-to-back wins with Whitehall - Caribbean Times

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, CMC- Trinidadian jockey Ronald Ali won the feature and intensified his rise in the jockeys’ standings while defending champion jockey Antonio Whitehall of Barbados stepped up his challenge for the lead on Tuesday at the Assiniboia Downs racetrack in Canada. Ali logged

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Andrea Tovar

Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez (born 3 September 1993) simply known as Andrea Tovar, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Colombia

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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Source: Black Past

Jan

14

2004

Get your ‘ng’ and ‘nang’ right - African American News Today - EIN News

… the beginning of the end.)” African-Americans have adapted vernacular language in …

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Source: Manila Bulletin » The Nation's Leading Newspaper

Kenya: Politicians Top Source of False Reports - Survey

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2020 tells of rising concern about misinformation online and on social media, with most people holding local politicians responsible, rather than activists, journalists or foreign

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction

In the article below independent historian Kyle Haddad-Fonda describes the Asian-African Conference popularly known as the Bandung Conference which was the first significant gathering of independent and soon-to-be independent nations in Asia and

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Source: Black Past

(1914) John Edward Bruce, “Sons of Africa”

In 1913, 57-year-old John Edward Bruce, one of the leading black nationalist figures in the United States, founded the Loyal Order of the Sons of Africa with the goal of freeing the African continent from colonialism and unifying its people. In the speech below, given at an undisclosed

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Source: Black Past

Roston, James A. (1864-1924)

Lieutenant James A. Roston was a key organizer for the African American labor movement in Seattle in the early part of the 20th century. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1864. Roston was commissioned (from the District of Columbia) as a first lieutenant in the 10th U.S. Volunteer Infantry

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Source: Black Past

Feb

27

1917

Admission by Defendant Halts Trial in 2020 Murder Case

The man, police say, got into a fight with someone twice his age and then fatally shot the victim, dodged a scheduled murder trial on Monday by pleading guilty.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Africa: COVID-19 - Caring for Care Workers

This 'invisible' work contributes over US$10.8 trillion a year to the global economy, and before COVID-19, women and girls provided 12.5 billion hours of free care work every

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Source: allAfrica.com

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier was a professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion. He was born on January 12, 1944 and was the youngest of several children. His parents were farmers and lived in Beaufort, South Carolina. They lived in relative poverty and Joe had to work as a farmhand from a very early

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Source: Black History Resources

Mar

8

1971

Rwanda: Kendrick Lamar, Zuchu in Kigali Ahead of Move Africa

[New Times] Celebrated American hip hop singer Kendrick Lamar and Tanzania's 'Honey' hitmaker Zuchu are in Kigali to headline Move Africa slated for December 6, at BK Arena.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Governments Backtracking As Confirmed Virus Cases Surge

By EMILY SCHMALL and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Ink, Canvas, and Campaigns: Michael Rainville, Beverly & Drew Hammond, & Dwayne Vernon

In this compelling episode, Al McFarlane is first joined by Ward 3 Candidate Michael Rainville to talk about his campaign, plans … The post Ink, Canvas, and Campaigns: Michael Rainville, Beverly & Drew Hammond, & Dwayne Vernon first appeared on BlackPressUSA.

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

South African

LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

(1898) Rev. Charles S. Morris Describes The Wilmington Massacre of 1898

Long termed a “race riot,” the turmoil that enveloped Wilmington, North Carolina on November 10, 1898 is now called an armed insurrection. White supremacists drove from power all of the black and white elected officials of this predominately African American city in what was believed to

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Source: Black Past

Nov

10

1898

Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955

During its brief and rocky tenure from 1918 to 1924, pianist Gertrude Harvey Wright was one of four women in Seattle’s first black musicians’ union, the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 458. Wright, Virginia Hughes, a “Mrs. Austin,” and (Edythe) “Turnham,” all

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Source: Black Past

Afrocentrism

For the study of African culture and history, see African

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Source: ThoughtCo

Powell, Colin (1937- )

Colin Powell is a retired Four-Star United States Army General who was the first African American to serve as National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff and Secretary of

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Source: Black Past

Woodson, Carter G. (1875-1950)

Historian Carter G. Woodson was born to poor, yet land-owning, former slaves in New Canton, Virginia on December 19, 1875. During the 1890s, he hired himself out as a farm and manual laborer, drove a garbage truck, worked in coalmines, and attended high school and college in Berea

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Source: Black Past

Dec

19

1875

Can migration of labour spur Kenya’s economic rebound?

In a report by the World Bank on the policy options of Kenya during the pandemic, there have been visible disruptions in trade and key sources of foreign exchange, which is expected to heavily weigh on remittances and foreign direct

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Source: Business Daily

Harold Washington

For the professor of Hebrew Bible, see Harold

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Source: BlackHistory.com

(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”

By 1947 the question of black civil rights in the South had become a national issue when a committee President Harry S. Truman appointed to study the issue called for legislation which among other things would to protect voting rights for Southern blacks and provide federal protection against

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Source: Black Past

Welsh company Dulas pledge support during the COVID-19 crisis

Solar powered medical refrigerator supplier Dulas, based in Wales, UK, has pledged to do what it can to support global vaccination through the COVID-19

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Nigeria: Kaduna Village Massacre - Protesters Besiege National Assembly, Zaria

[Daily Trust] Protesters yesterday stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja, over the killing of many innocent citizens by a military drone last Sunday. There were also protests in Zaria over the same reason.

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Yohannes, Daniel W. (1952– )

Daniel W. Yohannes, a businessman, philanthropist, and diplomat, was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 22, 1952. He moved to the United States at age 17 as an exchange student in the 11th grade, attending high school in Los

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Source: Black Past

Sep

22

1952

Reinhardt, John Edward (1920- )

John Edward Reinhardt, ambassador and diplomat, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1920. After serving in World War II, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knoxville College in 1939, a Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1947, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of

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Source: Black Past

Jun

16

2004

Reddick, Eunice S. (1951- )

Eunice S. Reddick, an American diplomat and United States Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, was born in 1951 in New York City, New York. Reddick received her Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs in 1975 and then worked for several

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White Men Ordered To Pay $1.25 Million After Breaking Black Man's Jaw | Chicago Defender

Maurice Diggins (left) and Dusty Leo (right). Photo: York County Jail Two white men who are currently imprisoned for breaking a Black man's jaw in a racially-motivated attack have been ordered to pay $1.25 million in damages to the victim. News Center Maine learned a Superior Court judge issued

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Source: Chicago Defender

Oscar Charleston

Oscar Charleston , in full Oscar McKinley Charleston (born October 14, 1896, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.—died October 6, 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American baseball player and manager who was considered by many to have been the best all-around ballplayer in the history of the Negro

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Source: Brittanica

Oct

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1954

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