St. Croix Man Arrested on Multiple Charges

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Fruitvale Station is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Cooglers first feature-length film and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man who was killed in 2009 by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale

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2009

South africa

Olympic runner and national hero Oscar Pistorius was arrested in February 2013 and charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. She was found dead in his apartment. Pistorius denied he killed her and was released on bail. His trial began in April 2014. He testified that he

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Africa: COVID-19 Strategies Africa Can Learn From

There are of course huge differences between US states and African countries, but consider for a moment that the US has one international

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Source: allAfrica.com

Suspect in Belgian's murder case set free

Ms Njuguna is accused of killing the wealthy Belgian woman between December 11, 2018 and July 15, 2019

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Murkomen yaps himself out of majority seat

Within the circles of the Kalenjin political elite, Kipchumba Murkomen, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, is usually referred to as the “deputy

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(1968) Civil Rights Act/Fair Housing Act

Sec. 800. [42 U.S.C. 3601 note] Short Title

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Eric Holder

Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was the first African American Attorney General of the United States. He was born on January 2, 1951, to Eric and Miriam Holder in New York City. Eric and Miriam had both migrated from Barbados. Eric worked as a real estate agent and Miriam worked as a telephone

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Jan

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1951

FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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Documentary About Modern Day Slavery | Afro

EDWIN FREEMAN’S FILM “MODERN DAY SLAVERY” SHOWS HOW THE U.S. JUSTICE SYSTEM PERPETUATES SLAVERY

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The doctors who cried wolf and other commentary

Science desk: The Docs Who Cried Wolf

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Source: New York Post

Report: Man Who Fired Shotgun at 14-Year-Old Black Boy Wants Sentence Tossed, Argues He Should Not Be Judged By Criminal Record

In April 2018, 14-year-old Brennan Walker missed a school bus in Oakland County and decided to knock on Jeffrey Zeigler’s door to ask for directions, according to Fox

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The Jux-FL: NFL’s Deandre Baker & Quinton Dunbar Accused Of Sticking Up A Cookout, Allegedly

Cops say Baker and Dunbar were allegedly hanging at a cookout — playing cards and video games — when an argument broke out and Baker whipped out a semi-automatic

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Source: The Urban Daily

Father Divine

Father Divine (c. 1876 – September 10, 1965), also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader[2] from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as the Messenger early in his life. He founded the

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Michael Vick

Vick wears uniform number 7… He throws left-handed, but is otherwise right-handed… A 2005 lawsuit was filed against Vick by a woman who alleged he had given her a sexually transmitted disease in 2003. The case was settled out of court a year later. In papers filed with the court, the woman claimed

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Oprah Winfrey Gives Grants To ‘Home’ Cities During Pandemic

She announced Wednesday that her Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was

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Crips

The Crips also known as Original Crip Homies (OCH) are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of

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Lester Young

Lester Willis Young was a famous jazz saxophonist born in Woodville, Mississippi on August 27, 1909. He belonged to a musically accomplished family. His father was a teacher who taught Young to play the trumpet, violin, drums and the saxophone, and his brother was a drummer. The family relocated to

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Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman was an American actor, best known for being a child star on the television sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”. He was born on February 8, 1968 in Illinois. He was adopted at birth by Edmonia Sue and W.G. Coleman. Coleman suffered from kidney disease from his childhood, and the

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2010

Rwanda: Youtuber Detained Over Fraud, Impersonation

Dieudonné Niyonsenga, the owner of popular YouTube channel Ishema TV was on Thursday denied bail by the Kagarama court in Kigali and remanded to 30-day

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 - Developing Countries Must Not Be Left Behind

All countries will attempt to build up production of "essential goods" including medical supplies and possibly even food items

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Uganda: Lockdown Worsens Plight of Child-Headed Families

Nancy and her family of five live in Aburokango Village, Atekiber Parish, Nambieso Sub-county, Kwania

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Artemisia: plant behind Madagascar's purported virus cure

Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made from artemisia, a green fern with an appearance similar to

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Eight surprises in House Democrats' $3T coronavirus relief bill

House Democrats on Tuesday released their latest proposal for coronavirus relief — a massive package designed largely to press reluctant GOP leaders in the Senate and White House to get moving on another infusion of emergency

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Source: The Hill

Paterson, David A. (1954- )

David A. Paterson, sworn in as Governor on March 17, 2008, is the first legally blind American Governor, the first black Governor of New York State, and only the fourth black Governor of any

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2008

COVID-19 lie lands man in trouble

Because Davis said he'd tested positive, his employer had to shut down its plant for sanitising and put several other employees on paid leave while they quarantined, causing the company a loss of more than $100,000, prosecutors

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Shooting of Jordan Davis

The shooting of Jordan Davis occurred on Friday, November 23, 2012, at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States by Michael David Dunn, a 47-year-old software developer, following an argument over the loud music played by Davis and/or his three friends. Jordan Russell Davis was

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2012

(1988) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “Keep Hope Alive.”

In 1988, Rev. Jesse Jackson made a second unsuccessful run for the Democratic Nomination for President, losing out to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Jackson, however, gave another major address at the Democratic National Convention which met in Atlanta, Georgia. The address, delivered on

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Oprah's COVID-19 Relief Fund Donates $5 million to Chicago

Media juggernaut Oprah Winfrey announced her charity is donating 12 million dollars to organizations helping under-served communities during COVID-19 in places she calls

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Source: Chicago Defender

Three police officers deny aiding suspect escape from cell

Three police officers were Thursday charged with aiding a kidnapping suspect escape from lawful

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