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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love continued his resurgent form, leading his team to a thrilling 29-22 road victory against the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions.
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10 Gifted Black Actresses Under 35 Forging New Paths in Hollywood - Blavity
The new acting talent today is no longer allowing Hollywood to move the goalpost away from them. This is seen through the refreshing wave of talent and diversity in recent years. So many young, Black actresses under the age of 35 have been at the forefront of this shift as well. Being an actor is
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'The Melodic Blue' Trailer: Baby Keem And Amandla Stenberg In Prime Video Film EP'd By Kendrick Lamar - Blavity
Baby Keem is giving music and film fans alike a lot to look forward to in his Prime Video film The Melodic Blue . The film shares the name of his 2021 debut album. The film’s trailer, which was released Tuesday, shows Keem with Amandla Stenberg playing his love interest. The surrealist film also
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D.C. High School Students Gain College Credits in Cybersecurity Pathway
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Idi Amin - Death
Idi Amin , in full Idi Amin Dada Oumee (born 1924/25, Koboko, Uganda—died August 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), military officer and president (1971–79) of Uganda whose regime was noted for the sheer scale of its brutality.
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Ghana: Use Part of IMF Funds to Complete Abandoned Road Projects - Prof. Quartey
[Ghanaian Times] The government must channel part of the second tranche $600 million of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding to complete abandoned road infrastructural projects.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Savannah Interagency Diversity Council Hosts Forum To Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking | The Savannah Tribune
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Uganda: UPDF's Wazalendo Sacco Contributes Towards Busoga Royal Wedding
[Nile Post] The Ugandan army, UPDF's Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has contributed shs5 million towards the upcoming Busoga royal wedding set for November, 18, 2023 in Bugembe.
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Africa: Fulbeh Africa to Hold Int'l Peace Conference
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Port-au-Spain, Trinidad (1650- )
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Oranjestad (literally Orange Town in Dutch) is the capital and chief administrative center of Aruba, a Caribbean nation that is located in the West Indies which remains under the jurisdiction of Netherlands. The town had a population of 29,998 people in 2010. Oranjestad is located on the western
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‘Don’t touch our heritage’ - Maroons united to protect their legacy
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Locke, Alain (1886-1954)
Alain Leroy Locke, a leading black intellectual during the early twentieth century and an important supporter of the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1886 to Pliny Ishmael Locke and Mary Hawkins Locke.  His parents were middle class educated
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Protesters Try To Seize African Artwork From Paris Museum
PARIS (AP) — Activists dislodged a 19th century African funeral pole from its perch in a Paris museum Friday and tried to walk away with it, saying they wanted to return it to Africa in a protest against colonial-era
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Africa: 179th Opec Conference Meeting - Several Decisions Adopted to Ensure Stability of Oil Market
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Evers vetoes Wisconsin Republican tax cut again
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s record budget surplus will continue to sit at the State Capitol. Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a $2 billion tax cut that would have used Wisocnsin’s nearly $7 billion surplus to cover an income tax cut for most people in the state. The governor called the tax cut an “u
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Gullah
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