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Over the weekend police officers were stunned to discover a four-year-old girl roaming the streets of New York City alone.... View Article The post Mom arrested after girl, 4, found alone on NYC sidewalk remained unclaimed for days appeared first on TheGrio.
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Janet Jackson two-part documentary set at Lifetime and A&E - TheGrio
Set to air in early 2022 on Lifetime and A&E, a Janet Jackson two-part documentary is in the works to... View Article The post Janet Jackson two-part documentary set at Lifetime and A&E appeared first on TheGrio.
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Vaccination roll-out delayed; shipment from India to now arrive Monday
THE roll-out of the country's COVID-19 vaccination programme has been set back by at least a week, as the shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines that were to arrive from India today has now been rescheduled.
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Vanessa Bryant Talks Kobe And Gigi For People Cover Story: 'This Pain Is Unimaginable'
"Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again,” she said about her grieving process and pushing forward.
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Sho Madjozi is shining on a billboard in Times Square in New York
The 'John Cena' hitmaker, Sho Madjozi and her dance crew can be seen on a YouTube Music's Black Voices billboard in Times Square, New York.
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Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Connects Hundreds of South Los Angeles  Residents to EMPLOYLA Career Opportunities - Los Angeles Sentinel
Councilmember Harris-Dawson hosted six EMPLOYLA jobs events aimed at directly connecting local employers to prepared job-seekers over the past. In collaboration with three South Los Angeles WorkSource Centers, hundreds of residents were able to learn about resume building, networking and virtual
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Somalia Election Stalemate May Embolden Al-Shabaab
Opinion - There is near-unanimity that Somalia is on the edge of a precipice due to an election stalemate created by outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmaajo" despite pressure from the Council of Presidential Candidates -- a formidable coalition led by former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
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NAACP Houston leads commemorative march honoring 1960 TSU sit-in students - DefenderNetwork.com
On Thursday, March 4 at 3pm, a Commemorative March and Call for Justice will take place on the campus of Texas Southern University (3100 Cleburne Street, 77004) in front of Hannah Hall honoring the legends of the 1960 TSU Progressive Youth Association and their advisor, William A.
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Africa: Malaria Data Opened Up to Combat Drug Resistance
[SciDev.Net] A huge trove of aggregated data on malaria parasites from around the globe is unlocking genetic secrets on the organism's evolution and could assist in the mounting battle against drug resistance, experts say.
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Vaccine drives in US, UK spur tourism hope
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635 East Project Alert: Full Closure of I-635 Mainlanes at Oates Drive to Perform Bridge Demo March 6 | Dallas Weekly
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How Birmingham-Area Business Owners Found Success Through a Local Nonprofit
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Jay Johnson, founder and CEO of College Prep U, which specializes in admissions consulting, as well as college and career services, knows where to send small businesses in need of funding. “If I knew a female entrepreneur starting a business and she needed
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This Day in History - March 4
Today is the 63rd day of 2021. There are 302 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1829: An unruly crowd mobs the White House during the inaugural reception for US President Andrew Jackson.OTHER EVENTS1632: Sweden's King Gustavus II resumes his Palatinate campaign in Germany.
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Black Abolitionists: Nathan Francis Mossell The First African American Doctor To Establish The First Black Hospital In Philadelphia
By Lesley Gist, The Gist of Freedom Nathan Francis Mossell was an African American doctor who helped establish the first black hospital in Philadelphia, the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital, and Training School. He established it in 1895 partly to provide care for the underserved black
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IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Dies at 85 - Los Angeles Sentinel
NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the world lost an influential figure in the fight for civil rights and American politics. “An icon to the world and a lifelong friend to the NAACP, his contribution to moving our society toward justice is unparalleled,” Johnson declared. “In 2001, Jordan
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Kenya: Borana Community Members Meet to Foster Harmony
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Mack Major Makes a Difference in Real Estate and Economic Development - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Shirley Chisholm and the 10 other gallant Black women who have run for president - Face2Face Africa
In January 2021 when Kamala Harris was sworn in as first woman vice president of the U.S., Black women, who once upon a time had no chance to vote, not to speak of becoming president, saw one of their own a step away from the nation's highest office. The daughter of an Indian mother
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Rwanda: Kenya, Rwanda to Roll Out First Covax Vaccines
[East African] Rwanda received its first batch of 240,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax on Wednesday morning, becoming the second country in East Africa after Kenya to get the free jabs.
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Kenya: No More Mr Nice Guy as DP Ruto Grows Bolder
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It’s All Relative: ‘The Onyx Family’ Builds Hit Brand Through YouTube – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Mr Price Sport to dress Team SA at Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
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Somalia: UN - 20 Migrants Die After Thrown Overboard En Route to Yemen
[Shabelle] The International Organization for Migration says at least 20 migrants are dead after smugglers threw 80 overboard during a voyage from Djibouti in East Africa to Yemen.
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Asm. Sydney Kamlager-Dove Pushing Law to End “Slavery” in California’s Prisons - Los Angeles Sentinel
For 24 years now, Samual Brown – who was convicted for attempted murder in Sacramento – has been serving time in California state prisons. Right now, he is at a correctional facility in Lancaster, a Los Angeles County town northeast of L.A.  While in prison, Brown says he has evolved. In addition
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Guy grills Tufton over CRH rehabilitation project
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