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On a tour inspecting various infrastructural projects in the southern provinces of the North African country, Abdelkader Amara, the Minister for Industry, Trade and New Technologies has confirmed that the ongoing construction of the Laayoune Bridge in Morocco, the country’s longest, is progressing
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Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm creates oasis in a food desert | Afro
By Nicole Batey Special to the AFRO If you drive by too quickly, you might just miss it. In an area slightly hidden from street view, amongst dilapidated buildings along Park Heights Avenue, there sitting atop a hill is an oasis. Oasis is defined as something serving as a refuge, relief or pleasant
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Kenya Pulls Out Her Receipts On Drew’s Past Cultural Appropriation [Pics]
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Bobby V Catches Heat After Referring To Women As ‘B-Words’ & Criticizing Them For Not Wearing Clothes On Social Media
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EMILY’s List Celebrates Groundbreakers and History Makers at the WE ARE EMILY Virtual Conference - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Equal Representation For Black Workers In Corporate America Could Take 100 Years, Study Says
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Survival | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records | Afro
By Colleen Slevin The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile deaths at the hands of law enforcement. About 20
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Texas joins states ending extra $300 in weekly jobless aid – Dallas Post Tribune
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Black business leaders are energizing corporate America on voting rights | Afro
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