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Africa: 'An Uneasy Embrace' - Youth and Africa-India Entanglements
[African Arguments] There have recently been violent attacks on African students in India. Yet public stories about such events and African-Indian relations more broadly are often stark and simplistic. They tend to be written either as an illustration of the enduring power of global anti-black
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Pennsylvania State Nurses Association: “It is time to prioritize our nurses” | New Pittsburgh Courier
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May Is Foster Care Awareness Month - The New Journal and Guide
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Laws as legislated morality - The Zimbabwe Independent
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#BTColumn – Address mental health issues - Barbados Today
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Cameroon: Rights Group Condemns Jail Term for Cameroon Transgender Women
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Rwanda: Eid Prayer - Mufti Urges Muslims to Continue Praying for Normalcy
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"Breakthrough" COVID death: 75-year-old dies from virus a month after 2nd vaccine dose | The Orlando Advocate
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Trial delayed for three former Minneapolis officers involved in George Floyd murder
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Constitutional changes retrogressive - The Zimbabwe Independent
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White people, dogs prioritised over saving black people in Mozambique attack - Amnesty International | News24
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New Ford Bronco Sport ad spotlights strong Black women, challenges stereotypes
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White people 'rescued first' in Mozambique attack: Amnesty - NewsDay Zimbabwe
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