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[Chatham House] The country fails to thrive under autocrats or democrats, writes Ezzedine Fishere
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Former ‘Hercules’ Star Kevin Sorbo Criticized By Twitter Users After Hunter Biden Jab
Kevin Sorbo, who played the titular Greek demigod on the ’90s television series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” received an ungodly smackdown on Twitter on Saturday after he mocked Hunter Biden.  …
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Tap Into Free Resources at Your Local Library! - Voice and Viewpoint
Valencia Park/Malcolm X, other San Diego public libraries bridge the tech divide during the pandemic By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer As San Diego navigates an uncertain new year, San Diego’s public libraries, the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library among them, will continue to be there to support the
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Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell
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CCEI celebrates Black History Month with Black-owned business swag, activist-led workshops – The Echo
Feb. 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month, and California Lutheran University’s Center for Cultural Engagement and Inclusion is holding multiple events to celebrate. The origins of Black History Month date back to 1915 with historian Carter G. Woodson’s idea to celebrate the achievements of
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A Brief History of London's New Beacon Books
Originating in North London's Hornsey area, New Beacon Books established itself in the late 1960s as England's first Black-owned and operated publishing house. The publisher also served as a bookstore and distributor of books from Black and Asian writers hailing from the Caribbean, the
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South Africa: The Many Faces of Sibongile Khumalo
[New Frame] The musical icon believed a decolonised, feminist approach to African music is the only way to secure not only an accurate record of our past, but an open road to our future.
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Charles Romans: The importance of Black History
… too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of … society routinely rejected or ignored African Americans. Undeterred, he lobbied schools … the challenges already overcome by African Americans. President Lincoln’s Emancipation …
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: The St. Augustine Four is a Vital Part of Black History | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It was while in St. Augustine that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to send federal troops to protect peaceful protestors, and to restore order. The Ku Klux Klan had staged violent nighttime rides, including severely burning Robert Hayling, a Black
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Black Investors Take Note: Reddit Rebellion Rescues GameStop Stock | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The band of amateur day traders that interact with each other on the Reddit page WallStreetBets, encouraged whoever was listening to buy shares of the flailing GameStop, AMC, Macy’s and Koss stocks. Big investors, often in the form of hedge funds, frequently bet against struggling
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In March 1610, Galileo Galilei reported the first use of a telescope to view mountains and maria on the moon,” Dr. Carruthers wrote in 1972. Many reported that his project collaborator, Thornton Page, a White man, acknowledged Carruthers’ brilliance and allowed him to lead on the
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California and Biden Administration Launch Two Mass Vaccination Sites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods - Black Voice News
Sunita Sohrabji | Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom and Jeff Zients, coordinator of President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force, separately announced a partnership Feb. 3 to build two mass vaccination sites in the state, one at the Oakland Coliseum and the other a
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NC Public Schools Adopt New Standards To Discuss Racism
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Idris Elba and Wife Sabrina Are Debuting a New Afro-Futuristic Anime Via Streaming Service Crunchyroll: 'We’re Both Fans of the Genre'
Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina are contributing to the continued advancement of diversity in anime with a new project. The couple are planning to help
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’The Good Lord Bird’ author James McBride asks us to peer behind ‘the boarded-up windows of Black America’ - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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The case has again raised concerns about rising cases of domestic abuse in Israel during the country's pandemic-induced lockdowns.
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TSU receives $4.75M from Houston Endowment | Afram News
Texas Southern University (TSU) has been awarded funding totaling $4.75 million from Houston Endowment for several academic, arts and social justice initiatives.
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Stop COVID-19 in the Black Community - Black Voice News
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An Open Letter to the Six Presidents of Southern Baptist Convention Theological Seminaries
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Biggest UK companies have no black top executives: study - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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‘Our God is Marching On’ – Florida Courier
Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1965 speech on voting rights resonates still BY MARC RAMIREZ SEATTLE TIMES Listen. Listen — and you’ll hear the words of a man who was more than just an orator. Listen, and in those words you’ll hear not only yesterday’s struggles but the challenges of today. Nearly five
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CCW Weekend: Why Gun Control Is A Class Issue
Most anti-concealment legislation as well as anti-gun legislation of the 19th century was passed in former slave states and border states to keep slaves (current or former) and freedmen from having guns.
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Moussa Faki Mahamat re-elected as African Union Commission chairperson | Africanews
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Suspect in murder of Trinidad girl linked to sex crimes - Stabroek News
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New book tells stories of mothers of MLK, Malcolm X and James Baldwin
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VP Harris and Yellen work with Black business leaders on recovery plan | The Atlanta Voice
Vice President Kamala Harris called on America's Black business leaders to help spread the word that it is critical for Black Americans to take the Covid-19 vaccine to begin repairing the economic damage caused by the pandemic. 'If we're going to build back up our economy, we've gotta get control
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