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Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary

Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her

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South Africa: Government Allocates R22 Billion to Sasria

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has allocated R22 billion for the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) in the current financial year to assist the insurer in settling claims and guaranteeing that it has adequate capital to fulfil regulatory requirements.

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Nigeria: Making Good On a Promise - How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of Its Eligible Population

[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that successfully vaccinates all of its eligible population first, but the fact that Nasarawa State has vaccinated over 70% of its eligible population, putting it ahead of all

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When All Else Fails To Explain American Violence, Blame A Rapper And Hip-Hop Music - Blavity

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Sudan: West Darfur Clashes - 100 Dead, 15,600 Displaced

[Dabanga] Kulbus / Saraf Omra -- At least 100 people have now died and more than 15,600 people (2,600 families) are displaced to Saraf Omra locality in North Darfur after fleeing ongoing tribal clashes in Kulbus locality in West Darfur over the past week.

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U.S. Small Business Administration Signs Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap Through Black Entrepreneurship

Today the U.S. Small Business Administration announced a landmark collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to address the wealth gap through Black entrepreneurship. Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of theU.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)signed a Strategic Alliance

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DC to get a dose of J’ouvert & Mas during Hookie Weekend 2022 | The Bajan Reporter

The metropolitan region known as the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia) will feel the energy of Hookie Weekend from June 16th to 20th 2022. The weekend-long extravaganza produced by Hookie Life Entertainment will feature a full Caribbean Carnival-style experience and adding to this buffet

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Hit Hard By COVID-19, Black Americans Share Their Grief

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JAY-Z & Jack Dorsey Team Up To Bring ‘Bitcoin Academy’ To Marcy Projects Residents

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The Top Moments From Hot 97's Summer Jam 2022 Concert

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Attorney General Raoul launches employment program for victims of violent crime

Pilot Program Part of Raoul’s Effort to Increase Services to Violent Crime Survivors Attorney General Kwame Raoul unveiled on Tuesday, June 14, a pilot program focused on reducing the long-lasting effects of violence in communities by assisting victims of violent crime in obtaining sustainable

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Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump

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A new wave of first-time gun owners are rushing to buy weapons: Black Americans

… sale of guns to Black Americans rose 58 percent in … Atlanta, founded the National African American Gun Association in 2015 … who started the National African American Gun Association in 2015 … Smith of the National African American Gun Association. Peyton Fulford …

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UN envoy decries Sudan violence after 2 killed in protests

By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press The U.N. envoy for Sudan on May 29 decried the killing of two people in a violent crackdown against pro-democracy protesters who once again […] The post UN envoy decries Sudan violence after 2 killed in protests appeared first on AFRO American

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Africa Must Separate the Wheat From Russia's Geopolitical Chaff

Analysis - Putin assured the AU that Russia would ease grain shortages, but the arrangement is far from straightforward.

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Collaborative effort needed to safeguard access to supplies - Barbados Today

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made a compelling case as to why countries of the Americas must act now to shield their people from spiralling prices, while guaranteeing their access to critical supplies. Invoking the words of late Jamaican reggae icon, Bob Marley, “so much trouble in the

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Pharrell Williams and Black Bank Involved with Makeover of Iconic Baltimore Arena

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2022 Tony Awards winners list: 'A Strange Loop,' 'MJ' and more win big

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South Africa's Foreign Policy Decisions - Ambiguous or Misunderstood?

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Call to reassess CARIFORUM EU Economic Partnership - Barbados Today

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Tourism bookings remain low- BHTA president - Barbados Today

The high interest visitors showed in Barbados during the winter season has not been mirrored in the summer, even with the return of Crop Over. Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Renee Coppin has revealed that numbers for the island’s summer season continue to be

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Corruption at KPA! How Pravin Galot and Manchester Outfitters stole millions From State Parastatal

Trouble seems to be following Manchester Outfitters and it's CEO Pravin Galot as the Kenya police, Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission have trained their guns on them following an expose that the company was illegally paid millions of shillings by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). In a scheme

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Road to EFOC | Mignon Von On Plastic Surgery And Other Luxuries In The Black Community

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Georgia Democrat Abrams proposes big boost in teacher pay

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Africa Could Feed Itself With the Right Infrastructure

Analysis - Drought, COVID-19 and the Russian war against Ukraine are fomenting a hunger crisis in Africa. The continent has enough fertile soil and water to meet its own needs, but there are many hurdles preventing this.

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Teachers Brace for Summer Months Amid Wave of Violence

By Tashi McQueen | Word In Black Thispostwas originally published onsource (WIB) - Summer is coming. And while that means cookouts, road trips and snowballs for many, it sometimes means […] The post Teachers Brace for Summer Months Amid Wave of Violence appeared first on The Sac

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UNC leaves Parliament for AG's contribution - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Almost all of the Opposition MPs present in the Parliament on Monday walked out before Attorney General Reginald Armour began his presentation on the Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Only Whip David Lee remained in the chamber, with the other MPs returning after Armour finished his pres

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In South Carolina, race and gender animate Democratic gubernatorial primary

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