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Uganda: Museveni Says Public Transport to Resume As All Get Free Masks
All Ugandans aged six years and above will be given free face masks in a bid to protect themselves against the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni has
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US Cities Erupt In More Violence Amid Threats From Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — American cities erupted in violence and destruction in a seventh straight night of unrest, with several police officers shot or run over, amid boasts and threats from President Donald Trump to send in troops to “dominate the
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Crisis offers varsities chance to reclaim charm
In terms of numbers, the staff in the administrative university are four times more than the teaching
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Abuja, Nigeria (1991- )
Abuja has been the capital of Nigeria since 1991 and the name refers not only to the city itself but also to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in which it is located. The current Minister for the territory is Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed who was appointed on April 8, 2010.  He is equivalent to a city
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
Aides said Obama will call for turning the protests over Floyd’s death into policy change and will urge specific reforms to ensure safer policing and increased trust between communities and law
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Mkomazi's success story great for wildlife
At Same, an unpretentious town on the Moshi-Dar road, the sign for Mkomazi National Park pops
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Charter School Kneel for George Floyd, 6/8 @5pm
Charter School Community Gathers for 9 Minute Kneel In Solidarity for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter Event Monday, June 8 @ 5pm
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Shooting of Tamir Rice
The shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy (June 25, 2002 – November 23, 2014), occurred on November 22, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. Two police officers, 26-year-old Timothy Loehmann and 46-year-old Frank Garmback, responded after receiving a police dispatch call of a male black
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McKenzie pledges support for road in honour of late Milton Brown
If Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has his way, then a road in the Mineral Heights division will be named after late former May Pen Mayor and councillor for the Mineral Heights division, Milton
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Memorial Day was founded by Blacks | The Crusader Newspaper Group
None of these claims included the Black narrative, but what was once Union Cemetery is now a sprawling, 60-acre park in predominantly white Charleston, which amid lush gardens, ponds, a gazebo and fountain sits a bronze plaque acknowledging the park as the site of the first Memorial Day and where
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Glynn County Cop Seen Attempting To Tase Ahmaud Arbery Because He Saw Veins 'Popping From His Chest' - Blavity
The clip adds to the blowback law enforcement in the area has received for the delay in arresting Gregory and Travis McMichael, the two white men who have been charged with chasing down and killing
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Major sanitisation of St James Street, Sam Sharpe Square on Sunday
CARIBBEAN Cement Company Limited and Jamaica Pre-Mix Concrete Limited are assiting the St James Municipal Corporation to sanitise streets in the parish capital, Montego
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VIDEO: Truckers in 21-mile traffic jam for COVID-19 testing without food or water at Kenya/Uganda border
A 21-mile-long (35 km) column of trucks lined a major highway between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday, a sea of diesel engines and goods headed west but stopped at the border for time-consuming coronavirus
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Influential Puerto Rican Activist Group the Young Lords
In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York to increase garbage pick-up in East
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“Find A Different Job:” Meagan Good Speaks On Her Dad Being A Cop And Officers Holding Each Other Accountable
While not once have Black and brown people suggested all cops are bad, what we have asked for is accountability, unlike what we saw in the murder of George Floyd where officers stood by and even assisted Derek Chauvin in killing
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VIDEO: Truckers in 21-Mile Traffic Jam for COVID-19 Testing Without Food or Water at Kenya/Uganda Border – Free Press of Jacksonville
A 21-mile-long (35 km) column of trucks lined a major highway between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday, a sea of diesel engines and goods headed west but stopped at the border for time-consuming coronavirus
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VIDEO: Arrests in DC as activists take to the streets to support Minneapolis protesters
Multiple arrests occurred as hundreds of activists marched throughout Washington D.C. for George Floyd and his supporters Friday
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Uganda: Government Allocates Shs9.5b to Revamp the Railway Line
This follows a report from the Uganda Railways to the Committee of Parliament on National Economy, which indicated that there is need for government to increase the funding of the agency in order to develop the railway
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Ota Benga, African native kept in zoo, kills self
An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. In 1906 the crowds thronged the monkey house exhibit at the Bronx Zoo (New York Zoological Park). Here were mans evolutionary ancestors - monkeys, chimpanzees, a gorilla named Dinah, an orangutan named Dohung and a African of
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Here's Your Juneteeth Playlist To Celebrate Black Joy
With her first release since the arrival of KIKI this spring, “Dear Mr. President” reinterprets P!nk’s version as an emotionally-charged protest message that calls out first lady Melania Trump for her silence as police brutality and systemic racism plague Black people across the
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Louisville Removes Controversial Statue Of John Breckinridge Castleman
Work crews in Louisville, Ky., took down a statue of former Confederate officer John Breckinridge Castleman early Monday
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Uganda: Government Suspends Collection of Park User Fees
Kampala — Government has suspended the collection of park user fees for public service vehicles (PSV) countrywide until January 1 next year as an incentive to taxi and bus operators affected by the Coronavirus
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Nelly and Darius Rucker join Brad Paisley’s Live Nation’s first ever drive-in concert series | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Live Nation recently announced their first ever U.S. drive-in concert series — LIVE FROM THE DRIVE-IN —  that will bring fans a live music tailgating experience unlike any other, kicking off July 10-12 in Indianapolis, IN, Nashville, TN, and
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Opinion: The intersection of rage, fear and hope
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Uganda: Confusion, Frustration Reign as Public Transport Resumes Operation
Tempers grew short Thursday at a Kampala taxi park as drivers, passengers and security personnel dealt with the new
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Louisville Pass The Breonna Taylor Law – Your Black World
On Wednesday, Louisville Metro Council Public Safety Committee passed a proposal to reduce the no-knock warrants to honor Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old who was killed by the
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Culver City takes steps to avoid looting at mall
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Woman Who Called 911 Claiming Black Man Bird Watching Was 'Threatening' Her Life Is Fired, Claims She Meant Him No Harm In Apology: 'I'm Not a Racist'
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