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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington was a popular singer from the 1950s who sang jazz, blues, R&B and pop. Her birth name was Ruth Lee Jones. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and moved to Chicago at a very young age. Her first exposure to music stemmed from the church, where she learned to
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Aug
29
1924
Liberia: Grand Cape Mount COVID-19 Preparedness Committee Launch
Monrovia — Grand Cape Mount County has launched its COVID-19 preparedness team despite no case has been reported in the
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South Sudan: Improving Access to COVID-19 Treatment in South Sudan
To provide supportive treatment for severe and critical COVID-19 patients, the World Health Organization (WHO), working with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Medical Corps (IMC) has supported the Ministry of Health to upgrade and equip the Dr John Garang Infectious Diseases Unit
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Burundi: Grenade Attack Sparks Fears Over Polls
The explosion came in the same week that 90 people were arrested in connection with skirmishes during campaigns, with the government insisting that any East African Community (EAC) election observers would have to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine on setting foot in the
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Gerrymandering - Definition and Examples in Politics
Gerrymandering is the act of drawing of congressional, state legislative or other political boundaries to favor a political party or one particular candidate for elected office. The purpose of gerrymandering is to grant one party power over another by creating districts that hold dense
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Wanted NA murder suspect caught at Mahdia
One day after the police issued a wanted bulletin for Donald Sheriff for questioning in relation to the murder of New Amsterdam, Berbice resident Keron Nicholson, he was arrested in
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Moore's Ford Lynching
During the late afternoon of the 25th of July 1946 four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moores Ford, Walton county, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. The grotesquely sprawled bodies of the victims--the Coroner said at least sixty bullets were pumped into
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25
1946
Stevie Wonder
Born: 5/13/1950 Saginaw, Michiganknown by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he became one of the most creative and loved musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motowns
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Zimbabwe: Panic At Bakers Inn As 22 Suspected COVID-19 Cases Observed
Fear gripped Bakers Inn employees and management last week after 22 cases of suspected Covid-19 cases were observed when workers went through the now mandatory Covid-19
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Thomas L Jennings
Thomas Jennings was the first African American to earn a U.S. patent for a dry cleaning process known as dry scouring...in 1821
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Flip Wilson
Flip Wilson was an American Comedian and Actor who was extremely famous due to his own weekly series, “The Flip Wilson Show”. Wilson was one of the first African-Americans to not only have a title show of his own, but one that primarily had a white audience. Wilson was featured on Time
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1933
Somalia Oil Blocks Put Up for Initial Bidding
Somalia has officially opened the first round of bidding for oil exploration, even as critics charged there was insufficient law to manage the
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California’s Vote-by-Mail Election Push is Both Praised and Put Down | Post News Group
If you’re a registered voter in California, expect to receive a ballot from your county elections officials in the mail for the
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Liberia: National Christian Task Force of Liberia Wants Government Puts More Resources in Obtaining COVID-19 Test Kits
Monrovia — National Christian Task Force of Liberia has praised President George Weah for the leadership he has provided in the fight against the deadly coronavirus but added that more need to be done in obtaining test kits to prevent the loss of
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Why Black People Are Not Interested In Black History|BlackHistoryMonth2014
http://svy.mk/1iqglGW Why is it that so many black people are not interested in Black History or Black History Month. Could it be that there is a Cognitive Dissonance when it comes to addressing issues in the black community. We say one thing, but our actions are inconsistent with our
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Graduation uncertainty prompts a mother’s drive-by inspiration
I’m introducing my daughter, Leah Seals, a graduating senior representing Ridgeway High School’s class of
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For some students, the road to graduation can be longer and steeper than for most
These students have shown perseverance and strength that would normally be honored at a classic graduation ceremony but because of the COVID-19 crisis, their chance to walk the stage has been delayed to
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Gabourey Sidibe
Sidibe’s nickname is Gabby… She was born in Brooklyn but raised in Harlem, according to the film’s official site, which also notes that while Sidibe never studied theater, “she has spent time on stage, participating in plays put on by the theater department at Lehman College in the
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Plans being made to address requests for stranded Guyanese to return home
Amidst continued calls by Guyanese stranded abroad for the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to grant permission for them to return home, head of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt. Col. (ret’d) Egbert Field  has said that planning is ongoing to address the
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Juanita Hall, Singer, Actress Dies
Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York. This singer, actress, and choral director was best-known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific.
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Feb
29
1968
Dire CWI finances stalls TTCB head coach search
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has put on pause its interview process for a head coach, amidst fears Cricket West Indies’ funding for the Professional Cricket League could fall
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Namibia: Outright Calls for Scrapping of Sodomy Law
The day celebrates diversity, raises awareness of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTQ+) people and is this year being celebrated under the theme, 'Breaking the Silence', according to the United Nations Development Programme
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Kenyatta Targets Ruto's Mt Kenya Allies in Fresh Purge
As Jubilee Party MPs await their parliamentary group meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, the onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto's men in the Senate continues with a shake-up of committees expected
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LSK cancels senior counsel honour for Kalonzo, Karua
The drastic decision by the new LSK council comes almost a year after the Committee on Senior Counsel chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Mohamed Ibrahim completed the process of identifying the
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Ministry in struggle to fly back Kenyans stuck abroad
At least 24 Kenyans abroad have died of Covid-19 while 41 are in critical condition in various hospitals across the world, the Foreign Affairs ministry has
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COVID-19: Beware the super-spreader
(Trinidad Express) Lurking among gatherings of people, there can be a super-spreader of the Covid-19 virus, who can transmit the virus exponentially to large numbers of the
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LOC’d in with LOC: A graduate’s perspective
Last weekend my Bachelor of Science degree in biology would have been conferred during LeMoyne-Owen College’s commencement
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African-American History Timeline: 1940 to 1949
In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, which desegregated war production plants and also established the Fair Employment Practices Committee. This act, set the stage for a decade filled with African-American firsts in the U.S. Armed Services.
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Liberia: COVID-19 Food Distribution to Delay Few Weeks
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Uganda: Igg Orders Education to Complete Shs88b Project
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