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AP changes writing style to capitalise 'b' in Black
The change conveys “an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African Diaspora and within Africa,” John Daniszewski, AP's vice-president of standards, said in a blog post
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The “jumbie jamboree”
The recount exercise at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre is repeatedly confirming that the Returning Officer (RO) of the largest constituency, Region 4, Clairmont Mingo inflated numbers for incumbent President David Granger’s A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change
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HBCU Buzz Presents: 2020 Top 30 Under 30 leaders from HBCUs | Atlanta Daily World
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HBCU Buzz Presents: 2020 Top 30 Under 30 leaders from HBCUs | Atlanta Daily World
(Black PR Wire) For the sixth year, HBCU Buzz presents the HBCU Top 30 Under 30, honoring the achievements of alumni of historically Black Colleges and Universities. The next HBCU Top 30 class is a combination of bold leaders in the fields of
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Portrait of Black Chicago
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(Black PR Wire) The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) continues to stand with our communities and allies as we demand justice in policing, equitable policies, and fair treatment of Black people in all sectors, systems, institutions, and d Source link
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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )
Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.  After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983.  Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926.  He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned
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Harris, Barbara C. (1930- )
Religious leader Barbara Clementine Harris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter and Beatrice (Price) Harris on June 12, 1930. After graduating from the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism, she joined Joseph V. Baker Associates, Inc., a black-owned public relations
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Kanyes anti-vax stance is a risk for Gap - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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(BPRW) FPL and Partners Help Miami-Dade Homebound Disabled Residents in Little Haiti and North Miami The Black Chronicle
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Jones, Anthony “Van” (1968- )
Van Jones is a social-environmental activist and the Obama administration’s former “Green Czar.” He was born in 1968 in Jackson, Tennessee. His mother and father were a high school teacher and junior-high principal respectively. While growing up, Jones was a stereotypical
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
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(BPRW) HBCU Buzz Presents: 2020 HBCU Top 30 Under 30 | Press releases
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Brad Pye Jr., Trailblazing Sports Writer and Broadcaster, Passes Away - Los Angeles Sentinel
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BAMN? A likely PNC scenario? Please, no! - Stabroek News
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AFRO Exclusive: Catherine Pugh Prepares to Leave Home | Afro
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(BPRW) The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola Set to Expand Branded Experiences in First-Ever Virtual Format | Press releases – The Black Chronicle
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Zimbabwe: Heavy Traffic Poses Threat to Toll Bridge
The New Limpopo Bridge (NLB) was officially opened in 1995 by the late founding presidents of Zimbabwe and South Africa Robert Mugabe and Nelson Mandela respectively following a build-operate-transfer (BOT) deal that gave birth to the new
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Burris, Roland (1937- )
On January 15, 2009 Roland Wallace Burris was sworn in as the U.S. Senator from Illinois.  Burriss appointment made him the third African American U.S. Senator from the state and the sixth black U.S. Senator in the history of the United States.  The appointment, however, was marred by controversy
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