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Should Statues Of Historic Figures With Complicated Pasts Be Taken Down?
David Greene talks to Manisha Sinha, professor of American history at the University of Connecticut, about the recent toppling of non-Confederate statues like those of George
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Source: Stories About Black History
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Mother of Black Autistic Teen Who Faces 30 Years In Prison for Assaulting Florida High School Teacher Pleads for Mercy - The New York Beacon
The mother of a Florida teenager who beat his teacher into unconsciousness over a Nintendo Switch is speaking out about the horrific attack. While expressing empathy for the educator and apologizing for her son’s action, she aims to raise awareness about the gravity of his
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Keeping St. John Green: One Can & Piece of Plastic at a Time | News of St. John
Good Morning, Good Morning!  Many of you may, or may not, be aware that America Recycles Day is just around the corner.  On November 15, organizations dedicated to keeping America beautiful will celebrate, promote and educate for recycling in the United States.  Which is great!  But many, perhaps
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Source: News of St. John | An Online Blog About the Daily Happenings of St. John, USVI
Fashion Finds of the Week - Forward Times
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Chef Damon Sawyer Soars at 29 Markle Ct - Cuisine Noir
Musical notes float through the air, infusing 29 Markle Ct with life’s moods, seasons and flavors. The sultry trumpet of jazz legend Miles Davis is sure to grace the downtown Bridgeport restaurant more than once during Damon “Daye” Sawyer’s 12 to 13-hour shift. “We play music throughout
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The are no 'riots' in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd
There are no riots in Minneapolis in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by the
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Author’s New “Let’s Eat” Book Series Teaches Black Children About Healthy Eating Habits
Nationwide -- The Let’s Eat Book Series by Emunah Y’srael is the perfect tool to introduce young children to the benefits of healthy eating. Emunah is an accomplished author, devoted mother, and plant-based chef extraordinaire.From teaching the importance of making healthy choices to emphasizing
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Jumia's $19m loss is a bright spot as customers decline in Q3
Jumia, one of Africa’s most prominent e-commerce businesses, cut its operating losses by more than half to $19m in the third quarter of 2023. It was a particularly bright spot in a quarter that saw the company lose 800,000 active customers compared to the same period last year.
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Mozambique: Islamist Militants Unmask As Crisis Mounts in Cabo Delgado
Analysts of the country said the incursions, in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, show how a once shadowy insurgent group is seeking to broaden its appeal among local residents, while launching bigger and bolder attacks that are overwhelming demoralised soldiers and triggering a humanitarian crisis
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Bronzeville may get massive $3.5B project | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The site of the former Michael Reese Hospital in Bronzeville may be turned into a massive, mixed-use, 3.5 billion development that could dramatically change the area’s landscape near the
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Shares Her Father Died From COVID-19 Complications
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(1895) John H. Smyth, “The African in Africa and the African in America”
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House Democrats File Bill Nixing Citizenship data-gathering
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50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People's March
Organizers of Saturday’s online assembly have deliberately modeled it after King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign ― echoing not just his title but also his
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Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Racism and Black Men Being 'Demonized' with Tamika Mallory and Angela Davis on ‘Red Table Talk'
Davis gained nationwide notoriety following a courtroom shootout in 1970 when the 17-year-old brother of prison activist and Black Panthers member George Jackson used guns registered in her name to try to break his brother and other prisoners free during
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(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"
? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States.  It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North.  In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p
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Namibia: Disgraced Ngalangi Explains Role in COVID-19 Fugitive Case
Fishcor's finance general manager Paulus Ngalangi defended his decision to transport a South African Covid-19 patient, who is an alleged fugitive, from the border to
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UN secretary-general urges Guyana, Venezuela: ‘Don’t aggravate border controversy’ - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres wants Venezuela and Guyana to refrain from "aggravating" their ongoing border dispute and allow the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to do its job. The issue of which country rightfully owns the Essequibo region is before the ICJ, but on November 14, t
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Time to demilitarise Zim politics for the good of Jews, Gentiles
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Saturday school is out as SCS lays out options for school year calendar
After pushback from teachers and school board members, Saturday school is out as an option to help Memphis students catch up after missing 44 days of school because of coronavirus
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(1923) Bishop Randall Albert Carter, “Whence and Whither”
By the standards of African American history, Bishop Randall Albert Carter is a little known figure. Born in Fort Valley, Georgia on January 1, 1867, he was educated at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina and Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. An active pastor in the Colored (later
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(1984) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “The Rainbow Coalition”
In 1984 Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Although he entered the Democratic convention at San Francisco with little hope of winning, his appeals on behalf of the dispossessed of America whom he characterized as the Rainbow Coalition, ensured that his
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Nigeria: #ImoDecides2023 - Election Yet to Commence in Gov Uzodinma's Hometown, Others
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Efforts | Dallas Weekly
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