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Atlanta City Council members on the passing of John Lewis | Atlanta Daily World
Several members of the Atlanta City Council have issued statements following the passing of Congressman John Lewis: “With the passing of Congressman John Lewis, we mourn the loss of a civil rights giant and present-day leader who daily exemplified what it means to lay down one's life in service to
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Fake news and online bullying on the rise
While most Kenyans access social media using mobile apps, privacy remains a critical concern.
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Kansas City Mayor Receives Racist Lynching Tweet After Issuing COVID-19 Mask Mandate | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lucas’ order requires residents of Kansas City wearing facial coverings in all indoor public spaces and “while performing an activity which will necessarily involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public where 6 feet of separation is not feasible.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Eric Garner’s Widow Reminisces About Their Love Story On the Sixth Anniversary Of His Death
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Uganda: 2021 Polls - Female MPs Raise Alarm Over Access to Media Platforms
[Monitor] Legislators under the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) are worried that female candidates in the 2021 general elections might struggle to access media and other digital platforms under the revised roadmap of the Electoral Commission.
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Mexico video shows dozens of uniformed gunmen, armoured cars
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top security official said Saturday that authorities are investigating a video showing dozens of combat-uniformed gunmen posing with military-grade weapons and armoured pickup trucks, some painted with the...
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Somalia: PM Lands in Garowe for the Funeral of Late Former PM
[Shabelle] The Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khiare leading a delegation from the government has arrived in Garowe on Thursday for the burial of former PM Hassan Abshir Farah.
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East Africa: 'No Breakthrough' in Nile Dam Talks
[East African] The latest round of talks held to resolve the disagreement over the Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia (GERD) on the Nile River ended on Monday without a "breakthrough", Addis Ababa said blaming parties for "excessive" demands.
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Adopt dry planting, villagers urged
UMGUZA villagers in Matabeleland North have been urged to adopt the dry planting method as a mitigatory measure against drought. BY DARLINGTON MWASHITA The call was made by Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo on Wednesday during an empowerment initiative programme conducted
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Claflin University Becomes a Regional Hub for Coding and Creativity
July 17, Claflin University announced it will become a regional hub for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple's Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University's HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities
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World Athletics boss Coe voted onto the IOC - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday, ending the sport’s five-year absence from the Olympic body. The article World Athletics boss Coe voted onto the IOC appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: Internet Balloons Could Help to Bridge the Digital Divide
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya has, in partnership with Google's sister firm, Loon, launched a fleet of 35 internet balloons that will provide internet services to remote areas of the country. This is the first balloon-powered internet to launch in Africa. Nixon Muganda explains how these will
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gives a Green Light to Predatory Payday Lenders | Afro
Ability-to-Repay Stripped from Regulation By Charlene Crowell, Senior Fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending via BPUSA As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc throughout the country, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took an ill-advised and untimely action. On July
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John Lewis Passes Away at age 80 — The Sacramento Observer
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed
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EXCLUSIVE | 'We are taking it very, very seriously': Dlodlo on ISIS threat | News24
The State Security Agency has opted to "err on the side of caution" with regards to a threat radical militant group ISIS made against South Africa.
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The loss of an icon: Congressman John Lewis dead at 80 | Afram News
John Robert Lewis, the longtime congressman who loved "Good Trouble" in the fight for civil rights died Friday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.
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Rep. John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 - DefenderNetwork.com
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing late Friday
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Zimbabwe: Tense Mnangagwa Orders Ncube to Arm Riot Police
[Zimbabwe Independent] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has instructed Treasury to urgently buy a fleet of brand new vehicles for the police, including all-terrain troop carriers, water cannons, buses and equipment used by riot police, as the government prepares to enforce a renewed Covid-19 lockdown.
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Kenya: Raila Unites Oparanya, Sifuna After Fall Out
[Nation] ODM leader Raila Odinga, who is recuperating at his Karen home in Nairobi after a surgery in Dubai, on Thursday took time to reconcile two factions in his party to forestall a possible falling out.
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IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95 | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Rev. Vivian was 95. Vivian’s daughter, Denise Morse, confirmed her father’s death and told Atlanta’s NBC
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PRESS ROOM: Sandra J. Evers-Manly Elected to 2020 Class of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
With more than 25 years of experience in the film industry, Sandra Evers-Manly has made a lasting imprint on both the filmmaking community and the community at large. Her investment of time, talent, and money by developing and producing film projects, creating audience engagement, youth training in
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Graduates benefit from awards
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) hosted its 30th annual High School Graduate Awards on June 29 as a Zoom celebration. Prior to COVID-19, the audience would number about 150 persons face to face. This year, the virtual audience on...
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 702,663 cases; 14,956 deaths; 367,652 recoveries | Africanews
There are now more than over 700,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Analysis: Trump can ditch his advisers, but has only himself to blame - L.A. Focus Newspaper
In the re-election race of President Donald Trump -- who rivets enough national attention to blot out the sun -- they matter even less. That marketer's talent, now a crippling 2020 weakness, renders last week's sacking of campaign manager Brad Parscale a minor
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Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green Takes Defense Skills to New Arena: Politics - Black Voice News
Draymond Green, 30, who has won three National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships with the San Francisco-based Golden State Warriors, is known to be an agitator on the court.  Now, the three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection has mounted an attack off the hardwood in another
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Africa: 'Tackling the Inequality Pandemic - a New Social Contract for a New Era'
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Legacy of Ida B. Wells Through Her Great-Granddaughter’s Eyes | Chicago Defender
This week, Michelle Duster joined Carey Cranston, President of the American Writers Museum, online to discuss the legacy of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells.  Michelle Duster is an author and educator who regularly speaks on the legacy of Ida B. Wells. She has written, edited, or contributed to
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Obama credits John Lewis with helping him become first Black president : TheGrio
President Barack Obama paid tribute to John Lewis on Saturday saying that the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman... View Article The post Obama in tribute credits John Lewis for his presidency: 'I was only there because of the sacrifices he made' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Position On Old Mutual Implied Rate Misguided - Analysts
[263Chat] The decision by the ruling Zanu-PF party to push for the compulsory delisting of Old Mutual Limited shares from trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is misguided and could spell out negative ramifications to the country's investment attractiveness, economic and financial analysts
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