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After reciting a moving poem at Joe Biden's Inauguration, Amanda Gorman is offered a job by Morgan State University President David Wilson
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RIP Jackson Mthembu, 1958 - 2021: The 'fearless and friendly' minister
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Uganda Elections - Museveni Tests Patience of International Allies
Analysis - After world leaders watched the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, secure a victory in the presidential election last week, questions are being raised over the international community's relations with Uganda.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces City’s Participation in the National Memorial to Lives Lost to COVID-19 | Atlanta Daily World
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Black Abolitionists: “Michael, Row The Boat Ashore” An African American Spiritual
By Lesley Gist, The Gist of Freedom 'Michael, Row the Boat Ashore' is an African-American spiritual. It was first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina, USA. The song was sung by former slaves whose owners had abandoned the island before
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Biden Urges Unity - Carolina Peacemaker
Two-thirds of the country gave a huge sigh of relief Wednesday morning as Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States ending the four-year term of possibly the worst president of the United States – Donald J. Trump. January 20, 2021 was a cold and overcast Inauguration Day in
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CAR declares state of emergency for the next 15 days | Africanews
The presidency of the Central African Republic on Thursday declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of armed groups seeks to overthrow re-elected President Faustin Archange Touadéra.
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Ethiopia: Ethnic Conflict Could Unravel Ethiopia's Valuable Garment Industry
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia has long been considered one of Africa's economic wunderkinds. Until recently, it had relative political stability in comparison to other countries on the continent. And, with an average GDP growth rate of 10% in the past decade and a government that instituted
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Celebrate the demise of the most deplorable administration ever but stay woke | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Vernon A. Williams Take a deep breath. Bring it all in. Hold it for a moment. Now exhale. This is serious. You have been through a lot and it’s not over. But you are exhausted and have every reason to be, so a pause to gather thoughts and rejuvenate the spirit is not only well deserved, it is
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Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Steals The Show | L.A. Focus News
It was one of the inauguration’s most memorable moments and it belonged to Amanda Gorman, the 22-year old poet laureate who made history as “the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate”. The powerful words of her poem, “The Hill We Climb”, struck at the very heart of what the United
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Elmer McClung honored posthumously at Spirit of King Awards ceremony  | New Pittsburgh Courier
No one knew that on Oct. 14, 1944, a person who became so duly dedicated to his African American community would be born.   Elmer McClung was born on that day, in Shadyside, and by the time his life would end, Pittsburghers forever will remember him as a man who cherished his community.   McClung
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Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, Maya Angelou and the Black Oral Tradition • EBONY
Kamala Harris wasn’t the only Black woman centerstage yesterday. Amanda Gorman, the first youth poet laureate, shared brilliant words of resilience and redemption at the inauguration. With every word she painted a picture of progress that will certainly ring through the minds of many Americans for
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City of Atlanta Installs New Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument | Atlanta Daily World
City of Atlanta Installs New Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument ATLANTA – Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the installation of a new bronze sculpture of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The installation, titled “Hope Moving Forward,” is located at the intersection of Northside Drive and
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Civil Aviation Authority probing Netcare helicopter crash that killed pilot, 4 healthcare workers | News24
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The day that more than 81 million Americans have been waiting for was, on Jan. 20, finally here.  The American nation and world, paralyzed by pandemic, focused its gaze upon the steps of the U.S. Capitol where, upon its many steps, stood Joseph R. Biden Sr. for his inauguration as the 46th
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Tanzania: Crime Rate Down By 15pc-IGP Sirro
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ABC 7 Announces Lineup for Black History Month. | Chicago Defender
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5 Die In Fire At World's Largest Vaccine Maker's Campus; Vaccine Production Not Affected | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin makes public his plans to seek second term 
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin left no doubt Thursday he plans to run for a second term as mayor in the city of Birmingham. “I want to be direct as possible, I am seeking reelection for Mayor of Birmingham,” he said, during a wide-ranging media briefing with
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Microaggressions: Why Mindfulness Training Beats A Harvard MBA - Blavity
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