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[New Times] The national prayer breakfast, which was slated to take place in mid-January has been cancelled, Rwanda Leaders Fellowship (RLF)-its organisers-has said, citing the sharp rise in the Covid-19 cases and deaths.
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(1865) James Lynch, “Colored Men Standing in the Way of their Own Race”
When James Lynch gave the speech that appears below, his great achievements lay in the future. Born in Baltimore in 1839, Lynch at the age of 24 went to South Carolina as one of the first A.M.E. missionaries to the freedmen and women. From 1866 to 1867, Lynch was editor of the Christian Recorder in
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John Lee Hooker
A distinguished musician in the transformative years of the 1950s and 1960s, John Lee Hooker effortlessly left an indelible mark on the culture of Blues music. Born a son of a sharecropper from Mississippi, United States, in August, 1917, Hooker rose to have a prominent influence in the
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Sixty new COVID cases registered - Stabroek News
Guyana yesterday recorded sixty new COVID-19 cases with thirty-eight coming from Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health’s dashboard. The article Sixty new COVID cases registered appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North (1914–18), many who came to
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David Owens
David Owens retired from Edison Electric Institute (EEI) where he served as an Executive Vice President and previously served as Chief Engineer for the Division of Rates and Corporate Regulation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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City University of New York had open admissions
City University of New York inaugurated open admissions policy designed to increase the number of poor and minority students.
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14
1970
In Rare Verzuz Airing, D’Angelo Won’t Be Battling Anyone But Will Be Performing Alongside Mystery Guests At The Apollo - Blavity
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Thumbs up for the lockdown, but…
WHAT a low-spirited start to the New Year it has been. All the dark episodes of 2020, with all the grief and death seem to have spilled to 2021 with COVID-19 arguably the worst nightmare. This time, it appears it is more deadly and has a strong appetite to devour judging by the soaring numbers of
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Black History - Index of Inventors and Patent Holders
Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: use the A to Z index bar to navigate and select or just browse the many listings. Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date
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Race riot
Race riot, East St. Louis, Illinois. Estimates of number killed ranged from forty to two hundred. Martial law was declared. A congressional investigating committee said, It is not possible to give accurately the number of dead. At least thirty-nine Negroes and eight white people were killed
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Corentyne man charged with murdering nephews - Stabroek News
Vernan Ravi Rangadoo, the Number 43 Village, Corentyne man who fatally stabbed his nephews on Sunday, was this morning charged with their murders and remanded to prison. The article Corentyne man charged with murdering nephews appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Sudan
After more than a year of no oil, Sudan and South Sudan reached an agreement in March 2013, brokered by the African Union, to resume oil production within the month. South Sudan gets 98% of its revenue from oil. The agreement established a timeline for resumption of oil production, and addressed
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Golf: Sunshine Tour postpones start of 2021 schedule
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Pharmacies in PA will be allowed to administer COVID vaccine | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource Reporters Allegheny County Health Department reported 420 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Friday. The new cases — from positive tests dated Aug. 17 to Jan. 14 — come from individuals 8 months old to 101 years old, with a median age of 41. Among the new deaths, dated
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COVID-19 cases worrying health officials in St Mary
Describing the increase in COVID-19 cases in St Mary as cause for concern, medical officer of health for the parish, Dr Tamara Henry, said that residents are seemingly ignoring the basic protocols including wearing of mask and handwashing. Henry...
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., or simply known as Quincy Jones, is a distinguished American musician. Very few Jazz enthusiasts are recognized as the biggest names in the music industry, and Jones being one of them, is unquestionably one of the brightest and trendiest legends the world has seen. While
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14
1933
Africa Surpasses Three Million Covid-19 Cases, Most in South Africa
[RFI] The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than three million cases have been logged on the continent since the start of the pandemic, with South Africa accounting for more than 30 percent.
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Professional and Business Men's Club
From its founding in 1946 by Black professional and business men of Boston until its closing in 1987, the Professional and Business Men's Club, also called the P&B, was a unique community institution at 542 Massachusetts Avenue. It was 'a place where you could get know ‘something' or
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Kenya: Escaping Domestic Violence During the Pandemic
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South Africa Orders 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses | Africanews
South Africa mobilises against the pandemic and orders 20 million coronavirus vaccine doses.
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A Definition and Examples of Racial Profiling
Supporters of racial profiling argue that this practice is necessary because it cuts down on crime. If certain people are more likely to commit certain kinds of crimes, it makes sense to target them, they say. But racial profiling opponents cite research they say proves the practice is
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Washington, Janie Rogella (1908-2000)
Janie Rogella Washington was the wife of James W. Washington, Jr. (1911-2000), an internationally known Northwest artist.  A  Seattle nurse, she shared and inspired the spirituality that shaped his art.  One of 12 children, Janie Rogella Miller was born near Henderson, Texas to Freeman Miller and
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9
2000
Annan, Kofi A. (1938-- )
Kofi Atta Annan, born on 8 April 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana, served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) between 1997 and 2007.  As a young man, Annan finished his undergraduate studies in economics at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1961.  He then completed his
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1997
Nigeria coronavirus: 4,641 cases, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar syrup
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Player safety enhanced by strict travel protocols: Mansingh - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A member of Cricket West Indies’ medical advisory committee, Dr Akshai Mansingh, has backed the travel and COVID-19 quarantine protocols put in place for the upcoming Bangladesh tour and believes players will not be placed at any unnecessary risk while on international
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Nigeria: BUA Donates 3 Covid-19 Ambulances, 100,000 Face Masks to Yobe
[Vanguard] As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, BUA has donated three ambulances and 100,000 face masks to Yobe State government as part of its social support and humanitarian commitment to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Babyface's 20 Greatest Moments
Born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds is a 10-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most prolific artists, composers and producers in music history. Beginning his career as a member of the group The Deele, he was nicknamed Babyface by famed bass player Bootsy
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The Ministry of Health last evening confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases from its latest batch of test results. The article 31 new COVID-19 cases recorded appeared first on Stabroek News.
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