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Authorities in Kenya have rescued a 12-year-old girl who was married off to two men within a month. The girl, from Narok County west of the capital Nairobi, was first married off to a 51-year-old man and then to a 35-year-old before government officials and a children's rights campaigner came to
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Biden attacks Trump's plan to name Supreme Court nominee ahead of election
Biden was speaking as a second Senate Republican voiced objections to Trump's plan to vote quickly on a replacement to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Brattleboro study finds town police overly target minorities - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… 1.1% as Black or African-American, according to Census estimates. In …
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High Steaks: How Lab Grown Meat Could Heal Climate Change | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
In 2018, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report concluding the world will pass the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Climate Agreement by 2050 if energy, transportation and agriculture sectors do not undergo a radical transformation. Despite the
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Colin Kaepernick Donates 4,500 Impossible Patties to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
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Medical Schools Need to Get Better at Addressing Structural Racism - African American News Today - EIN News
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NFL Players Put On Notice By League, Could Lose Pay If They Attend “High-Risk” Events
The NFL is very serious about protecting its players from COVID-19. The league is so serious, in fact, that if you engage in any "high-risk" behavior off the field could result in disciplinary action from the player's respective team and could result in a forfeiture of pay.
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Biography of Black Historian Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson is known as the father of black history. He worked tirelessly to establish the field of African-American history in the early 1900s. Born on Dec. 19, 1875, Woodson was the son of two former slaves who had nine children; he was the seventh. He rose from these modest origins to
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House Passes Another Coronavirus Stimulus Package
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FSCJ Professor Of Nursing Named Nurse Of The Year For Community Service | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Professor of Nursing Carol Jenkins Neil, Ph.D., RN, was recently named Nurse of the Year for Community Service by the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) in recognition of her outstanding and exemplary community service. In addition to her role at
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Trump insults Biden, predicts re-election in New Hampshire rally - African American News Today - EIN News
MANCHESTER, United States: US President Donald Trump on Friday insulted his Democratic challenger Joe Biden as low-IQ and barely conscious in a New Hampshire speech reinforcing his strategy of...
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OG French Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin Dead At 98
The fashion world has lost one of their most influential tastemakers in the last decade. Pierre Cardin has passed away. As spotted on The New York Times the designer is no longer with us in the physical. Today, Tuesday, December 29 it was confirmed the French native had succumb to old age. While
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I can't unilaterally extend UIF Covid-19 scheme, labour minister tells Parly | Fin24
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi said he could not announce an extension of TERS payments without as liquidity assessment or consultation with economists.
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Amid Racial Reckoning, Grammys Honor Black Experience - Black Voice News
Mesfin Fekadu | Associated Press With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year's Juneteenth more than ever before. And Beyoncé knew she wanted to re
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Both Pledged To Combat Systemic Racism In Their Acceptance Speeches. Let's Hold Them Accountable. - Blavity
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Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent Approach 25,000
[allAfrica] As of August 13, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,074,475.
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Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried that not enough
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Libya: AFRICOM: Russia Deploys Fighter Jets to Libya
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Michigan Capitol Commission Votes to Ban Open Carried Guns at State's Capitol Building | News | The Michigan Chronicle
The Michigan Capitol Commission has voted to ban guns' open carry inside the state's capitol building in Lansing. The unanimous decision came Monday as armed protestors took control of the United States capitol building in Washington D.C late last week. Last April, in a similar scene to last
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Activists press legislators on Safe Communities Act
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Adele Pays Twinning Tribute To Beyoncé For 'Black Is King' Visual Album
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