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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has captured the Central Banking Publications FinTech and RegTech Global Award for its pioneering DCash Project. The FinTech and RegTech Global Awards celebrate the innovations and achievements of central banks and technology partners around the world, in
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How You Can Win a Tour Of Nike’s Headquarters & Design Your Own Sneakers While Helping COVID-19 Relief
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LL Cool J Says Kanye West Should Have Pissed In A Pair of YEEZYs Instead of On A Grammy
In a recent episode of the Desus & Mero on Showtime, LL Cool J spoke on Kanye West's latest stunt that saw the rapper toss one his 21 Grammy Awards in the toilet and relieved himself on it.
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Magaya elected Law Society of Zimbabwe president
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Black Pirates
One of the greatest and most successful pirates of the Carribean was the son of a Black slave named Diego Gullo. He learned his trade from Sir Franics Drake, the hero of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Headquartered on a small island off the coast of Cuba, her terrorized European shipping.
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Drake Tops BET Awards Nods; Show to Air on CBS for 1st Time
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Did Queen Latifah Confirm That She Has A Child With Her Partner, Eboni Nichols?
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BlackPast.org - To Understand the Present, You Must Enter the Past
BlackPast.org is a one-stop shop for everything you want to know about African-American history. Chock full of robust, easy to use features and one of a kind facts and information, everyone will find something of value in this amazing website. Watch this brief video to learn more. Visit the
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Rihanna Covers Up Matching Shark Tattoo She Got With Drake | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
WASHINGTON — American singer and songwriter Rihanna’s shark tattoo seems to have been covered up.  The singer got a matching tattoo of a shark along with her then-boyfriend, Canadian rapper Drake. But, according to the reports, after she was photographed during a PDA-packed night out with American
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(1995) Barbara Jordan’s Acceptance Speech for the Sylvanus Thayer Award from the United States Military Academy, West Point
On October 5, 1995, three months before her death, former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan received the Sylvanus Thayer Award named in honor of Sylvanus Thayer, Class of 1808, who was the thirty-third graduate of the Academy and who nine years later became its fifth superintendent.  The award is
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1995
Gov’t $10m nearer to closing digital divide
The Jamaican Government on Tuesday moved $10 million closer towards bridging the digital divide with a donation from the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation to its ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. Minister of Education, Youth and Information...
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Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Simone Accepts Gotham Awards Tribute In His Memory
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R&B Singer Reggie Warren Of Troop Passes Away At 52
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Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott is a multiple Grammy Award winning musician who is also known for her keen business acumen. She was born on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia as Melissa Arnette Elliott. She had a very difficult childhood; her family was extremely poor, and her father Ronnie regularly abused her
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Kenya: UDA Candidate Emerges Victorious in Rurii Ward
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Lauryn Hill wows with rap verse on new Nas song, references her 'lateness'
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Africa: DJ Cuppy Hosts Apple Music's First Radio Show in Africa
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