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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist who is best known for using non-violent civil disobedience tactics to secure equal rights for African Americans. He was named Michael King Jr. at birth but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January
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Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces New Reform to Improve the Efficiency of South Africa's Ports and Boost Investment
Press Release - President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula, today (22 June 2021) announced the establishment of the National Ports Authority as an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Transnet in terms of the
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hidden Figures’ subject shares ‘My Remarkable Journey’ - TSDMemphis.com
by Terri Schlichenmeyer - One, two, buckle my shoe. We Three Kings, cheaper by the dozen, it’s a Catch 22 and double jeopardy, then we're back to Square One. In every corner of our lives, we use numbers, we count, we cypher. And in the new book 'My Remarkable Journey' by Katherine Johnson (with
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Largest African American Digital Archive Convenes Influential Leaders to Stem the Loss of Black History | The Orlando Advocate
Danny Glover, Ken Frazier, Valerie Jarrett, Eric Holder, Nikki Giovanni, Johnnetta B. Cole, James Clyburn, Anita Hill, Daymond John Featured at The HistoryMakers 20@2020 Convening (Chicago, IL - December 8, 2020)  – 2020 has provided us with many lessons including how public knowledge of the Black
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Keke Palmer shares acne makeup tutorial after revealing PCOS diagnosis - TheGrio
In a revealing and powerful Instagram post last week, actress and TV personality Keke Palmer shared a makeup-free selfie detailing... View Article The post Keke Palmer shares acne makeup tutorial after revealing PCOS diagnosis appeared first on TheGrio.
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Truth Decay - Stabroek News
The melodramatic, self-defeating end of the Trump presidency has energized Democrats and gifted them the power to lead the United States in a different direction. The article Truth Decay appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Kansas City Mayor told to ‘Swing from a Tree’ after mandatory mask order - DefenderNetwork.com
Quinton Lucas, the Black mayor of Kansas City, has shared that he was told to “swing from a tree,” after announcing that masks would be required in the Missouri city. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the city is mandating the use of masks or face coverings in public, as of June
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Floyd Little, Hall of Fame running back for Syracuse and Denver Broncos, dies at 78 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… ,” Little said in 2010. “An African-American just became our 44th president …
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South Sudan Returns to Partial Lockdown as Covid-19 Cases Rise
[Nation] Juba -- The South Sudan National Taskforce on Covid-19 has reintroduced a partial lockdown amid a surge of cases across the country.
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Studies in Dietary Guidelines Report do not Reflect U.S. diversity | The Crusader Newspaper Group
More than 90 percent of the systematic reviews in the Scientific Report by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee did not account for race, ethnicity, and/or socio-economic status. Moreover, they relied on predominantly white populations that are questionably generalized to the broader
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White House still planning holiday parties, despite warnings - DefenderNetwork.com
All those warnings from public health officials begging Americans to limit gatherings this holiday season amid a surge in coronavirus cases aren't stopping the White House from planning a host of festivities and holiday parties in the midst of a pandemic.Monday's delivery of an 18-and-a-half-foot
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, A President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace’ by Denise Kiernan
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How law-and-order evangelicals helped shape today’s criminal justice system - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Camp Atwater Offers Black Children A Chance To Make Friends And Make Plans : NPR
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Civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis crosses Selma bridge for last time in Alabama - African American News Today - EIN News
The late civil rights leader John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama for the list time on Sunday. The Georgia congressman was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by Martin Luther King Jr.
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Guyana examining possibility of 'vaccine passport'
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Habitual Philanderer Tristan Thompson Threatens Lamar Odom With A Fade For Hopping In Khloe Kardashian’s IG Comments
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'Emily in Paris': New love interest and cast members revealed
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Kenya: Mt. Kenya Youth Leaders Condemn DP Ruto Boycott Campaign Against Capital FM
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For The Culture Podcast: The History Of Funk
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