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Flash Black Photo: African American Woman - 1890
At Black Then, we frequently see interesting photos that give us a glimpse into the past. They tend to show us a piece of black history that is often not covered in textbooks, in history classes, or shown in the media. In a photo that we found on Black History Album , we see this
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Candace Owens Goes On Transphobic Rant Over Dr. Rachel Levin–Tucker Carlson Loves Every Bit Of It
While speaking with Fox News's Tucker Carlson on March. 15, the Daily Wire podcast host lit into the publication's choice to honor, Levin, who in March 2021, became the nation's first openly transgender federal health official.
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White student caught on video throwing cotton balls at Black schoolmate charged with hate crime
Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a White student who was filmed throwing cotton balls at a Black schoolmate and then proceeding to hit him with a belt. The unidentified White student was taken into custody on March 15 on hate crime and simple battery charges, the Terrebonne Parish
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Over 100 Black Law Professionals Show Support For Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
In February, President Joe Biden chose Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer.
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Trump suck-ups drawn to dictators
Republicans either want no government or a Trump dictatorship like Putin’s. Source
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Tanzania: Samia At One - Massive Uplift for Public Servants
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan's first year in office has seen her government pay arrears to 65,394 public servants amounting to 91.88bn/-.
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Ntata convicted of drug trafficking
Renowned activist and social commentator, Z Allan Ntata, has been found guilty of attempting to traffic illegal drugs to Chimwemwe Banda. Spokesperson for the Airports, Sub-Inspector Dorrah Machila-Chathyoka, said Ntata was arrested on Wednesday after a tip that he wanted to send Indian Hemp to
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Four Kent State Basketball Players Suspended For Vulgar Social Media Video
Players from Kent State are facing disciplinary action for using derogatory language toward the Akron basketball team in a video posted on social media.
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Tanzania: Nation Remembers Fallen Hero Magufuli
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan will today lead the nation in commemorating the first death anniversary of former President Dr John Magufuli.
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Guest Editorial: Keep Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law | New Pittsburgh Courier
The encouraging news is that for now Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law will remain in place, at least for the near future. This despite a state judge’s order that would have made it expire this month, the state Supreme Court ruled March 1. The justices issued a one-paragraph order that overturned
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JF Virgin Islands Real Estate Partnering with Christie’s International Real Estate
JF Real Estate, is announcing it will now be directly associated with Christie’s International Real Estate.
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Opinion: The Humanity of Naomi Osaka, Michael Beasley And Other Black Athletes Versus The Inhumanity Of Their 'Fans'
The famed tennis star and the former NBA basketball player both opened up about their mental health struggles and the damaging effect that criticism had on their psyche.
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Why banditry is rising in Niger State - Official
"Banditry has become an enterprise, making millions from the abduction of victims. They use a lot of the money to buy more weapons and that reinforces and strengthens their capability to continue what they are doing," Ahmed Matane
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Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa Salutes Former Zambian President Banda At State Funeral
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has described the late former Zambian President Rupiah Banda as a Pan-Africanist and a regional icon.
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Africa: Russia Says Has Nothing to Do With Rising Cost of Living in Kenya, Africa, Blames U.S., EU Sanctions
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Russian Embassy in Kenya has dismissed reports that the country's invasion of Ukraine is to blame for the high cost of living in the continent.
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South Africa hailed by WTO over compromise on COVID vaccine production waivers | Africanews
The World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday highlighted the "decisive progress made" by South Africa, the EU, the US" on a waiver to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of of Intellectual Property Rights for the production of Covid-19 vaccines.
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Collection de Pépites Officially Launched - St. Lucia Times News
The Ministry of Tourism and the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) have launched “Collection de Pépites”, the brand that will embody and fortify the marketing capacity of Saint Lucia’s Small and Boutique properties sub-sector, in the international source markets. The bespoke brand was unveiled on
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Andre Antonio Francis Dies
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Headwinds piling up for Zim - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Fewsnet blamed this on a poor start to the 2021-22 rain season and erratic rainfall, following a bumper harvest last year. The post Headwinds piling up for Zim appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Howard University Alumni Club of NWI to Host Virtual Charter Day Event March 19th - The Chicago Crusader
The Howard University Alumni Club of Northwest Indiana proudly presents a Virtual Charter Day Fundraising Celebration. This festive, reception-style virtual event will bring together some of the most accomplished and
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Chicago broadcast legend Merri Dee dies at 85 - The Chicago Crusader
By Sally King Contributed by Chinta Strasburg Shocked by the sudden death of WGN-TV’s former broadcaster, 85-year-old Merri Dee, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. said on Wednesday she used her tremendous
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PAUL WATERS: IN THE BEGINNING, PAINTINGS FROM THE 1960S AND 70S - Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine
Eric Firestone Gallery is pleased to announce “Paul Waters: The post PAUL WATERS: IN THE BEGINNING, PAINTINGS FROM THE 1960S AND 70S appeared first on Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine.
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Why Uhuru corruption fight has been a struggle, Raila in UK address
Odinga says Kenyatta’s quest to rid the country of corrupt individuals, especially those in politics, has been met with opposition from DP Ruto.
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Zimbabwe: We Were Never Abducted - CCC Activists
[The Herald] Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Chimbiri have made an about-turn sensationally claiming in their defence outline that they never communicated with anyone that they had been abducted and tortured by police sometime in May 2020 when their trial
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Phylicia Rashad to direct Pearl Cleage's 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'
Fresh off of her Broadway run in Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, Phylicia Rashad is having a full-circle moment. The veteran The post Phylicia Rashad to direct Pearl Cleage's 'Blues for an Alabama Sky' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tanzania: Sga Female Employees Donate Medical Items to Cancer Institute
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Ald. Harris to file Chicago Black Caucus ward map as referendum - The Chicago Crusader
After months of fruitless negotiations, Rules and Committee Chairman Michelle Harris (8th) reportedly plans to file a petition with the City Clerk’s office to get a referendum of the Chicago
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REVIEW: CLAUDIA RANKINE’S ‘THE WHITE CARD’ LEAVES AUDIENCES WITH MUCH TO UNPACK - Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine
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The Catholic Church shut its doors on Black Americans. But we can still be made new.
Chris Smith, S.J.—one of a small number of Black Jesuits in formation in the U.S.—joins “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” to talk about his multi-racial family’s legacy of love, racism, reconciliation and healing.
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