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Selective outrage retrogressive to the African plight
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Democrats block GOP police reform Bill in US Senate
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‘I am a pastor, not a politician’ - Firebrand clergyman, Bishop Rowan Edwards says he wants to remain non-partisan to fulfil his mandate
Two of Jamaica’s more prominent pastors said that while the formation of another political party is good for democracy, they have no intention of being a candidate when the newly formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) contests the next general
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Baltimore Sees Steady Progress in COVID-19 Battle | Afro
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Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence
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How an African-American led a campaign to have 176-year-old slave auction block removed
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PAHO warns about significant increase in dengue cases
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The Pan American health Organization (PAHO) is warning Caribbean countries to do more to deal with mosquito-borne diseases during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, after indicating that more than 1.6 million cases of dengue have been reported in the
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James Mars: Once One of the Most Prominent African Americans in Connecticut
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“Our Participation Is Mandatory For Change”: Symone Sanders Lends Her Powerful Voice To My Black Is Beautiful’s #HowWeWin Initiative
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Land occupiers in Joburg vow to return to patch of land where shacks were destroyed
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At 14, Lena Richard broke racial barriers with her culinary empire during Jim Crow
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