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This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to
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Somalia Telecom Sector Resilient Despite COVID-19
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Google Is Hiring More Black People, Retaining Them Is A Different Story
Google is working to fulfill its promise to hire more Black workers, but the tech giant is also having trouble retaining those workers.
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Uganda Executive, MPs in Tussle Over Use of COVID-19 Funds
Despite seeming to have softened his stance on the Ush10 billion ($2.6 million) that Ugandan legislators allocated themselves as part of the Covid-19 supplementary budget, President Yoweri Museveni is said to have ordered an audit of the
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AN ACT To enforce constitutional rights, and for other
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Recipes and more from the AFRO Cooking School | Afro
In 1932, the AFRO staged a free Cooking School and Homemakers Institute for housewives, led by home economics expert Ms. Laura Kennedy. The day-to-day tasks of cooking and cleaning can be dull and get boring, but Kennedy will bring new methods, equipment, menus and recipes to share with the
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board
In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board of Health to help meet the cost of a sutdy of syphilis in African American men living in rural Georgia and Alabama. Thus would begin a four decade long study of syphilis without treatment. Over 400 men were allowed to
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South Africa: Covid-19 - Millions of Injection Devices Will Be Needed for Vaccines
[spotlight] The delivery of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available in South Africa will be a complex and costly logistical exercise.
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Incumbents and Newcomers Win | Afro
By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on the Nov. 3 general election, and when the polls closed, many wondered the fate of the large group of candidates running for At-Large Council positions,  and included Initiative 81, which
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Africa Risks Having Least Vaccinated Population On Covid - SA Health Minister
[New Zimbabwe] South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says Africa has a risk of remaining with the least vaccinated population but carrying the highest burden of the coronavirus infections.
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Letter for Afro-from the Randallstown NAACP on the Capitol unrest. | Afro
The Randallstown NAACP vehemently condemns the violent and criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol.  In an effort to support our community, and provide a safe environment free of inequality, Randallstown NAACP is committed to maintaining a strong partnership with our community. The key to reinforcing our
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Africa: FIFA and WHO #ACTogether to tackle COVID-19
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Covid-19 Vaccines Could Be Available To The General Public In April In The United States - The Seattle Medium
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At one point, more than 30% of U.S. healthcare workers had two weeks of N95 face masks, considered the standard for protection,  remaining, and 22% had none at all, according to GetUsPPE.org, a grassroots organization working to source personal protective equipment for U.S. healthcare
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Houston mother killed in drive-by while dropping son off at college | Afro
BY DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE An innocent Houston mother was killed in a drive-by shooting at her hotel during what was supposed to be a time to celebrate her son’s accomplishments. Family members say Michelle Cummings was an innocent bystander during the shooting. It happened on Tuesday around 12:21
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Robert Gordy Jr., nephew of Motown founder Berry Gordy, found deceased in his home | Afro
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Africa: No Country Is an Island - Collective Approach to Covid-19 Vaccines Is the Only Way to Go
[The Conversation Africa] As countries across the world begin to purchase and roll out COVID-19 vaccines, a key question is how far the vaccine is from reaching Africa and how accessible it will be for the continent. Moina Spooner, Commissioning Editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Mosoka
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Wilmington Cops Fired Over Disturbing Conversation: “We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them….”
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Afro e-Edition 7-3-2021 | Afro
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to
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DeSantis: 7 Florida sites offer COVID-19 vaccines to seniors in partnership with churches
Lynn Haven was one of seven sites distributing COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday as part of a partnership between the state and churches.
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By The Associated Press One of the famed Tuskegee Airmen — the first Black pilots in the segregated U.S. military and among the most respected fighter pilots of World War II — has died from complications of the coronavirus, it was announced Jan. 8. Theodore Lumpkin Jr. was just days short of his
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