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Opposition Zapu has slammed late Zanu PF politburo member Absolom Sikhosana for being a "useless and harmless" man who did not deserve to be conferred with the highest honour of the
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Grant, Bernie (1944–2000)
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#MeToo, Phase 2: Doc Explores Heavy Burden on Women of Color
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Urban League of Louisiana During COVID-19: We Don’t Pause, We PIVOT!
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'Basketball Wives' Star Jackie Christie Opens Up About Her Fallout with Malaysia Pargo, Surviving Marriage During the Pandemic, and Her Brand-New Podcast
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We must confront the pushback against social distancing
Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to begin a phased re-opening of parts of the country’s business sector following a period of ‘lockdown’ and outcomes which appear to suggest that significantly restricting the movement of people for a period may have impacted positively on the country’s status insofar
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Masakenari taking steps to limit COVID-19 threat from Brazil
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was the son of Michael Johnson, a bookseller, and his wife, Sarah. From childhood he suffered from a number of physical afflictions. By his own account, he was born “almost dead,” and he early contracted scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands). Because of
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Edwin Thomas Pratt had been a leader in Seattle, Washington’s civil rights movement for a decade when he was assassinated at the front door of his home on January 26, 1969. At the time, Pratt was Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League. His murder remains
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More British travellers stranded in Jamaica to fly out next week
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DRC: Protests over the sacking of president's ally as first vice-president in parliament
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DeSoto ISD Superintendent Speaks on Social Justice | Dallas Weekly
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Africa: Diaspora African Forum Demands Justice for George Floyd
The Diaspora African Forum has petitioned the United States of America (USA) government to arrest and prosecute all four police officers who were caught on video manhandling George Floyd at Minneapolis, USA, resulting in his
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Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope
In the following article, James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes his Arkansas communitys reaction to the U.S. Supreme Courts Brown v. Board of Education decision when it was
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Eritrea officially virus-free with 100% recoveries, zero deaths
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White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet | The Atlanta Voice
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Carter Center’s: ‘Even if ….
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In Eritrea, virus combat measures dominate 29th independence address
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Moruca man is 11th COVID-19 fatality
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(1838) Angelina Grimké Weld, “Speech in Pennsylvania Hall”
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