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Kenya: How the U.S. Scared Off Idi Amin From Bombing Nairobi After Entebbe Raid

[Nation] When US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Guam, sailed to the Kilindini harbour on Friday, December 10, 1976, the only thing Kenyans noticed was the formation spelling on its deck: "Kenya 76".

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By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Vice President Biden did the right thing both for himself and for the country in selecting Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Although she was not this paper’s first choice, the choice was not one based on a question

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Forty-one new COVID cases reported - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Health today reported that there were 41 new cases of COVID-19. The article Forty-one new COVID cases reported appeared first on Stabroek News.

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US prepared to offer more COVID-19 aid to Guyana – ambassador - Stabroek News

With US$1.7M already committed in April, the United States on Saturday said that its help to this country to fight the novel coronavirus is not yet over. The article US prepared to offer more COVID-19 aid to Guyana – ambassador appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Colin Powell

Colin Powell is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. He is currently serving as an American Statesman. Powell was the first African-American to serve as the Secretary of State, which he did from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush. Powell is to date, the only African American to

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Angola: Covid-19 - Last 24 Hours With Zero Death

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities registered in the last 24 hours, 42 new infections and 43 recovered patients, at a time that Angola recorded zero death from this pandemic.

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Libya

On Sept. 11, 2012, militants armed with anti-aircraft weapons and rocket-propelled grenades fired on the American consulate in Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials. Stevens was a widely praised diplomat and an advocate for the opposition

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Georgia voting rights leaders warned about failures of June 9 primary

ATLANTA — In a telephone press briefing, leaders from All Voting is Local, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Coalition for the People’s Agenda, Common Cause Georgia, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Georgia NAACP, and the New Georgia Project, urged Georgia Secretary of

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

2001 In January President-elect George W. Bush nominates Colin Powell to be Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice is also appointed to the positon of National Security Advisor for the Bush Administration. This is the first time either post has been held by African Americans. 2001

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Mental health ‘tsunami’ looms: Can California prevent a surge in suicides? - Black Voice News

In summary Humboldt County, tucked into the redwoods on the state’s far North Coast, also has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns. Celinda Gonzales has a long list of worries: She worries about COVID-19, which recently spiked near the Yurok

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KPFA Presents Webinar Featuring Frank Wilderson, Author of Widely Acclaimed Book ‘Afropessimism’

Hosted by Davey D, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM will present an Eventbrite webinar called “Afropessimism” featuring author and professor Frank Wilderson III on Oct. 6, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. In the tradition of Edward Said’s “Orientalism” and Franz Fanon’s “Black Skin, White

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No punishment for Jamaicans who overstayed in US due to COVID-19

This assurance was given to over 400 Jamaicans in the United States by Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith as she addressed a virtual town hall meeting organised by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks last

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Marva Jean Powell - Voice and Viewpoint

Visitation will be held Thursday, May 20, 2021- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at MEMORY CHAPEL OF ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY. Funeral Service will be held Friday May 21, 2021-11:00 AM PILGRIM PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 4995 'A' STREET SAN DIEGO, CA 92114. (by Invitation of the family) Burial to follow at

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Newswire: Court orders Trump Administration to extend Census count through October 31

By JayJuan Jones (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The Trump administration has been ordered to continue the 2020 Census count through October. The administration previously planned to end the count earlier than scheduled due to cited concerns about COVID-19 delays. However, on Thursday a federal judge in

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Voting problems persist in Metro Atlanta during Georgias primary | The Atlanta Voice

This morning, the City of Atlanta awakened with expected issues stemming from long lines, voting machines not working, and voters unable to vote because they discovered they were in the wrong polling location. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tweeted, voters in line at Ralph Bunche precinct, one

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Nigeria: Ayade Decries Neglect of Bakassi, Says South South Must Speak Up

[Leadership] Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade has implored the people of South South geographical zone to come together and speak with one voice on the injustices of the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsular and the attendant suffering its inhabitants are facing.

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Nigeria: U.S. Slams Visa Ban On Election Riggers in Nigeria

[Leadership] The US said it has imposed visa restriction on some individuals for their actions during the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections.

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Appeal for 'fresh start' as Nile dam talks kick off in DR Congo | Africanews

Delegations of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are meeting in Kinshasa to resume their negotiations on the Ethiopian mega-dam on the Blue Nile.

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Kentucky And New York Hold Primaries Amid Concerns About Polling Site Closures

Kentucky, which has had thousands of polling places in previous elections, has merely 170 open on Tuesday, including a single polling place for the state’s largest city: Louisville, which has more than 600,000

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Libya: There's No Shortage of Players in Libya's Conflict, But Few Champions for Peace

Just in recent weeks, fighters allied to Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord have made significant gains against their rivals in the Libyan National Army, led by self-proclaimed Field Marshal Khalifa

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Refuses to Help Trump Steal State

The office for Georgia Governor Brian Kemp rejected President Trump's call for Kemp to overrule his secretary of state and state election officials.

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Actions of Granger and surrogates clearly demonstrate he “don’t give a damn” about preserving democratic values

In 2007, a much younger former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrote “Beyond the White House,” about his post-presidency work with The Carter Center, an institution he and his wife help create in

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US Ambassador in Sierra Leone assures Chief Justice of support for judicial reforms

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 May 2021: United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, David Reimer, yesterday visited the country’s Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards at the Law Courts Buildings in Freetown, where he assured the Chief Justice of his determination to strengthen cooperation with the

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Proposed Ban on Gas-Powered Cars May Impact Low-Income Families

Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Sacramento), who is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, says he supports Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order issued last week that phases out gasoline-powered vehicles. The directive requires all new passenger vehicles sold in California to have

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Queries raised over Kabuga's Kenya link

For many years believed to have been hiding in Kenya, Kabuga, born in 1935 in Muniga, Rwanda, is said to have been one of the perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi, in which more than a million people were

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Angola: Covid-19 - Angola Reports 98 Recoveries, 27 New Infections

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola has registered, in the last 24 hours, the recovery of 98 patients and 27 new cases.

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Here's the first Nigerian woman to build a 7000km submarine cable from Europe to Africa in 2010 - Face2Face Africa

When Funke Opeke returned to Nigeria in 2005 after years of a successful career in telecoms in the United States, she was shocked to find the low level of internet connectivity in the West African country. The average young person did not know what the internet was, after all, most of the online

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Bellowing in the wind - Stabroek News

It is hardly surprising that the Opposition feels isolated. Leaving aside its disreputable attempt to rig the 2020 election, since it went out of office on August 2nd it has played the few cards left in its hand extraordinarily

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Does It Again and Raises $1 Million in Support of HBCUs – Free Press of Jacksonville

Online Donations Help Sorority to Exceed Its Goal - CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is proud to announce that for the third consecutive year, the sorority has successfully raised $1 million in 24 hours for [...]

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Angola: Telecommunication and Media Minister Visits Angop

Luanda — Angolan minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Manuel Homem, visited the State-run Angola Press

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WHO to hold first virtual assembly

The World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus almost solely on Covid-19, which in a matter of months has killed more than 310,000 globally, and infected nearly

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