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Gauteng Premier David Makhura says there has been an increase in the number of cases in the province in the last seven
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I Was Just Thinking: Flowers Are Beautiful – But Do Not Last
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Abandoned baby 'Lucy' finds hope in the arms of nurses, staff at Cape Town hospital
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Village health workers key in COVID-19 campaign
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Survey: Children missing well child check-ups, vaccinations due to COVID-19
Legacy Community Health conducted an online survey among parents and guardians of pediatric patients between 04/27/2020 and 05/15/2020 following Harris County’s stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19
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Netflix removes AIDS documentary after Haitians protest | New York Carib News
After airing the ninth episode of its History 101 documentary series, Netflix removed it after angry protests from Haitian Americans on
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George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota still hasn’t gotten an anti-lynching law through Congress
In 1900, the first anti-lynching bill was introduced by Rep. George White, an African
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iMOM: Driving home the point of Father’s Day!
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Botswana: Capital City Back on COVID-19 Lockdown
Botswana’s director of health services, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae, announced Friday that the capital, Gaborone, will return to extreme lockdown after eight new COVID-19 cases at a private
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Life-saving drug proves effective in treating Covid-19 patients
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized
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Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
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This Pride Month, let us not forget about our Black liberation pioneers
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Africa: 'Hunger or Murder' - Lockdown Poverty Exposes African Sex Workers to More Violence
With brothels and guest houses closed, sex workers in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Senegal and Botswana, are being compelled to work alone, risking their personal safety on the streets, in clients' residences or even in their own
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PBS Celebrates Pride Month with PRIDELAND, a Short-Form Digital Series and New One-Hour Special with Host and Actor Dyllón Burnside, Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity in the U.S. South
Digital episodes premiered May 26 on PBS Voices, a new documentary-focused YouTube channel from PBS Digital Studios; one-hour broadcast special premieres Friday, June 12 at 9:00 pm ET on PBS
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‘Grace Mugabe heckler turning in his grave’
THE late former Zanu PF Bulawayo youth leader Magura Charumbira, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s staunchy supporters at the height of the ruling party’s factional wars in 2017, must be turning in his grace following the latter’s failure to improve the welfare of party youths, a playwright has
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Uganda: Museveni - Budget Has a Lot of Wastage
President Museveni yesterday told Parliament that after analysing the 2020/2021 Budget, they found a lot of wastes, which will necessitate a review to align the expenditure to the
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Guitar hero: 1960s proto-punk rocker Wayne Kramer brings music workshops to prisons | Afro
The song, “Jail Guitar Doors,” was about guitarist Wayne Kramer—who at the time was wrapping up a prison sentence in Lexington, Kentucky for selling cocaine to an undercover federal
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Original Play About Dark Skin, Colorism & Darkism Comes to Pay-Per-View
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After 65 Years, The First African-American-Owned Travel Agency Continues to Provide Travelers With Unique Experiences – Free Press of Jacksonville
More than 80 years ago, postal service worker and travel writer Victor Hugo Green had the foresight to create The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide that was initially the go-to source for black American
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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion
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Mozambique: Violent Attacks Force Thousands to Flee and Damage Health Center
An armed group attacked the village of Macomia in northern Mozambique in the early morning hours of May 28, setting fire to homes, shops, schools, religious and government buildings, and forcing people to flee into the bush and neighboring villages, said the international medical humanitarian
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'P-Valley' showrunner Katori Hall dishes on season 1
Katori Hall developed her new Starz series, P-Valley, with the goal of shedding light on the world of stripping—and the nuance of Blackness as
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Uganda: Lockdown Restrictions Escalate Malnutrition Cases in Manafwa
Manafwa, Uganda — Health officials in Manafwa district have reported an escalation of food insecurity, poverty and cases of malnutrition among the marginalized groups during the time of the COVID-19
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Zimbabwe: Start-Up Ventures Into Cigar Project
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Africa: Coronavirus Poses Leadership Test for Africa's Heads of State
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Coronavirus Pandemic And George Floyd Protests Highlight Health Disparities For Black People – Free Press of Jacksonville
Black people constitute nearly 13% of the U.S. population but made up 23% of all Covid-19 deaths as of June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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