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SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up largely peaceful protests, a victory for groups who say authorities have overreacted to recent demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Family To Attend HBCUs
Photo: Stephen Jackson Kappa Alpha Sorority announced on Friday that the organization founded on the campus of Howard University by Black collegiate women will provide scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their
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ODOTE: Data-driven decision making a necessity
On June 6, the place of data in decision making in the Kenyan context came to the fore when President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed the nation on the lifting of the curfew and lockdown in some parts of the country as a result of the Covid-19
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E. Patrick Johnson named School of Communication dean; first African American in that position
E. Patrick Johnson has been named the next School of Communication dean, according to a Northwestern News
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The Grammys Drop The Term “Urban” From Their Language
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Coronavirus in Africa: 233,836 cases; 6,261 deaths; 107,013 recoveries
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as Big Floyd — a “gentle giant,” a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial
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Challenges of accessing justice in Covid-19 times
While elsewhere in the continent whole justice systems were being shut down, the decision to keep the country’s wheels of justice turning was lauded
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That will all change on Sunday, June 14, when Camille Cosby sits down for an exclusive and interview with the Black Press of America’s Stacy Brown and Philadelphia-based iHeart Radio personality Frankie
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Trump On Police Chokeholds: 'Concept' Is 'Innocent, So Perfect,' But Should Be Ended
President Donald Trump expressed his confusing feelings about the use of chokeholds during arrests by police officers around the country, saying that he thinks there are a lot of variables to consider but that “generally speaking it should be
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Somalia - Somaliland summit: time for rebirth is now - Guelleh declares
June 14: Djibouti hosts Somali – Somaliland summit
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We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism
There’s just one problem: This new commitment to Black people often seems to come with an assumption that the fight for climate justice has to
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OTIENO: What’s in 2020 Budget to spur SMEs growth and
Traditionally, SMEs have faced systemic challenges leading to a mortality rate of 75 percent within three years of inception due to difficulty of access to finance, access to market, lack of information, management skills, access to technology, infrastructure challenges and unsupportive
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FBI Super Agent: James E. Amos
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PRESS ROOM: 2020 Census Workers to Count Population Experiencing Homelessness in September
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Uganda: Which Economic Stimulus Works?
Yet according to the latest global assessment from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, these stimulus measures may not boost consumption and investment by much as policy makers are
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The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black
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Beyoncé Demands Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor Be Charged In Letter To Attorney General
Beyoncé is calling on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to criminally charge the three police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor in a powerful open
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Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt of the
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Donald Trump Backs Off Of Juneteenth Tulsa Rally After Heavy Backlash
Donald Trump isn’t usually one to cave to the so-called “culture wars,” but that’s exactly what he did after his decision to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Juneteenth was met with heavy
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Trump Moves Tulsa Rally So It Won't Fall On Juneteenth
President Donald Trump moved a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, so it would no longer fall on June 19th, or Juneteenth, the day commemorating Black emancipation from
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Uganda: Government Increases Import Duty On Agricultural Products to 60 Percent
Finance minister, Matia Kasaija has said the government has introduced some taxes to raise revenue and announced that the import duty on agricultural products have been increased to 60 per cent and other products to 35 per
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Protest against Turkish interference in Libya
Protesters took to the streets in Benghazi, eastern Libya Friday against what they term Turkish interference in the country’s domestic
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Police chief in Atlanta resigns after officer fatally shot African American man
ATLANTA: The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said on Saturday (Jun 13), with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police
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Gamers are contributing with charity streams, organized virtual events and competitions to rake in money for COVID-19 relief and support for those who are feeling isolated by global quarantine
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