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Early Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, a bipartisan legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal
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Butterfield, George Kenneth, Jr. (1947– )
North Carolina Congressman George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. was born in Wilson, North Carolina on April 27, 1947 to a father who was a dentist and civic leader as well as the first black elected official in eastern North Carolina in the 20th century; and a mother who was a classroom teacher for 48
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27
1947
Rwanda: COVID-19 - Safety Measures Stepped Up to Protect Peacekeepers
Rwandan Police peacekeepers in South Sudan will continue to execute their peacekeeping mandate under strengthened measures to observe the World Health Organization (WHO) safety guidelines against the novel
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Nigeria coronavirus: 6,175 cases, govt extends 'eased lockdown'
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Nigeria coronavirus: 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees test positive
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Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., will serve as a moderator for an important national forum on racial equality in
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2015 NEA Human and Civil Rights Black History Month Observance
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14
2015
McGann, C. Steven (1951 - )
C. Steven McGann joined the Foreign Service in 1992 and has since attained the status of Career member, Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor (FE-MC).  His overseas posts have included Taiwan, Zaire, South Africa, Australia, and
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Sewell, Terri (1965- )
Terryinca “Terri” Sewell, the current U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 7th district, was born January 1, 1965 in Huntsville, Alabama to Andrew and Nancy Sewell. Sewell grew up in Selma, Alabama where both of her parents were employed by the local school district. Her
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2010
Savage, Augustus Alexander, “Gus” (1925 - )
Augustus Alexander Savage, later better known as “Gus”, was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 30 1925. Savage attended public schools in Chicago and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1943 before joining the United States Army. He served until 1946 before earning
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3
1981
Franks, Gary (1953- )
When Gary Franks was elected to Congress in 1990, he was the first black representative from Connecticut and the first black Republican in Congress in nearly 50 years. Son of a brass factory worker and a dietary specialist, education was a high priority in Franks’s Waterbury family. In fact, Gary
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Nigeria coronavirus: 6,677 cases; northern governors express concerns
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist who was born on the 4th February 1913. She was popularly known as “The first lady of civil rights” and the “mother of the freedom movement”. She became prominent after she refused to move from her
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Former Bad Boy Rapper Shyne Nominated for House of Representatives in His Native Country of Belize
According to REVOLT TV, former Bad Boy signee Shyne (pictured) has been nominated by the Belizean United Democratic Party to run for a seat on the nation’s House of
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Wharton Sr., Clifton Reginald (1899-1990)
Clifton R. Wharton, one of the first African-Americans to hold a professional position in the U.S. State Department, was born in 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland. Described as a “scholastic marvel,” Wharton attended English High School in Boston, Massachusetts, skipped college and was
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2006
Community Mobilizes to Halt State Bill Requiring Oakland to Close Public Schools and Sell Public Property
Local residents have joined with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to oppose a state bill that would have required the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to permanently close schools and sell or lease public school properties in the midst of the pandemic
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Kenya wins UN Security Council seat
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James, Makila (1957- )
Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland.  James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012.  Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland
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National Black Contractors Association Signs Historic Agreement With AGC – Voice and Viewpoint
For many, the signing of an agreement between the National Black Contactor’s Association (NBCA) and the Association of General Contractors (AGC) a few weeks ago was not only a long time coming, but never
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South Sudan: Improving Access to COVID-19 Treatment in South Sudan
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Kenya Budgets to Fight Locusts, Floods and Virus
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Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007)
Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1938, Juanita Millender McDonald was an educator and member of the United States House of Representatives.  She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands and a master’s degree from California State University at Los
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2007
Keep Your Statues And Movies- Give Us Our Reparations Now – Your Black World
The paper says, “HBO Max temporarily removed the epic from its service after the surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the country and a re-energized discussion about racial inequality” ) But While Hollywood copes with their conflicts and contradictions for promoting White supremacy in their
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Angola: Stopping COVID-19 From Reaching Family Farmers in Angola
Angola's Institute of Agrarian Development (IDA) is a key partner in the information campaign, including IDA agricultural extension workers who are reaching farmers in their fields and
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Equatorial Guinea sacks WHO rep over coronavirus statistics
Equatorial Guinea joins Burundi in the league of countries that have asked World Health Organization, WHO, country representatives to
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(1874) John Mercer Langston, “Equality Before the Law”
John Mercer Langston, a prominent abolitionist and civil rights activist, was one of the earliest African American officeholders in the United States when in 1855 he was elected town clerk of Brownhelm, Township, Ohio.  During the Civil War he recruited soldiers for the Massachusetts 54th Infantry
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Tanzania - Opposition Cries Foul Over Attacks On Leaders As Election Looms
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Rep. Cedric Richmond Gets GOP Colleague Together During House Hearing
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