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Africa: France Defends Colonial-Era Statues in the Face of Anti-Racism Protests
French President Emmanuel Macron has resisted calls to take down statues with links to colonialism and slavery, vowing not to erase
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Guinea
In Dec. 2003 President Conté was reelected to a third term. In April 2004, after two months on the job, Prime Minister Lonseny Fall resigned and went into exile, claiming that the president would not allow him to govern effectively. President Conté is in poor health, and many fear a power struggle
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Gabon
This West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo. Its area is slightly less than Colorados. Most of the country is covered by a dense tropical
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Ghana: Report Evidence of Rigging to Police - NIA to NDC
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to report the state agency to the police if the party has any evidence to back its election rigging allegations made against the Authority on Thursday, 14 May
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The ultimate betrayal
In a tell-all interview, the first he has given since he was removed from the Office of the Majority Leader, Mr Kipchumba Murkomen has termed President Kenyatta’s treatment of his deputy as extreme provocation, a betrayal of the highest order, and one that was “totally
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Somalia, Somalialnd in War of Words Over Port of Berbera Construction
Asays the operations of Emirati owned DP World at the port of Berbera is an infringement on international norms for the 30 years contract was not made through the federal government of Somalia which alleges territorial administration over the republic of
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Post-COVID-19 Jamaica will be more efficient, says GG
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says Jamaica should become accustomed to the new way of life ushered in by the coronavirus, which has sent millions of jobs around the world into homes and others into virtual
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(1843) Samuel H. Davis, “We Must Assert Our Rightful Claims and Plead Our Own Cause”
The National Convention of Colored Citizens which met in Buffalo, New York from August 15 to 19, 1843 is best remembered as the venue for the speech by Rev. Henry Highland Garnet calling on the slaves to “throw off their chains.” However the chair of the convention, Samuel H. Davis of
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(1867) Rev. E. J. Adams, “These are Revolutionary Times”
On March 2, 1867, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnsons vetoes and passed a series of Reconstruction acts which would, among other things, establish new governments in the ex-Confederate states based for the first time on universal male suffrage. The first step in this process involved the
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(1896) Booker T. Washington, “Address to the Harvard Alumni Dinner"
One year after his Atlanta Compromise Speech 40-year-old Booker T. Washington was on his way to becoming the most influential African American in the United States.  One example of that growing influence was the invitation from the Harvard Alumni to speak at their annual dinner in Cambridge while
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ORS™ creates new relief initiative for Black hairstylists
One of the hardest groups hit has been workers without traditional jobs who are self-employed and cannot claim unemployment like hair salon professionals and independent
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Somalia: Govt, Somaliland Leaders Resume Talks in Djibouti
The leaders of the federal government of Somalia and the self-declared republic of Somaliland held a landmark meeting in the neighboring Djibouti on
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Source: allAfrica.com
Angola: President João Lourenço Fires General Officers
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço Monday fired six general officers, after hearing the National Security Council, according to a press release from the President's Civil Affairs' Office.
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Cameroon
France set up Cameroon as an autonomous state in 1957, and the next year its legislative assembly voted for independence by 1960. In 1959 a fully autonomous government of Cameroon was formed under Ahmadou Ahidjo. Cameroon became an independent republic on Jan. 1, 1960. In 1961 the southern part of
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This Africa Day, let’s lament our slide from democracy - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY Chris Jones ALTHOUGH most Africans surveyed by Afrobarometer believe in elections as the best way to select leaders, popular support for The post This Africa Day, let’s lament our slide from democracy appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Court Halts President Uhuru Kenyatta's Quest To Change Kenya's Constitution | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
NAIROBI, Kenya — A court on May 14 quashed an attempt by Kenya President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Amollo Odinga to change the East African country’s constitution. In its ruling, a five-judge bench of the High Court said that Kenyatta acted illegally when he took the
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Kenya: Dynasties Vs Hustlers Debate Fueling Hostilities Against the Privileged - Kenyatta
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the dynasty versus hustler narrative as divisive, saying it is was fueling hatred against privileged people.
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Africa: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation
[Daily News] THIS year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
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Madagascar
Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa opposite Mozambique. The worlds fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. The countrys low-lying coastal area gives way to a central plateau. The once densely wooded interior has largely been cut
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Jean Jacques Dessalines proclaimed independence
Jean Jacques Dessalines proclaimed independence of Haiti, the second republic in the Western Hemisphere.
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Why America needs to ditch the electoral college as soon as possible - TheGrio
The electoral college is trash. Full stop. That’s it, that’s the takeaway.  Beyond its racist origins and its patently undemocratic practice, we... View Article The post Why America needs to ditch the electoral college as soon as possible appeared first on TheGrio.
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CNN's Don Lemon Has a Message for White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany: 'Girl, Bye'
An exasperated Don Lemon criticizes White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnamy for spreading misinformation, says, "Girl, bye!"
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Protests in DRC over Bill to reform justice
The Bill proposes to have the office of the prosecution answer to the Ministry of Justice, a situation opposed by political parties and the national union of
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Guinea-Bissau
A neighbor of Senegal and Guinea in West Africa, on the Atlantic coast, Guinea-Bissau is about half the size of South Carolina. The country is a low-lying coastal region of swamps, rain forests, and mangrove-covered wetlands, with about 25 islands off the coast. The Bijagos archipelago extends 30
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GG rejects racist emblem
The campaign of the Black Lives Matter movement against racism reverberated in King's House yesterday as Governor General Sir Patrick Allen accepted as “offensive” a racist image on a British badge he is forced to wear on his breast on official
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(1923) Marcus Garvey, “A Last Word Before Incarceration”
In 1923 Marcus Garvey was convicted on federal charges of mail fraud in connection with the sale of stock in the Universal Negro Improvement Associations Black Star Line.  Sentenced to prison, Garvey delivered his last address before a crowd at Liberty Hall in New York City on June 17, 1923.  That
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Mississippians can't breathe while confederate symbols of hate are validated by Governor Tate Reeves leadership
Nor can Mississippians breathe while confederate symbols of hate are validated through state holidays and the leadership of the State of
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(1963) Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream”
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.  Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon
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Barbados trade unionist joins Mottley’s fold
A leading trade unionist and independent senator in Barbados has switched sides and joined forces with the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) of Prime Minister Mia Mottley. The prime minister announced this evening during a press briefing that...
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Helpful Tips For Identifying and Managing an Emotional Breakdown | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Everyone goes through periods of feeling stressed or even a little overwhelmed at times. An emotional breakdown is another matter entirely and it’s not something you should be expected to just snap out of. The best way to deal with an emotional breakdown is to know the signs and develop techniques
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