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Remains of former Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibally, who died in Abidjan last week, arrived in his home town of Khorogo in northern Ivory Coast aboard an armed forces
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Schultz Family Foundation appoints Tyra Mariani as new president | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that The Schultz Family Foundation, founded by former Starbucks CEO and chairman emeritus Howard Schultz and his wife Sheri Schultz, recently announced that Tyra

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A Winning Strategy: Protest and political action - North Dallas Gazette
By Norman Hill President Emeritus A. Philip Randolph Institute In the wake of global protests following the recent police murder of George Floyd, I am moved by the stunning use of direct action. I am especially gratified to see so many Americans of many shapes, shades, ages and orientations flexing
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Why governments should not be deeming in-person worship essential
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Brigety II, Reuben Earl (1973– )
Reuben Earl Brigety II is a naval officer, educator, international humanitarian specialist, and diplomat. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 7, 1973, to Dr. Barbara and Dr. Rueben Brigety Sr. In 1965 his father became the first African American to graduate from the University of
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In John Lewis' honor, "Speak out for the heritage of equality and justice" - Dallas Examiner

By MARC H. MORIAL National Urban League “Although the court did not deny that voter discrimination still exists, it gutted the most powerful tool this nation has ever had to stop discriminatory voting

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St Andrew farmer charged following gun seizure
The police on Thursday arrested and charged a man with illegal possession of firearm following an incident on the Newcastle main road in St Andrew. He is 32-year-old Andrew Nelson, otherwise called ‘Rohan’, a farmer of Middleton...
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Africa: Covid-19 Could 'Raise Death of Women, Children By 50%'
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- The diversion of health workers from maternity services to COVID-19 treatment and care units is threatening the health and lives of pregnant women and new-borns, a report has found.
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Sudanese, Saudi officials to discuss relief, recovery project in war-affected areas - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
May 21, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Al-Hadi Idris, a member of the Transitional Sovereign Council will begin Saturday a visit to Riyadh to discuss relief (...)
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Pascal Affi N'Guessan to Run for President in Ivory Coast | Africanews
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Rwanda: Hundreds of Cooperatives Found to Be Unproductive
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Liberia: Condo Welcomes Latest Probe Into Land Disputes in Nimba, but With Caution
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Condo Reconciliation Group Incorporated, a United States-based non-governmental organization, Abraham Jaboik Keita, says Condo wholeheartedly welcomes the constitution of a special committee by President George Manneh
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Private Childcare Facilities Fight for Equitable Funding and Treatment While Struggling to Survive | Chicago Defender

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Liberia: Johnetta Olivia Mars-Gibson Memorial Set for August 8
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Record number of LGBTQ candidates running for office in US - Black News Channel
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of openly LGBTQ elected officials in the United States has more than doubled in the past four years — and those ranks could soon grow, thanks to a record field of LGBTQ candidates this year, according to new data from an advocacy and
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Scenes from Djibouti, Camp Lemonier, and the U.S. military's Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
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US Congress Aspirant Says Beyoncé ‘A Daughter Of Satan’ - African American News Today - EIN News
African-American candidate for California’s 37th congressional district, Errol Webber has claimed that Beyoncé has sold her soul and those of her fans to Satan. He made the claim in a series of tweets on Friday as the pop singer released her visual album “Black is King”. The congressional candidate
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Mississippians can't breathe while confederate symbols of hate are validated by Governor Tate Reeves leadership
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Yemen: Combatants 'have to find strength' to end fighting, says UN humanitarian official | New York Carib News
Parties to the conflict in Yemen must do more to protect civilians, a senior UN humanitarian official there has said, as the number of civilian deaths has witnessed a sharp rise over the last few weeks in the war-ravaged country.
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Liberia: Presidential Aspirants Begin Early Engagements in Rural Liberia for 2023 Votes
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- After a recent five-day visit to Nimba County. Alexander Cummings, the political leader of the Alternative National Congress and former chair of the Collaborating Political Parties(CPP) spoke of the importance of reaching out.
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