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[Monitor] As far as breaking the glass ceiling of professional football is concerned, Ibrahim Sekagya's influence has proved the most enduring and pervasive amongst Ugandans.
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House Passes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Recently the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636) by a vote of 368-1. The bill, which was introduced by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and cosponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 10 July 2020
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Bailey had architectural connection with Lewis - African American News Today - EIN News
There is a connection between the late Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, who is being remembered with eulogies and honors this week, and a mural painted two summers ago in Kewanee.Lewis died July 17 at 80 from pancreatic cancer. He served 33 years as a congressman from Georgia, but as
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Coronavirus: Experimental Covid-19 vaccine put to its biggest test - African American News Today - EIN News
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Rwanda: Govt Owed Rwf11bn in Corruption Cases
[New Times] The government is pursuing about Rwf11bn that it hopes to recoup from cases that it won in corruption and public funds mismanagement-related cases, the Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye has said.
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Tanzania: Chadema and Police Spar Over Lissu's Arrival
[Citizen] Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema and the Police force are locked in an exchange of words ahead of Tundu Lissu's arrival on Monday July 27.
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NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses - TSDMemphis.com
 (Washington, DC) — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), says he and the NNPA have agreed to assist the efforts of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, and MBE
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Africa is approaching one million Covid-19 cases - here's how countries are faring | News24
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Xavier University of Louisiana Receives $20 Million From Jeff Bezo’s Ex-Wife, MacKenzie Scott - Watch The Yard
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IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across the Jim Crow South — during the struggle for civil rights and racial equality, was 80. His death came just hours after another the
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Sudan: Another Mass Grave Found in Sudanese Capital
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County Board Endorses Chairwoman Nicholson’s Call for Criminal Justice Reform - Milwaukee Community Journal
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Guns out for Bandile Masuku as pressure mounts for David Makhura to act | News24
There have been growing calls within the ANC in Gauteng and its alliance partners for Premier David Makhura to act more decisively against corruption, with some calling for Health MEC Bandile Masuku to step aside, even in the middle of a health crisis.
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Kenya: Where Are Women in 2022 Presidential Race?
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Barr clashes with Democrats: 'I'm telling my story — that's what I'm here to do' | The Atlanta Voice
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PRESS ROOM: NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Johnson’s EquiTrust is providing critical financial support to underserved communities and businesses that have been traditionally neglected. These small and diverse businesses often have difficulty developing strong lending relationships with big banks. According to the Center for
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Medgar Evers family presents concerns around the reappointment of Rudy Crew as MEC President | New York Carib News
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BET, Civil Right Groups Announce First National Black Voter Day
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Chicago Mayor Allows Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to Chicago after Trump’s Call
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Christophe wraps up successful online coaches’ initiative  - Stabroek News
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) on Friday last hosted a virtual “coaches and administrative” forum geared at improving the sport locally, particularly as it relates to coaching.  The article Christophe wraps up successful online coaches’ initiative  appeared first on Stabroek News.
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President Bio sacks mines minister as export revenue drops by almost 50% in two years
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Africa: The Height of Racial Babarity in America
[Ghanaian Times] May 25 witnessed yet another episodic racially motivated killing in nottoosurprisingly a country, the United States of America. Humanity gave way to bestiality as the whole world watched via closed circuit television a police officer, Derek Chauvin press down his knee on the throat
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