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ZOU turns quarantine facility into exam centre
THE Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) has come under fire for turning Chinhoyi Training Centre — used as a COVID-19 quarantine centre — into one of its examination centres. BY NUNURAI JENA Students who declined to be named for fear of victimisation yesterday told NewsDay that they were not comfortable
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Five African-American Male Writers to Remember
Jupiter Hammon is considered one of the founders of the African-American literary tradition. Hammon was a poet who would be the  first African-American to publish his work in the United
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Soul Food Restaurant In Kent Continues To Thrive During COVID-19 - The Seattle Medium
Despite having the deck stacked against them, especially being a start-up in their first year of business, Nana’s has defied the odds and is not only surviving but has thrived as the demand for the coveted comfort food has
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Tupac Shakur
Nikki Giovanni‘s poem “All Eyez on Me” is about Shakur… As with the fans of Elvis Presley, some fans of Tupac maintain that the rapper never really died. Although the rumor is widespread, no evidence exists that it is true.
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Illinois Election 2020: What is at stake for Blacks in Illinois. | Chicago Defender
For Blacks living in Illinois, there is much at state in the 2020 election. Illinois ranks as one of the highest in engagement among African Americans and during the midterm … Continued The post Illinois Election 2020: What is at stake for Blacks in Illinois. appeared first on Chicago Defender.
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Mandarin lessons added to curriculum of school in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, thanks to Taiwan - Face2Face Africa
The governments of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Taiwan have further strengthened their over three-decade-long diplomatic relations after a high school on the Caribbean island added Mandarin lessons to its curriculum. According to Focus Taiwan, a collaborative effort between the island
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San Francisco To Give Pregnant Black And Pacific Islander Moms Monthly Income To Help Rectify Racial Health Disparities - Blavity
San Francisco's mayor introduces legislation to support Black and Pacific Islander mothers during their pregnancies.
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Effective interventions needed for increasing CRC screening among African-American men - African American News Today - EIN News
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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) - Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past.The decision was formalised in the so-called Throne
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U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow: 1619 Project ‘Sheer Propaganda’ - African American News Today - EIN News
Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow said the “1619 Project” is “one of the most significant attempts to propagandize history.”
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Barbados to move towards republican status - Voice Online
BARBADOS HAS announced plans to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state, moving... The post Barbados to move towards republican status appeared first on Voice Online.
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Quanell X Calls for the Resignation of HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado - Houston Forward Times
Activist reasserts recent lawsuit’s allegations of Hispanic favoritism that displaced Blacks Quanell X recently staged… The post Quanell X Calls for the Resignation of HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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World lost 100 million hectares of forest in two decades: UN
PARIS, France (AFP) - The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, a UN agency reported Tuesday.The proportion of forest to total land area fell from 31.9 per cent in 2000 to 31.2 per cent in 2020, now some
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Remains Return Home to Find Rest At Last
[New Frame] Sixty years after independent Congo's first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, was murdered and dissolved in acid, his teeth, kept as a trophy in Belgium, will be returned to Africa.
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