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The Free Black University is here to change higher education as we know it
THE UNIVERSITY experience for a black student is incomparable to that of a white one’s.... The post The Free Black University is here to change higher education as we know it appeared first on Voice Online.
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Black activists: Portland’s focus on feds only aids message - Los Angeles Sentinel
After George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, people in Portland came out in droves to protest police brutality and racism, chanting that “Black lives matter.” As the weeks went by, the crowds dwindled to a few dozen and the protests increasingly turned
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Patricia Duncan Sutherland is the 'Real Deal'
PATRICIA Duncan Sutherland does not believe her boycott of the March 2 by-election in Clarendon South Eastern will in any way ruin her chance at political office when Jamaicans go to the polls in the near future.
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Patel mum on corruption-accused NLC after DA's challenge to fire its board | News24
The DA challenged Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel to fire the board of the corruption-accused National Lotteries Commission - but Patel, responding to the debate on his department's adjusted budget, didn't say a word on the matter.
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Beyond COVID-19: Leguan farmer Shameer Khan aiming to expand farming interests - Stabroek News
At 69, imminent retirement does not appear to be on Shameer Khan’s immediate-term agenda. The article Beyond COVID-19: Leguan farmer Shameer Khan aiming to expand farming interests appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Mlangeni Foundation doesn't want his legacy drawn into 'noise' over Zuma's part in memorial | News24
The family of anti-apartheid veteran Andrew Mlangeni has distanced itself from the announcement that former president Jacob Zuma will be speaking at a virtual memorial for him.
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Michigan Caring Economy Roundtable Makes Case for Joe Biden’s Child-Care Plan | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
“Child care is not just a woman’s issue, it’s an issue of national strength,” said Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Thursday during the Michigan Caring Economy Roundtable. The Democrat, … Continued
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Despite Everything Joe Biden Still Can’t Pry Some Blacks Loose from Donald Trump. - ThyBlackMan
The polls predictably show that Biden has a whopping lead over Donald Trump among Black voters. But they also show that a lot of Blacks still aren’t buying Joe Biden.
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SJSU outlines action steps to address systemic racism, policing among others issues on campus - African American News Today - EIN News
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Cele says crisis policing requires 'shifting of goalposts between law enforcement and civil liberties' | News24
Police Minister Bheki Cele says crisis policing "implies the constant shifting of goalposts between law enforcement and respect for civil liberties".
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North Carolina man who won $10m lottery charged with murder - Face2Face Africa
A North Carolina man who won a $10 million lottery in 2017 has been arrested and hit with a murder charge after the body of a 23-year-old woman was found in a hotel room. According to WECT, Michael Todd Hill, 52, was apprehended by the Shallotte Police Department in Southport on Tuesday, a day
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Stanbic restructures Sh1bn car loans as Covid-19 bites
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AP-NORC poll: Optimism fades jobs lost to virus will return - Black News Channel
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, as temporary cutbacks give way to shuttered businesses, bankruptcies and lasting
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Services honor Civil Rights Leader C.T. Vivian | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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The real substance of the Holy Communion (2)
The Devotion Column, with Erasmus Makarimayi IN the last installment, we found out that the practice of Holy Communion as observed today draws much from the Last Supper that Jesus had with His disciples. For expediency, I will just quote Matthew 26:29: “But I say unto you, I will not drink
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Corona tax cuts cost KRA Sh1 billion daily
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Joe Biden Has A Long List Of Qualified Female VP Candidates. So, Who Will He Pick? - African American News Today - EIN News
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Victory! - Student leader says hospital’s withdrawal of COVID-19 waiver a step in the right direction
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WATCH: Rep. Val Demings talks VP candidacy, blasts Trump for pardons | Chicago Defender
by Stacy M. Brown Congresswoman Val Demings (D-Fla.) was not shy about her willingness to serve as vice president under a potential Joe Biden administration as well as her sincere … Continued
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Africa: How Google's Project Loon Can Improve Epidemic Preparedness
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Twitter Ripped Into Republican Sen. Tom Cotton For Saying Slavery Was A ‘Necessary Evil’
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South Africa crosses 400,000 mark; schools closed amid virus 'storm' | Africanews
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4, 945 senior citizens receive skills training
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