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Kenya: Between the Lines
The story was about Kelvin' Ochieng', a young man who had ended up homeless on the rough streets of Nairobi after graduating with a first-class honours in actuarial
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US Births Fall, And Virus Could Drive Them Down More
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35
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Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing
Two weeks ago pan-African TV content producer A24 Media launched its Yebo platform focused on history, biography and African
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Source: allAfrica.com
(1958) Orval E. Faubus, “Speech on School Integration”
In September 1957 Arkansas Democratic Governor Orval E. Faubus became the national symbol of racial segregation when he used Arkansas National Guardsmen to block the enrollment of nine black students who had been ordered by a federal judge to desegregate Little Rocks Central High School.  His
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(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”
On February 4, 1875, Congressman James T. Rapier of Alabama, rose on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Civil Right bill then before Congress which when enacted later that year became the Civil Rights Act of 1875.   His speech appears
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Olympic Gold Medalist Ashton Eaton Champions Nike’s Commitment to Preparing Students for Future Success
NIKE, Inc. announces $1.5 million in grants from the Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF) with the support of two-time Olympic Medalist and Nike athlete Ashton Eaton. Recently retired from sport, Ashton has turned his focus to lending his voice to elevate the efforts of NSIF and champion Oregon
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Documentary Stamps Prince George’s Basketball Skills | Afro
However, in the new documentary “Basketball County: In the Water,” area natives and basketball stars such as Kevin Durant, Victor Oladipo and Quinn Cook (all of whom served as executive producers) tell a story that emphasizes the immense athletic talent that emerges from Prince
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Rebels launch new rocket attack on Libya's Mitiga airport
An attack on Mitiga International Airport, The Libyan capital’s only functioning airport left a fuel tank ablaze whiles passenger planes were also
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Kenya: Tribunal Throws Out Plaint By Ruto Allies
The Political Parties Tribunal has thrown out an application challenging the changes in Jubilee Party's National management Committee (NMC), saying it has no jurisdiction to hear the
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Michael Jordan’s Signature 1985 Nike Air Jordans Auctioned for a Record-Breaking $560,000
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Angola: Oil Ministry to Announce Public Tender Winners
Luanda — The Ministry of Oil, Geology and Mining is announcing Friday in Luanda the winners of the public tender for mining
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(1993) Lani Guinier, “Seeking a Conversation on Race"
By 1993 Lani Guinier, a Yale Law School graduate, had crafted an impressive career as an NAACP attorney who specialized in voting rights cases, member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and special assistant in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Carter
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1993
Historically Black Colleges Work to Help students Amid Virus | Black Voice News
The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things
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Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About
From legislation to cut rents and mortgages across California to your right to order invisible braces for your teeth online, here are five pieces of legislation that could impact the African American community across California and meet the legislators who authored and introduced those
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How bad are things? We’ll know more today
Today, when he proposes a revised state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom will tell us a bit more about how bad things really
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Rwanda: We'll Get You All - UN Prosecutor Tells Genocide Suspects Still At Large
Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (RMICT), has told The New Times that his team of investigators has good leads and continues to tirelessly hunt for seven other Rwandan Genocide fugitives indicted by the UN court years ago
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Mutodi’s firing was long overdue
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to fire his long-blundering Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi on Wednesday did not come as a surprise because that decision was long overdue given the many incidents of embarrassing gaffes by the former junior
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Popcorn with Zenger: Comedic Premise of ‘Coffee and Kareem’ Sours – Free Press of Jacksonville
This time, he’s offering 84 minutes of a child speaking like a foul-mouthed adult in “Coffee
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Remembering a Homewood Legend: William Baker, iconic owner of Baker’s Dairy, dies at 79
He took classes at Community College of Allegheny County, then later worked at Country Belle Dairy, before opening his first Baker’s Dairy store in 1968 on Brushton Avenue in
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Thursday, May 14, The Los Angeles Operation Center shared news surrounding the adjustments made in the COVID-19 recovery
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Rwanda: Beach Volleyball - Rwanda Again to Host World Tour
Rwanda will host the 2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour star 2, both in men and women categories, later this year on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu
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George M. Johnson's New Memoir Reminds Us That ‘All Boys Aren't Blue’
I didn’t really know much about book genres or categories; I just knew I had this story about this Black queer kid growing
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Africa: Mobile Money Becomes Lifeline as Telecoms Thrive in COVID-19 Era
Mobile money and data have emerged as the lifeline in revenue growth for African-focused telecoms operators Vodacom Group and Airtel Africa across markets characterised by stiff competition and challenging regulatory
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Radical reforms to boost maize, agricultural sector
The government has embarked on reforms to boost the production of maize, the country’s staple
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HBCUs work to help students amid virus
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Lawmakers propose sweeping relief to homeowners, renters | Black Voice News
As missed rent payments and delinquent mortgages pile up across the state, California Democratic lawmakers Tuesday introduced a series of sweeping proposals aimed at shielding homeowners, renters and landlords from the economic fallout of the COVID-19
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Ash, Aesha (1977- )
Born in Rochester, New York, on December 30, 1977 to Costello and John Ash, Aesha Ash grew up in a strong, supportive working class family with two brothers, Spencer and Jonathan Ash.  From the age of five Ash took jazz and tap
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1977
Zimbabwe: NetOne Executives Out On Bail
NetOne lost over US$1 million in a USSD server gateway deal when top management, including the firm's chief executive Lazarus Muchenje allegedly ignored advice from engineers on the associated national security risks of having foreigners control telecommunications traffic, the Harare
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