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Legacies of Sir Banja Tejan-Sie – Sierra Leone’s last Governor General
Alhaji Amadu D Tejan-Sie Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2020: The 8th day of August marks the 20th anniversary of the death of my immediate elder brother, my mentor Sir Banja Tejan-Sie Esq., GCMG, second Speaker of the Sierra Leone House of Representative, former Chief Justice, and the last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Ghanaian entrepreneur makes waves with her bamboo bikes
For every bamboo plant that is cut down to make a bike, Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative plants 10 more.
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Covid-19 pandemic to sink over 13 million Africans into extreme poverty
Market disruption and job losses are largely to blame for the current hard times.
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He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit. - Black News Channel
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press GRAHAM, N.C (AP) — Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had different plans for his summer. He formally announced his first bid for public office in March and expected to spend sweltering days knocking on doors, clenching glossy campaign literature and making his
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Feds Accuse Yale of Discriminating Against White and Asian-American Applicants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday. The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday mark the
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Black Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Council Votes to Defund the Police
The ‘defund the police movement has been causing rifts around the country. Based on the decision of the Seattle City Council, the Seattle Chief of Police has resigned due to…
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County Commission prepares for annual budget hearings
At the Greene County Commission’s regular monthly meeting held Monday, August 10, 2020, newly selected CFO Mr. Macaroy Underwood announced that budget packets had been delivered to all county government department heads. Underwood stated that in preparation of the budget for the next fiscal year
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McKissack & McKissack: The Evolution Of Nashville's Oldest Minority Owned Architectural Firm
Nashville's McKissack and McKissack architectural firm has designed thousands of facilities since the early twentieth century. The first Moses McKissack, of the Ashanti tribe of West Africa, was sold into bondage to William McKissack. As a slave, he learned to be a master builder. In 1822, he
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(BPRW) SmartBiz® Boost a Small Business in Need Program Awards Grants to Minority-Owned Businesses in Austin and San Francisco. – The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) SAN FRANCISCO-(BUSINESS WIRE)- SmartBiz Loans®, the leading online bank network for SBA loans, has awarded four small businesses $1000 each from the 'SmartBiz Boost a Small Business…
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Reopening schools and virtual learning: Experts offer valuable insight - L.A. Focus Newspaper
As schools reopen across the United States and children attending school test positive for the coronavirus, getting students back to school safely continues to be at the forefront of many
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Mali protesters rally to demand president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign | News24
Malians took to the streets in the capital Bamako, despite rainfall and pleas from mediators to stay home, to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Opinion: Will Harris make a difference in November? - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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SLFA appoints first female national football coach in Sierra Leone
Sulaiman Stom Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2020: The Sierra Leone Football Association has appointed National Team coaches and other technical staff of the various football categories. This came about after the executive committee adopted the recommendations of the Technical Committee
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California Police Are Holding a Black 20-Year-Old BLM Organizer Legally Responsible for Alleged Unrest During a Protest, She Faces 5 Felony Charges and Up to 15 Years In Prison
A petition calling for charges against 20-year-old Black Lives Matter organizer Tianna Arata to be dropped has gained nearly 120,000 signatures. Arata organized a protest […]
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August 11: Legendary Filmmaker and 'ROOTS' Creator Alex Haley Was Born Today in 1921
Photo credits: YouTube/ReelBlack Media Alex Haley, the author of American history classics likeRootsand the autobiography ofMalcolm X,was born on Aug. 11,1921, in New York. Haley graduated from high school at the early age of 15. In 1939, at the age of 17, Haley quit college and enlisted in the
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Equal Work For Unequal Pay: Why Black Women Deserve More - Blavity
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is the day a Black woman must work into the new year to earn as much as her white male colleagues made the previous year.
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Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel fall football season - DefenderNetwork.com
The first shoe dropped on major college football Tuesday when the Big Ten became the first of the Power 5 conferences to postpone all fall sports due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. It didn’t take long for the second shoe to drop when the Pac-12 joined the Big Ten a couple
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Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants - Black News Channel
By Michael Balsamo Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday. Yale denied the allegation, calling it
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Nigeria receives ventilators promised by Trump in April | News24
Nigeria has received 200 ventilators from the United States to help its fight against coronavirus, a promise made by President Donald Trump in April, health officials said on Wednesday.
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When looters hit the South and West sides, nothing happens | The Crusader Newspaper Group
But when looting occurs downtown, a task force is created By Erick Johnson For the second time in two months, widespread lootings have struck Chicago. The first wave of theft and destruction occurred in late May, when looters ransacked struggling businesses and stores on Chicago’s South and West
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Education dept issues warning to those threatening to shut down schools | News24
The Department of Basic Education has issued a warning to individuals and groups who are threatening to disrupt schools as Grade 7s returned to class.
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Florida sheriff prohibits deputies, visitors from wearing masks - TheGrio
A sheriff in Marion County, Fla. has informed his deputies that protective masks are not allowed to be worn at... View Article The post Florida sheriff prohibits deputies, visitors from wearing masks appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cop in 14-year fight to clear name - The Bay State Banner
A Boston police officer is fighting to clear his name from a department determination that he lied during questioning by a superior. The post Cop in 14-year fight to clear name appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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DeWine outlines several steps Ohio is taking to address health disparities in the Black community - African American News Today - EIN News
… life expectancy of African-American Ohioans is four years … to encourage more African-Americans and other minorities … help get more African-Americans involved in business ownership … health disparities among the African-American community and racial injustice …
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Americans' confidence in police falls to its lowest level in nearly three decades, new Gallup poll shows - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Around 48% of Americans said they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in police, down from 53% the previous year, according to a new Gallup
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Sheneen McClain and Lawayne Mosley, filed the suit on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Colorado, demanding justice for their 23-year-old son who died in August 2019 while in police custody.
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After 51 yrs, Auburn's first Black student Harold Franklin finally gets his master’s degree - Face2Face Africa
Harold Alonza Franklin Sr. has finally received his master's degree from Auburn University after being denied 51 years ago. In 1964, Franklin, a Talladega native, was the first African-American student to integrate Auburn University. After graduating from Alabama State College in 1962, Franklin
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