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Algeria
Nearly four times the size of Texas and the largest country on the continent, Algeria is bordered on the west by Morocco and Western Sahara and on the east by Tunisia and Libya. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north, and to the south are Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. The Saharan region, which is
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Bello, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu (1910-1966)
Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu Bello was the Sardauna of Sokoto and leader of Nigeria’s northern region during the last years of British rule and early independence.  He was brutally murdered at his home during a 1966 coup détat, one in a series of events characterizing Nigeria’s political
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Jan
15
1966
Kenya: Floods Kill 11 People in Turkana
Mr Wambua asked residents living downstream and along the River Turkwel to move to safer grounds to evade possible flash
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Definition of Reconstruction
The period of Reconstruction took place in the southern United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until 1877. The era was marked by intense controversies, which included the impeachment of a president, outbreaks of racial violence, and the passage of Constitutional
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What Was the Mfecane in South Africa?
The word mfecane is derived from Xhosa terms: ukufaca to become thin from hunger and fetcani starving intruders. In Zulu, the word means crushing. Mfecane refers to a period of political disruption and population migration in Southern Africa which occurred during the 1820s and 1830s. It is also
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Singer, Hazel
Hazel Singer received her BA in Urban Planning at the University of Washington, focusing on Community Organization.  She received her MA in Economic Geography at the University of Washington.  Her thesis was on The Role of Federal Funding of R&D and its Impact on Technological Change and
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Nearly 1,000 Morgan State University Spring Graduates to be Recognized Virtually @ 10 A.M | Afro
In-Person Spring Commencement Rescheduled to be Held in the Fall During Week of Homecoming 2020
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Torrence Boone
Torrence Boone is Managing Director, Agency Business Development – Americas at Google. In this role, Boone is responsible for driving Google’s strategy and relationships with marketing and advertising agencies across the Americas. In this capacity, he leads a team that partners with diverse agency
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Overview of Belgian African Colonies
Belgium is a small country in northwest Europe that joined Europes race for colonies in the late 19th century. Many European countries wanted to colonize distant parts of the world in order to exploit the resources and civilize the inhabitants of these less-developed countries. Belgium gained
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30
1960
Greener, Richard T. (1844-1922)
The son of a sailor, Richard Theodore Greener, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first African American to graduate from Harvard College.  He later was assigned to serve the United States in diplomatic posts in India and
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Guinea
Guinea gĭn´ē [key], an archaic term for the west coast of Africa. In its widest sense it has been applied to the region from Angola to Senegal. Parts of the region bore names originating in early colonial trade, notably Grain Coast , Ivory Coast (see Côte dIvoire ), Gold Coast (see Ghana
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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Teams With LACDA on Emergency Funds for Renters and Mom-and-Pop Landlords
Los Angeles County has launched a new Emergency Rental Assistance
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african heritage in the caribbean
The game Warri is a board game belonging to an ancient family of pit and pebble games which originated in Africa.The game originated in the Sudan and spread to western Africa from which it travelled to the Caribbean in the 17th century. It is one of the most interesting examples of African heritage
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Jan
0
1999
Somali mayor casts doubts on virus deaths
The Mayor of Somalia’s capital has warned of hundreds of deaths that he suspects have been caused by the new coronavirus, suggesting that actual death toll may be 10 times higher than official
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Martha's Vineyard
For more than 100 years the island of Martha's Vineyard (seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts) has been an important summertime haven for Black Bostonians. In the late 1800s Blacks first came to the island to work for whites and some earned enough money to gain small summer vacation
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Gary Schools to Continue Same Schedule for Food Distribution | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Gary Community School Corporation is committed to making food available to students every Monday through the end of summer
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Antioch Baptist Church, San Jose, California (1893- )
Organized on August 2, 1893 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins, Antioch Baptist Church was the first African American Baptist church in San Jose, California. Rev. C.C. Laws was called as the first pastor, requesting a salary of $10.00 a month with board, with the provision that as the church
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Octavia Spencer: 'It's Okay to be Anxious' During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Help star teamed up with the Child Mind Institute to participate in their #WeThriveInside
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Sahara
Sahara səhâr´ə [key] [Arab.,=desert], worlds largest desert, c.3,500,000 sq mi (9,065,000 sq km), N Africa; the western part of a great arid zone that continues into SW Asia. Extending more than 3,000 mi (4,830 km), from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, the Sahara is bounded on the N by the
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Cameroon: South West - COVID-19 Testing Centres Now Available
Alim Hayatou, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Health in charge of Epidemics and Pandemics inspected the facilities last
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Niger
Niger nī´jər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms its vast inland delta (c.30,000 sq mi/77,700 sq km), a maze of channels and shallow lakes. An
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West Africa: Germany Debates Troop Deployment to Africa's Sahel
The German Bundeswehr is currently involved in two missions in the Sahel: the European Union's training mission (EUTM) and the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission, both based in
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Brookhouse scoops top award in East Africa
Brookhouse School has been awarded as the East Africa’s highest performing institution in the 2019 Outstanding Cambridge Learner
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Africa: COVID-19 Strategies Africa Can Learn From
There are of course huge differences between US states and African countries, but consider for a moment that the US has one international
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Nurses: True soldiers
May 12 is celebrated each year as International Nurses' Day, and if there is one year we cannot overlook our nurses, it is
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Ethiopian-Somali War Over the Ogaden Region (1977–1978)
In 1977 Ethiopia and Somalia engaged in a brief territory conflict over the Ogaden region situated between and claimed by both nations. This conflict however held significance greater than most territorial disputes because Ethiopia was backed by the Soviet Union and Somalia was supported by the
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Herbert R. Brown
Herbert R. Brown was Senior Vice President, PR & Corporate Communications of Western & Southern Financial Group. Brown began his career in 1963 at Western & Southern and rose through the ranks to Senior Vice President in
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Jax Boys & Girls Clubs Celebrates Feeding Northeast Florida for Snack Pack Program Serving Duval County Youth – Free Press of Jacksonville
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida celebrates community partnerships as Club members and other youth in Duval County Public Schools receive weekly snack packs thanks to Feeding Northeast Florida and their Snack Pack
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Ali Al Amin Mazrui
Ali Al Amin Mazrui , (born February 24, 1933, Mombasa, Kenya—died October 12, 2014, Vestal, New York, U.S.), Kenyan American political scientist who was widely regarded as one of East Africa’s foremost political
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2014
Margaret Roushar of Parkview selected to receive Twilight Award
During Teacher Appreciation Week, Chance the Rapper is shining a light on teachers through The Twilight Awards, a special program to thank teachers for all they
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