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Colin Powell
Colin Powell is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. He is currently serving as an American Statesman. Powell was the first African-American to serve as the Secretary of State, which he did from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush.  Powell is to date, the only African American to
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Colin Powell Remembered as ‘Great Lion’ During Funeral Sevice
Thousands of mourners, including President Joe Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, converged Friday on the Washington National Cathedral to pay tribute to Colin Powell at a private funeral service for the former secretary of
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Majority of PEP students placed at preferred high schools
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The Asian-African (Bandung) Conference: Fact and Fiction
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NNPA President Dr. Ben Chavis to Moderate Forum on Equality
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Hanover men charged in connection with $74,000 church theft
Two men have been slapped with charges of sacrilege following their arrest in connection with the theft of sound equipment from a church in Dias, Hanover on
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200,000 tablets for students
The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has entered into contractual arrangements for the delivery of 200,000 tablet computers for
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OUR directs telecoms to give customers clearer service offering information
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Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, American politician and clergyman, b. New Haven, Conn. In 1937 he became pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, and he soon became known as a militant black leader. He was elected to the city council of New York in 1941, and was elected for
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Water disruption in rural St Andrew; Trelawny communities to brace for lock off
Residents of rural St Andrew communities served by the Castle James pumping station, will remain without water until late this evening due to electro-mechanical problems at the
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WHEDA Foundation now accepting housing grant applications
MADISON – Wisconsin organizations that provide emergency shelter, transitional residences and extremely low-income housing are encouraged to apply for grants from the WHEDA
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NNPA President Dr. Ben Chavis to moderate Forum on Equality
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., will serve as a moderator for an important national forum on racial equality in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, June
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Joe Biden, Barack Obama, And More Attend Funeral For Colin Powell | Chicago Defender
Photo: Getty Images Funeral services for former US Secretary of State Colin Powell are underway in Washington D.C. as hundreds gather to celebrate his life of military and political leadership. Powell died October 18 after he lost his years-long battle with myeloma, a cancer of the blood. He was 84
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OUR expands high electricity bills probe
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is reporting that it has expanded the scope of its investigation into complaints about high electricity bills from customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company
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Questions over $6 million school donation Paulwell requested from Petrojam
The Integrity Commission has raised questions about a donation by state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to Camperdown High School in
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Rodney King
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was a taxi driver who became internationally known after a tape was released of him being beaten on March 3, 1991, by Los Angeles Police Department officers following a high-speed car chase. A witness, George Holliday, videotaped much of the beating
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Jamaican pilots lead American Airline's return to the island
(Jamaica Gleaner) MORE THAN 40 American Airlines pilots were born in Jamaica, and of that lot, two of them were responsible for steering the first flight of 126 passengers to the island on Monday as the island reopened its tourism
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St Kitts & Nevis PM predicting 'resounding victory' at the polls
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Attorney Tova Hamilton takes her seat in the Senate
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Mother of Hennepin County jail suicide victim seeks answers
It’s been over nine months since Tybetha Prosper received the devastating news of her son's death in Hennepin County jail. Now she's seeking answers. Source
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Governor Whitmer Talks Reopening the State, Police Reform and More at Pancakes & Politics Forum II
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Two new COVID cases, 13 more recoveries
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Bessie Coleman
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