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Carrying forward  the vision of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, BlackPast.org presents the magnificence and complexity of African-American civilization for those seeking understanding and context - the pillars of authentic
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Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa
South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the
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Africa: I Beat COVID-19, You Too Can-Says WHO Staff
On 19 April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria confirmed the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as one staff member in the field tested
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Ghana coronavirus: 5,127 cases; Obuasi becomes latest hotspot
April 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot
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African-American Business Owners in the Jim Crow Era
During the Jim Crow Era, many African-American men and women defied great odds and established their own businesses. Working in industries such as insurance and banking, sports, news publishing and beauty, these men and women developed strong business acumen that allowed them to not only build
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Africa: Harnessing Tech to Employ Last-Mile Tree Planters in a COVID-19 World
The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental social and governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1 Trillion Trees campaign, backed by Salesforce; BlackRock's CEO sent an open letter to industry
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African-American History Timeline: 1910 to 1919
The East St. Louis Race Riot begins on July 1. When the two day riot is over, an estimated forty people are killed, several hundred are hurt and thousands are displaced from their
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States
This year the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrates its 100th anniversary.  In the article below historian Susan Bragg provides a brief introduction to the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest continually
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COVID-19 testing now available in northeast Wichita, no symptoms required
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site with less-strict requirements than other clinics brought in dozens of people on its first
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South Africa cases pass 10,000; concerns grow over Cape Town hotspot
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa (as of Monday May 11) surpassed 10,000, including 194 fatalities, according to Health Minister Zwelini
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Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Rwf186bn Economic Recovery Fund
The fund will support businesses through loan restructuring for the tourism sector specifically hotels, providing working capital for businesses most affected by COVID-19 to keep them operational and avoid lay-offs as well as loan guarantee for SMEs and
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Tanzania: Why Tanzania Won't Close Borders
Amid the ongoing global battle against the novel virus, some countries have opted to close borders and enforce lockdown measures to impede the
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Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)
Social worker, politician and professional football player Emery Barnes spent much of his life helping the disadvantaged in society and working for worldwide human rights and world peace.  Barnes was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972 and was elected Speaker of the
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Zimbabwean woman feeds people starved by COVID-19
For the past 19 days, Samantha Murozoki, an immigration lawyer, has been helping the most vulnerable residents of her neighbourhood in
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Kenya coronavirus: Updates from March - April 2020
May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607
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Uganda: Nation Pardons 180 Rwandan Prisoners
"The relationship between Uganda and Rwanda is beyond normal state to state
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Eritrea coronavirus: one active case left as 38 patients recover
April 18, 2020: Eritrea president likens COVID-19 to sudden war
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Knights of St. Peter Claver (1909- )
The Knights of Peter Claver organization was founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama. It is the largest African American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The organization was founded by the Josephites, a Catholic order whose mission was to serve Catholic African Americans. Josephite
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The Power of the Press: African-American News Publications in the Jim Crow Era
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Africa's Young People Get Boost From New Partnership
After months of successful and continuous collaboration, the Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) and ITC's Youth & Trade programme have joined forces to get more young people involved in reaching the Sustainable Development
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Burundi Expels WHO Officials
Burundi has expelled four officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), declaring them persona non grata and ordering them to leave the country by Friday, a leaked memo from the country’s foreign ministry
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Dr. Julie Butler, Vet Who Cared for Harlem and Its Pets, Dies at 62
Not too long after she earned a doctorate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only African-American graduate in her class, Dr. Julie R. Butler took over the 145th Street Animal Hospital, for many years the only full-service vet clinic in
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'Selma' director Ava DuVernay among three Freedom Award recipients
The slave narratives of Frederick Douglass, the “I Have a Dream” speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the “Black Lives Matter” meme of today’s protesters all testify to the power of words in the struggle for social justice in
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Africa: How Has Human Smuggling Changed Under COVID-19?
Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on
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Africa coronavirus: DRC's returnees from Europe, Zim lockdown extended
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Combahee River Collective (1974-1980)
The Combahee River Collective, founded by black feminists and lesbians in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, was best known for its Combahee River Collective Statement. This document was one of the earliest explorations of the intersection of multiple oppressions, including racism and heterosexism. For
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Soul legend Stevie Wonder at 70 | DW | 12.05.2020
The year is 1963, yet hardly anyone in the theater knows who "Little Stevie Wonder" is when his record label Motown Records introduces
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Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia.  Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African
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