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NDERITU: How civil service has been ‘colonised’

In 2011 when I worked for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), we published Kenya’s first ethnic audit of the civil service, which is the largest employer in the

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Newswire: George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, laid to rest

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Local Pastor Grows Into Activist Role

Genesis’ Senior Pastor Dr. Tecoy Porter spearheaded the June 4 service as president of the Sacramento Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network

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Detroit Cop SUV Plowed Through Protestors Because Of ‘Safety’ Concerns, Says Police Chief

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Houston Realtors To No Longer Use Term ‘Master’ When Describing Bedrooms

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By supporting Confederate monuments, Donald Trump sides with racists –

Donald Trump is on the side of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall

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Africa's First COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Have Begun In South Africa

A COVID-19 vaccine trial program began in South Africa last week — the first for the African continent — as the nation’s coronavirus case count topped

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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)[1] was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.[2] Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert

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Hampton Inn employee fired after calling police on Black family at pool

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Africa and Israel - Re-Opening the Debate

Yotam Gidron has done us all a huge service by putting Israel and Africa back on the

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Jewel Scott breaks legal and racial barriers in Georgia

Former Jamaican honorary consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, recently created history by becoming the first Caribbean national to be elected to the Superior Court of Clayton County in the southern US state of

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Detroit Cop SUV Plowed Through Protestors Because Of ‘Safety’ Concerns, Says Police Chief

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12-year-old “I Just Wanna Live” singer Keedron Bryant signs record deal with Warner

Now, he’s landed a record deal with Warner Records and released his song as a single, according to The Associated

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This Pride Month, let us not forget about our Black liberation pioneers

Front row, left: Author James Baldwin, Front row, 2nd from left, Selma March strategist, Bayard Rustin,Front row, 3rd from left (with hat), A. Philip Randolph (Photo by Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty

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White Driver Screaming ‘I Hang Ni**ers’ At Black Woman In Viral Video Is Under Investigation

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(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”

Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850. After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University. Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870. After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from

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Early History of African American Inventors

Thomas Jennings, born in 1791, is believed to have been the first African-American inventor to receive a patent for an invention. He was 30 years old when he was granted a patent for a dry-cleaning process. Jennings was a free tradesman and operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City. His

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The FBI, Justice Department were already investigating Elijah McClain's death

(Credit: Twitter.com) Elijah McClain’s death after an altercation with Aurora, Colorado police is now making national headlines but the FBI and the Justice Department were already investigating it. READ MORE: Cops involved in death of Elijah McClain put on ‘non-enforcement’ duties I

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(1922) Marcus Garvey, "The Principles of The Universal Negro Improvement Association"

In this speech given in New York City on November 25, 1922, Marcus Garvey explains the objectives of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the organization he believed would lead the worldwide movement toward black

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From ‘defund the police’ to its obvious next step

The protests triggered by the recent murders of George Floyd and other African Americans have produced widespread demands to “defund the

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Video Shows ‘Patriot’ Shooting At Breonna Taylor Protest That Cops Said They Were ‘Prepared’ For

At least one person was killed and at least one person was injured after gunfire erupted in Louisville on Saturday during a protest to demand justice for the police death of Breonna Taylor, an innocent Black woman who was killed in her own

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How moving to NYC led to my liberation as a bisexual man

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Here’s What You Need to Know about Taking the Birmingham Pledge

According to Teaching Tolerance, a program of the Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, “The Birmingham Pledge is a grassroots effort to recognize the worth of every individual, by making a personal, daily commitment to remove prejudice from our own lives and to treat all people

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After court rulings, we must do more to protect Californians

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Formula One fires up, four months late and without a crowd

Formula One fires up, four months late and without a crowd

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Celebrating Juneteenth Amid Protests And The Pandemic

Amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racism, the effort to celebrate and recognize Juneteenth has gained strength.

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‘This Is Unintellectual and Irresponsible’: Terry Crews Draws Ire of Black Twitter For Warning Folks Against #BlackLivesBetter

Terry Crews was dragged on social media for the second time in a month after he criticized the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter this

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Kristal Hansley Is The First Black Woman To Launch A Community Solar Company And Did So On Juneteenth - Blavity

Not letting those odds deter her, Kristal Hansley has just become the first Black woman in the country to own a community solar

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Ben Harper is an American musician, known for his success as an artist, instrumental skills and social activism. He was born on October 28, 1969 as Benjamin Chase Harper to Leonard and Ellen-Chase Verdries in Pomona, California. His father was African American and his mother was Jewish. He came

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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian was an African American chemist who is most well known for extracting medicinal drugs from plants. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899 to James Sumner and Elizabeth Lena Julian. His grandparents had been slaves in the Civil War era and Julian grew up facing

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