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Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner , (born Jan. 6, 1811, Boston—died March 11, 1874, Washington, D.C.), U.S. statesman of the American Civil War period dedicated to human equality and to the abolition of
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SA flyers 'must wear masks for entire flight' - but there are four exemptions
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Michelle Obama Worries About What Racist ‘Assumptions’ People May Make About Malia And Sasha
In her latest interview, former first lady Michelle Obama talked about what life has been like in the aftermath of the verdict on George Floyd's murder. Speaking with Gayle King, Obama said that she worries about the racism her daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, face every time they hop in the car
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Ariyana Study: Day two in Ghana
By Ariyana Griffin, Special to the AFRO Today we rode through the busy streets of Ghana until we made it to a magnet primary school into the city of Tema. […] The post Ariyana Study: Day two in Ghana appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
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Why Michelle Obama Is Cautious About Chauvin Verdict
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President Irfaan Ali today condemned a decree issued by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 7th this year seeking to unilaterally fix land and maritime boundaries adjacent to Guyana's Essequibo coast. The article Ali condemns Maduro decree appeared first on Stabroek News.
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MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice
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Algeria: Government Determined to Develop Real Pharmaceutical Industry
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad stressed, Saturday in Algiers, the Government's determination to develop a real pharmaceutical industry able to boost economy and ensure health security.
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For us to achieve herd immunity everyone should become vaccinated - Stabroek News
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National View: Can Americans be both protesters, patriots this Fourth? | Duluth News Tribune
, whose group also represents conservative black Americans, says he believes that most at the history of democracy, African-Americans are the foundation of making on the back of African-Americans. So when African-Americans speak, that’s when
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(1963) John Lewis, “We Must Free Ourselves”
John Lewis, then the 23-year-old Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was asked to speak at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.  When A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders saw the draft of his speech which was critical of both the
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Liberia: 'We Cannot Be Divided - We Must Fight Together'
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(1867) Thaddeus Stevens, “Address to Colored Delegation”
Thaddeus Stevens was one of the most influential congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 1860s.   Considered a leader of the Radical Republicans, he was an early advocate of full civil rights for African Americans.  In 1867 he gave a brief address to a group of blacks visiting
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Uganda: We Shall Not Observe Uganda's Election - U.S.
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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans
On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans.  His speech
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Major sanitisation of St James Street, Sam Sharpe Square on Sunday
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Confusion over accuracy of Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 testing as infection rate doubles
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Kenya: Manufacturers Hard Hit as Earnings Drop
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Cameroon: "We Must Remain a United, Supportive and Disciplined People"
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Guinea: Diallo supporters flood Conakry after election victory claim | Africanews
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Malawi: Mutharika Saddened Covid-19 Mortality Rate in Malawi Spiking At Alarming Levels
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(1906) W.E.B. DuBois, “Men of Niagara”
In 1906, one year after the Niagara Movement was founded, it held its second annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.  W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member and its titular leader, gave the address below to the assembled civil rights
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Sierra Leone’s Lungi International Airport reopens next Wednesday – says President Bio
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 July 2020: Last night, president Bio announced the reopening of the country’s international airport, as well as the resumption of religious worship. Speaking on national television, the president said: “Fellow citizens, in our fight to protect against and curtail
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(2009) President Barack Obama Inaugural Address
On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, became the 44th President of the United States.  His inaugural address appears
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Guinea: Deadly Clashes As Opposition Leader Diallo Claims Election Victory
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Obamas call for action after Chauvin verdict: ' We cannot rest' - TheGrio
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama declared that “we cannot rest” following the guilty verdict of Derek... View Article The post Obamas call for action after Chauvin verdict: ' We cannot rest' appeared first on TheGrio.
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East Africa: Premier Reaffirms Commitment to Ensure Peace, Prosperity Across Horn
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(1867) Rev. E. J. Adams, “These are Revolutionary Times”
On March 2, 1867, Congress overrode President Andrew Johnsons vetoes and passed a series of Reconstruction acts which would, among other things, establish new governments in the ex-Confederate states based for the first time on universal male suffrage. The first step in this process involved the
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Cop charged for inciting insolence in the security sector – NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Sierra Leone declares three days of mourning after 100 dead in a fuel tanker disaster
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