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Confederate monument removed from Lafayette city hall in Louisiana
Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a... View Article The post Confederate monument removed from Lafayette city hall in Louisiana appeared first on TheGrio.
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LeBron James’ Agent Rich Paul Reportedly Dating Adele As Couple Sits Courtside At NBA Finals, Twitter Reacts
LeBron James' Agent Rich Paul Reportedly Dating Adele As Couple Sits Courtside At NBA Finals
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Mother grateful for outpouring of love from Gleaner readers
Olivia Daley is thanking God for the outpouring of love and support she has been receiving since her story was carried in The Gleaner on July 3. Daley’s son, 10-year-old, Dayquan Drummond, is suffering from chronic eczema and his condition seems...
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THE AFTERMATH OP-ED: What happens to a Dream Deferred? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Last week, suddenly, the poor were before our eyes. They will remain so, for a while, as the crisis deepens in their communities, given food scarcity, lack of transport, job and livelihood losses and — looting is a superspreader event — a rampaging pandemic. Will we unsee this, once this pa...
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Jamaica Seeking $10.6 Billion In Slave Trade Reparations From Great Britain - The Seattle Medium
“I am doing this because I have fought against this all my life, against chattel slavery, which has dehumanized human life.” The post Jamaica Seeking $10.6 Billion In Slave Trade Reparations From Great Britain appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Central African Republic Journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé Detained Overnight in Defamation Case
[CPJ] Lome, Togo -- Central African Republic authorities should drop their defamation investigation into journalist Landry Ulrich Nguema Ngokpélé and ensure that members of the press can work freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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Sparrow back on at Lincoln Center on August 4 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Mighty Sparrow will be on stage at the Lincoln Center, New York, on August 4. It is said to be his first show in the US since 2019, also at the Lincoln Center. Slinger “Sparrow” Francisco made the announcement on his Facebook page on July 10. [caption id="attachment_901937" align="alignn
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WORLD - Lewis Hamilton racially abused online after British GP win - Barbados Today
SOURCE: The Guardian - Motor racing star Lewis Hamilton has been targeted by racist abuse online after winning the British Grand Prix over the weekend. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth British Grand Prix victory on Sunday at Silverstone after fighting back from a 10-second
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Kenya: It Was Suicide, Not Murder, Says Caroline Kangogo's Father
[Nation] The father of fugitive police officer Caroline Jemutai Kangogo -- who died of suspected suicide on Friday -- has disputed suspicions that his daughter could have been murdered, insisting that she took her own life.
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This Week’s Senate Calendar: July 19 – July 23, 2021
Here’s what’s on tap at the V.I. Legislature this week.
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CMCarts Hosts Summer Theater and Music Camp for Local Youths
The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts hosted a theater and music camp for 15 local youths, ages 10 to 16. Students met four days a week, eight hours a day, for four weeks, not just learning how to play their instruments, but how to make them.
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DHS Confirms Positive COVID-19 Test; Mars Hill SNAP, Medicaid Offices Closed
The building will be closed on both Monday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 20, while DHS activates COVID-19 mitigation protocols and cleans the facility.
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Dunn Introduces Legislation To Provide Greater Transparency For Property Taxes - The Seattle Medium
“It is important for every taxpayer to have transparency to see where their tax dollars are being spent so that they can hold their government accountable for the choices that are made and understand the priorities that are being
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Common Entrance Results To Be Released On Wednesday
Press Release:- The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations wishes to inform parents and guardians of students who sat the 2021 Common Entrance Examinations that results for the exams will be released on Wednesday 21st July, 2021 at 10:30am. As is customary, the presentation of
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Jamaica Seeking $10.6 Billion in Slave Trade Reparations from Great Britain - Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown Jamaica has put a price tag on slavery and is sending the British government the bill. State officials of the Caribbean nation said they are asking Great Britain to pay $10.6 billion (USD) in reparations. The former British colony served as the center of the slave trade, where
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Nigeria: Presidency Accuses Kukah of Portraying Nigeria in Bad Light Before Foreign Audience
[This Day] The Presidency on Sunday formally responded to the recent position of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Father Matthew Kukah, before the United States Congress that nothing really works in Nigeria saying the cleric's position is an incredible falsehood.
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Rowley peeved at 'insult' shown to CARICOM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Sunday said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping should feel insulted by a statement released by a group of international diplomats...
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In U-turn, UK’s Johnson to quarantine after COVID-19 contact
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case, his office said Sunday — reversing an earlier announcement that he would not have to quarantine....
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SA Amapiano Music Awards: Look who's been nominated!
Amapiano has taken the continent by storm and artists will now be recognised by the first-ever South African Amapiano Music Awards.
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“A JOURNEY THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JOHN” ST. JOHN 17: 20 – 26 – Dallas Post Tribune
The Remarkable High Priestly Prayer of Christ Part IV We come to the close of Christ’s marvelous intercessory prayer for His own.  Throughout Christ’s prayer, one can sense His tender concern for the spiritual welfare of His own.  It is indeed a blessing to know that our Lord is praying for us
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‘I Wasn’t Able To Do A Lot Of Those Things In The Past’: Michael B. Jordan Spills On His Viral Valentine’s Day Date With Lori Harvey
The 34-year-old Black Panther star said, “I wasn’t able to do a lot of those things in the past."
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Chakwera includes his daughter on UK Global Education Summit as a delegate
Unprecedent and shocking as Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has included his daughter Violet Chakwera in a 10 member delegation trip to United Kingdom for a Global Education Summit. Violet, an outbound air tickets sales agent has just been appointed as a diplomat to Brussels in
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Zoo's plea after drone flown in giraffe enclosure - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Emperor Valley Zoo is warning people not to fly drones within the precincts of the zoo as this could cause grave harm to the animals. The zoo, on its Facebook page, said on Sunday: "This morning a drone was flown inside of the giraffe enclosure at the zoo. "We are pleading with people to
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Egypt: Six activists in pre-trial detention for nearly two years released | Africanews
In a surprise move, Egypt's prosecutor's office on Saturday night ordered the release of Esraa Abdel-Fattah, 43, after nearly 22 months in pre-trial detention without trial. In Egypt, by law, periods of pre-trial detention without trial can be extended up to two years.
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Jamaica Seeking $10.6 Billion in Slave Trade Reparations from Great Britain
Jamaica has put a price tag on slavery and has sent the British government the bill. State officials of the Caribbean nation said they’re asking Great Britain to pay $10.6 billion (USD) in reparations. The former British colony served as the center of the slave trade with Africans
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Nigeria: BBNaija Season 6 Premieres July 24 With a Double Launch Show
[Vanguard] Following the conclusion of the open call auditions in May 2021, all is now set for the premiere of the sixth season of Africa's biggest reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, this July.
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Pandemic turns tourism worker back to his passion
When the novel coronavirus ravaged Jamaica’s tourism industry in 2020, thousands of workers like JUTA taxi driver O’Neil Duckie saw their incomes slashed. While the outbreak plunged many into despair, the 47-year-old from Airy Hill in Oracabessa,...
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Jamaica Seeking $10.6 Billion in Slave Trade Reparations from Great Britain
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The sinking houses of Cashew Gardens - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
RESIDENTS of Cashew Gardens in Carlsen Field go to sleep at nights wondering if they will awaken the next morning with their houses crashed on top of them. This is because the land on which approximately 20 houses are built, appears to be sinking. According to residents, an incomplete drain
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Richard Sherman Released From Jail Without Bail After Domestic Dispute
Richard Sherman has been having a rough week but some finally got some good news. A judge has set him free with no bail after being booked for very erratic behavior with his wife. As spotted on ESPN the former Seattle Seahawks started had a rough night on Tuesday, July 13. Allegedly he was acting
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