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Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Will Smith will host a new Netflix documentary series, Amend: The Fight for America, that discusses what it means to be American. The show…
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[Nairobi News] I hope you have enjoyed your subscription to Nation.Africa.
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Timothy Omotoso rape trial: Defence lawyer cross-examines ex-Idols twin | News24
The trial of rape-accused televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, continued on Wednesday.
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Some Capitol Rioters Tried to Overturn the Results of An Election They Didn’t Even Vote In
By Victor Omonndi According to records, some of the rioters at the US Capitol didn’t vote in the US Elections 2020. One of the rioters who didn’t vote in the elections is Donovan Crowl, 50, a member of an independent militia organization based in Ohio. Crowl is also a member of the Oath Keepers, an
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African American History Month kicks off at the MWRD with flag raising ceremony | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Neither a pandemic nor a snowstorm prevented festivities from taking place as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) raised the flag for the second year in honor of African American History Month. President Kari K. Steele, Vice President Barbara McGowan and
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Kaplan and Reid Win Mass Vaccinations for Local Residents: Oakland Coliseum Site Will Vaccinate at Least 6,000 a Day | Post News Group
I am excited for the Oakland community, which is deeply impacted with high rates of COVID-19, to be prioritized,” said Kaplan. “Thank you to Governor Newsom and President Biden for supporting our efforts to aid our
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Candace Owens Gets Called Out For Spreading Conspiracy Theories About AOC On Social Media
In a series of new lows, Candace Owens disingenuously suggested that AOC lied not only about being in the Capitol during the insurrection but also about being sexually assaulted.
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Jazzmeia Horn — A fitting name for award-winning vocalist - The Bay State Banner
Jazzmeia Horn is a vocalist and composer nominated twice for Grammy awards, most recently in 2019 for “Love and Liberation,” her second album. That album also led to Horn being named the winner of a 51st NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album in 2020. For the 29-year-old originally from
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Myanmar military blocks Facebook, social media as pressure grows
Myanmar’s military government reportedly arrested at least three protesters on Thursday hours after it blocked Facebook and other social media platforms in a bid to quell dissent after detaining the country’s elected leaders and seizing power in a coup that the United Nations chief said must
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers William Gholston Donates $250,000 to the Moffitt Cancer Center
Moffitt Cancer Center has announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end William Gholston has made a $225,000 donation to the center.
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‘Govt concealing COVID-19 statistics’
BY MOSES MATENGA/PHYLLIS MBANJE/ LORRAINE MUROMO/SILENCE MUGADZAWETA HEALTH professionals have accused government of allegedly concealing COVID-19 statistics in the country to give the impression that the virulent disease was under control at a time it has ballooned out of control, with nurses and
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Covid-19: Nigeria shuts down non-compliant shopping malls | Africanews
Traders in Abuja are left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a popular market and two major malls for not complying with Covid-19 safety protocols.
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Haiti opens debate on proposed constitutional changes - Black News Channel
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the country's Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting this week for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest. The public meetings
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Giving A.G. Gaston the Recognition He Deserves
By Bob Dickerson If there has ever been anyone that I consider myself privileged to have met, anyone who greatly inspired me by his unique entrepreneurial vision in his passionate belief in economic self-sufficiency that would be A.G. Gaston. He was well organized, had great instincts, understood
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Nelson Chamisa | Countering reactionary, authoritarian politics in Africa | News24
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa writes that there have been four elections in Africa that were rubber-stamped by the international community, thereby perpetuating a culture of unfair competition and illiberal democracy.
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Should Prez Biden support Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala for WTO top job? - Ex-US officials say yes - Face2Face Africa
The Biden administration has been urged to support the bid of former Nigerian minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head the World Trade Organization by a group of former government officials. The ex-Nigeria finance minister, who is also a US citizen, was blocked from becoming the first woman to occupy
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Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - DefenderNetwork.com
The demand thatStacey Abramsto receive her flowersis acknowledged loud and clear as the lawyer and voting rights activist was recently nominated as a candidate for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Abrams, along with a group of voting rights organizations headed by Black women, helped t
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Illegal Chinese shipment of iron ore from Sierra Leone – raises questions of impropriety
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Military operations in DRC's north-east compounds IDPs crisis | Africanews
Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in an operation against rebels in the north-east on Wednesday. The region of Djugu has been under threats from armed groups, where at least 46 people were killed in a single attack last month.
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More justice centres coming
THE MINISTRY of Justice plans to establish three additional justice centres over the course of the year into 2022 as part of the continued drive to increase access by Jamaicans to justice services. The parish justice centres are equipped to handle...
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Shirley Weber Takes Oath to Serve as California Secretary of State - Los Angeles Sentinel
On Jan. 29, former Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, who represented parts of San Diego and its eastern suburbs in the lower house of the state legislature for eight years, has been sworn in as Secretary of State of
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BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE Tudor House Consultants director, Cecil Hondo Madondo (60) appeared in court facing US$260 000 fraud charges in a botched mining deal. Cecil Hondo Madondo (60) who was also the Corporate Rescue Practitioner of Redwing Mining Company after being appointed by the High Court
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A geographical constituency system will enhance the quality of our democracy - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Distinguished Guyanese Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan - and now Mr. The article A geographical constituency system will enhance the quality of our democracy appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Chiefs under pressure to ditch the tomahawk chop celebration - Black News Channel
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a 'war chant' while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the Native American tomahawk. Local groups have long argued that the
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Proposed changes to Haiti constitution unveiled | New York Carib News
The overhauling of Haiti's Constitution has begun. The country has unveiled multiple proposed changes that officials plan to present to voters starting this week for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest.
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[The Conversation Africa] Growing up in Sirisia on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Bungoma, Western Kenya, soccer was and remains a major pastime for young boys, whether herding livestock or in school.
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'Fake' advocate handed 10-year sentence in Bloemfontein court | News24
A 53-year-old man has been handed an effective 10-year sentence in the Bloemfontein Regional Court after being found guilty of fraud, impersonation and perjury.
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Who does ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ think will win Super Bowl LV? | New Pittsburgh Courier
In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Christian Okoye punished defenses while playing running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. Teammate Irv Eatman appropriately labeled him “The Nigerian Nightmare” — a nickname that rang true for opposing defenses. Okoye was a big back who could run around you or
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Somalia: Could Somaliland Become the Next Place to Ban FGM?
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BY WINSTONE ANTONIO YESTERDAY marked 22 years after the death of Smoko music originator Fanuel “System” Tazvida, who fronted sungura outfit, Chazezesa Challengers. Tazvida died in 1999 at the age of 31 at a time his music was hitting the airwaves and attracting a legion of die-hard followers, who
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