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Smith, E. Russell "Noodles" (? - 1952)
E. Russell Noodles Smith, so named because he always kept enough money for a bowl of noodles after a night of gambling, is considered to be the father – or perhaps the midwife - of Seattle jazz. He arrived in Seattle during the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition in 1909 with $17,000 that he claimed
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Justices OK James Brown's Dying Wish: Funding Needy Kids Education
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Spelman College
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womens college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta.[2] Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the fourth historically black female
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Two Families, Two Destinies: A Personal Perspective on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
From April to July 1994 Rwanda suffered through a period of government-sanctioned mass murder which resulted in the deaths of nearlyone million Tutsi men, women and children. Most observers point to myriad factors which caused the slaughter including government corruption, longstanding ethnic
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LETTERS: Role of e-governance in service delivery
The global concept of making government information more accessible for public, has had countries strive embrace technology and implement the concept of e-governance.
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(2013) Ben Carson's Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast
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SAINt JHN Pens Open Letter, Drops ‘Real Superheroes Tee’ In Support Of Black Lives Matter Movement
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The Black Presence in Pre-20th Century Europe: A Hidden History
In the In  the following account, Professor Allison Blakely of BostonUniversity describes the presence of blacks in Early Modern Europe. Hisarticle reminds us that persons of African ancestry resided acrossEurope. Their numbers ranged from a few hundred scattered acrossGermany, Scandinavia and
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Cameroon: Budget Programming - Execution MPs Sharpen Analytical Skills
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Bailey, Thurl Lee (1961– )
Thurl Lee Bailey is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1983 to 1999 with the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves. Bailey has also beena broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah and aninspirational
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Jennifer Lyle, owner of Lush Yummies Pie, left, and Anthony and Melody Temple, owners of AYV x FRESHER.    Deck the halls and storm the malls, holiday shopping is upon us and this season may prove to be slightly different in comparison to previous years. Fresh off of a pandemic and one of the most
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
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