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A senior official with Somali police force was among two killed in a car bomb attack in Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Thursday morning, local authorities
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Corporate Hands | Power company gifts appliances to fire station
The Rollington Town Fire Station has received an essential donation of a 14-cubic foot energy-efficient refrigerator and small appliances (pressure cooker, microwave and blender) from the Jamaica Private Power Company
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
African American Inventors - Names Beginning with H
Black history inventors are listed alphabetically: Each listing has the name of the black inventor followed by the patent number(s) which is the unique number assigned to an invention when a patent is issued, the date the patent was issued, and a description of the invention as written by the
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11
2004
Black History Month - African American Inventors
Included in this photo gallery are the drawings and text from original patents. These are copies of the originals submitted by the inventor to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Also included in this photo gallery where possible, are the photos of individual inventors and their
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Minority-Owned Miestro.com Paves Faster, Simpler Path for the Massive E-Learning Space Industry
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Lawmakers, advocates frustrated with lack of comprehensive COVID-19 racial data
As The Hill reports, 10 states have still haven’t released racial data on their coronavirus deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project and the Antiracist Research & Policy
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Walk-up COVID-19 testing sites open in Southern Dallas
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H. Grenon patents razor stropping device
Grenon, H. Razor Stropping Device Feb. 18, 1896 Patent No. 554,867
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18
1896
OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, 'Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus'
Over the past seven years, states and localities have reverted to discriminatory practices that restrict the voting rights of Black, Brown, Native, and Asian American people and have put up unnecessary roadblocks to the
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Woman beheads four children, sets house on fire
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Chivhu woman beheaded her four children and sets her house on fire in Highview suburb. She has since handed herself to the police. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident. 'The ZRP is currently attending to a report in which
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Thomas Elkins
Thomas Elkins designed a device that helped with the task of preserving perishable foods by way of refrigeration. At the time, the common way of accomplishing this was by placing items in a large container and surrounding them with large blocks of ice. Unfortunately, the ice generally melted very
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Source: Black History Resources
Digicel donates to several orphanages
In response to the hardships that many face as a result of the coronavirus, Digicel Guyana has donated over one million dollars’ worth in essential food supplies to  the nation’s less fortunate children and
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GWUL President Backs D.C.’s Extension of Shelter-in-Place Policy
The head of the Greater Washington Urban League said the organization strongly supports D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to extend the District's shelter-in-place policy to June 8 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
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Granville Woods
The magnitude of an inventors work can often be defined by the esteem in which he is held by fellow inventors. If this is the case, then Granville Woods was certainly a respected inventor as he was often referred to as the “Black Thomas
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Source: Black History Resources
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May
23
2013
Tigray crisis: EU suspends aid to Ethiopia
The European Union has postponed nearly €90m ($110m; £81m) in budget support payments to Ethiopia due to concerns over the crisis in the Tigray region. European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero-Hernandez told the BBC there were five conditions for the aid to be resumed: Granting full
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Emergency Grants to a Grouping of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic | Black Voice News
NEW YORK, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced $1.76 million in emergency grants distributed to 16 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Benjamin Montgomery
Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudon County, Virginia. He was sold to Joseph E. Davis, a Mississippi planter. Davis was the older brother of Jefferson Davis who would later serve as the President of the Confederate States of America. After a period time, Davis could see great
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Now Calling: The Grinch | Uncategorized | The Michigan Chronicle
Guess who’s just a phone call away from “Whoville”? That’s right! You can now hear the famous story “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and a plethora of other classic Christmas tales with just a phone call. Help spread Christmas cheer by calling (712) 832-8555 to hear pre-recorded animated Christmas
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Zimbabwe: WFP to Introduce E-Vouchers for 224,000 Urban Dwellers
The United Nations in Zimbabwe (UN in Zimbabwe), through the World Food Programme (WFP), will expand its social assistance fund by introducing an e-voucher scheme pilot in Epworth, Harare, which, if successful, will benefit over 224 000 vulnerable families in urban
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Granville T Woods - African American Inventor
Born in Columbus, Ohio on April 23, 1856, Granville T. Woods dedicated his life to developing a variety of inventions relating to the railroad
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Apr
23
1856
Next up: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
By Jayda Parkes-Quarrie Hello, my name is Jayda Parkes-Quarrie. I am 12 years old, and I love to bake cookies. Since the pandemic, I started watching YouTube videos about baking and wanted to try different cookie recipes of my own. I started experimenting with different kinds of
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Flow says thousands using its virtual stores
FLOW Jamaica says thousands of people have embraced doing business digitally as they connect with the company's virtual
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Staying safe when you are an essential worker
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This Kenyan company is turning air into water through solar technology for communities
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Somalia: Roadside Blast Kills At Least 10 On Minibus Near Mogadishu
At least 10 people died and 12 were wounded when an explosive device ripped through a minibus outside the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, the government
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Lloyd Ray
Before Lloyd Ray patented his invention, anyone cleaning a room or a hall simply swept dirt, dust or trash out of a door onto the ground outside or used a piece of paper in order to collect it. Ray created a device with a metal collection plate attached to a short wooden handle in which trash could
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Source: Black History Resources
Aug
3
1897
UN Security Council to meet Monday on Ethiopia dam
The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Monday to discuss Egypt and Sudan's objections to Ethiopia's construction of a mega-dam on the Nile River, diplomatic sources said
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Black Farmer’s Market Attracts Over 1,000 Shoppers In North Carolina
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Slavery Purchased America's Freedom
Slavery Purchased Americas Freedom: While the white Americans profit from slave trade, they actually benefited from the slave system to fund the war against England. As one historian put it, Americans actually purchased their freedom with products grown by slaves and then traded to the French
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May
2
2002
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