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An island in the Atlantic about 300 mi (483 km) north of Venezuela, Barbados is only 21 mi long (34 km) and 14 mi across (23 km) at its widest point. It is circled by fine beaches and narrow coastal plains. The highest point is Mount Hillaby (1,105 ft; 337 m) in the north-central
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Uganda: Ministry Unveils Programme to Curb Rising Heart Diseases
As country commemorated World Hypertension Day on Sunday, the health ministry unveiled a new programme to improve screening, train more health workers and refurbish facilities to tackle the rising burden of
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NYC Together And Actor Michael K. Williams Lead Youth Employment Initiative
As the summer season approaches, the decision to restore New York City’s youth employment program has been a topic of
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British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), confirmed that it is taking cigarette orders but will not go against the lockdown regulations.
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Can Your Cookware Cause This Disease?
Findings from a new study report toxic chemicals in a variety of products are associated with an increased risk of celiac disease in children and young
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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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Statement from the Urban League of Greater Atlanta on Civil Unrest in the Nation
The Leaders of the Urban League Movement, including National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Urban League of Greater Atlanta President/CEO Nancy A. Flake Johnson, and all affiliate presidents, hereby issue the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the
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Youth Literature Authors & Editors
This section of the BlackPast.org bibliographies profiles youth literature. Listed below are the works on African American and global African history that are specifically written for children and young adults. The bibliography is a searchable database where information can be sorted and listed
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Zimbabwe: Zim Woman Nabbed in SA Cigarette Smuggling Syndicate
Police in South Africa have arrested five people, including a Zimbabwean woman, for allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Zimbabwe to South
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Early African-American Poets
Civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell pronounced that Paul Laurence Dunbar was “the poet laureate of the Negro race,” at the height of his fame as a critically acclaimed poet. Dunbar explored themes such as identity, love, heritage and injustice in his poems, which were all
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Johnson, Anthony (? – 1670)
Anthony Johnson was the first prominent black landholder in the English colonies.  Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the James.  It is uncertain if Johnson arrived as an indentured servant or as a slave, early records list him as “Antonio, a Negro.”  Regardless of his
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Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1722- )
The compact city of Kingstown is the capital of the eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  It is also a major port city for the Windward Islands, a chain of Caribbean Islands that includes locales beyond St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Bananas, coconuts and arrowroot
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The evolution of Joseph E. Dames III
Dames, also known as Junior Man, began his downward spiral into crime as a young teen, and by the age of 17 faced charges for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and violation of
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Smoking and COVID-19
Another killer — smoking, specifically tobacco use — extinguishes seven million lives per
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Just in: Cigarette ban remains as High Court dismisses Fita case
Bad news for smokers, tax watchdogs and the legal tobacco industry.
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Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program | Afro
About 4,000 previously registered youth and young adults, ages 14-21, will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual work and educational experience gaining job readiness, career exploration, academic enrichment, and essential skills
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Financial toxicity of cancer in Kenya: What can be done?
In a disease narrative, curative solutions are likely to dominate over the counterpart preventative
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National Black Chamber of Commerce
The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) was incorporated as The National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc., in 1993. It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities. Additionally, the organization indicates that it
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Newswire: Black Lives Matter protesters tear down statue of the U.K.’s leading slave trader
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Illegal Cigarette Sales Booming in South Africa – Free Press of Jacksonville
A ban on the sale of cigarettes in South Africa since the country’s COVID-19-induced lockdown began in March has cost the economy millions of rands daily in the form of tax revenue lost to illicit sales of smokes, a variety of industry officials
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Hawks pounce on Limpopo warehouse, seize illicit cigarettes worth R700k | News24
The Hawks in Limpopo have smoked out a clandestine cigarette warehouse in Mokopane and seized illicit cigarettes worth more than R700 000.
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NYC possible coronavirus-related cases in kids are mostly Black and Hispanic
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Biography of Black Historian Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson is known as the father of black history. He worked tirelessly to establish the field of African-American history in the early 1900s. Born on Dec. 19, 1875, Woodson was the son of two former slaves who had nine children; he was the seventh. He rose from these modest origins to
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South Africa: Lockdown - Booze Industry Calls for Urgent Reopening Under Level 3
The alcohol industry has called for the urgent reopening of the manufacturing, distribution and trade of alcohol during Level 3 of the national
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African-American history of agriculture in the United States
The role of African Americans in the agricultural history of the United States was extremely important, and given that the majority of blacks were employed in agriculture in the United States particularly during the 19th and early 20th century, represents a major part of their history and the
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The Southside Art Center Delivering Art Kits and Hosting Virtual Art Therapy During the Pandemic.
SkyART, a South Side art center, is delivering art kits and hosting virtual therapy to underprivileged children and young adults in the lowest income neighborhoods in
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Tanzania’s exports of cloves, sisal, gold go up
Cashewnuts, sisal, cotton, cloves and gold boosted revenue from exports to $9.982 billion in the year ending April, from $8.618 billion in the same period in 2019, according to the Bank of Tanzania’s monthly review for
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KISERO: Why I fear for beer factory’s survival
Yet I fear for the Kisumu Breweries Limited factory, by far the biggest recent investment in the Western Kenya region and which has remained closed since March 23 following closure of bars, if the National Treasury alters the tax regime that made the investment attractive in the first
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Study Low Income Neighborhoods Kids Still Targets of Big Tobacco / Public News Service
MINNEAPOLIS -- Many tobacco retailers are located near public schools and in low-income neighborhoods, according to a new study. It maps out the industry's presence in 30 U.S. cities, including Minneapolis. ...
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African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896) refers to the post-Civil War reform movements in the United States aimed at eliminating racial discrimination against African Americans, improving educational and employment opportunities, and establishing electoral power. This period between
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