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Congressional candidate claims Beyonce is not African American in bizarre rant - African American News Today - EIN News
A US congressional candidate and right-wing conspiracy theorist claimed this weekend that Beyoncé was an Italian woman who “keeps Satanist symbols in her bag”.  In comments that have since been condemned, Florida conservative KW Miller used Twitter to denounce Beyoncé’s black American background
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MDC fights shift to Zec
NELSON Chamisa’s MDC Alliance has vowed to block Thokozani Khupe and her party from replacing proportional representation (PR) legislators and senators recalled by the MDC-T from Parliament over the past month as the battleground shifts to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). BY BLESSED MHLANGA
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NFL will play Black national anthem before Week 1 games - DefenderNetwork.com
Four weeks after commissioner Roger Goodell vowed to listen to and work with players in their fight for racial equality, the NFL is in the process of solidifying plans to honor victims of systemic racism with a number of in-game programs during opening week of the 2020 season. Starting with the
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Nigeria: Madagascar's 'COVID-19' Drug Is Mainly Anti-Malaria - Health Minister
[Premium Times] Findings from the analysis of COVID Organics shows that it largely contains anti-malaria components, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday.
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Ivory Coast Prime Minister returns after overseas medical check | Africanews
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Florida Conservative: ‘Beyoncé is not even African-American’ and song ‘Formation’ is a secret code - African American News Today - EIN News
Beyoncé is no longer an African-American. He has decided that she instead. “Beyoncé is not even African American. She is faking this for
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US reports more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for third straight day - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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NFL fans threaten boycott over Black national anthem - TheGrio
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Africa's Post-Pandemic Future Needs to Embrace Youth in Agriculture
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Zec makes U-turn over elections
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it would withdraw its proposal to suspend electoral activities during the COVID-19 lockdown because the pandemic was likely to be long-term. BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE Zec said the policy document, which was meant to provide guidance on procedures and
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The Lingering Relevance Of Frederick Douglass’ ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?’ Speech
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A collective response from black councillors in Birmingham - Voice Online
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Africa: Caribbean Countries Get Access to Africa Medical Supplies Platform for Procurement of COVID-19 Supplies
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MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
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South Africa wont return to a hard lockdown: Ramaphosa - TechCentral
With government trying to strike a delicate balance between the loss of lives and saving jobs, President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is not considering returning to a hard lockdown.
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By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com With countless examples of police brutality and killings, continued systemic racism and symbols of segregation being toppled and challenged by demonstrators around the United States, the opposition, angst and concern for Black lives continues to
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