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The oxygen of hope

Rev Dwight Fletcher For 21 months straight, the headline has been COVID-19. What it is … how it is spread … sanitisation practices … number of infections … clusters … vaccines … death. As we try to keep track of all the news, it seems that whatever...

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HANNAHLISA HALL is just eight years old but she is a battle-hardened soldier who has survived three

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Academy shows young women how to succeed in sports careers

The MSR recently spoke with several panelists at a four-day virtual 'So You Want A Career in Athletics' academy. This week we highlight Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes. Source

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces Plan to Build Border Wall and Arrest Migrants | Dallas Weekly

CNN) - Texas will begin building its own border wall and next week will begin arresting migrants who trespass on private property, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday. 'Change is needed to fix the border crisis,' Abbott said. The order was one of several new initiatives announced by

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51-year-old arrested for stabbing of Limpopo police station commander

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a police captain in Mbuzini village on Saturday, Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo has

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Success On ‘The Way,’ Ask Dr. Jeanette Parker: “Beautiful Pictures From God Our Father”

Success On ‘The Way,’ Ask Dr. Jeanette Parker: “Beautiful Pictures From God Our

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Ruto allies vow to floor Uhuru's Jubilee in Kiambu

Stakes are high ahead of next week's by-elections in President Uhuru Kenyatta's home turf of Kiambu County.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

The Election is Over, What About The Checks? - Milwaukee Community Journal

After the grueling election many are happy to see it end. As I interviewed locals, the question on the minds of many was what about the stimulus check? The House as well as the Senate are set to be back in session by next week, where negotiations are expected to continue. The progress made prior

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

South Africa: Competition Set to Heat Up as Idols SA Top 10 is Announced

[Mzansi Magic] Tonight's show brought with it a few firsts of the season -- the first round of live-show eliminations for Idols SA season 16, as well as the first of the shows to have a live audience, much to the excitement of the judges.

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Source: allAfrica.com

MUSIC MONDAY: 'Blackman Know Yourself' - Celebrating Afrobeat (LISTEN)

[Photo credit: Fela Kuti by Leni Sinclair / Getty Images] The roots of Afrobeat began in Ghana during the early 1920s. When musicians incorporated influences like the foxtrot and calypso with Ghana…

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(1843) Samuel H. Davis, “We Must Assert Our Rightful Claims and Plead Our Own Cause”

The National Convention of Colored Citizens which met in Buffalo, New York from August 15 to 19, 1843 is best remembered as the venue for the speech by Rev. Henry Highland Garnet calling on the slaves to “throw off their chains.” However the chair of the convention, Samuel H. Davis of

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Israel Opens Its Borders To Vaccinated Tourists In Late May – The Wilmington Journal

Travel to Israel is set to recommence after news the Israeli Health Ministry will allow groups of vaccinated foreigners into the country, starting on May 23. Tourists who want to visit Israel will have to [...]

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(1879) Robert J. Harlan, “Migration is the Only Remedy for Our Wrongs”

Between 1879 and 1880, six thousand Exodusters left Louisiana and Mississippi for Kansas. Their migration, prompted by the end of racially-integrated Reconstruction governments, by anti-black violence and by sharecropping and tenant farming, brought national attention including a Congressional

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Nigeria's Death Toll From Coronavirus Reaches 200

The agency in a tweet late on Wednesday evening said the 284 new cases were reported in 13

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Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's new senior advisor, is ready for November

I’m the worst at that,” says Karine Jean-Pierre, the newly hired senior advisor to Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign, when I ask her to describe

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Israel Opens Its Borders To Vaccinated Tourists In Late May – Free Press of Jacksonville

Travel to Israel is set to recommence after news the Israeli Health Ministry will allow groups of vaccinated foreigners into the country, starting on May 23. Tourists who want to visit Israel will have to [...]

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Kenyans heed govt's voluntary COVID-19 testing scheme

Kenyans are heeding government calls for voluntary COVID-19 testing as the number of coronavirus cases in the country

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Covid-19: Mopani district becomes Limpopo's new epicentre after 'cluster outbreak' | News24

There has been yet another "cluster outbreak" of Covid-19 in Limpopo, with the Mopani district now identified as the new epicentre of the pandemic in the province.

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Kenya: Eastleigh and Old Town to Remain Under Lockdown

The government has extended the cessation of movement into and out of Eastleigh and Old Town areas in Nairobi and Mombasa respectively till June

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Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler progressing toward max extension worth up to $184 million news -The Black Chronicle

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler are progressing toward a maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $184 million over four years, sources told ESPN on

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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigeria Records 338 New Cases, Total Nears 6,000

Nigeria, on Sunday, recorded 338 new cases of COVID-19 as the total number of cases inched closer to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Nairobi Neighborhood's Residents Struggle to Make Living During COVID Lockdown

Kenyan authorities last week locked down the Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh because of a jump in confirmed coronavirus

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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Why We Postponed Resumption of Domestic Flights - Nigerian Govt

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, has explained why the date for the resumption of domestic flights in the country was

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Kenya: National Assembly Set to Start Vetting Envoys Nominated By President Kenyatta

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly is set to start vetting 15 nominees of President Uhuru Kenyatta for various positions of Ambassador and High Commissioners.

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Obama to hold first virtual fundraiser for Biden | Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Barack Obama is making his fundraising debut for his former vice president with an online event next week, targeting tens of thousands of small-dollar donors, according to an invitation obtained by

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Rwanda: Schools Need Over 18,000 Teachers to Plug Shortfall

[New Times] Rwanda needs a total of 18,005 professional teachers to be able to improve the student ratio as well as cater for the new classrooms being constructed to decongest existing ones.

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FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week - TheGrio

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by... View Article The post FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week appeared first on TheGrio.

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Level 4 EXTENDED: Ramaphosa confirms 14 more days - here's what has changed

After a meeting with the NCCC President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday extended lockdown Level 4 restrictions for 14 more days. But here's what has changed.

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Businesses, retail set for partial reopening

Factories and construction sites will begin the process of reopening this week under a four-phase plan Gov. Charlie Baker released May

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#AAMAM: “Black Parade” – Celebrating African-American Women Vocalists (LISTEN)

This is the last week of African-American Music Appreciation

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Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American population

Church Outbreak: A look at what’s next in WV’s effort to control COVID-19 in the state’s African American May 8, 2020 / 06:45 PM EDT

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