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South Africa: From Maternal Health to COVID-19 - How a WhatsApp Service Became Essential for Millions
Cape Town — Covid-19 Connect, a WhatsApp service that provides users with relevant information to help make informed and effective decisions during the pandemic, was developed by Praekelt.org for South Africa, but the organisation's experience with digital health technology like MomConnect allowed
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BLM activist found dead in Tallahassee after week long search
Tallahassee, Fl – The Tallahassee Police Department has identified Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, 19, a victim of murder after nearly a week of searching for her as a missing
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U.S. Embassy in South Korea Unfurls Giant Black Lives Matter Banner | HuffPost
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, unfurled a banner reading “Black Lives Matter” across its building and posted on social media Saturday that it stood “in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive
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Will charges be brought in Rayshard Brooks homicide? [VIDEO]
Maybe the grilling was due diligence, maybe the cops were giving Rayshard Brooks an opportunity to get it together, but in the end, one officer’s decision to shoot the 27-year-old husband and father twice in the back as he fled on foot is another law enforcement
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Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business | Afro
HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of
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Muslim Women Renew Calls For More Inclusive Programs As Mosques Reopen
Mosques across the country were suddenly in need of more speakers to fill the void of online discussions, and Muslim women, who were often overlooked despite their qualifications, were now being tapped to host virtual meetups and
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Bill Banning Police From Using Deadly “Sleeper Hold” Introduced in California Assembly
Last week, reacting to the violent death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man in Minnesota, California Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) introduced a new
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Should They Or Shouldn’t They? NBA’s Elite Divided Over Possible Return Of NBA Season
It was broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that there are a significant amount of players in the NBA who are opposed to the league resuming play in light of all the social justice issues that are currently plaguing the country right
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Africa: AfDB - Reps Ask Bank's Board to Disregard Call for Fresh Probe
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt all further investigation of the president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi
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Beyoncé Sends Letter To AG Calling For “Swift” Justice For Breonna Taylor
The Lemonade crafter made it abundantly clear that she wants “swift justice for Breonna Taylor, who died after she was shot in her own Louisville apartment by cops executing a “no-knock
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Comedian Jay Pharoah Opens Up About Violent Police Encounter
Los Angeles (BNC) — Jay Pharoah told TMZ officials that he was jogging down a San Fernando Valley street, when multiple LAPD cops pulled their guns on him, ordered him to drop to the ground, and one officer proceeded to put his knee on Jay’s neck while he was defenseless laying on the
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Odell Beckham Jr. Launches Justice Tee In Support Of The Black Lives Matter Movement
In the midst of a global pandemic, the world has also had to deal with the unjust killings of Black
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Two UN peacekeepers killed in an attack in northwestern Mali
Two UN peacekeepers have been killed in an attack in northwestern Mali plagued by jihadist
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'You Don't Have to Think About That': Kandi Burruss Gets Emotional After Having Hard Conversations with Her Children About Police Brutality
It’s the talk that many Black parents struggle to have with their kids, the discussion of how to deal with the police, and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality diva Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker are no
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Kenyans reject bid to reopen schools on virus fears
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Uganda: 11 More Ugandans Test Positive for Coronavirus, 240 Discharged
The Ministry of Health Sunday reported 11 new infections among Ugandans as the number of confirmed cases rose to
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Families Of Robert Fuller & Malcolm Harsch Push Back On Suicide Claims In Hanging Deaths
Although the deaths of Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch have been initially ruled as suicide, the families are questioning those
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50 Stunning Beauty Shots From The First Week Of The #ESSENCEChallenge
the first week of the #ESSENCEChallenge launching we’ve seen Black men and women post some of the most stunning portraits of
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COMMENTARY: When the Protesting Ends – Do You Just Go Home?
There is a ground swell in America, and for 13 days there has been multiracial protests and demonstrations based on the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota
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A Second Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree in California
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DeKalb Schools' new superintendent could make $325,000 plus perks
Cheryl Watson-Harris is second in command at the largest school district in the country, serving as first-deputy chancellor for the New York City Department of
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Rwanda Records Rise in New COVID-19 Cases
Rwanda on Thursday recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, the highest of the week, contributed mainly by citizens arriving from neighbouring
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Ben Carson Tells U.S. To 'Grow Up' Over Racist Gripes; Stacey Abrams Calls Him 'Infantile'
Abrams, a Georgia gubernatorial candidate in 2018 and possible vice presidential pick, lashed Carson’s take as an “infantile response,” on ABC’s “This
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Africa: Tracing the History of Pandemics
Most people on the globe are very frightened of the Covid-19 pandemic which has swept across the
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Yes, Silence Can Be Violence — But These Celebs Should Shut Up
That song plays in my head every time one of these celebrities outs themselves as strong and wrong about the Black Lives Matter
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Uganda's $12b Budget Offers Tax Waivers, Credit Access to SMEs
In a bid to get the Ugandan economy moving again after nearly three months of lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the government on June 11 presented a budget offering a host of tax waivers and funding for the business
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The future of Hima Cement Ltd is in doubt after the Court of Appeal upheld a decision by the High Court that conferred its mining rights to East African Gold Sniffing Company
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West Africa: Angolan Helps Fight COVID-19 in West Africa
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