This Day In History- June 15

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This Day In History- June 15

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2011: Rupert Murdoch accepts the resignations of The Wall Street Journal's publisher and the chief of his British operations, as the once-defiant media mogul struggles to control an escalating phone-hacking scandal, offering apologies to the public and the family of a murdered schoolgirl.ï¿½OTHER EVENTS

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Africa: Tap Into Young People's Talents for a Post-Pandemic World

Incorporating and tapping into African youth skills and talents require recent data on the current state of young people and the skills and talents they

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NFL Will Observe Juneteenth as Official League Holiday

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an internal memo to staff, announced that the league will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, as an official holiday and the league’s offices will be closed that

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Immigration Corner | Should my mother file for her children, or should I?

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Africa: UN Human Rights - Debate On Racism, Police Brutality Slated

The United Nations Human Rights Council has announced the holding of an "urgent" debate on systemic racism and police brutality on Wednesday, June

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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America

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Nigeria: Buhari Calls for Knowledge Sharing Among Nations to Battle COVID-19

Abuja and Jos — President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday appealed to the international community to promote a platform for knowledge sharing from the output of science and research to fight the COVID-19

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Poor People’s Campaign to move forward virtually after 57 years

Labor unions, religious organizations, faith and civic rights leaders, The Women’s March and numerous celebrities will gather virtually Saturday (June 20) for “The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral

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African nations drag US to UN human rights council over 'systemic racism'

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California Assembly Passes Bill to Set Up Reparations Task Force

The “reparations” bill calls for the creation of a task force to study and propose ideas for how African Americans in California can be compensated for slavery and its “after lives,” as the author of the legislation, Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), describes the Jim Crow laws and other forms of

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Djibouti: Kenya, Djibouti Set for Repeat Polls for UN Security Council Seat

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Juneteenth 2020: In This Land of the Free, How Free Are We?

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Million Man March Leaves Mark In South Carolina

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President Obama Praises Supreme Court DACA Ruling, Encourages Voters to Elect Biden

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Trump Moved Tulsa Rally Date After Learning About Juneteenth

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Africa: One in Two Children Suffer Violence Each Year - Report

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Latino Caucus Chair: Real Justice Calls For Supporting African American Policy Issues | L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Nigeria: Just in - Obinwanne Okeke Pleads Guilty to N4.2 Billion Fraud

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Shock and disbelief! - US Jamaicans react to latest cop killings

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Somalia: Govt, Somaliland Leaders Resume Talks in Djibouti

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In its new report titled Out of the blue: The value of seagrasses to the environment and to people, launched on World Oceans Day on June 8, Unep blames these unsustainable activities for a deteriorating coastal ecosystem, a decline in coastal productivity, and affected certain supportive functions

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