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[Nyasa Times] Two senior chiefs have asked Malawi government not to extradite Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to South Africa.
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Bill Cosby tweets gratitude to rapper Boosie for supporting him - TheGrio
Bill Cosby had a few people to thank for supporting him during his prison sentence and one of them was... View Article The post Bill Cosby tweets gratitude to rapper Boosie for supporting him appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Lives Matter co-founder urges Nigeria to free jailed police protesters | News24
A group of activists and celebrities, including a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, have signed an open letter to Nigeria's president demanding that he hold accountable security personnel accused of shooting anti-police brutality protesters.
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Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? No. For a couple reasons, masks and social distancing will still be recommended for some time after people are vaccinated. To start, the first coronavirus vaccines require two shots; Pfizer's second dose
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‘You Haven’t Aged!!’: Kerry Washington Shares Age-Defying Throwback Picture from College
Actress Kerry Washington has hardly aged since college. The “Scandal” starshared a throwback pictureon Instagram on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from her college days at George […]
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Ariana Grande announces engagement, shows ring on Instagram - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ariana Grande has announced she is engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiance and her engagement ring. The 'Rain on Me' singer posted the photos of her cuddling with Dalton Gomez, a luxury real estate agent, on Instagram on Sunday. Grande included a close-up shot of the
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Historian Timuel Black celebrates 102nd birthday | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Erick Johnson Balloons and cameras were everywhere. Drivers honked their horns and waved to the guest of honor. A scholar of Chicago’s Black history, it was historian Timuel Black’s birthday on Monday, December 7, when he turned 102 years old. On a chilly afternoon, Black sat in the middle of
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Big Tech’s sinister pro-Biden bias and other commentary
From the left: Tech’s Sinister Bias for Biden; Small-biz owner: Are We Just Collateral?; From the right: Don’t Normalize Impeachment; Conservatives: Roberts’ Self-Defeating Quest; Culture critic: Why We Need Beethoven
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Remembering Country Legend Charley Pride. | Chicago Defender
Charley Pride, known as the Jackie Robinson of country music and the first black performer to become a member of the Country Hall of Fame in 2000, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19 at age 86. Country stars paid tribute to Pride, including Darius Rucker, a three-time
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Zimbabwe: Concern Over Increased Rights Violations During Lockdown
[263Chat] Local civic society organisations have raised alarm over high incidences of human rights violations during the COVID-19 pandemic induced lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the virus.
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US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine - TheGrio
A U.S. government advisory panel convened on Thursday to decide whether to endorse mass use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to... View Article The post US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biz Markie reportedly recovering after suffering stroke - TheGrio
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Bill Cosby Thanks Boosie For His Support
Bill Cosby is currently serving three to 10 years  for sexually assaulting a woman. Nevertheless, the disgraced comedian figured he'd recognize the supporters he is thankful for, starting with rapper Boosie.
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Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Left for Dead after Supreme Court Ruling Is Alive, Lawyers Say – Free Press of Jacksonville
Efforts to overturn November’s election results in Pennsylvania are not dead, say the attorneys who continued working after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence ruling that was widely seen as the case’s last breath. [...]
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B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53 | Afro
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Associated Press Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film “B.A.P.S.” and on the sitcom “Eve,” has died. She was 53. Reid’s death on Dec. 7 was confirmed by Je’Caryous Johnson, the CEO of Je’Caryous Entertainment, which was planning a stage
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[Monitor] Nigerian musician Stanley Omah Didia, alias Omah Lay, was on Tuesday night put on the first available plane at Entebbe International Airport and seen out of Uganda "for the very good," officials have told this writer.
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Africa: Violence, Forcing Women Out of Mining
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‘I Already Did the Binder, Get Your Own Thing’: Monique Samuels Claps Back at Jamal Bryant’s Recent Live Session
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NAACP Leaders Call for New Administration Commission on Race, Equity
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Zimbabwe: Mines Minister Chitando Dragged to Court After Illegally Grabbing Eight Gold Claims
[New Zimbabwe] MINES Minister Winston Chitando is caught up in a controversial saga with a local businessman Yakub Ibrahim Mahomed who is accusing the senior government official of seizing eight "juicy" gold rich mining claims in Mberengwa, Midlands province.
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by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Former President Barack Obama has vowed to take the new COVID-19 vaccination on live television. Dr. Ebony Hilton, a physician in the critical care and anesthesiology department at the University of Virginia Health, is also publicly
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Alicia Garza on 'defunding the police,' Biden and what's next for Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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President-elect Joe Biden has continued to maintain — even exceed — a campaign promise for a diverse staff and Cabinet.
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