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Who Gets to Be an American? On the Evolution of US Citizenship
As we approach Election Day, just days before another potential government shutdown, we must reflect on how white supremacy has historically limited U.S. citizenship and threatened participation in our democracy.
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En direct, Nouvelle-Calédonie : les corps des deux gendarmes tués rapatriés dans l’Hexagone lundi ; l’Elysée annonce la tenue d’un nouveau conseil de défense - Haiti24
Quatre présidents de régions d’outre-mer demandent le « retrait immédiat » de la réforme Les présidents des régions Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane et La Réunion ont demandé dimanche le « retrait immédiat » de la réforme du corps électoral en Nouvelle-Calédonie. « Seule la réponse politique mettra
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Panic buying adds additional stress in COVID-19 pandemic ⋆
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Vigils, Funeral Service Set for Late Fire-EMS Director Daryl George Sr.
Government House has announced a series of ceremonies to celebrate the life and contributions of the late Fire-EMS Director Daryl George Sr., who died Oct. 24 after a sudden illness.
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Nigeria: Govt Knocks Atiku Over Alarm On Debt Profile
Abuja — Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under criticism from the federal government for portraying an apocalyptic scenario about the country's debt
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CBC Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable
The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George
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Africa: In Era of COVID-19, Russia's Strategic Politics of Coronavirus Aid Takes the Stage in Africa
While Russia, for a time, appeared to escape a serious coronavirus outbreak, the situation there has changed drastically during these two months of April and May, - passing Germany and France to become the third most-infected country in the world, according to The Moscow
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Venture capital is in the middle of a reset, but no one is changing | TechCabal
If anything happens to the macro-economics of the foreign investors investing in African startups, it will have an effect in Africa. So what needs to change?
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Congressional Black Caucus Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced “The Justice in Policing Act of 2020,” legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its black citizens, in the wake of the brutal in police custody death of George
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Nigeria: At 20.89 Billion Litres, Nigeria's Petrol Imports Hit Six-Year High
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Premier League Teams Show Support For Black Lives Matter With New Jerseys
During their return to play, clubs will be showing their support to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, and some will be donning their support for the Black Lives Matter
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Nigeria: President Rejects States' Plan On Unilateral Takeover of DISCOs
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health
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Jordan Peele, Other Directors Affirm They Won't Let John Boyega Be Out of Work Over His Fiery Speech on Racism
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UK could lock down city of Leicester after virus surge
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The central English city of Leicester could be the country's first to face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel said
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Anti-slavery redirects here. For the British NGO working for the eradication of slavery, see Anti-Slavery
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Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez (born 3 September 1993) simply known as Andrea Tovar, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Colombia
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Nigeria: Senate Passes U.S.$2.8 Billion Supplementary Budget
[Premium Times] President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, wrote to the National Assembly seeking the consideration of the supplementary budget, a day after it was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
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Nigeria: Govt, States, LGs Share N547.3 Billion for May
A statement by the Director (Press) in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hassan Dodo, said from the shared amount, which included Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Excess Bank Charges recovered, the federal government received N219.799 billon; states, N152.436
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Soul Singer Randy Hall is on a Hot Streak with New Solo Single "A New Way of Love" Following Vault Hit with Late Jazz Legend Miles Davis
Randy Hall has enjoyed international chart-topping success with his solo single “How Do You Want Your Love” (co-composed with Kevin Toney, founding keyboardist of Donald Byrd’s Blackbyrds band) which vaulted over superstars such as Charlie Wilson and Usher to hit the top of the U.K. Soul Chart and
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
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Anderson, Marian (1897-1993)
Marian Anderson, renowned contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th Century, was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was the daughter of John Berkley Anderson, a small business owner, and Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson, a former Virginia
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross is an American singer and actress, who is one of the most successful recording artists with record sales exceeding 100 million copies. She was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She began singing in high school and formed a band with her friends Mary Wilson, Florence
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THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of
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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy Jr. is the founder of Motown Records, the first black owned music label in the U.S. He was born on November 28, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy. He had seven other siblings and was the seventh of his eight siblings. He is a descendent of a white
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