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A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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Saint Paul’s College of Virginia (1888-- )
Saint Paul’s College of Virginia is a private college located in Lawrenceville, Virginia.  The college was founded on September 24, 1888, by James Solomon Russell, a newly-ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church. He became the first principal of the institution, which in 1890 was
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Skinner, Elliot Percival (1924-2007)
Elliott Percival Skinner, a leading late 20th Century anthropologist, also served as the United States ambassador to the Republic of Upper Volta (the West African country renamed itself Burkina Faso in 1984).  Skinner was born on June 20, 1924 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.  During World War II, he
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States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns against the coronavirus, public health officials in some states are being accused of bungling infection statistics or even deliberately using a little sleight of hand to make the some of the data look better than they
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Uganda: Museveni Says Public Transport to Resume As All Get Free Masks
All Ugandans aged six years and above will be given free face masks in a bid to protect themselves against the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni has
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Georgia Republican Slammed For Posing With White Supremacist-Linked Group
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13-Year-Old Paris Brown Recalls Her Coronavirus Awakening
My parents are NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, Stacy Brown, and the awesome Shenay
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Nigeria: Decline in Non-COVID-19 Ailment Consultation in Hospitals Worries Govt
The federal government also said wearing face masks in public places is compulsory, going by the COVID-19 regulations signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Quarantine
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He Lives On: “Scarface” Remake Finally Has A New Director
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Kenya woos importers with free storage at Naivasha ICD
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RIP Demetrius Townsel Jr: GoFundMe Started For 12-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Indiana
According to NWI.com, Demetrius Townsel Jr. of Chicago was fatally shot on Saturday night while in a car in Gary, Indiana, according to police Cmdr. Jack
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Congress needs to show black businesses the money
In several informal polls on my Facebook pages I asked the same question: “Do you know of any black owned business that got a COVID-19 stimulus SBA Payroll Protection Program
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(1920) Archibald Grimke, “The Shame of America, or the Negro’s Case Against the Republic”
Archibald Grimke was born enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina in 1849.  After the Civil War, Archibald and his younger brother Francis, enrolled at Lincoln University.  Archibald graduated in 1872 and then entered Harvard Law School.  After graduation he practiced in Boston.  By the 1880s Grimke
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Kenya: 15 Counties Benefit From EU COVID-19 Food Safety Campaign
At least 15 counties in Kenya have received posters bearing Covid-19 food safety messages through a project supported by the European Union
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Dr. Mose Yvonne Hooks: Dynamic, engaged and supportive of students
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Seacole, Mary Jane (1805 –1881)
Mary Jane Grant Seacole was an early nurse in the British Empire during the 19th Century. Born in Kingston, Jamaica as Mary Grant, she was the daughter of a Scottish officer and a black mother. Mary’s mother ran a hospital/boarding house in Kingston and she, after a brief period as
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Twitter Can't Help But Compare This Actor's New Look To Our Mayne Man Terrence Howard - Blavity
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Telehealth thrives during COVID-19 pandemic
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Stevie Wonder, Rep. Ayanna Presley, Rev. Al Sharpton and More to Pay Tribute to Malcolm X's Birthday
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5 Memorable Quotes That Make "Kill a Mockingbird" an Evergreen Classic
Harper Lee summarizes the story in the title -- To Kill a Mockingbird. A mockingbird represents innocence. The story tells us of an innocent man who is sentenced due to racial prejudice. Every To Kill a Mockingbird quote on this page preaches a universal
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India, Bangladesh cyclone death toll hits 95
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Six additional COVID-19 cases in Jamaica
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DPP hails ruling in historic fraud case
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California’s Vote-by-Mail Election Push is Both Praised and Put Down | Post News Group
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Influential Puerto Rican Activist Group the Young Lords
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Africa's Health Dilemma - Protecting People From COVID-19 While Four Times As Many Could Die of Malaria
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Experts across Africa are warning that as hospitals and health facilities focus on COVID-19, less attention is being given to the management of other deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which affect millions more
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Uganda: Soldiers, Policemen On the Spot Over Brutality, Theft
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