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the Bronze Muse
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22
1911
Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism
Many in the country are struggling to find work because of the ongoing pandemic, and when they can find work, a nationwide transport ban due to COVID-19 made it even more it difficult for those with albinism—a genetic condition where the body doesn’t produce melanin, a pigment found in skin, eyes
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Kiki Layne stars in Gina Prince Bythewood flick 'The Old Guard'
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Ethiopia: In-Depth - Ethiopia's Digitally Empowered Labor Migration Initiative to the Gulf Region Sparks Controversy, Hope
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Buxton United capture the East Coast Mash Football Championship - Stabroek News
Buxton United was crowned the East Coast Mash Cup Football Champion, defeating arch-nemesis and derby rival Buxton Stars via sudden penalty kicks on Saturday evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre
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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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Uganda: Maj Gen Kasirye Ggwanga Dies
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Namibia: Foreigners Implicated in Illegal Lead Mining Ring
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(1877) Alexander Crummell, “Address Before the American Geographical Society”
African American intellectual Alexander Crummell was one of the few19th century scholars known and respected widely among European Americans. In an address before the American Geographical Society delivered in Chickering Hall in New York City on May 22, 1877, Crummell demonstrates his appeal to one
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22
1877
Judge Declares Mistrial For Ex-Cop Involved In Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former Louisville police officer who opened fire in the deadly raid of Breonna Taylor's apartment. On Thursday, Nov. 16, a 12-member, mostly white jury deadlocked in the case of Brett Hankison, the ex-officer who was
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Why Tinubu did not speak at COP28 as scheduled -- Official
“The speeches, to be honest as good as they may be, are mostly a repeat of pledges or promises and Nigeria is saying enough is enough it's time for action.” The post Why Tinubu did not speak at COP28 as scheduled - Official appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Uganda: UPDF Kill Four South Sudan Soldiers in Yumbe District
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Battle of the Schools: Dancing With the Scholars XIIII Honors Legacy of William O. Lockridge
The William O. Lockridge Community Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser, Dancing with the Scholars, at THEARC on Nov. 4 to honor the organization's namesake and celebrate his work, legacy and teachings. The post Battle of the Schools: Dancing With the Scholars XIIII Honors Le
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Amenhotep I
Amenhotep I ä˝mĕnhō´tĕp, ā˝– [key] or Amenophis I ă˝mĕnō´fĭs [key], fl. 1570 BC, king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty son and successor of Amasis I . His chief exploits were military. He pushed southward into Nubia and reestablished Egypts boundary at the Second Cataract of the Nile
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Biography: Idi Amin Dada, the Butcher of Uganda
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C.J. Stroud Shares Message After Statement Win
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Uganda: Gen Kasirye Ggwanga's Endearing Quotes to the Public
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Lowry, Henry Berry (c. 1846-1872)
In 1853, the Lumbee Indians, a triracial people who are descendants of several southeastern Indian tribes, whites, and African Americans, named themselves after the Lumber River, which flows through their homeland in North Carolina.  According to the Lumbee historian Adolph Dial, they are also
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Kato, David (c1964-2011)
David Kato was founding father of Uganda’s emergent gay rights movement, the first openly gay man in the country, and an international gay rights activist. He was brutally murdered in January
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