Uganda: Two South Sudanese Arrested in Elegu for Attacking UPDF Soldiers

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Uganda: Two South Sudanese Arrested in Elegu for Attacking UPDF Soldiers

[Monitor] A South Sudanese soldier and civilian have been arrested in Elegu Town Council in Amuru District following an attack on UPDF soldiers patrolling the porous border entry points.

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NAACP annual report said the unemployment of urban Blacks in 1971 was worse than at anytime since the great depression of the thirties. The report also said that more school desegregation occurred in 1971 than in any other year since the 1954 school decision.

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29

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“Stand Up:” California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes

(CBM) – On June 24, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with leaders of multiple California legislative caucuses, urged California residents to stand up to hate by reporting suspected hate crimes in a powerful

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Arkansas legislature passed anti-Klan law.

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Biden’s Inaction Hurts American Workers.

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Uganda: 2021 - MPs Reject Digital Campaigns

[Monitor] Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee yesterday rejected the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision banning open public rallies ahead of the 2021 General Elections.

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Race riot, West Side of Chicago. National Guard was placed on stand-by alert, August 14. (8/12-14).

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Aug

12

1965

Barbara Jordan dies

Barbara Charline Jordan was born February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas. Jordan was elected to the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first female African-American to do so. In 1972, she was elected president pro-tempore of the Texas Senate - the first African-American elected to preside over

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Jan

17

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NASM Promotes Stories on African-American Aviation Experience - African American News Today - EIN News

For just one example: Dive into the story behind aircraft designer and pilot Neal V. Loving, who also launched the first all-black Civil Air Patrol squadron, before building his first airplane, a tiny race plane called the WR-1. This special airplane would

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Pandemic Causing Rise in Unemployment Fraud | The Crusader Newspaper Group

At the time this article was written, more than 120,000 Americans had perished from the deadly virus COVID-19. The death toll continues to rise right alongside the unemployment rate. As if this tragic state of affairs is not enough for our nation to face, countless individuals are now falling

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Congress asked to make lynching a federal crime

The National Liberty Congress of Colored Americans asked Congress to make lynching a federal crime.

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Jul

29

1918

Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the

Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the two-thirds vote necessary to oust President Johnson.

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May

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Woman's Era Club

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Unemployed Tunisians seek laws guaranteeing jobs

Demonstrators demanded the adoption of a law that would guarantee jobs for anyone with a diploma who has been unemployed for more than 10

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General Lester L. Lyles

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1768 - A black man convicted of rape is sentenced to death in Worcester, MA while a white man is sentenced to sit on the gallows for the same crime.

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Jan

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1768

Texans urge state education board to expand sex education policy, include LGBTQ

At a marathon virtual hearing Monday, dozens of Texans implored the State Board of Education to dramatically update the minimum statewide standards for what Texas public school students are taught about sex and health, policies which have not been revised since

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Riot in Cambridge, Maryland

Riot, Cambridge, Maryland. National Guard mobilized.

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Jul

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1967

Go To Glasgow Tattoo Artists If You Have Black Skin - Black Millennials

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Trinidad man charged with cold case killing - Stabroek News

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Tunisia: Parliament's Bureau Approves Extension of Deadline for Nominations for Constitutional Court

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Swarms of locusts devastate parts of northern Kenya | News24

The branches on trees around Kenya's northern town of Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downward under the weight of voracious young locusts.

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Top Tips For Tattooing on Dark Skin - Black Millennials

For people with brown or black skin, there is some additional information that you should be aware of if you are thinking of getting a tattoo. Lighter skin is quite different from dark skin, and because of this, the process of tattooing dark skin should be approached differently. Whether it is the

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Love, Mia (1975 - )

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1975

Madeline Swegle becomes U. S. Navy's 1st Black female fighter pilot : TheGrio

History has been made this week with the announcement that Madeline Swegle is set to become the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical fighter pilot. The post Madeline Swegle becomes U.S. Navy's 1st Black female fighter pilot appeared first on TheGrio.

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Serial rapist’s sentence slashed - Court halves prison time for man who confessed to assaulting eight women

Patrick Green, 33, was initially sentenced to a total of 499 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in the Clarendon Circuit Court in December 2014 to eight counts of rape, eight counts of illegal possession of firearm, five counts of robbery with aggravation and two counts of grievous sexual

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Where Do We Go from Here: Where Is the Republican Plan Post “Safer at Home”?

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King published a book called “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or

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'We can now sleep' - Hardcore serial rapist arrested in Nigeria

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Race riot in Cleveland

Race riot, Cleveland. Eleven persons, including three policemen, were killed and National Guard was mobilized. Riot was sparked by alleged ambush of police detail by Black radicals.

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Jul

23

1968

Uhuru blocks MPs’ push for a special expenses account

Uhuru seals a loophole that would have allowed the National Assembly to ring-fence its annual budget from cuts by the Treasury.

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Another 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week

Another 2.4 million Americans filed for first-time benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reported on

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