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Across The U.S., A Juneteenth 'Tinted With Sorrow' And Buoyed By Hope
Demonstrators planned rallies in towns and cities across the country, from Atlanta to Los Angeles, to commemorate the date that the U.S. informed people in Texas that all those enslaved were now free in
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Source: Stories About Black History
US$4-trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
PARIS, France (AFP) — Investment funds managing close to US$4 trillion in assets called on Brazil yesterday to halt deforestation of the Amazon in an open letter warning that biodiversity loss and carbon emissions pose a “systemic risk” to their
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Kenya: Seven Years On, Let's Dust Off the Kenyan Truth Commission Final Report
It is now seven years since my colleagues and I released the Final Report of the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission
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A Seattle man has been arrested for driving a car into a crowd of protesters
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Queer entrepreneurs explain how CBD company is owed to Black, LGBTQ people for Pride
“It’s still just as important to get to know who you are and not what you identify as,” says Danielle Gray, chief creation officer of Unoia, CBD lifestyle brand focusing on self-care, mindfulness, and mental
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Mother Emanuel’s Legacy of Hope Five Years Later
What started with a Bible study in the basement of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, became the scene of mass murder at the hands of
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Settee maker seeks COVID cushion - Laments limited access to loans
Donovan Carter has cut and carved out a niche for himself in the settee-making industry for 27
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Treason trial – Palo Conteh speaks as defence opens its case
The central allegation by the State against Major Alfred Palo Conteh is that he committed treason when he entered a public place – State House on 19th March 2020, with a gun, allegedly intended to kill the president at
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AfDB wars: Targeting African man or the continental lender?
Now, as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), he may be punch ball of a global political agenda pitting the US against African leaders, and maybe
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Tanzania: Post-Harvest Losses Becomes Tanzania's Loss in Youth Farming
"The problem of post-harvest losses in the agriculture sector is huge," Adella Ng'atigwa, a researcher and agricultural economist at the Ministry of Agriculture, tells
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The PS5 Is Ready, But Are You Ready For It? Everything You Need To Know About Sony’s Latest System (So Far)
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Legislators React to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd
Protestors and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in
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Fort Lauderdale Cop Suspended for Shoving Peaceful Protester, Black Officer Praised for Stepping In
A Florida police officer has been relieved of duty after he was filmed shoving a protester while she was kneeling on the
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A Stand For Justice. A Consistent Stand Against Racism. A Recommitment to Bring About Change. | Afro
We the Board Members of Baltimore’s first fully inclusive club established in 1962 as a gathering place for members regardless of race, gender, religion and creed, now stand united against the persistent attitudes and practices that have once again been exposed in this dark hour of our national
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Research shows COVID-19 lockdown could scar children
Child development specialist Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan is warning that children will need special attention in the coming months as research has shown that the strict measures implemented to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus could have a lasting negative psychological effect on
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NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Talks Noose, Confederate Flag and More
The only full-time Black driver in NASCAR has been thrust into the spotlight over the past week after NASCAR and the FBI investigated the discovery of a noose in his team’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway on June
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Quaker Oats Retires Aunt Jemima Character Named After Racist Stereotype
NPR's Scott Simon talks with former NPR host Michele Norris, whose grandma worked as a traveling Aunt Jemima, about the retirement of the
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Philadelphia Inquirer's Top Editor Resigns After 'Buildings Matter, Too' Headline
The top editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer has resigned amid backlash over the headline “Buildings Matter, Too” — a riff on “Black Lives Matter” — which was published in the paper last week during nationwide anti-racism
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Kylie Jenner Responds To Uoma Beauty Founder Sharon Chuter's #PullUpOrShut Challenge
In response to the recent killings of George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor fashion and beauty brands have taken to Instagram to show their support for the Black Lives Matter
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UCT releases report into Professor Bongani Mayosi's death
His death brought into sharp focus the role that mental health, student protests, as well as transformation at higher education institutions, played in the lives of high-profile black
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Madonsela in open letter to Ramaphosa: Expect more pushback against perceived excesses
Some of the loudest voices against the unreasonable regulations are President Cyril Ramaphosa's supporters who are so concerned about the social impact, they are prepared to speak publicly rather than whisper the truth, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has said in an open
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Youth motivators want Jasmine Dean found
A three-year-old youth movement — the Jamaica Youth Motivators (JYM) — has taken on the challenge of seeking public support in keeping hope alive that missing University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, student Jasmine Dean will be
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Janelle Monae Recalls Impact of Filming Horror Movie on a Plantation: ‘I Felt Everything’
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Georgia Police Chief Pushed To Resign Over Black Lives Matter Post
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UG students adapting to online learning despite mixed experiences
Several University of Guyana (UG) students have given mixed reviews on the transition from in classroom learning to virtual learning, which has become the new norm due to the novel coronavirus disease
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