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Africa: Okowa Didn't Order Anyone to Undergo COVID-19 Test - Ifeajika
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Hip-Hop Community Mourns the Death of Atlanta Rapper Lil Marlo
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Five Years Later – Five Years Too Late: Reflections on Broken Baltimore 5 years after the Uprising | Afro
By Bishop Douglas Miles As I look at Baltimore five years after the Freddie Gray uprising the saying “Three strikes you are out” keeps coming to mind. The nation once again in chaos because another Black man has been killed by the police or White men.  The names change-Eric, Trayvon, Freddie and
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Texas: 'I think the numbers are going to look worse as we go into next week,' governor says - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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The Signs Say Black Lives Matter - My WordPress
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Protest at your own risk, says Zanu PF
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