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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans;[9] [10] [11] on the north by the neighbouring
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Houseless Residents Must Be Counted & Cared For Amid COVID-19
Now, as restrictions on businesses begin to slowly lift and the state continues to introduce its plans for reopening, it will be up to the people to determine how we will continue fighting this pandemic day-by-day—and make sure our houseless community members are not left
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Joe Biden endorsed by Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Former Vice President Joe Biden, sided by Dr. Jill Biden delivers remarks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA on March
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Burundi's Tense Election Campaign Sparks Fears of Further Violence
Burundi's election campaign, which ended on Sunday, left several dead and injured in clashes that broke out between members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the main opposition CNL party
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2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color
There were a couple of firsts in this year’s announcement of the winners of the Pulitzer
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Africa: Digital Briefing on USAID's Ongoing Development Priorities and COVID-19 Assistance Response in Africa
Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Status of His Dream Today
On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people, mostly African Americans, gathered at the National Mall for The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They came to express their discontent with the persistent racism of the nation, particularly that of the southern states where Jim Crow laws
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Village People Singer Asks Trump To No Longer Play Their Music At Rallies
Although the 1970s disco group the Village People has previously been OK with Donald Trump playing its music at rallies, the band just changed its
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How long, O Lord, how long?
The words of King David that appear in Psalm 13 of the Old Testament echo in the hearts of American people of color
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Police committee welcomes the enactment of IPID amendment bill
This Act removes the power to dismiss the IPID head from the Minister of Police, and places it in the hands of the Portfolio Committee on
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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Accessible General Election in November
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring a statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and signed an executive order to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe, secure and accessible manner during the upcoming
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Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu , in full Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa), South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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OPINION: Six urgent things to do for the new Lesotho PM
While Lesotho outgoing Prime Minister, Tom Thabane still ponders when exactly to vacate office, it will be imperative for incoming leader of the Mountain Kingdom, Prime Minister-designate Dr Moeketsi Majoro to prepare for office in
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Netanyahu lashes out at graft charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held
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READ: Former President Barack Obama's 'Graduate Together' speech | The Atlanta Voice
Some of you have had to overcome serious obstacles along the way, whether it was an illness, or a parent losing a job, or living in a neighborhood where people too often count you
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Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump | The Atlanta Voice
Former Vice President Joe Biden has said, as recently as last month, that “we may have to do a virtual convention” due to concerns about the spread of
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Angola: Constitutional Court Organic Draft-Law Ready for Parliament
Luanda — The draft law on the Organic Structure of the Constitutional Court (TC) is to be submitted to the National Assembly (parliament), after having been favourably assessed, last Wednesday, by the Angolan Government, in a Cabinet Council
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A Biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. was in Miami when he had a meeting with film producer Abby Mann, who was contemplating a movie biography about King. Mann asked the 37-year-old minister how the movie should end. King replied, It ends with me getting
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African-American literature
African-American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of slave narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical
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GECOM needs to clear the air as often as necessary on the recount
Having observed the varying perspectives put forward by the political parties as to what the National Recount exercise entails the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has the responsibility to ensure the society is knowledgeable of events as they
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THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE” – Voice and Viewpoint
The 1965 Watts Riots were a reaction to police mistreatment of Marquette Frye, a young African-American motorist who was stopped and detained by an officer of the California Highway
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Liberia: CPP Finalizes Framework
Ahead of the Special Senatorial Election due October this year, the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has finalized a framework document making the institution a legally recognized political party.The CPP is comprised of four opposition collaborating political parties, including immediate past
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Trump Threatens Military Troops to Stop Protesters; Invokes Insurrection Act of 1807
President Trump announced that he would invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 law to halt the protests that have erupted around the country following the murder of George Floyd and employ active military to police the
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Libya: Has Haftar's 'Ponzi Scheme' Imploded?
Turkey's dramatic military intervention into Libya's civil-cum-proxy war on the side of the Tripoli government has changed the narrative from 'Haftar tightening the noose around Tripoli' to his 'entire Western operation being in disarray,' as one analyst puts
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Honors Our Nation’s Veterans, Service Members and Their Families with a Congressional Memorial Day Ceremony
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honored the nation’s veterans, service members and their families on Memorial Day during a ceremony at the Houston Heights World War II
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Sudan Government Commemorates June 3 Massacre
Khartoum — On Thursday, the gardens of the Republican Palace in Khartoum witnessed a symbolic vigil in commemoration of the violent dismantling of the sit-in in front of the army command in Khartoum on June 3 last year, in which more than 100 people were
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Burundi: The United States Commends the People of Burundi On the Presidential Elections of May 20
As steadfast supporters of democracy, we call on the government to address reports of electoral fraud and investigate and pursue accountability for all allegations of voter intimidation before, during, and after the
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Fair Count launches the I Count Bus Tour: Remix for the 2020 Census
Dalton, GA– Fair Count is launching its first completely virtual bus tour in Dalton, GA, today in an effort to increase participation in the 2020
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