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A group of Chicago police officers is under fire after being caught on camera lounging in the burglarized office of a U.S. congressman, amid civil unrest in the
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Leopold II: Belgium ‘Wakes Up’ To Its Bloody Colonial Past | Afro
Inside the palatial walls of Belgium’s Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II – each one a monument to the king whose rule killed as many as 10 million
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EDITORIAL: A Letter to Friends Who Really Want to End Racism
Yesterday I posted a letter to friends on my personal Facebook page to help process my thoughts and feelings on what happened in Central Park with birder Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper and what happened to George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, as well as other recent
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Put simply, heart failure refers to a condition where the heart cannot supply sufficient oxygen (through the blood) to the rest of the
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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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Tears of joy as Jamaicans welcome loved ones in MoBay
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The need for physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent several passengers arriving on six flights from various US destinations, at the Sangster International Airport here yesterday, from greeting their loved ones with hugs and
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Outrage as 19-yr-old Nigerian-American BLM activist found dead after sharing sexual assault experience
A 19-year-old Nigerian-American Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, has been found dead days after tweeting about the painful experience of being sexually
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Bubba Wallace Responds to FBI's Investigation That Determined He Wasn't a Victim of a Hate Crime
After a day-long investigation, the FBI has concluded that Bubba Wallace, the only Black full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup series, was not a victim of a hate
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Former tennis pro survives COVID-19, donates blood plasma
“Embrace the path that you lead and enjoy the battle,” said Adams who, in 2015, became the vice president (US) for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program and chairman of the Fed Cup known as the World Cup of
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COMMENTARY: ENOUGH – Voice and Viewpoint
The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black
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Tanzania: Why Tanzania's Dengue Spike May Have Gone Unnoticed
Dar es Salaam — The dengue viruses (DENVs) which thrive in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are highly prevalent in Tanzania and other parts of the world are continually spreading and causing dengue fever, yet many cases of the disease may have gone unnoticed in the country as attention was turned to
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Why Is It Taking So Long To Fire, Arrest And Charge ALL Of Breonna Taylor’s Killers?
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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s proposed rate reform for Freetown in troubled waters
Following her announcement last week of a new local council rating system for the capital Freetown, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has failed to win the political backing and support of the Bio-led
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Kenya: Q & A With Sr. Winnie Mutuku, Feeding Street Children in a Pandemic
Winnie Mutuku has managed to sustain a feeding program for street children and families in Kitale, a town in western Kenya about 280 miles from the
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Activists demand prison population reduction
Recent data from the American Civil Liberties Union found that 800 inmates and staff in Massachusetts prisons have tested positive for
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Coronavirus Update: Pandemic to ‘Spread Like a Forest Fire’ in the Summer and Fall, Says Expert
The number of coronavirus cases in Florida has surpassed 100,000 cases, according to data released by the state’s Department of
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Stranded in Panama
FOUR Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Government's assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama
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Ghana coronavirus: 12,193 cases; health insurance boss infected
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The police are the real outside agitators
While the mainstream press has sought to distract from the protests by claiming it’s being orchestrated by outside agitators, they fail to reveal that much of the mayhem that came with the overwhelmingly peaceful protests was created by the police operating as undercover
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COMMENTARY: ENOUGH | Afro
The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black
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NDG Book Review: The Business of Lovers
You can’t keep doing this, don’t know how long you can keep your nose above water, and in the new book “The Business of Lovers” by Eric Jerome Dickey, you’ll do just about anything to make more
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Ghana coronavirus: 13,203 cases; law on wearing of masks enacted
June 15: 13,203 cases; law enacted to penalize mask flouters
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State, county slow to fill leased hotel rooms for homeless
LOS ANGELES — Only about half of the 15,000 hotel and motel rooms that California has leased for mostly homeless people to slow the spread of the coronavirus are now occupied, it was reported May
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Chicago Family looks for help in catching a Gary Killer | The Crusader Newspaper Group
A family begs for answers after an ambush on the streets of Gary leaves a 12-year-old Chicago boy
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J. Prince to NBA YoungBoy: ‘Texas IS my Business…Dumb Boy’
According to Source Magazine (the so-called Bible of hip-hop), the feud between star new-school rapper NBA YoungBoy (pictured right) and Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince (pictured left) lives
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Ghana COVID-19: 16,431 cases, prez warns party on virus protocol breach
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Boston Muslims to celebrate Eid at home
Since large gatherings of over 10 people are prohibited in Massachusetts, the ISBCC, one of the biggest cultural centers in the area, is forced to cancel Eid
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"It Time To Stand Up In George's Name" — Al Sharpton Delivers Eulogy For George Floyd Memorial
Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his
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