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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau gĭn´ē-bĭs˝sou´ [key], officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,416,000), 13,948 sq mi (36,125 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Senegal in the north, and on Guinea in the east and south. The country includes the nearby
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African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans[3]) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.[4] [5] The term may also be used to include only those individuals who are descended from enslaved
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(1797) Abraham Johnstone, “Address To The People Of Color”
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South Sudan coronavirus: prez writes to, prays for VP, infected comrades
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Kenya
Kenya kĕn´yə, kēn´– [key], officially Republic of Kenya, republic (2009 pop. 38,610,097), 224,960 sq mi (582,646 sq km), E Africa. Kenya is bordered by Somalia on the east, the Indian Ocean on the southeast, Tanzania on the south, Lake Victoria (Victoria Nyanza) on the southwest, Uganda on the
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(1869) Frederick Douglass Describes The "Composite Nation"
In an 1869 speech in Boston, Frederick Douglass challenged most social observers and politicians (including most African Americans) by advocating the acceptance of Chinese immigration. His argument is presented
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Western Sahara
Western Sahara, territory (2005 est. pop. 273,000), 102,703 sq mi (266,000 sq km), NW Africa, occupied by Morocco. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Morocco in the north, on Algeria in the northeast, and on Mauritania in the east and south. Sections in this article:
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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they
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Zimbabwe: ZCTU Drags Govt to Court Over COVID-19 Regulations
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has dragged government to court over perceived illegalities contained in various Statutory Instruments (SIs) outlining Covid-19 lockdown
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(1922) Wyatt Mordecai Johnson, “The Faith of the American Negro”
Wyatt Mordecai Johnson was born in Paris, Tennessee in 1890. A lifelong educator, Johnson held degrees from a number of institutions including a 1911 A.B. from Morehouse College and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Howard University. Three years after his graduation from Howard he became the first
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Rwanda: Kwizera Looks to Guide Gisagara to Glory in His Maiden Managerial Year
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Howard University
Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with high research activity and is accredited by the Middle States
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Susan E. Chapman-Hughes
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Swahili language
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When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
This is part five of the award winning documentary, When Blacks Succeed: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg: Digging Up African History
Afro-Puerto Rican historian, writer and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a prominent figure during the Harlem
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African Americans in Louisiana are residents of the state of Louisiana who are of African-American
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Doley, Harold, Jr (1947- )
Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr is the founder of Doley Securities, LLC, the oldest African American owned investment banking firm in the nation. Doley is the only African American to have owned a seat on the New York Stock
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Grant, Bernie (1944–2000)
Born on the 17th of February 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana, Bernie Grant was elected to the British House of Commons in 1987 to serve as one of the country’s first black Members of Parliament (MPs). With a head teacher for a father and a teacher for a mother, Grant, the second of five children, was
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Ingrid Saunders Jones
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Sowande, Olufela (Fela) Obafunmilayo (1905-1987)
Musician, composer, professor, and conductor Fela Sowande was born May 1905 in Abeokuta, Nigeria.   He was the son of Emmanuel Sowande, who was an Anglican priest and influential in the development of Nigerian sacred music.  Fela Sowande was a musician and composer of music in the classical
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Egypt
Egypt ē´jĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya
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Guinea bissau
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Negro Year Book
Monroe Nathan Work marries Florence Evelyn Hendrickson. Greatly assisted by his wife, Work will publish The Negro Year Book, and annual encyclopedia of African American achievement. He will later publish A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and American (1928) with over 17,000 entries. Reviewers
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(1852) Frederick Douglass, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July”
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but
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