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Atlanta has long been known as a center of black wealth, political power and culture; a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement [1] and home to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It has often been called a black
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Michael Jackson
A superstar who spanned pop, disco and MTV, Michael Jackson was one of the great music heroes of the late 20th century. But by the time of his sudden death at age 50 in 2009, he was known less for his music than for his erratic behavior, wild spending, and many plastic surgeries. Jackson became
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Dennis Brutus
Dennis Brutus , in full Dennis Vincent Brutus (born November 28, 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]—died December 26, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa), poet whose works centre on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South
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Zimbabwean woman feeds people starved by COVID-19
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Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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Zimbabwe: Police Brutality Victims to Sue Matanga, Ministers
The duo of Sethukani Ncube and Weston Chadomba of Bulawayo, as well as Gweru based Trymore Mhari, suffered a dislocated shoulder, hearing problems as well as broken arm after being severely assaulted by police officers and soldiers enforcing the nationwide lockdown
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Liberia: State Drops Charges Against Charles Sirleaf, Others
The dropping of charges against four of the five former officials of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) that include Deputy Governor for Operations, Charles E. Sirleaf, for their individual roles in the alleged missing L$2.6 billion and subsequent plan by state prosecutors to arrest members of the
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(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
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Brown, Gayleatha Beatrice (1947-2013)
On July 2, 2009 President Barack Obama appointed Gayleatha Beatrice Brown to be the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa.  This was her second ambassadorial appointment. Previously, Brown had been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to
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Ethiopia
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Racial Uplift, Black Power, and Reparations on the Kansas Frontier: Abram T. Hall, Edward P. McCabe, and John W. Niles
In the article below independent historian Charlotte Hinger explores the concept of racial uplift, black electoral power and reparations for slavery in the ideals of three early citizens of Nicodemus, the most famous 19th Century black town in the
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On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in what has been described as a chokehold for about 15 to 19 seconds while arresting him. The New York City Medical Examiners Office attributed Garners death to
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Ethiopia
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Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression
Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the
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