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Why A History Professor Says 'Racist' Emancipation Memorial Shouldn't Come Down

Protesters want to remove the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Yale history professor David Blight about why he thinks the memorial should stay

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Source: Stories About Black History

University of Minnesota bans Minneapolis PD after George Floyd's death

In a strongly worded letter to students, staff, and faculty, the president of the University of Minnesota, Joan Gabel, is severing ties with the Minneapolis Police

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Source: theGrio

Tanzania: Masaju, Kilangi in Defence of National Interests

During his tenure as the AG, between November 6 2015 and January 31 2018, Justice Masaju engineered establishments of 21 Bills and Amendments of more than eight

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Source: allAfrica.com

UCT releases report into Professor Bongani Mayosi's death

His death brought into sharp focus the role that mental health, student protests, as well as transformation at higher education institutions, played in the lives of high-profile black

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Source: https://www.news24.com

NCU to cut salaries, adjusts operations due to COVID-19

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has announced a 10-per cent salary cut for all its employees effective June 1 in response to reduced revenue inflows caused by the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Algerian volunteers feeding medics engaged in virus fight

A group of volunteers in Algeria have decided to join the medical frontline

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

The Obama White House

West Wing Week 01/19/17 or, Obama, Farewell - Duration: 6 minutes, 12

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Source: Black Inventors

Dr

Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. elected president of Michigan State University and became the first Black to head a major, predominantly white university in the twentieth century.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

17

1969

University Of Louisville Creates Nursing Scholarship In Memoriam Of Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor aspired to become a nurse before her life was senselessly taken away at the hands of law enforcement officials on March

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Source: NewsOne

Rwanda: How Two Sectors in Rwamagana Are Becoming Key Suppliers of Fresh Foodstuff

Speraton Ntawumenyumunsi, a farmer in the area has more than 10 hectares of coffee, banana, macadamia, passion fruits, tamarillos and pineapples among

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Source: allAfrica.com

Marquette University Revokes Admission Due to Racist Social Media Post About George Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville

Officials at Marquette University had learned of the Snapchat post last week and that the student had also used racially offensive language in other

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Xavier Submits Official Request to City of New Orleans to Rename South Jefferson Davis to Norman C. Francis

NEW ORLEANS – Reynold Verret, current President of Xavier University of Louisiana, yesterday resubmitted the official request to rename South Jefferson Davis Parkway in honor of President Emeritus Norman

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Ambassador

Clifton Wharton is sworn in as ambassador to Norway. Clifton Wharton was the 1st Black person to earn a PhD in economics from University of Chicago in as well as the first Black president of Michigan State, predominantly White university.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

9

1961

‘The Great Hack’ a must-see for all social media users

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Source: Business Daily

Bolen, David Benjamin (1923- )

Outstanding college athlete and diplomat David Benjamin Bolen, the son of a postal worker, was born in the rural hamlet of Heflin, Louisiana on December 23, 1923. As a small child he discovered his superior running ability during an Easter egg hunt. Homeschooled by his mother until his family

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Source: Black Past

Dec

23

1923

KU declares pay cut for lecturers

Kenyatta University has announced a suspension of salaries for staff on contract due to what it terms a decline in revenue attributed to the Covid-19 outbreak which has paralysed services in higher learning

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Claflin University [South Carolina] (1869 - )

Claflin University, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was founded in 1869 by Alonzo Webster (1818-1887), a Vermont minister. Webster came to South Carolina to teach at the Baker Bible Institute in Charleston training African American ministers for the Methodist Episcopal Church (today the

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Source: Black Past

Kenya: Police Seek to Unravel Murder of Varsity Student Whose Body Was Found in Thicket

Detectives in Mombasa County have launched investigations into the death of a university student, whose mutilated body was found dumped in

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Fight For Meredith's Education

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Board of Higher Education of Mississippi to admit Meredith to the university or be held in contempt.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

24

1962

'We can get it done here': Africa's tech scene tackles coronavirus

LIVE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updates

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Consider crowd funding for local startups

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Source: Business Daily

VIDEO: Donald Trump Jr. set his sights on big tech months before his father’s feud with Twitter | Afro

Months before President Donald Trump signed his May 28 executive order targeting social media platforms, the White House and members of the Trump family were debating how to battle the tech

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Obama criticises leaders over Covid-19 response

Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald

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Source: The East African

Phi Beta Sigma

FoundedJanuary 9, 1914; 103 years ago

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Egypt: As Lockdown Clears the Air, Cairo Looks to Keep Pollution Low

But the slowdown also has cut air pollution by more than a third in Cairo, a city once ranked as one of the world's 10

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Source: allAfrica.com

Howard Thurman

Howard Thurman , in full Howard Washington Thurman (born Nov. 18, 1899, Daytona Beach, Fla., U.S.—died April 10, 1981, San Francisco, Calif.), American Baptist preacher and theologian, the first African American dean of chapel at a traditionally white American university, and a founder of the

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Source: Brittanica

Apr

10

1981

Little Richard laid to rest at Alabama alma mater

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

U.S. coronavirus death toll exceeds 120,000 Americans

Medical workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) test for COViD-19 at Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of 11 churches across the city as well as Nassau County and Westchester that has begun testing for the virus on May 13, 2020 in New York

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Source: theGrio

Coronavirus Live Updates Archive from May 10 to May 17

“This bill contains significant new funding for higher education institutions that will help alleviate the crippling financial impact posed by the coronavirus,” the American Council on Education, which lobbies for colleges and universities, said in

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Source: Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Career Advice, Jobs

Bed-Stuy Coffee Shop Addresses White Man Protesting ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sign

Source: YouTube

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Source: NewsOne

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