Cameroon: Limbe - Tempest Wind Pulls Down SDO's Office Roof

Texas Democrats’ Official Wrapup: The good, the bad, and the ugly from Texas’ 87th Legislative Session - North Dallas Gazette

AUSTIN (Texas Democratic Party) - After the heroic eleventh hour walkout by Democrats to block anti-voter bill SB 7, sine die has finally arrived in Texas’ 87th legislative session - and with it, Texas Democrats’ official wrapup of the good, the bad, and the ugly from the last five months in the

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African American History and Women Timeline 1970-1979

[Previous] [Next] • Cheryl Adrienne Brown, Miss New York, became the first African American contestant in the Miss America pageant • (August 7) Angela Davis, radical black activist and philosopher, was arrested as a suspected conspirator in the abortive attempt to free George Jackson from a courtroo

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Pressure on Gov. increases to appoint Rep. Bass or Rep. Lee to replace Sen. Harris | New Pittsburgh Courier

by Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media A loudening chorus of voices fromacrossCalifornia and around the country areputting pressure onCaliforniaGov. Gavin Newsomto appointRep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37) or Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) to fillthestate’ssoon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat that will be

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Ben Carson Echoes Trump Administration's Ignorant Response To Kneeling Protests

Ben Carson, President Donald Trump’s secretary of housing and urban development, on Sunday suggested that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest police violence should thank the military in the

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Africa-Key for Tropical Sustainability

[Ethiopian Herald] Tropics are a region of the Earth, roughly defined as the area between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. Although topography and other factors contribute to climatic variation, tropical locations are typically warm and experience little seasonal change in

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Africa: Recent Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of December 6, 2020

[CAF] The Disciplinary Board, an independent body of CAF, met by videoconference on 6 December 2020, to review the cases brought to its attention. After deliberations, the following decisions have been made and notified to the concerned.

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Cameroon - Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People

[HRW] Nairobi -- Repeal Law, Protect LGBT Rights

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To Be or Not: Is It Illegal to be Homeless in the State of Texas? | Dallas Weekly

It is undeniable that the threat of mass homelessness has increased significantly since the arrival of COVID-19 due to business closures and unemployment. Naturally, the GOP-led Texas Senate responded with the passage of Senate Bill 987 [SB-987] and extension of House Bill 1925 [HB-1925], not to

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Nigeria: Buhari Back At Secession Advocates, Says They're Desperate for Power

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday fired back at advocates of secession, saying they are desperate in their quest for political power and are seeking to achieve it through blackmail.

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Britton, Theodore R., Jr. (1925- )

Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. was born on October 17, 1925 in North Augusta, South Carolina. In 1936, he and his family migrated to New York City, New York. Britton was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps out of high school soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he was unaware

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The Gray Area: Wake up and Wear A Mask - Garland Journal

By Ed Gray Columnist Wake up and wear a mask! We cannot go to sleep in this Covid 19 Pandemic. If we listen to our Texas governor, Gregg Abbott, we […] The post The Gray Area: Wake up and Wear A Mask appeared first on Garland Journal.

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Another Cuomo aide accuses him of harassment - The New York Beacon

ALBANY, N.Y. — Another aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reported harassment by the governor, this time during an encounter at New York's Executive Mansion, the Times Union reported Tuesday. The unnamed aide told a supervisor that the governor inappropriately touched her at

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HUD Awards D.C. Region $52M to Help Eradicate Homelessness - The Washington Informer

D.C. is among eight localities in the region set to receive roughly $53 million in federal funding to help eradicate homelessness. The post HUD Awards D.C. Region $52M to Help Eradicate Homelessness appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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Cook, Suzan Denise Johnson (1957– )

Suzan Johnson Cook is a religious leader, pastor, motivational speaker, and diplomat who was born on January 28, 1957, in Harlem, New York. Her father, Wilbert Johnson, was a trolley driver and later founder of a successful security company, and her mother Dorothy Johnson, was a public school

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VIDEO: Homeless Man Sleeping On Sidewalk Found Dead Hours After Officer Checks Up On Him – The Wilmington Journal

BLOOMINGTON, USA – A recently released body camera footage of a police officer working with the Bloomington Police Department shows the officer checking up on a homeless man, hours before the latter’s death. The homeless [...]

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Biden Selects Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head Housing Agency - The New York Beacon

(Photo: Getty Images) *(Via Politico) – President-elect Joe Biden has selected Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The offer to lead the roughly $50 billion housing agency comes after weeks in which Fudge

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Uganda: Soroti Hospital Stuck With Shs230m for Renovation

Mr Simon Kisabagirye, the principal hospital administrator, said they had planned to rehabilitate the medical ward (ward three) with a new roof but halted the process upon consultation with the municipal council

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Source: allAfrica.com

Load shedding: EFF calls for De Ruyter to be replaced by 'competent African executives'

The EFF says it refuses to "sit back and watch while a white male threatens the country's energy security".

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Almost 1 000 people in strict quarantine as Covid-19 'peaks' in the Western Cape

Almost 1 000 Western Cape residents are in quarantine, Premier Alan Winde announced on

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Ghana coronavirus: jumbo recoveries, prez assents to 'People's Vaccine'

April 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries

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

Announcements – Meetings 3-10-21 | New Pittsburgh Courier

URBAN ACADEMY OF GREATER PITTSBURGH CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School will be conducting all future Board of Trustees Meetings on the ZOOM virtual meeting platform until further notice. 2020-2021

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Zimbabwe/Senegal: Warriors Date Lions of Teranga

[The Herald] Robson Sharuko -- Senior Sports Editor

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Weaver, Robert Clifton (1907-1997)

Robert C. Weaver was a noted economist and administrator. From 1966 through 1968, he was the first African American cabinet official, serving as the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Weaver was born and raised in Washington D.C. From 1929 through 1934, he attended

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Former Trump official Lynne Patton penalized for Hatch Act violation - BNC

Lynne Patton, a former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) official, has been penalized for violating the Hatch Act. Patton, an ally of former President Donald Trump, received the violation after producing a video for the 2020 Republican National Convention. According to the U.S. Office of

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WHO Says New Polio Outbreak In Sudan Linked to Oral Vaccine - The New York Beacon

The World Health Organization has reported that the strain of poliovirus now spreading in Sudan is linked to a vaccine-derived poliovirus that has circulated in neighboring Chad since last year. The WHO issued a statement earlier this month stating that it was notified by

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

OP-ED: The California Recall and You - Milwaukee Community Journal

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Next Tuesday, every registered voter in the State of California will have an opportunity to cast a vote on the question of whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom and replace him with one of over 40 candidates on the ballot

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary | Chicago Defender

Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Rep. Marcia Fudge as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The confirmation was met with applause from

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Source: Chicago Defender

Cairo, Egypt (founded c. 969 C.E.)

Cairo, the current capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East and Africa, has been a major cultural, religious and political center of the Arab, Islamic and African worlds for centuries. The year 2011 saw unprecedented civil and political upheaval in the city, as the world watched

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Madagascar: Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Greater Antananarivo

Press Release - This additional support will fill the financing gap created by the reallocation of resources for the COVID-19 response

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Source: allAfrica.com

HUD announces $5 Billion to house people experiencing Homelessness | Dallas Weekly

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced the allocation of $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds for emergency housing vouchers for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness

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