'Abbott Elementary' becomes first ABC comedy to quadruple ratings since premiere
Abbott Elementary is taking the world by storm. According to a recent ratings report, the freshman series has become the The post 'Abbott Elementary' becomes first ABC comedy to quadruple ratings since premiere appeared first on TheGrio.
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Anthony Hamilton to face Musiq Soulchild in Valentine's Day Verzuz
R&B crooners Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild will kick off the third season of the virtual competition series Verzuz on The post Anthony Hamilton to face Musiq Soulchild in Valentine's Day Verzuz appeared first on TheGrio.
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Nigerian Authorities Raise Concerns Over Low Life Expectancy
[VOA] Port Harcourt, Nigeria -- Nigerian health authorities say the country's life expectancy is among the worst in the world, with influenza and pneumonia leading causes of death. In southern Nigeria's Cross River state, severe air pollution is increasing the cases of respiratory diseases.
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Clueless About The Senate, Herschel Walker Says It’s ‘Unfair’ To Ask How He’d Vote On Bill That Already Passed
Herschel Walker, the football legend-turned upstart U.S. Senate MAGA candidate in Georgia, showed his ignorance about how the Senate works when he fumbled a question about the infrastructure bill that was asked by a right-wing conservative news outlet.
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Malawi: President Chakwera in Partial Cabinet Reshuffle
[Nyasa Times] Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday released names of Cabinet minister in dribs and drabs in which he has appointed promoted hard working Abida Sidik Mia and Vera Kantukule to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and Ministry of Labour respectively.
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Competition winners promote non-alcoholic use - Barbados Today
The chief judge in a local anti-alcohol competition has praised the participants for their outstanding work. Educator Stacia Burrowes says the judges were impressed by the high quality of writing and organised presentations in the just concluded National Council on Substance Abuse’s (NCSA) Drink
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Politics and Prose becomes unionized
By Aysia Morton, Special to the AFRO Since 1984 Politics and Prose has proudly been an independent bookstore and a staple in the nation's capital. On Jan. 3 the establishment made history by becoming the first unionized books store in D.C. Over 50 of the bookstores’ workers, acros
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Rae Sremmurd Star Slim Jxmmi Arrested For Battery & Allegedly Attacking GF | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images Slim Jxmmi was arrested on battery charges Tuesday morning in Miami after allegedly attacking the mother of his child, knocking down a door and pulling her hair extensions out in the process. According to police, the Rae Sremmurd star's girlfriend told law enforcement that the
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Nigerians challenge the need for IELTS | Africanews
Thousands of Nigerians have taken to social media to express their displeasure over the mandatory International English Language Testing System (IELTS), for Nigerians who want to study in the United Kingdom, parts of Europe and US.
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DOJ Defends Plea Deal For Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderers: ‘The Family Was Not Opposed’
The U.S. Department of Justice is defending its decision to offer a plea deal to the convicted murderers of Ahmaud Arbery, but an attorney representing the deceased jogger's family is pushing back on the feds' narrative.
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Self-Proclaimed ‘White Nationalists’ Go Door-To-Door Urging People To ‘End Systemic Racism’ And ‘Be Pro-White’
A viral TikTok video shows two Caucasian men who introduced themselves as "white nationalists" when approaching residents to "talk to people about some things.” The men were urging residents in Cusseta, Alabama, to “End systemic racism" and "Be pro-white.”
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Hotel-turned-museum hosted Black people during segregation
By HANNAH SAAD, The Paducah Sun For African Americans who were traveling around the country during the days of segregation, there were not many hotels that would allow them to stay for the night. For some travelers, that meant finding a local family that would take them in for the night if the
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Bushiri ranked fourth on list of 100 most talked Africans
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s popularity in Africa has, again, been cemented by the 2022 African Social Charts which has ranked him the fourth on the 100 most talked about Africans. Egyptian and Liverpool soccer star Mo Salah comes first, South Africa’s rapper Casper Nyovest rated second and Nigerian
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Four Saint Lucians Held For Armed Robbery In Martinique - St. Lucia Times News
Four Saint Lucians are in custody in Martinique as law enforcement officials on the French Caribbean Island investigate an armed robbery of a jewellery store last week in the capital, Fort de France. After 96 hours in police custody, local reports say investigators formally charged the men and
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Uganda: "They Punched Me, Hit My Private Parts With Sticks and Asked... Why Do You Support Bobi Wine?"
[Nile Post] NUP Kasese coordinator narrates ordeal at the hands of security
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Child sex ring: Case against top advocate and co-accused postponed | News24
The 63-year-old advocate and his 53-year-old co-accused, who cannot be named in terms of the Sexual Offences Act until they have pleaded to the charges, have appeared again in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
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Jeannie Mai Shares Name of Her and Jeezy’s Newborn, Shoots Down Gender Fluid Rumors
The Real host shared the news last week during an episode of her YouTube series while giving fans an extensive tour of her firstborn’s nursery, revealing the baby's name--Monaco Mai Jenkins.
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Source: The Urban Daily
Woman Claims Chris Brown Drugged & Sexually Assaulted Her, Allegedly
A woman claims that the R&B singer drugged and sexually assaulted her, and she's seeking $20 million in a new lawsuit.
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Africa: Why Democracy in Africa Needs a Rethink
Opinion - In light of a fresh wave of coups, DW's Abu-Bakarr Jalloh writes that Africa needs to reexamine its relationship with democracy -- and the West should reexamine its relationship with democratic-turned-autocratic leaders.
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Barry Bonds Fails To Make Into Hall of Fame On Final Ballot, Twitter Screams Hypocrisy
Major League Baseball and The Baseball Writers' Association of America has once again did Barry Bonds dirty. Twitter sounds off after Barry Bonds failed to get in the Baseball Hall-of-Fame on his 10th and final ballot.
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Publisher’s Word: Best of Black Dallas 2022
It’s the second annual Best of Black Dallas celebration, and this year we are feeling the love.
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Cardi B Releases Official Statement After Winning Over $4 Million in Libel Lawsuit Against YouTuber Tasha K
Cardi B is $4 million richer after defeating Tasha K in her defamation lawsuit. She was awarded nearly $3 million in punitive damages and attorneys’ fees
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Bomb threats made to Historically Black schools across US - The Atlanta Voice
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia were responding to bomb threats Monday, with many of them locking down their campuses for a time. Both the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and E
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Commentary: Integrity MIA - WS Chronicle
Commentary: Integrity MIA The post Commentary: Integrity MIA appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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Uganda: Plight of a Teenage Mother With Twins Juggling School and Motherhood
[Nile Post] A 15-year-old girl is struggling to return to school with her new-born twins in Buhanika, Hoima City.
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Marc Jacobs Website Glitch Had The Retailer Giving Away Goods For Free And Shoppers Almost Secured The Bag
Tuesday morning was an online shoppers’ dream for those who happened across the Marc Jacobs website. The Wall Street Journal reports that an “inadvertent error” by the brand permitted customers
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Uganda: Kakwenza Dumped At His Gate in the Wee Hours of the Night, Rushed to Hospital
[Nile Post] Writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has finally been released, his lawyer Eron Kiiza has confirmed.
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Here's The Big Thing Texas And Other States Get Wrong About Critical Race Theory
"I beg more white parents to acknowledge that nonwhite children have never had the luxury of feeling comfortable every second of every day."
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North West caregiver caught on video assaulting toddler sentenced, faces deportation | News24
A North West caregiver has been found guilty and sentenced for assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm after a video of her beating a half-naked toddler surfaced and subsequently went viral.
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CA Attorney General Warns Against Fake COVID Testing Sites - L.A. Focus News
Staff With pop up COVID  testing sites springing up around the county and across the state comes a warning from officials: “Beware”. Numerous illegal, unapproved and unsanitary sites have become to pose a problem with people reporting the collecting of personal identification that could possibly
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