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Zimbabwe: Easing Access to Vital Documents Welcome

[Zimbabwe Standard] Reports that the government is finally acting to allow Zimbabweans to apply for essential personal documents such as national identity cards and passports from the comfort of their homes, provide the much-needed lift to the spirit.

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Luanda Leaks: Isabel dos Santos to challenge assets seizure

Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo have decided to challenge the freezing of their assets in the context of an investigation for embezzlement of public funds, their lawyer said

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Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to The Greatest - Summer 2016 Cover Feature

The following tribute to Muhammad Ali is featured as one of the dual covers of the Summer 2016 issue. The Summer issue features the Power 300: The Most Influential Black Corporate Directors and an alternate cover featuring an exclusive interview with former CEO of Time Warner Richard

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The African Union Organization

The African Union is one of the worlds most important intergovernmental organizations. It is composed of 53 countries in Africa and is loosely based on the European Union. These African countries work diplomatically with each other despite differences in geography, history, race, language, and

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28

2011

Africans should unite in their diversity

The five years I spent working in the border town of Musina, a melting pot of cultures, in the early to mid-2000s, sometimes felt like experiencing South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique in one

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'One in a million'

RESIDENTS in St Ann North Eastern say they are not yet ready to let go of their late Member of Parliament Shahine Robinson, who had served the constituency since

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Uhuru's plan to reopen Kenya

The dusk-to-dawn curfew and containment measures put in place by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19 could soon be lifted once President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to reopen the country is

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Kenya races to safeguard EU market with post-Brexit pact

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Rock, John S. (1825-1866)

John S. Rock was born to free black parents in Salem, New Jersey in 1825. He attended public schools in New Jersey until he was 19 and then worked as a teacher between 1844 and 1848. During this period Rock began his medical studies with two white doctors. Although he was initially denied

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Source: Black Past

Dec

3

1866

Suspect in Belgian's murder case set free

Ms Njuguna is accused of killing the wealthy Belgian woman between December 11, 2018 and July 15, 2019

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

'She All Grown Up Now': Ludacris' Fans Can't Believe His Daughter Is No Longer a Baby

Rapper Ludacris‘ firstborn, Karma Christine Bridges, is far from a baby now as she and her family celebrate her recent high school

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Govt abandons construction of Registry offices in Filabusi - NewsDay Zimbabwe

FILABUSI residents in Matabeleland South province have rapped government for delays in completing the Insiza Registry offices 23 years after the project began. The post Govt abandons construction of Registry offices in Filabusi appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.

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Paul Bustill Robeson

Paul Bustill Robeson was born in

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Apr

9

1898

The Yoruba Nation “secessionists” of Ibadan, By Reuben Abati

On Saturday, 13 April, a group of 18 masked persons dressed in army camouflage, armed with rifles, charms and Oodua Nation flags attempted to take over the Oyo State House of Assembly and Government Secretariat to proclaim the emergence of a Yoruba Nation. They caused some commotion as they insis

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(1843) Henry Highland Garnet, "An Address To The Slaves Of The United States"

The National Negro Convention of 1843 was held in Buffalo, New York drawing some seventy delegates a dozen states. Among the delegates were young, rising leaders in the African American community including Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Charles B. Ray and Charles L. Remond. Twenty-seven

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Judge Rejects Widow's Plea to Keep Rayshard Brooks' Killer Behind Bars, Grants Former Officer $500,000 Bond

Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, was granted a $500,000 bond on

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Celebrating Malcolm X, a warrior and master teacher –

No one whom I have ever met more clearly understood the realness of that observation than Brother Malcolm X, who himself once noted “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it

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Source: Daytona Times

Newswire : #MalcolmXDay: 20 quotes relevant to the movement today

Written By D.L. Chandler, Newsone

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Jamaican embassy in Washington, DC reopens after COVID-19 lockdown

(Jamaica Observer) AUDREY Marks, Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the Organization of American States, has announced the reopening of the Offices of the Jamaican embassy in

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Stranded in Panama

FOUR Jamaican missionaries stranded in Río Abajo, Panama, are seeking the Government's assistance to return to the island, as they struggle to stay afloat in the Spanish-speaking country despite support from the Jamaican consulate in Panama

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It is self-evident that the court would consider Mingo’s tabulation to be an act of fraud

Firstly, the CJ (ag) specifically declared that his use of the spreadsheet was unlawful, null and

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Should you fly yet?

Your risk of infection directly corresponds to your dose of exposure, which is determined by your duration of time exposed and the amount of virus-contaminated droplets in the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

South African

LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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Happy Birthday to Ya!, Barry Gordy! | New Pittsburgh Courier

Today, we raise our voices and instruments to honor the legendary Barry Gordy, a maestro who orchestrated the harmonies of Motown and left an permanent mark on the legacy of music history.. Born on November 28, 1929, Barry Gordy emerged as a musical star whose vision transcended genres and

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South African

LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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

Lesotho: Top Cop Arrested, Charged in South Africa

Lesotho Mounted Police (LMPS) Deputy Commissioner Mahlape Florence Morai was last Thursday arrested and charged for contravening South Africa's lockdown

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Feds send Tacoma Port $54.2 million for terminal expansion project

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending $54.2 million in federal grants to the Port of Tacoma for its terminal expansion project. The Northwest Seaport Alliance will utilize the funds for the initial phase of the expansion of the port’s Husky Terminal. This include

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Isabel dos Santos seeks to revoke asset freeze over 'forged' passport

Angola's billionaire former first-daughter Isabel dos Santos and her husband are seeking to revoke a court order that froze their assets last year as part of a massive corruption probe, their lawyer said

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‘Angels’ foil murder plot

A popular Manchester businessman, who offered another man $60,000 to kill the top executive at the People’s Cooperative Bank (PCB) in the parish so he could have easier access to loans, has been convicted for solicitation to murder. Marvin Morris,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity

Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964. On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam. In May he toured West Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, returning as El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. While in Ghana in May, he decided to form the Organization of Afro-American Unity

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