Foundation vows to keep searching for Black and Missing - DefenderNetwork.com
It’s been 13 years since Natalie Wilson and her sister-in-law Derrica Wilson founded the Black and Missing Foundation to help bring attention and closure to the ever-growing number of cases in minority communities. The estimated number of missing persons is simultaneously
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Rwanda, Partners Commit to Bridge Digital Gap
[New Times] The Ministry of ICT and Innovation, MasterCard Foundation and Cenfri on Wednesday, June 2, have signed a tripartite MoU which seeks to initiate a three-year digital transformation programme which aims at enhancing the country's digital capabilities and systems.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Mwonzora a threat to democracy: ERC - NewsDay Zimbabwe
ERC said MDC-T’s calls were “reckless” and should not be entertained. The post Mwonzora a threat to democracy: ERC appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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The possibilities on what Guyanese can do - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Amidst unending war of words everywhere and uninterrupted protests on everything that blinks, I find it inspiring that some little people are making it big.  The article The possibilities on what Guyanese can do appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Covid-19: Vaccination could have prevented 70% of deaths, says W Cape health dept | News24
Western Cape health department head Dr Keith Cloete said that for every 100 deaths among Covid-19 cases, 70 could have been prevented by being fully vaccinated.
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Dear Ashley: Is It OK For A Hoe To Be A Hoe?
Dear Ashley, a weekly sex column in which Sex Expert Ashley Cobb answers your most intimate questions.
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Nigeria attacks Twitter over president's deleted 'civil war' remark | Africanews
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's Minister of information and culture, attacks Twitter over a deleted remark on President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules, after he referred to the country's civil war in the context of recent unrest
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Nigeria: Processing of Passports Resumes June 8
[This Day] The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that the federal government has extended the commencement of the new passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1, 2021, June 8, 2021. This, it explained was to clear the backlog of applicants turning up to collect their passports
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Source: allAfrica.com
Trojan Riddim’s artistes in mixed reaction to outrage - Barbados Today
The artists who took part in the explicit Trojan Riddim video - now the most controversial various artists track in Barbadian popular music - have given varying reactions to criticism from Prime Minister Mia Mottley, church leaders and the business community. While some, including Peter Ram and
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: an introduction to the man and his writing - NewsDay Zimbabwe
He is one of the most important contemporary postcolonial novelists writing in Britain today and is the first black African writer to win the prize since Wole Soyinka in 1986. Gurnah is also the first Tanzanian writer to
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
The amazing story of the oldest active park ranger in America who just turned 100
Betty Reid Soskin is not just any 100-year-old person in the U.S.; she is the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service. Soskin is a park ranger at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, where she tells stories of Black Americans during World War
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Byron Allen Sues McDonald’s for Racial Discrimination
Marc Lamont Hill talks to media mogul Byron Allen who's suing McDonald's for $10 billion for racial discrimination in advertising sales. He alleges that the fast-food giant doesn't advertise with Black-owned media outlets as much as it does with white-owned media. The founder, chairman & CEO of
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Source: Black News Channel - Truth Illuminated
A Cape Town gin brand has launched a new gin, Black Rhino to help conserve rhinos
Premium gin makers Cape Town Gin have introduced a new gin, Black Rhino, to conserve rhinos that are at risk of being endangered because of poaching.
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Source: Business Insider South Africa
Tourism chief sees dramatic comeback - The Zimbabwe Independent
We are hoping that the last quarter, everything else being equal, will be a lot better than last year The post Tourism chief sees dramatic comeback appeared first on The Zimbabwe Independent.
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Superb Women September 2021 - Texas Metro News
M. YOLANDA NOLAN Yolanda Nolan knows what it means to serve Little Rock’s Yolanda Nolan attended the hisotric Central High School, then went to Langston University, Ok where she was initiated into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and she received a B.S. in Sociology
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Nigeria: Corruption - Publish Assets of Public Servants, ICPC Tells CCB
[This Day] The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in order to curb corruption in the public sector.
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Source: allAfrica.com
America is divided into racist, antiracist and the racially ambiguous mindsets | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Vernon A. Williams Often in the name of academia or intellectualism, people dissect the most simplistic truths to the point of blurring clear understanding and making commonly shared beliefs a virtual impossibility. A spokesperson for the former administration in Washington, D.C., coined the d
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Nigerian Presidency Accuses U.S. Foreign Affairs Magazine of Spreading Fake News
[Premium Times] Mr Shehu's position came 24 hours after the Nigerian government accused Twitter of having a hidden agenda about Nigeria.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Governor’s Financial Team Presents First Biennial Budget to Legislators
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s financial team met with the Finance Committee on Thursday for the first budget hearing regarding the government's Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Executive Budget, unveiling a biennial budget format that’s been used by many stateside jurisdictions but never before in the U.S. Virgin
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Eliminating the Subminimum Wage in State Contracting for People with Disabilities | Chicago Defender
Working to increase inclusion and decrease barriers faced by people with disabilities, Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order to ensure people with disabilities receive equal pay for work they perform as employees of state vendors. “Illinois is leading by example by ensuring people with
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Source: Chicago Defender
Nigeria: Despite His Alleged Involvement in $350,000 Fraud, Abidemi Rufai Insists He's Man of Integrity
[Premium Times] Mr Rufai says he would not have been appointed as an aide to Ogun State governor if he was not morally upright.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Open forum: We Must Protect Our Environment and the Future of the V.I.
Dawn Henry gives a brief history of how the current environmental crisis was created in spite of the good intentions of the V.I. Government, the DPNR. She says that under the Trump Administration the scale was tipped in favor of big business over environmental regulations.
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Government Offices Closed for Indigenous Peoples Day - Los Angeles Sentinel
Government offices and libraries throughout the Southland will be closed Monday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day, or Columbus
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Local Governments Can Lead in Public Safety Movement | New York Carib News
Negotiations on a federal police reform bill have collapsed because Congressional Republicans are willing to stand in the way of lifesaving changes to policing. I
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Source: The New York Carib News
Africa: The Over-Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Does More Harm Than Good
[spotlight] It is a well-known fact that the prevalence of HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. A lesser-known fact is that people living with HIV can be charged with attempted murder for exposing others to or spreading HIV, despite the fact that living with HIV is no longer
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Source: allAfrica.com
Namibia: Damara, San Welcome Inclusion in Genocide Pact
[New Era] Damara and San traditional authority leaders have welcomed with open arms news of their inclusion into the genocide deal reached with Germany over the mass killing of Namibians more than 100 years ago.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Afrobeat Star Tiwa Savage Says She’s Being Extorted Over A Sex Tape With Her Boyfriend
Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage has announced that someone claiming to have a sex tape of her and her boyfriend is trying to extort her for an undisclosed amount of money.
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Source: NewsOne
Africa: Israel/Palestine - Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues
[HRW] Washington -- Independent Investigation, Alignment with International Standards Needed
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sudan Receives First Shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- On Wednesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Health received the first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. More than 280 active coronavirus cases were recorded in the country yesterday. The Health Ministry plans to vaccinate at least 20 per cent of the population in the near
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: National Savings Drop By 58.8 Percent, Over 2020
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- National savings decreased by 58.8%, over 2020, leading to a drop in the savings rate compared with GNDI, down from 9.2% in 2019 to 4%, corresponding to its lowest level for decades, according to the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) report for 2020.
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Source: allAfrica.com

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