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Africa virus stats: 371,611 cases; 9,485 deaths; 178,524 recoveries

There are now more than over 350,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Africa: How Will Citizens Be Safe From COVID-19 During Elections?

Johannesburg — At least 22 countries in Africa will be organizing polls this year, 13 of which will be for the positions of president or prime

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How Malawian voters celebrated president Chakwera's poll victory

Supporters of Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera gathered for a fireworks display in the capital Lilongwe, celebrating his victory in a keen presidential election

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

Africa's unsung army of women wage war on Covid-19

As cases of the new coronavirus climb and Kenyans are told to stay home and avoid human contact, 38-year-old Omondi moves house to house through Kawangware's maze of narrow

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Congratulations to Thomas H. Routt scholarship recipients

HOUSTON – The Thomas H. Routt Scholarship Fund in upholding the legacy of the late Judge Thomas H. Routt has awarded $1,000 each in grants to Caleb J. James of North Shore High School and Jacob H. Boyd of Shadow Creek High School for

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Coach Partners With LeBron James' More Than A Vote Initiative •

Coach is partnering up with More Than A Vote, a new voting rights organization led by LeBron James, his business partner Maverick Carter, and a coalition of Black athletes and

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Source: https://www.ebony.com

John Legend and Alicia Keys to Face Off During Juneteenth Verzuz Battle

Alicia Keys and John Legend are preparing to bless us with a bonafide soul session on Juneteenth thanks to

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Malawi opposition lead in presidential vote re-run : media

Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera appeared to be heading for victory Thursday, in a re-run of a presidential vote that was scrapped over massive irregularities, unofficial tallies

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Source: The East African

Comesa pilots digital Rules of Origin system

Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are among 15 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ready to pilot the Comesa Electronic Certificate of Origin

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Source: The East African

Willie D. Burton

Willie D. Burton becomes the first African American to win the Oscar for sound, for the movie Bird.

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Coronavirus in Africa: 225,126 cases; 6,051 deaths; 102,912 recoveries

There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Virus drives Malawi tobacco farmers to the brink

During his 15 years as a Malawian tobacco farmer, Boniface Namate has had to overcome many difficulties growing the plant that is the country's biggest export

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Martyr's Day in Malawi

Martyrs Day in Malawi

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Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence

The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for

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'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction

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Hollywood’s Movie Review: Miss Juneteenth

Miss Juneteenth is a labor of love for first-time director and Fort Worth native, Channing Godfrey

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Kienjanae Hooper Is Latest Black Student Banned From Walking In Her Graduation Because Of Hair

Source: / Kieana Hooper

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Malawi proclaimed independent

Malawi proclaimed independent.

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WaterTower Theatre Announces Updates to Summer 2020 Programming | Dallas Weekly

WaterTower Theatre announced that it will round out its 2019-20 season with video on demand filmed presentations of I Am My Own Wife this July and a star-studded concert event in

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Telling Secrets, Spying Freedom: A Novel Account of Mary Bowser's Civil War Espionage

In the following account historian and novelist Lois Leveen describes how she came to write her critically acclaimed novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, the account of a black woman who served as a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the American Civil

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DePriest, Oscar (1871-1951) - Birthday

A child of the early post-reconstruction south, Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama on March 9, 1871.

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Bob Johnson Calls on BLM to Establish Independent Black Political Party to Help Advance Black Interests

Last week, Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), sent an open letter to the “leaders and supporters” of the Black Lives Matter movement calling for them to consider establishing “a formal independent political

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Africa's unsung army of women wage war on virus

Poorly paid or not at all, these unsung armies of mostly female community health workers have for years doled out advice and health services to families living in remote villages and urban slums who lack formal

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Source: The East African

The Choreographer Behind Lizzo and Janelle Monáe’s Performances

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Malawi opposition leader heading for election win - media

Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera appeared headed for victory on Thursday in a re-run of a presidential vote that was scrapped over massive irregularities, unofficial tallies

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Malawi new presidential vote on June 23: parliament

Malawi's parliament has endorsed June 23 as the date for the presidential election re-run after a court annulled last year's vote over irregularities, a lawmaker

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Nigeria: Over 140 Nigerians Killed in Violent Attacks Last Week

Sunday: PREMIUM TIMES reported that gunmen attacked three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. In a separate attack, armed men killed no fewer than 20 people in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It erupted over a land dispute between Lunguda and Waja communi

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Coronavirus in Africa: 216,775 cases; 5,852 deaths; 98,686 recoveries

There are now more than over 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Pays Homage To Breonna Taylor On Her Birthday – Your Black World

On Friday, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunited to honor Breonna Taylor, one of the many blacks killed by police

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Malawi's new president takes oath, makes key appointments

Malawi swore in new president Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday (June 28) for a five-year term after winning the re-run of a hotly disputed

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