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How Social Media Users Forced Quaker to Retire Its Racist Aunt Jemima Brand

By Wednesday morning, the internet erupted in a social media firestorm as the racist true story behind Quaker’s stereotypical Aunt Jemima brand made its rounds on

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Nigeria: Ajimobi Is Alive - Spokesperson

A spokesperson for Abiola Ajimobi has told PREMIUM TIMES the former Oyo State governor remained alive as of 9:00 p.m. on

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Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Join Black Press in Upper-casing Race

Last week, Norman Pearlstine, the editor of the LA Times, sent a memo to staffers announcing that the publication will begin capitalizing “B” in the word Black in its articles when referring to a race of

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Africa: Continent Set to Get Debt Relief From China

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to cancel interest-free debt owed by "relevant" African countries as part of Beijing's move to help the continent during the Covid-19

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Forcibly displaced now account for 1% of humanity – UN report

The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes has doubled over the past decade to almost 80 million, according to the UN refugee

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Cameroon: Minister Elung Equips Kupe Muanenguba With Protective Kits

The Minister, Deputy Secretary-General at the Presidency of the Republic, Paul Elung Che has heard the distress drums of his people and responded timely with a consignment of protective materials and sanitary kits to bar the way to coronavirus in Kupe Muanenguba

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Essential Justice: Lawyers In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Nationwide, courts remain closed and in-person gatherings are still restricted due to the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues, the federal government still overlooks the “essential work” of parts of the legal services industry, delaying trials and hearings and compromising access to justice.

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Africa: Investment in Africa Projected to Drop, UN Report Says

A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, (UNCTAD) forecasts a steep drop by up to 40 per cent in global trade, due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected the global

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Kenya: Universities Ordered to Cease Quarantine Admissions Ahead of September Reopening

Nairobi — Public universities have been directed to cease admission of new quarantine patients as the government hopes to resume learning in September after the institutions' calendar was disrupted by the global outbreak of the COVID-19

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Africa: President Ramaphosa Launches the Africa Medical Supplies Platform to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19: African Union Chair, President Ramaphosa launches the Africa Medical Supplies Platform, Africa's Unified Continental response to fight the pandemic

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Africa: China, Africa Issue Joint Statement On Solidarity

The Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against Covid-19 is a joint initiative between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa in its capacity as the Chair of the African Union (AU), and the Republic of Senegal in its capacity as the Co-Chair of the Forum on

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Explains How To Shed The Weight Of Systemic Racism This Juneteenth

That’s why last Tuesday, amid protests to protect Black lives from a racist criminal justice system and the global coronavirus pandemic, people in Georgia waited in hours and hours of lines just to be faced with broken voting

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PNC Commits More Than $1 Billion To Help End Systemic Racism and Support Economic Empowerment of African Americans and Low- And Moderate-Income Communities – Press Releases on CSRwire.com

PITTSBURGH, Jun. 18 /CSRwire/ - The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income

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Sudan: Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Forges New Presence in Sudan

The Security Council on Thursday extended the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and set out the parameters for a follow-on mission that will start its work on 1 January next

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EDITORIAL: Intensify war on poachers

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Black People’s Fears Of Clinical Racism Must Be Addressed In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, Experts Say

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Juneteenth Brings Anti-Racism Protesters Out From Coast To Coast

The real looting happens when innocent Black men are gunned down by police officers with no cause or

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Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans

A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the

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Kenya Beats Djibouti for the UN Seat

UN Member States chose the country in a second round of voting on Thursday in the General Assembly, with 192 ambassadors casting their ballots during pre-determined time slots, due to the COVID-19

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Rwanda: Nyirimana Targets First League Title With UTB

Fidèle Nyirimana, the head coach of UTB Volleyball Club, has said that his ultimate target priority this season is to guide the varsity side to their first league

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Corona cuts macadamia gate prices by 75pc

Corona cuts macadamia gate prices by 75 percent

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Ghana: New Crystal to Hold Webinar for HR, CEOs On COVID-19

Human Resource Directors and Chief Executives will on Monday, June 22, 2020, hold a webinar to discuss work place safety in the midst of the COVID-19

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Ghana: Residents Ordered to Weed, Desilt Choked Gutters ... for Failing to Wear Face Masks

Some recalcitrant Sunyani residents who failed to wear their face masks were yesterday arrested and made to undertake clean-up exercise for some hours by security agencies who were on the streets to enforce directives and protocols of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) announced by the President, Nana

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Africa: 'Africa Achieves Better-Than-Expected Anti-Epidemic Results'

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 250,000-mark to reach 251,866 with 6,769 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, maintaining a mortality rate far below the global average, beating forecasts from

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HHW Gaming: Insomniac Games Drops Even More Details On ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Mile Morales’

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Celebrate Juneteenth With Verizon And

Amid a sustained wave of protests and conversations around police violence, white supremacy and anti-racism, Juneteenth ― the day celebrating the end of slavery in America ― is beginning to receive the recognition it

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L.A. County Public Officials Approved Nail Salons and other Hand-to-Hand Contact Services to Reopen.

Although the numbers reflect stabilization, the COVID-19 related death rate and positive cases continue to

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Back to Terror of Lynchings Past?

Author and investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a staunch crusader against lynching at the turn of the last century, would likely have been included among the hundreds of thousands of people calling for a thorough investigation into recent hanging deaths of two Black men in California and

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Kenya: Report On Teen Pregnancies Alarms Kenyans

A survey by the Kenya Health Information System shows that about 4,000 girls aged 19 years and below were reported pregnant in Machakos County between January and May, which means 27 girls conceived every

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Beloved UK wartime singer Vera Lynn dies at 103

Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart whose songs helped raise morale in World War Two, has died aged

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