8th Annual Man, Woman & Students of the Year Virtual Finale Celebrations To Be Held
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man, Woman & Students of the Year Virtual Grand Finale Celebrations will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 via Zoom at 5:30-6:30pm (for the Students of the Year) and 8:00-9:00pm (for the Man & Woman of the
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms And Florida Rep. Val Demings Join Joe Biden’s Shortlist Of VP Contenders
After Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race, MadameNoire came up with our own list of powerful political women who we thought might make a good Vice Presidential candidate, for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential
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Burundi opposition files election petition
Burundian opposition leader Agathon Rwasa filed on Thursday a case at the constitutional court challenging the May 20 presidential election outcome, saying he had evidence of
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Africa: Benin and Ivory Coast Withdraw Declarations From Rights Court
Benin and Ivory Coast become the third and fourth countries to withdraw their declaration under Article 34 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
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Williams named as BCPS superintendent
Dr. Angela Williams, a 29-year veteran with the Burke County Public Schools System, has been selected by the board of education as the new superintendent. Williams has served at the elementary, middle and high school and central office […]
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Source: The True Citizen
Uhuru nominates insider for Auditor-General post
Uhuru nominates insider for position of Auditor-General
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Second Black Woman Enters Race For Virginia Governor
The 2021 race for governor of Virginia is beginning to heat up as several candidates have lined up to replace Gov. Ralph
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Kenya elected to UN Security Council, beating Djibouti
United Nations - Kenya was elected Thursday to the UN Security Council for 2021-2022, defeating Djibouti after first-round voting by the General Assembly failed to choose between the two
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Race for Zanzibar presidency hots up
The race for the presidency of Zanzibar had by Friday attracted 11 candidates, two of them sons of former
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Source: The East African
Nigeria: JAMB Introduces Two New Science Subjects to UTME
[Daily Trust] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has introduced two new science subjects of Physical and Health Education and Computer Studies as Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) subjects.
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Kenya: More Students to Join University This Year
[Nation] An additional 17,393 candidates in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam qualified for admission to university compared to 2019.
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‘I am a pastor, not a politician’ - Firebrand clergyman, Bishop Rowan Edwards says he wants to remain non-partisan to fulfil his mandate
Two of Jamaica’s more prominent pastors said that while the formation of another political party is good for democracy, they have no intention of being a candidate when the newly formed Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) contests the next general
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Malawi apex court upholds cancellation of Mutharika's re-election
Malawi’s Supreme Court confirmed Friday that last year’s presidential elections remain nullified and a fresh vote held in
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CXC CSEC/CAPE Examination For Friday July 02nd Cancelled - St. Lucia Times News
Press Release:- The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations wishes to inform all students/candidates who are due to sit the Caribbean Examinations Council’s CSEC or CAPE Examinations on Friday July 02 nd, 2021 that these exams have been cancelled, as a result of the impending
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Madagascar
In Dec. 2013, Madagascar held its presidential and parliamentary elections. The presidential elections were a run-off between the top two candidates of an earlier round, Jean Louis Robinson and Hery Rajaonarimampianina. Rajaonarimampianina won the runoff, receiving 54% of the
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East Africa: EA Community Still Resilient, Says Dr Mathuki
[Daily News] THE East African Community (EAC) remained resilient and committed in its quest to widen and deepen the integration despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Voter suppression: The new poll tax
The Black vote is still important – as are the votes of other marginalized people who tend to vote Democratic – and for that reason, “the new poll tax,” voter suppression, is in full
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Change
Assertive, foresighted and progressive political leadership among Black elected officials has been wanton in the past, and now, Black folks must decide who to elect as we’re faced with some of the gravest challenges of our
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Kenya: All Set for Previously Rejected Candidate to Be Auditor-General
"His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Ms Nancy Janet Kabui Gathungu for the position of
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ghana: Ayawaso East Assembly Fails to Elect PM
The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly on Thursday failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two consecutive rounds of
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Source: allAfrica.com
As Party Leaders Age, Progressive Black Democrats Take Stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yearning for change, a group of progressive Black Democratic congressional hopefuls is rushing toward the national stage, igniting rank-and-file enthusiasm in a party dominated by aging white
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
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Congratulations to the extraordinary Skye Dakota Turner - Texas Metro News
MUCH RESPECT! The post Congratulations to the extraordinary Skye Dakota Turner appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
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Communications Authority launches search for new chief
Communications Authority launches search for new chief
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Kenya: CS Magoha to Receive Report on Post COVID-19 Education Recovery Plan
Nairobi — The nine-member Education Response Committee on COVID-19 established to advise the government on the modalities of re-opening schools was set to present its report Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha on
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APNU+AFC claims ‘massive electoral fraud’ affecting over 84,000 votes
With the conclusion of the recount process showing victory for the opposition PPP/C, the incumbent APNU+AFC yesterday claimed that there had been massive fraud and said it was putting GECOM “on notice”  that illegal votes cannot produce a valid
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PDP heads to Supreme Court over Cross River governorship election
The PDP says it is heading to the Supreme Court over the last governorship election in Cross River because Wednesday's judgement of the Court of Appeal does not tally with its conviction on the disputed polls. The post PDP heads to Supreme Court over Cross River governorship election appeared f
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Burundi ruling party candidate wins presidential race
Burundi’s ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye was Monday declared the winner of the May 20 presidential race with 68 percent of the
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Source: The East African
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Blackhawks make playoffs due to new league format | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Chicago Blackhawks will make the playoffs after the NHL announced its plans last week for a 24-team new league format to compete for this year’s Stanley
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Georgia Republican Slammed For Posing With White Supremacist-Linked Group
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