Kenya reports 49 new Covid-19 cases - VIDEO
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has risen to 830 after 49 more people tested positive, President Uhuru Kenyatta has
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Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
Wu-Tang Clans official music video for C.R.E.A.M.. Click to listen to Wu-Tang Clan on
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Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over virus fears
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Saturday that the country's coronavirus measures would be extended and its borders with Tanzania and Somalia
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DOJ Is Investigating Ahmaud Arbery’s Death As A Possible Hate Crime | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
The Department of Justice is investigating the killing of Ahmaud Arbery as a possible federal hate crime, authorities said Monday.It comes after officials in Georgia last week arrested and charged two white men with murder after they followed and fatally shot the 25-year-old black man as he was
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Extends Lockdown Indefinitely
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the National lockdown indefinitely with regular two week reviews to assess
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John Vorster
John Vorster , original name Balthazar Johannes Vorster; also known as B.J. Vorster (born Dec. 13, 1915, Jamestown, Union of South Africa—died Sept. 10, 1983, Cape Town), far right Nationalist politician who served as prime minister (1966–78) and president (1978–79) of South Africa. He was forced
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Ahmaud Arbery's death was 'lynching' and White House rhetoric emboldening racism, mayor says
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has said that the killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a “lynching” and that the White House’s rhetoric is emboldening racists in the
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Source: The Independent
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders, born on July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kanas is a former American football running back. He was the son of William, who was a Roofer and Shirley, a registered nurse. He was the one of the eleven children. He attended Wichita North High School. During his career with the Detroit Lions of
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Rwanda: Basketball League to Resume September 4
The local basketball governing body (Ferwaba) has decided September 4 as the day the BK Basketball National League season will
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Kenya woos importers with free storage at Naivasha ICD
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Medics suspend strike after talks
Thousands of health workers on Sunday agreed to suspend a strike notice that was to start Monday after reaching a deal with the
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Magufuli speaks on Kenya-Tanzania border problems
President John Magufuli said Wednesday that he spoke to his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta over the ongoing border
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Ruth Matete fights for husband’s body
Gospel musician and former Tusker Project Fame winner Ms Ruth Matete will this week seek the court’s permission to have the body of her husband released for
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Ciara: Queen of the Desert
Ciara, the jewel of R&B is now the Fall/Winter 2015-16 face of Roberto Cavalli’s fashion line. Pictures of Ciara’s photo shoot hit social media earlier this week where she is captured as a goddess wearing garments that not only flatter her but also bring out her
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'Pretty Plus Tax': Keyshia Ka'oir Stuns Fans with Her 'Cold' Looks
It’s safe to say Keyshia Ka’oir and her husband Gucci Mane are the queen and king of
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Music that promotes empathy in middle of pandemic
Music that promotes empathy in middle of pandemic
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Senegalese return to mosques after restrictions eased
Some Senegalese mosques opened their doors on Friday after the government eased coronavirus restrictions, but others judged the rate of infection too high and stayed
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Brown, Wesley (1927-2012)
Wesley Brown earned distinction in 1949 as the first African American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy.  Wesley Brown grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended Dunbar High School.  A “voracious reader,” Brown joined the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
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USA: Father, son nabbed for killing African American man
Georgia authorities in the United States have arrested a white father and son for the killing of a black man in
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Western NY, including Buffalo, to start phased reopening
NEW YORK (AP) — Western New York, including the city of Buffalo, met the state’s coronavirus containment goals and can begin to reopen its economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said
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Florida and Kentucky are slowest states in handling jobless claims –
United States Department of Labor data show Florida lags all other states, with about 74% of initial claims filed through the week ending April 25 not yet advanced to the insured unemployed caseload, a category that indicates the applicant has been approved for
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'You and Your Man Look Sexy': Joseline Hernandez's Sultry Couple Pic with Her Fiancé Leaves Fans Fawning Over Their Love
Joseline Hernandez and DJ Balistic Beats fans are obsessed with their
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Senate Bill to Establish Black Female Task Force
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Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950).
In 1920, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded Associated Publishers. In February 1926, he announced the institution of Negro History Week, which coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.In 1976, the observance was expanded to National Afro-American History
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Family Member of Ahmaud Arbery's Alleged Killers Posted A Photo Of His Dead Body On Social Media
Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the Arbery’s family, came forward and said it was “very disturbing” for Lindsay McMichael to post the
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Kenya reports 49 new Covid-19 cases - VIDEO
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has risen to 830 after 49 more people tested positive, President Uhuru Kenyatta has
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Source: The East African
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South Africa: You Have the Right to Sue Govt, I Won't Stop You - Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says every South African has the right to approach the courts and even he, as president, could never stand in the way of anybody exercising that
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Pioneering Public Servant
Clarence Richard Elam (1923-1985) performed as a pioneering public servant as Assistant Director of Civil Defense for the City of Boston form 1950-52, Executive Secretary of the Governor's Council (1952-56), Chairman of the Boston Licensing Board (1956-74), and Special Assistant to Attorney General
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
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California community college chancellor endorses going online-only this fall
California’s 115 community colleges will likely remain an online system of higher education in the fall, its chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said
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eProbe | Spirits down as live entertainment events go on ice - Not the flattening of the curve we wanted, says distributor
Alcohol consumption and parties usually go hand in hand, but where there are no parties, social gathering and other entertainment events, it is expected that there would be significant losses for alcohol companies and
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