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This past August, six youth were selected from Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago’s (BGCC) Great Opportunities (GO) Program, a program that works to connect Club members to college/university scholarships, tours and career pathways, to participate in a program with Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy to
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South Africa: Electoral Commission On Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Combat Disinformation in 2021 Municipal Elections
Press Release - The Electoral Commission and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have joined hands with major social media platforms to fight the spread of disinformation, in the run up to, during and beyond the November 1, 2021 municipal elections.
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Katherine Davis, Celebrated Chicago Jazz Musician, To Perform At Rebuild Foundation’s Blues Thursday At Retreat - The Chicago Crusader
There’s no doubt that one of Chicago’s great legacies is music. On Thursday, October 21, Rebuild Foundation is bringing Chicago’s jazz legacy alive with a special performance by acclaimed jazz
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Superb Woman: Trameika Vaxter - Garland Journal
A graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Trameika Vaxter, approaching her 25th anniversary, is a wife and mother; as well as a seasoned PR Pro! The post Superb Woman: Trameika Vaxter appeared first on Garland Journal.
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This Week in African Art and Culture (October 10 – 16, 2021) - Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine
This week in African art and culture, the 1-54 Contemporary African art fair, Africa’s biggest art fair, kicks off in London. The post This Week in African Art and Culture (October 10 – 16, 2021) appeared first on Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art Magazine.
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Liberia: U.S.-Based Liberian Prelate Urges Compatriots to Stand Against Ritualistic Killings
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A US-based Liberian Clergywoman, Pastor Ethelyn Quaye Naiah, is urging Liberians to stand up against all forms of ritualistic killings, which have been reported in all parts of the country of late.
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Brittons Hill Post Office closed until further notice - Barbados Today
The public is advised that the Brittons Hill Post Office is closed until further notice. Customers who conduct business at this branch may access the services offered at any other post office island wide. The Postmaster General apologises for any inconvenience this closure may
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'Meet us halfway' - Phumzile van Damme tells Facebook boss to 'take steps' against election misinformation | News24
Facebook South Africa needs to "come to the party" to set up systems to monitor disinformation and misinformation ahead of the 2021 municipal elections, says Phumzile van Damme.
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Kenya: State Blamed as Mathenge Weed Wreaks More Havoc
[Nation] Kabon Ngochila, 89, sits outside her home in Silinyo village, Marigat, Baringo County, with flies converging on her right leg.
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Steve Harvey Stuns Social Media With His New Style and Flair, Black Twitter Breaks Out the Memes
Twitter users had something funny to say about Steve Harvey's new style and started peppering him with funny memes. Steve does look good don't you think?
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50 Cent Returns to Court in the Hope of Getting Money He’s Owed by Reality Star Teairra Mari
By Ryan Steal Reality star Teairra Mari still owes 50 Cent around $50,000. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, Radar Online said 50 Cent was back to court after Mari failed to act according to an order requiring her to pay the rapper the amount. That's not all, though. Edward Ward, Mari's lawyer, alleges that
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DePeiza to Govt: go Back to drawing board on COVID combat tactics - Barbados Today
Democratic Labour Party leader Verla DePeiza has urged the Government to go back to the drawing board on its tactics to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. DePeiza told the party’s St. Lucy branch meeting on Sunday that although a major lockdown would be a devastating blow to business, a different
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Ziggy Marley Calls Out Singapore Gov't For Marijuana Possession Death Penalty
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Ziggy Marley took to social media to call out the Singapore government for its archaic laws relating to marijuana, which he termed inhumane. Ziggy Marley, who is the son of Reggae legend Bob Marley, shared an article with the headline “A Singapore
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Queen's Park president: Travelling cricket fans look to beach destinations - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
NIGEL Camacho, president of Queen’s Park Cricket Club, has acknowledged that it would be tough to ensure that international matches are staged at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair when England tour the Caribbean. The Cricket West Indies (CWI), on Monday, announced the schedule for England’s tour
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Nigeria: #EndSARS Anniversary - One Year After, What Has Happened to Protesters' Five-Point Demand?
[Premium Times] The #EndSARS protesters put forward a five-point demand during the historic demonstrations last year. How much of the demands have been met one year after?
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Uganda: Thirteen Arrested Over Links to ADF Terrorists
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver wanted vaccine mandate, says Kyrie Irving's status is issue with New York City news -The Black Chronicle Adam, blackchronicle sprots news, brooklyn nets, CITY, Commissioner, Irvings, Issue, Kyrie, Kyrie Irving, Mandate, NBA, N
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REGIONAL: Haiti gang seeks US$17m for kidnapped US missionaries – report - Barbados Today
SOURCE: AP - A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a US-based missionary group has demanded a US$17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal. Justice Minister Liszt Quitel said the gang was demanding US$1 million per person. Quitel did not
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Venezuelan mom, 70, starts family business in Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
GREVIC ALVARADO Changing country is not easy for any family, much less for a 70-year-old person. However, for Rosa Elena Mejías de Tineo (Mama Chelena) these two conditions have not prevented her from starting her own entrepreneurship with which she helps her family and has fun doing. Mejías
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Independent senator: Trinis perceived as lawless, misbehaved - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
INDEPENDENT Senator Hazel Thompson-Ahye claimed that recent and ongoing events in Trinidad and Tobago may have created the impression in certain quarters that its people are lawless and bad behaviour is the order of the day. Thompson-Ahye made this claim during her contribution to the budget d
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Two women succumb to COVID-19, death toll moves to 122 - Barbados Today
Barbados recorded two COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the number of persons who have died from the viral illness to 122. A 51-year-old Barbadian woman passed away at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility, while a 71-year-old Barbadian woman died in primary isolation at the
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Senate Committee Advances Bill for Fish Market, Dock on STJ
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would appropriate funds to build an “aesthetically pleasing” fish market at the Little Cruz Bay Dock and a new boat dock and slipway at Enighed Pond.
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Flash flood watch in effect for south-western districts - Barbados Today
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a flash-flood watch for south-western districts. The forecasters have advised that maximum rainfall accumulations of 50.0 to 100.0 mm in heavy showers across western and southwestern districts are likely and it has urged the public to be on
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Haiti's PM celebrates Jean-Jacques Dessalines, amid gunfire | New York Carib News
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he has “deposited…a floral offering” at a ceremony marking the 215th anniversary of the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
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Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death - Los Angeles Sentinel
As jury selection got slowly underway Monday in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their Georgia neighborhood, potential jurors said they came in with negative feelings about the case and worried about the personal consequences of serving
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Ghana: 'Dog Don't Eat Dog'? Yes - but About the Truth
[Ghanaian Times] In the enormous amount of years that I have spent as a journalist in Ghana, I can count the number of times I've heard a journalist stand up in public and discuss the problems and challenges that face his or her profession.
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CIFF doc sheds light on world famous Chef Charlie Trotter and his sous chef from Chicago’s Bronzeville area - The Chicago Crusader
“Love, Charlie: The Rise And Fall Of Chef Charlie Trotter,” directed by Rebecca Halpern and screening at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival on October 18 and again in theater
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Have You Seen These Missing Individuals of Color? | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Newspaper Publishers Association routinely keeps track of missing individuals of color and has endorsed the mission of the Black and Missing Foundation. Derrica and Natalie Wilson started the Black and Missing Foundation in 2008. The nonprofit has continued to raise
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Brother Of Patrick Mahomes Apologizes for Dancing On Top Of Sean Taylor Tribute At FedExField
During the Chiefs vs Washington game on 10/17, Kansas City star player Patrick Mahomes' younger brother Jackson caught major heat from sports fans after he recorded himself dancing on an area at FedExField dedicated to the memory of Washington's own Sean Taylor.
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Independent senator: Trinis perceived as lawless, misbehaved
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