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The following message was sent by USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock to the USF St. Petersburg campus community in response to the tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and
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Kyrie Irving and LeBron James Differ On Returning NBA Season
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Nigeria: Obaseki Parleys Wike, Emmanuel, PDP NWC Over Edo Gov Ticket
Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Benin City — With his disqualification from the race for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, began talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to actualise
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Boris Johnson said colonialism in Africa should never have ended
Opposition MPs in the UK are not happy with Boris Johnson over comments supporting Britain’s colonial activities in
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Nigeria: CAN Hails Buhari On Appointment of New Appeal Court President
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing the new President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica
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Oscars Announce New Diversity Initiative, Ava DuVernay Gets a Seat on the Board of Governors
As individuals and institutions continue to look at how they’ve contributed to systemic racism, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new diversity standards for the 2021
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'Take swift action in charging officers' - Beyonce demands over Breonna Taylor shooting
Grammy award winner, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, has penned an open letter to Kentucky Attorney, General Daniel Cameron, calling for the quick and immediate investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT killed in a botched raid early this
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Snoop Dogg Remembers Talking To Biggie After Tupac’s Murder: “He Was Hurt”
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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Alleged Murder – Arizona Informant Newspaper
For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the
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Netflix Launches ‘More Than A Moment’ Collection To Highlight The Black American Experience [Details]
As the Black community fights for change, Netflix has launched its very own Black Lives Matter
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Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 Black men
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Vanessa Bryant Says She Had To Block Fan Pages To Continue To Heal
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Labor Leaders & Black Lives Join Forces in the Fight for Divestment from the Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
A coalition of Black Lives, labor, and community leaders held a small press conference Monday afternoon on the steps of City Hall amid continued demands to end systemic racism and defund police
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Danger Looms As Nigerians Jettison Safety Measures
Abuja, Kano, Gombe, Makurdi, Benin, Jos, Lagos — Medical experts have warned that Nigeria could experience dire consequences in the rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths if people continued to violate protective measures against the
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Yielding Accomplished African Women set to train 1000 young women across Africa in virtual career accelerator
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NFL will observe Juneteenth as official league holiday
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an internal memo to staff, announced that the league will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, as an official holiday and the league’s offices will be closed that
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Oluwatoyin ‘Toyin’ Salau, Missing Black Lives Matter Activist, Reportedly Found Dead
Social media users powered the name of Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau to become a top trending topic Monday morning as thousands of tweets were mourning the life of the young Black Lives Matter activist reportedly found dead in Florida over the
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A Second Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree in California
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Nigeria: Dangote Boosts Diversification With Maiden Clinker Shipment to Senegal
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Nigeria: Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy Twitter War Finally Settled
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It’s the talk that many Black parents struggle to have with their kids, the discussion of how to deal with the police, and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality diva Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker are no
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