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Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez announced a three-day in-person Skilled Trades Career Fair. Over three days, approximately 3,000 CPS students will have the opportunity to learn about careers from more than 50 local employers, trade unions, and workforce agencies. The Trades Career Fair kicks off at the … Continued
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
… “very liberal.” Along with older African-American voters, these suburban voters, also …
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com There is agreement among residents and educators for new school buildings in Prince George’s County. However, funding concerns remain an issue for most who live in the county, which has some of the highest property taxes in the region. Many can’t afford an increase during the COVID-19 […]
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[Africa Finance Corporation] Washington, DC -- The Investing in Africa's Future is a premier public forum jointly hosted by the Atlantic Council and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to promote US trade and investment in African markets. It was a virtual conference that featured 4 separate sessions centered on convening African heads of state, major international investors, and US government trade and investment officials to discuss how US investors can help finance the next big boom for Africa through the U.S. Internat
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper/actor Ice Cube is on the brink of understanding the left-wing con! He appears on the verge of understanding the fake product that the Democrats and the media have been peddling: that America remains guilty of “systemic racism.” In a video Cube posted on social […]
By Joe Biden There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed. These are facts in the United States of America in 2020, and we … Continued
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Kern County, Calif. – The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted to reject retroactive contracts with Building Healthy Communities Kern...
Channing Dungey, who made entertainment industry history as the first Black woman to run a broadcast network when she was... View Article
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Over the past six months, the lakes of Kenya's Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century.
This follows one of the wettest periods in East Africa in living memory. Above-average temperatures in the Indian Ocean have caused consecutive years of extreme and erratic rainfall, resulting in frequent and unusual showers on the slopes and rivers that feed the lakes
\"In my 60 years, I have never seen or experienced anything like this,\" said Richard Lichan Lekuterer, his gaze level with the tops of once-towering acacia trees poking above the water, the landscape altered beyond recognition.
Baringo and the other great lakes of Kenya's Rift Valley have risen to levels not seen in at least half a century, some by several metres or more this year alone, following months of extreme rainfall scientists have linked to a changing climate.
These tremendous bodies of water have ebbed and flowed through the ages, supporting life along the banks, but records show this latest surge is unlike any witnessed in recent memory.
\"It was like the speed of the wind,\" said Lekuterer, who relocated deep inland when the water shot up in March and is preparing to move again as the tide inches nearer.
The phenomenon is causing immense flooding along a chain of fresh and saltwater lakes stretching 500 kilometres (310 miles) along an ancient fault from the deserts of Turkana in Kenya's north, to the fertile shores of Naivasha to the south.
Tens of thousands of people have been driven to higher ground and homes, grazing land and businesses abandoned as the lakes have unrelentingly pushed outward.
- 'Phenomenal' -
The crisis shows no sign of easing, with seasonal rains forecast this month threatening further inundation.
\"It has never been this bad before,\" said Murray Roberts, who has lived on Baringo nearly 70 years, where he restores degraded land with his partner Dr Elizabeth Meyerhoff through their Rehabilitation of Arid Environments Trust.
Baringo has swollen about 70 square kilometres (27 square miles) since 2011 but rose sharply earlier this year, flooding their offices and a nearby dispensary.
Roberts' childhood home, and a family holiday business, disappeared beneath the surface.
Like Baringo, the surge at Lake Naivasha, some 200 kilometres south, began slowly about a decade ago, evoking little concern as the basin refilled after a long dry spell.
But it kept rising and in April suddenly accelerated, soon eclipsing the last historic high measured in the 1960s. The lake is now tracking closer to an extreme peak recorded in the early 20th century.
A monitoring station run by the Water Resources Authority (WRA), a government agency, indicates the lake rose 2.7 metres (8.9 feet) between April and June, pushing water half a kilometre inland.
\"It's been phenomenal,\" said Guy Erskine, as hippos wallowed in his submerged hotel at Sanctuary Farm, a conservancy on Lake Naivasha his family has owned since 1978.
- 'Things have changed' -
Government scientists are exploring possible causes for the
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By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele This current controversy over Cleopatra being portrayed by a White woman is an old argument. In an upcoming movie titled, ‘Queen of the Nile’ Israeli actress Gal Gadot will play Cleopatra-an Afrikan queen. Gadot is known for playing Wonder Woman. However, in 1963 Hollywood used the talents of legendary actress Elizabeth […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Creating online communities free of danger and misinformation is crucial in building a better world, the Duchess of Sussex told an online audience Tuesday during a special Time100 Talks episode she curated with her husband, Prince Harry. 'This isn’t just a tech problem. This isn’t solely a mental health or emotional […]
Barack Obama took the gloves off and excoriated Donald Trump during his drive-in rally speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday (Oct.22). After his speech, Waka Flocka claimed that Donald Trump is a better president than Obama.
WASHINGTON DC –Today, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris announced their support of Congresswoman Maxine Waters who...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer “Excuse me. It’s my time to talk.” Ugh, it’s frustrating when someone doesn’t honor your voice or respect your ideas. When it’s your time to speak, they should at least be quiet, and you shouldn’t feel bad for wanting to be heard. Speak up! As in the new book “Reclaiming Her Time” […]
The post NDG Book Review: ‘Reclaiming Her Time’ is informative and light appeared first on North Dallas Gazette.
In summary California's COVID-19 recession is having a devastating effect on local bond issues for sports and entertainment venues. COVID-19 and the severe recession it spawned abruptly ended what had been one of California's longest-running and most powerful economic booms. California's unemployment rate more than quadrupled as millions of jobs vanished in the partial economic […]
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By Victor Omondi Based on a study conducted by Columbia University, the number of Americans living in poverty rose by 8 million since May, indicating a rise in poverty rates soon after early Coronavirus aid ended without more to follow. Earlier on, the Federal Cares Act gave Americans a one-time stimulus check of $1,200 and […]
Netflix just dropped the first official trailer for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and it's clear the last film Chadwick Boseman... View Article
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THE SHOCKING death of George Floyd caught on video in the US sparked protests all...
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The topic of voting and politics can be divisive and, in some cases, incendiary.
Barack Obama has made it clear he wants South Carolinians to vote for Jaime Harrison. Harrison of South Carolina is... View Article
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The rapper tweeted that he would pray for Rae after she took a dig at him during a skit on a recent episode of \"SNL.\"
The California Democratic Party Black Caucus hosted statewide press conferences simultaneously across four locations on Thursday to call on Black Californians to support ballot initiatives on the November ballot. The press conferences were held in Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Speakers addressed the direct benefits each initiative will have on the Black California […]
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[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 21, made case for increased investment in technology, saying it will drive Africa's transformation and the world's future.
Smooth, really smooth. That’s how the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid struck us.
Before the time of the computing age and robotics, the automotive assembly line workers did everything manually or used wires and cables for actual manufacturing practices. Times have certainly changed with improvements in technology. The use of the Robot Program is now quite common in the automotive industry. The robots Read More
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YESTERDAY, SOCIAL media was shocked by reports that Nigerian authorities shot protesters at Lekki toll gate. The authorities deny this. Tensions have been rising as protests against police brutality and the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have gained momentum.
