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(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”
Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored
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10
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Philadelphia’s new face covering ban: A contrast to Detroit’s ski mask culture | New Pittsburgh Courier
The Philadelphia City Council has recently passed a law banning full face coverings, including ski masks and balaclavas, in a wide range of public spaces, with a 13-2 vote favoring the ban. This new regulation, proposed by Ninth District Councilman Anthony Phillips, imposes a $250 fine for wearing
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Notice of early closure - Customs and Excise Department
THE EARLY CLOSURE WILL FACILITATE A STAFF MEETING.
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No reason why SA should stop selling arms to Turkey - Mapisa-Nqakula
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said nothing prevents South Africa from exporting arms to Turkey, despite reports that it might be used in conflicts in countries like
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller to Retire After 13 Years Serving V.I. District Court
United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller, who has served the District Court of the Virgin Islands since 2010, will be retiring in July, Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy announced Wednesday.
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Gabon says payment dispute with World Bank resolved | Africanews
The ministry of public accounts cited debt it had inherited from the Bongo administration and reiterated the transitional government's commitment to settle all outstanding debts.
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Liberia
Liberia /l aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə/  (  listen), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east. It covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi) and has a population of
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Diddy Catches THIRD Rape/Sexual Assault Case - Singer Aaron Hall Also Implicated | VIDEOs | EURweb
*To say it's been a rough week or two for Dean 'Diddy' Combs would be an understatement. You already know about him being sued by Cassie for sexual assault and their settlement. Then there was the suit earlier this week by Joi Dickerson-Neal who accused him of rape and filming it. Now he's been
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Venture capital is in the middle of a reset, but no one is changing | TechCabal
If anything happens to the macro-economics of the foreign investors investing in African startups, it will have an effect in Africa. So what needs to change?
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Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover
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Algeria
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Commentary: When judicial bias is prevalent - what can a lawyer do?
By Andrellos Mitchell, Special to the AFRO Rarely a day goes by without a news story about the behavior of American judges. These stories tend to focus on their courtroom […] The post Commentary: When judicial bias is prevalent - what can a lawyer do? appeared first on AFRO Amer
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Standard Bank customer wins K10m in Switch Your Salary and Win promo - Malawi News Network
After making four customers millionaires and transformed lives with fabulous cash prizes, Standard Bank Plc has made a Mchezi-based customer, Elemiya Mariko K10 million richer in the Switch Your Salary and Win promotion. He emerged a grand winner during the final draw of the promotion that was
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Castel Malawi offers employees post devaluation bail-out package - Malawi News Network
Giant alcoholic beverages producer Castel Malawi has responded to the recent 44% devaluation of the kwacha by offering its employees the 15% on the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Cola) and a once-off shopping voucher worth K150,000 for its 620 strong workforce effective 1 December 2023. In an internal
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest
Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest -three fined after pleading guilty to breaching COVID-19 restrictions
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(1861) Alexander H. Stephens, “Cornerstone Speech”
On March 21, 1861, after seven states had seceded from the United States, two weeks after the inauguration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, but three weeks before the firing on Fort Sumter, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens delivered what would be called the Cornerstone Speech in
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(1879) John Mercer Langston, “The Exodus: The Causes Which Led The Colored People of the South to Leave Their Homes – The Lesson
? In 1879 an unanticipated migration of nearly seven thousand African Americans from Mississippi and Louisiana to Kansas prompted a debate among national black leaders.  Frederick Douglass thought it unwise that black women and men would leave the South.  John Mercer Langston disagreed.  As in this
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(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, was the last public appearance before his assassination the next day.  King, in Memphis to support a strike by garbage workers, gives a poignant vision of the victorious future of the
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The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis. Based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th
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(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”
Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850.  After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University.  Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870.  After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from
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Emefiele regains freedom after five months in detention
Mr Emefiele regained his freedom after a court in Abuja granted him bail on Wednesday and ordered him to be released from almost five-month detention. The post Emefiele regains freedom after five months in detention appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Philadelphia Lawmakers Vote to Ban Ski Masks in Some Public Places, a Move Praised by Police but Panned by Rights Advocates - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Alaa Elassar and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — The Philadelphia City Council passed a bill Thursday that bans the use of ski masks in parks, schools, public transit or other city-owned buildings, a move they say will help law enforcement solve crimes but that civil rights advocates believe
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44-Unit Group Dwelling in Smith Bay Applies for Permit Approval
A virtual public hearing was held for the construction of 44 two three-bedroom units in Smith Bay on St. Thomas. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources' Division of Comprehensive and Coastal Zone Planning presented the dwelling permit application to the public for parcel numbers
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Democratic lawmaker: Illinois and Chicago can do a better job supporting businesses
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for the Chicago Innovations Awards, highlighting industries across the city. But some say the landscape can be improved. Over the past couple of years, Chicago has seen major corporations pack up and move from the Wind
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Nelson Mandela
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(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference
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Trêve : un avantage militaire pour le Hamas, une nécessité politique pour Israël ? - Haiti24
La libération d'otages retenus dans la bande de Gaza en échange de celle de Palestiniens détenus dans des prisons israéliennes, qui doit avoir lieu vendredi après-midi, doit être accompagnée d’une pause dans les combats entre Israël et le Hamas. Une trêve qui devrait profiter militairement au
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Don’t Take Houston Food (Or Music) For Granted - Forward Times
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