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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.
It wasn't just that Allen West defended a caravan of pro-Trump truck drivers surrounding a Biden campaign bus in an apparent act of intimidation. How he defended it matters too.
In tonight's Sunday movie lineup: Chadwick Boseman in '21 Bridges', Johnny Depp in 'Public Enemies', and Gwyneth Paltrow in 'Contagion'.
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer A vast swath of West Texas has been without an abortion clinic for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it opened recently in Lubbock. It's a vivid example of how abortion-rights groups are striving to preserve nationwide access to the procedure even as a reconfigured Supreme Court — with the addition of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett — may be open to new restrictions. Planned Parenthood has made recent moves to serve more women in Missouri and Kentucky, and other groups are preparing to help women […]
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Advocates in Houston, Texas are actively trying to ensure that members of the community, which has a 25% Black population... View Article
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Many have suspected that President Donald Trump's large campaign events were contributing to the spread of coronavirus across the country.... View Article
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According to a statement from the Graham Police Department, officers pepper sprayed the ground
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President Donald Trump is closing his campaign with a torrent of lies. His October rally speeches have been notably dishonest even by Trump standards. Trump is known for meandering off script, and he hasn't stopped ad-libbing as Tuesday approaches. But as he dashes from state to state - the President has 14 rallies scheduled from Saturday through Monday - his […]
John Steenhuisen earned 80 per cent of the vote in the DA leadership contest, defeating Mbali Ntuli to be elected the federal leader of South Africa's official opposition party.
PLUMTREE border touts, popularly known as amagumaguma, have turned a school in Nxele along the border with Botswana into a base for criminal activities, a situation which has riled villagers.
This was revealed by Bulilima West legislator Dingimuzi Phuti at a meeting with traditional and community leadership at Ezimnyama business centre yesterday held to review progress on the construction of Ezimnyama Clinic, which was mooted 67 years ago.
The gangs reportedly broke into Nxele Primary School and are using the premises for criminal activities to the chagrin of locals.
He said the major challenge was that of amagumaguma who were vandalising the buildings and using the structures as their hideout for criminal activities.
It could not be a school where criminals are based and teachers and pupils will teach and learn in intimidating environment,” the legislator said.
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Algerian's are voting in a referendum on Sunday to revise the constitution after long-time President Bouteflika was forced to resign last year following mass protests.
The government hopes it will neutralise the Hirak protest movement and will bring in a \"new Algeria\".
But opponents say it will change much. The Hirak has rejected the document and called for a boycott.
\"Nothing has changed. The ultra-presidential regime will stay,\" said Massena’s Cherbi, a constitutional expert at Sciences Po university in Paris.
'Rendezvous with history'
The text will set presidential term limits and create a new anti-corruption body but it has been criticized.
\"The drafting and consultation process was highly controlled by the state,\" said Zaid al-Ali, an expert on constitutions in the Arab world. \"It's hard to argue that the Hirak's demands for a fully inclusive debate on the state's constitution was respected.\"
The vote comes on the anniversary of the start of Algeria's war of independence against France in 1954.
It also comes as Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is hospitalised in Germany. His health condition has not been disclosed but there are reports of Covid-19 cases among his staff.
Tebboune, 74, said on Saturday that Algerians will once again \"have a rendezvous with history\" to bring in a \"new era capable of fulfilling the hopes of the nation and the aspirations of our people for a strong, modern and democratic state\".
Seen by opponents as an old-school regime insider, Tebboune came to power following a December 2019 presidential poll marred by record abstentionism.
The Hirak movement led calls for a boycott of that election, and even official data put the turnout at less than 40 percent.
Polling stations opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and were set to close at 7:00 pm. Results are expected on Monday.
He was 30 years old. Hassell's manager confirmed his death to Variety earlier Sunday
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Rescue workers in the Turkish port city of Izmir are continuing to search for the survivors of Friday's deadly earthquake, as officials said the death toll has increased to at least 64.
The powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake has claimed at least 62 lives in Turkey and two teenagers died on the Greek island of Samos.
Nearly 900 people were injured, two-thirds of them have now been discharged from the hospital.
The quake triggered tidal waves that hit the Turkish and Greek islands.
Over a dozen buildings in Izmir were severely damaged or destroyed by the initial quakes and the hundreds of aftershocks that ensued. Parts of the city were also flooded by seawater.
'Never lose hope'
Rescue teams are scouring through the rubble of collapsed buildings for a third day looking for survivors.
Shortly after midnight, Ahmet Citim, 70, was pulled from the rubble of a building in Izmir. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a Tweet: \"I never lost my hope.\"
It is unclear how many people remain trapped under the rubble. Turkish media reported three more people were pulled out Sunday from one collapsed apartment building but their conditions were not known.
Turkey is prone to earthquakes. In 1999, two powerful quakes killed some 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey. Earthquakes are frequent in Greece as well.
In a rare show of unity amid months of tense bilateral relations, Greek and Turkish government officials issued mutual messages of solidarity over the quake toll.
The quake occurred as Turkey was already struggling with an economic downturn and the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 10,000 people in Turkey have died from COVID-19.
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(BPRW) 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Announced
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) announced today the names of 44 students from 33 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) selected as 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars – the Initiative’s highest student recognition.
“The Competitiveness Scholars Program is a great way to showcase and recognize HBCU students for their academic, civic and entrepreneurial prowess,” said President James E. Clark, South Carolina State University.
Both the Initiative and the U.S. Department of Education fully support this 2020 recognition of competitiveness scholars and believe it to be a critical effort to better support and motivate HBCU students during the pandemic.
ARKANSAS
Pine Bluff-Sadagicous Owens, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
ARIZONA
Peoria- Stacy Porche, Southern University Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Phoenix-Sarah Adewumi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland
CANADA
Toronto- Remeya Ganesh, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Young, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
DELAWARE
Bear- Corban Weatherspoon, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington-Taria Taylor, University of District of Columbia Community College, Washington, District of Columbia
ENGLAND
London- Chyna Sawyers, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Jayda Teasley, Claflin University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orange Park- Ashanique Moore, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina
GEORGIA
Covington- Alexander Lowe, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
Doerun-Denerick Simpson, Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia
Ellenwood- Jailen Edwards, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
Villa Rica- Pablo Vallejo, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ILLINOIS
Chicago- Bruce Wilson, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia
Chicago- Justin Lindberg, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Huntsville, Alabama
Chicago-Travis Armstead, Claflin University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Chicago- William McCorn, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Ward, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky
Owensboro-Brionna Greer, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Stephon Wilson, Grambling State University, Grambling, Clay, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland
District Heights- Makala Brent, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Laurel- Alleyah Caesar, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Temple Hills- Darious Lawson, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland
MICHIGAN
Detroit- Karmel Reeves, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
MISSOURI
Saint Louis- Eric Johnson, Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Saint Louis- Skylr Smith, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
NEW JERSEY
Jersey City- Kiyana Roberts, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney, Pennsylvania
NEW YORK
Rochester-Virgil Parker, Howa
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COMPILED BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF Gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen has died at age 71. Allen died around 3 a.m. Oct. 31 while recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica in Sylvania, Ohio, according to a joint statement from his wife, Ellen, and manager Toby Jackson. Allen is known for leading the Rance Allen […]
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George Perry Floyd Jr., born in North Carolina, raised in Houston’s Third Ward, and forging a new life in Minneapolis, was honored in all his humanity with funerals in all three locations.
Members of the fraternity of families, who have experienced losing a loved one to high-profile shootings and police misconduct, attended Floyd’s service at The Fountain of Praise church in southwest Houston.
In Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner signed an executive order including a chokehold ban as well as requiring Houston Police Department officers to give a verbal warning before discharging their weapons, mandating that officers exhaust all alternatives before using deadly force, mandating that officers act when they witness misconduct by their colleagues, forbidding firing at moving vehicles and requiring HPD to report all use of force incidents to the Independent Police Oversight Board.
Always a Lion
On June 8, 2020, the Jack Yates National Alumni Association honored Floyd, a 1993 alumnus, with a candlelight vigil on the campus of the new Jack Yates High School in Third Ward.
As a lasting memorial touching the next generation, the Jack Yates National Alumni Association will offer these educational grants in George Floyd’s honor:
Complete criteria for these scholarships and initiatives will be shared in the coming weeks on the JYNAA Facebook page (Jack Yates National Alumni Association).
Shepherd Dr. Manson B. Johnson II, the dynamic leader and teacher of Holman Street Baptist
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NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter has been a lot of things in its brief, fiery life. It has... View Article
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On a brisk Halloween evening, President Barack Obama and musician Stevie Wonder joined Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for a Detroit campaign event on Saturday. Singer, songwriter, and musician Wonder kicked off the event with a performance at the drive-in rally, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the crowd. 'We have waited four years for … Continued
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Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday announced that public schools will be reopening their doors from November 9th to hold classes for students of grades 10, 11 and 12 and she assured that COVID-19 best practices would be in place to ensure the safety of both teachers and their charges.
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