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Africa: Green Climate Fund Expands Support to More Than 100 Developing States ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Green Climate Fund Expands Support to More Than 100 Developing States
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The Green Climate Fund, which provides finance for developing nations to tackle climate change, said on Thursday it had reached a milestone of backing action in more than 100 countries, after approvin...1 hour ago ·
Lupita Nyong'o Gets Real About Diversity In Hollywood | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Lupita Nyong'o Gets Real About Diversity In Hollywood | Colorlines
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“I am benefiting from the efforts of a lot of other Black women who have had it a lot rougher than I have.”1 hour ago ·
Arizona Cop Violently Attacks A Black Teen With No Arms Or Legs ... See MoreSee Less
Arizona Cop Violently Attacks A Black Teen With No Arms Or Legs
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The teen has been charged.1 hour ago ·
Ex-Proud Boys Cop Cries ‘White Supremacist’ Tears In Fear Of Civil Rights Activists ... See MoreSee Less
Ex-Proud Boys Cop Cries ‘White Supremacist’ Tears In Fear Of Civil Rights Activists
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He explains why he left the hate group.1 hour ago ·
Rodney Reed’s Death Sentence Has ‘Unresolved Doubts,’ Texas DA Wants Execution Stopped ... See MoreSee Less
Rodney Reed’s Death Sentence Has ‘Unresolved Doubts,’ Texas DA Wants Execution Stopped
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Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed in six days.1 hour ago ·
Young People at ICPD25: ' We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights' | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Young People at ICPD25: ' We Have the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Rights' | Inter Press Service
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 14 2019 (IPS) - Every day in developing countries it is estimated that 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth. This amounts to 7.3 million births a year.1 hour ago ·
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, a Growing Clamour for Ethnic Autonomy ... See MoreSee Less
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, a Growing Clamour for Ethnic Autonomy
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'It will be good to have independence - the constitution gives us the right.'1 hour ago ·
Zimbabwe: MDC Takes Dig At Govt Over 'Slow Genocide' ... See MoreSee Less
Zimbabwe: MDC Takes Dig At Govt Over 'Slow Genocide'
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The opposition MDC has accused government of committing 'slow genocide' by causing needless deaths owing to its ongoing stand-off with doctors who have been on strike for over two months.1 hour ago ·
FBI Report Shows Fewer Hate Crimes, But More Hate-Driven Violence | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
FBI Report Shows Fewer Hate Crimes, But More Hate-Driven Violence | Colorlines
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The report uncovered an increase in hate-related homicides and assaults against individuals.2 hours ago ·
Forth Worth’s Version Of Police Reform Is Oversight By More Police ... See MoreSee Less
Forth Worth’s Version Of Police Reform Is Oversight By More Police
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Atatiana Jefferson being shot and killed prompted the Fort Worth police to claim they are making changes.2 hours ago ·
Forced Child Marriage Must Be Stopped Says South Sudanese Child Activist | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Forced Child Marriage Must Be Stopped Says South Sudanese Child Activist | Inter Press Service
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 13 2019 (IPS) - Young women and girls are still subjected to a range of harmful practices and violence, including early marriage. Every year, an estimated 12 million girls get marr...2 hours ago ·
Africa: 'Sexual and Reproductive Rights Are Not Up for Negotiation' ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: 'Sexual and Reproductive Rights Are Not Up for Negotiation'
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Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, had a strong statement at the opening of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 12: "Reproductiv...2 hours ago ·
ICPD25: Nairobi Summit to Redouble Efforts to Urgently Deal with Reproductive Rights for Women and Girls | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
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More than 6 000 delegates in the population development sector are gathering for ICPD25 to renew the promise made to girls and women 25 years ago18 hours ago ·
Africa: Why Mercury Still Poses Important Threats to Human Health ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Why Mercury Still Poses Important Threats to Human Health
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Press Release - In July, a 47-year-old woman showed up at the emergency department of her local hospital in Sacramento, California. Her speech was slurred, she couldn't walk, and she was unable to fee...18 hours ago ·
Uganda Police Confirm Arrest of 120 LGBT People ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda Police Confirm Arrest of 120 LGBT People
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KAMPALA - Ugandan police said Monday that in an operation around Kampala's city center, they arrested 120 people suspected to have been using narcotics. However, members of the LGBT community say it w...19 hours ago ·
African Women Face Persistent Gender Gaps in Education and Jobs - Report ... See MoreSee Less
African Women Face Persistent Gender Gaps in Education and Jobs - Report
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Despite widespread popular support for gender equality, African women are still disadvantaged by persistent gender gaps in education, employment, control over key assets, and access to technology, an ...19 hours ago ·
Freedom in Black and White ... See MoreSee Less
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In this video we're going to examine the notion of "freedom," and why it's been such an elusive thing for black folks to obtain. How do the opposing ways in ...2 days ago ·
More Ebola patients being treated in DR Congo ... See MoreSee Less
More Ebola patients being treated in DR Congo
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Violence and mistrust are contributing to the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But health workers say despite the challenges, fewer peopl...3 days ago ·
Ethiopia: The Young Ethiopians Working for Peace ... See MoreSee Less
Ethiopia: The Young Ethiopians Working for Peace
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Analysis - In a hotel dining room in the southern Ethiopian town of Bule Hora, a group of young Ethiopians pin drawings of trees to the wall. Each tree, they explain, represents one of them - some of ...3 days ago ·
Nigeria: Oscar 2020 - Another International Entry Disqualified for English Dialogue ... See MoreSee Less
Nigeria: Oscar 2020 - Another International Entry Disqualified for English Dialogue
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Following the disqualification of Nigeria's first-ever Oscar entry, Lionheart, last week by The Academy, another country's entry reportedly has just been disqualified.3 days ago ·
What to Do When You Are Dealing With Anxiety ... See MoreSee Less
What to Do When You Are Dealing With Anxiety
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Having and dealing with a lot of anxiety on a regular basis can be debilitating. It may cause you to perform poorly at work and make you struggle to maintain your home life and have healthy3 days ago ·
Atlanta Police Officer Resigns After Premiere of Police Brutality Docuseries Copwatch America Airs on BET ... See MoreSee Less
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Attorney Gerald Griggs teamed up with BET to produce the Copwatch America docuseries providing unlimited, never before seen evidence to the network.3 days ago ·
Rodney Reed, Innocent Black Man on Death Row, to Be Executed on November 20th ... See MoreSee Less
Rodney Reed, Innocent Black Man on Death Row, to Be Executed on November 20th
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Rodney Reed, a 51-year old man who was wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder that he did not commit, is scheduled to be executed on November 20th in Texas despite the evidence that confirms his3 days ago ·
Florida Sheriff Fired For Yanking 14-Year Old Black Girl's Head During Arrest ... See MoreSee Less
Florida Sheriff Fired For Yanking 14-Year Old Black Girl's Head During Arrest
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Harry Reid, a school police officer from Florida, has been fired for using excessive force while trying to arrest a student at Westridge Middle School. A viral video surfaced last week showing him3 days ago ·
Investment to Make Africa a World leader in Renewables | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Investment to Make Africa a World leader in Renewables | Inter Press Service
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov 11 2019 (IPS) - Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy. As global busines...3 days ago ·
Twitter Waves Bye To Peter King’s Racism As Black Woman Runs For His House Seat ... See MoreSee Less
Twitter Waves Bye To Peter King’s Racism As Black Woman Runs For His House Seat
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New York Rep. Peter King’s announcement that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election next year came as Black women, like Jackie Gordon, who is running for King’s office in Congress, have been flip...3 days ago ·
Bravo Will Keep Exploiting Black ‘Housewives’ By Showing Them Fighting ... See MoreSee Less
Bravo Will Keep Exploiting Black ‘Housewives’ By Showing Them Fighting
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A disturbing fight happened on “Real Housewives of Potomac”...3 days ago ·
Gambia Brings Genocide Case Against Myanmar ... See MoreSee Less
Gambia Brings Genocide Case Against Myanmar
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Press Release - The Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed on November 11, 2019, will bring the first judicial scrutin...3 days ago ·
South Africa: Mining Activities Continue to Dispossess Black Families in South Africa ... See MoreSee Less
South Africa: Mining Activities Continue to Dispossess Black Families in South Africa
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Analysis - Dispossession in South Africa is associated with the period of colonialism and apartheid. As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised black communities conti...3 days ago ·
OutKast Among The Nominees For The 2020 Songwriters Hall Of Fame ... See MoreSee Less
OutKast Among The Nominees For The 2020 Songwriters Hall Of Fame
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OutKast has been nominated for the 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame.3 days ago ·
Atatiana Jefferson’s Father And The Trauma From Police Violence That Also Kills Black Lives ... See MoreSee Less
Atatiana Jefferson’s Father And The Trauma From Police Violence That Also Kills Black Lives
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Marquis Jefferson’s cause of death was a heart attack. But there are good odds that the 59-year-old died at least in part because of residual trauma and elevated levels of stress, according t...3 days ago ·
San Francisco Protests Transit Cop Detaining Black Man For Eating A Sandwich ... See MoreSee Less
San Francisco Protests Transit Cop Detaining Black Man For Eating A Sandwich
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The way Black people are policed in America received a fresh batch of scrutiny after a viral video showed a BART transit cop in San Francisco detaining a Black man for eating a sandwich while waiti...3 days ago ·
Somalia strikes: Amnesty says US behind civilian deaths ... See MoreSee Less
Somalia strikes: Amnesty says US behind civilian deaths
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US air raids against the armed group Al-Shabab in Somalia have surged since 2017 following an executive order by President Donald Trump. But civilians living...3 days ago ·
John Legend Furthers His Efforts To Help Ex-Inmates Step Into Entrepreneurship ... See MoreSee Less
John Legend Furthers His Efforts To Help Ex-Inmates Step Into Entrepreneurship
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John Legend is on a mission to help ex-inmates step into entrepreneurship.3 days ago ·
LeBron James To Create Transitional Housing For Underprivileged Families ... See MoreSee Less
LeBron James To Create Transitional Housing For Underprivileged Families
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LeBron James will build transitional housing for underprivileged families.3 days ago ·
Why Angela Rye’s Question To Elizabeth Warren About Her Hypothetical Cabinet Deserved A Better Answer ... See MoreSee Less
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From the location to the audience to the moderator, Elizabeth Warren’s event at North Carolina A&T was dripping in Blackness. Why couldn’t she give a better answer to a hypothetical...3 days ago ·
African Farmers Have Homegrown Solutions to Hunger ... See MoreSee Less
African Farmers Have Homegrown Solutions to Hunger
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Opinion - Two months ago in Ghana, Agnes Kalibata, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, congratulated an illustrious group of corporate and government leaders for "leapfrogging ...3 days ago ·
Demands Increase For Popeyes To Pay Their Employees A Livable Wage ... See MoreSee Less
Demands Increase For Popeyes To Pay Their Employees A Livable Wage
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Some Popeyes employees make less than $10 an hour.3 days ago ·
Nigeria: 13m Out-of-School Children in Nigeria, a Time Bomb ... See MoreSee Less
Nigeria: 13m Out-of-School Children in Nigeria, a Time Bomb
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The Life Builders Initiative (LBI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has raised alarm over the 13 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, saying it is a time bomb that could consume the country in ...3 days ago ·
Africa: Saving the Planet Requires a New Economic Model. It's That Simple ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Saving the Planet Requires a New Economic Model. It's That Simple
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Analysis - To continue life as we know it is to plunge the planet and its people into ecological catastrophe. To change course requires a fundamental rethink of the economic and financial models many ...3 days ago ·
Preserving our Democracy Starts with Saving our Environment [Op-Ed] | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Preserving our Democracy Starts with Saving our Environment [Op-Ed] | Colorlines
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Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Derrick Johnson and Mustafa Santiago Ali say the communities that are pushed to the sidelines know the most about environmental justice.3 days ago ·
How Hip-Hop Dance Groups Have Helped Asian Americans Find Belonging ... See MoreSee Less
How Hip-Hop Dance Groups Have Helped Asian Americans Find Belonging
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While the art form has always been a space for community-building and resistance, its significance within Asian American youth culture can be tricky to parse.1 week ago ·
Black Women Claim They Were Racially Profiled While Watching ‘Harriet’ ... See MoreSee Less
Black Women Claim They Were Racially Profiled While Watching ‘Harriet’
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The incident happened at a theater in Louisiana.1 week ago ·
Ghana Needs a Grievance Mechanism to Secure Women's Land Rights ... See MoreSee Less
Ghana Needs a Grievance Mechanism to Secure Women's Land Rights
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As advocates for women's land rights, isn't it time we support the establishment of land-rights-specific grievance mechanisms?1 week ago ·
Africa: Refugees - Rwanda Helps Hundreds, but Thousands More Languish in Libya ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Refugees - Rwanda Helps Hundreds, but Thousands More Languish in Libya
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Analysis - International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse.1 week ago ·
The Nairobi Summit Is about the Future of Humanity and Human Prosperity | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
The Nairobi Summit Is about the Future of Humanity and Human Prosperity | Inter Press Service
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem in March 2019, which will jointly c...1 week ago ·
Zimbabwe: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Zim Mine Machete Wars ... See MoreSee Less
Zimbabwe: More Than 100 Hacked to Death in Zim Mine Machete Wars
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At least 105 people were murdered all in a space of three months in Zimbabwe's violence prone mining areas of Kadoma and other neighbouring districts.1 week ago ·
Burkina Faso: At least 47 killed in attack on Canadian mining convoy ... See MoreSee Less
Burkina Faso: At least 47 killed in attack on Canadian mining convoy
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At least 47 civilians were killed and more than 60 wounded when gunmen ambushed a convoy transporting workers of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkin...1 week ago ·
ICC sentences Congolese rebel chief Ntaganda to 30 years in jail ... See MoreSee Less
ICC sentences Congolese rebel chief Ntaganda to 30 years in jail
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Congolese former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison after he was convicted earlie...1 week ago ·
DRC's Ntaganda guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes ... See MoreSee Less
DRC's Ntaganda guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes
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International Criminal Court judges have convicted ex-rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by rebel f...1 week ago ·
Sick Inside: Death and Neglect in US Jails | Fault Lines ... See MoreSee Less
Sick Inside: Death and Neglect in US Jails | Fault Lines
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Jail deaths have surged in almost two dozen US states over the last decade. There have been steady increases in mortality rates involving complications from ...1 week ago ·
Man Who Burned Cross to Intimidate Black Family Gets 3 Years In Prison ... See MoreSee Less
Man Who Burned Cross to Intimidate Black Family Gets 3 Years In Prison
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Graham Williamson, a 38-year old white man who was convicted of hate crime charges after burning a cross outside the home of an African-American family to intimidate them, has been sentenced to 31 week ago ·
Black Entrepreneur Creates First Ever Social Networking App to Bridge Wealth Gap ... See MoreSee Less
Black Entrepreneur Creates First Ever Social Networking App to Bridge Wealth Gap
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BEAN NOW, the social networking app designed to foster relationships and connect members of the African American community, launches its free app today for iOS and Android. BEAN, or the Black Economic1 week ago ·
College Instructor Faces Death Threats For ‘Anti-White’ Teachings ... See MoreSee Less
College Instructor Faces Death Threats For ‘Anti-White’ Teachings
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He finds himself at odds with a fired up student.1 week ago ·
Acing the School Year: National Urban League’s Parental Guide To Success ... See MoreSee Less
Acing the School Year: National Urban League’s Parental Guide To Success
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Struggling to figure the best ways to support your child? The National Urban League has got your back.1 week ago ·
White Man Had A Disabled Black Man In Forced Slave Labor For Ten Years ... See MoreSee Less
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Four Ways the African Development Bank Can Support a More Secure Africa | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Four Ways the African Development Bank Can Support a More Secure Africa | Inter Press Service
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The recent increment in the capital base of the African Development Bank by $125 billion to $208 billion, should be commended as it could support improved health security across the continent.1 week ago ·
Family of Antwon Rose, Black Teen Killed By Pittsburgh Police, Settle Lawsuit For $2 Million ... See MoreSee Less
Family of Antwon Rose, Black Teen Killed By Pittsburgh Police, Settle Lawsuit For $2 Million
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The family of Antwon Rose II, the 17-year old Black teen who was shot and killed by former police officer Michael Rosfeld in June 2018, has received a settlement for $2 million for the wrongful death1 week ago ·
Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan Commit to Resolving Nile Dam Dispute ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan Commit to Resolving Nile Dam Dispute
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The three African nations have said they will continue trying to resolve a conflict over plans for a massive Ethiopian-run dam along the Nile river. The project has raised concerns about shortages of ...1 week ago ·
Author Ernest J. Gaines Dead at Age 86 | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Author Ernest J. Gaines Dead at Age 86 | Colorlines
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A dedicated storyteller who centered Black lives in the deep South, the award-winning author of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” gave voice to the frequently silenced.1 week ago ·
Black And Hispanic Neighbors Arrested For ‘Standing’ In Public ... See MoreSee Less
Black And Hispanic Neighbors Arrested For ‘Standing’ In Public
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A Sacramento sheriff arrested an Army veteran and a business man because they were standing in their own neighborhood.1 week ago ·
‘Mostly White Group’ Protested Dr. King’s Name On A Street Sign And Won ... See MoreSee Less
‘Mostly White Group’ Protested Dr. King’s Name On A Street Sign And Won
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The street sign was changed in January.1 week ago ·
Nigeria: Mass Exodus of Doctors From Nigeria Worrisome - -Buhari ... See MoreSee Less
Nigeria: Mass Exodus of Doctors From Nigeria Worrisome - -Buhari
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President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the human resources needs of Nigeria's healthcare system, saying the mass exodus of doctors from Nigeria is real and worrisome.1 week ago ·
Somalia: Head of U.S. Africa Command Visits Somalia ... See MoreSee Less
Somalia: Head of U.S. Africa Command Visits Somalia
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The top general for U.S. military operations in Africa visited Somalia Tuesday to meet with leaders and discuss the fight against extremists in the Horn of Africa nation.1 week ago ·
Africa: 30 Years After the Berlin Wall - an African Perspective ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: 30 Years After the Berlin Wall - an African Perspective
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Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, reporters from DW's Africa department set out to discover what has changed in eastern Germany. Join Asumpta Lattus on her voyage to better understand G...1 week ago ·
Africa: What Does Al-Baghdadi's Exit Mean for Africa? ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: What Does Al-Baghdadi's Exit Mean for Africa?
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Analysis - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, former leader of the world's deadliest terror group Daesh - also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - died during a recent United States-led operation in nor...1 week ago ·
Cornel West on hope and resistance in the age of Trump: We must "find joy in the struggle" ... See MoreSee Less
Cornel West on hope and resistance in the age of Trump: We must "find joy in the struggle"
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Controversial scholar on why he criticized Obama, why he's backing Bernie and how black people taught America love1 week ago ·
Report: Young Black Students Suspended At Higher Rate In San Diego Unified ... See MoreSee Less
Report: Young Black Students Suspended At Higher Rate In San Diego Unified
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The report, titled “When They Teach US: The Education of Black Children in San Diego,” presents data from recent school years showing lower test scores and higher suspension rates for black studen...1 week ago ·
Slave Rebellion to be Reenacted | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Slave Rebellion to be Reenacted | Colorlines
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Artist Dread Scott organized hundreds in Louisiana for a two-day event that will re-imagine the largest revolt of enslaved people in American history.1 week ago ·
New EPA Rules Will Allow More Coal Plants to Contaminate Fresh Water Supplies | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
New EPA Rules Will Allow More Coal Plants to Contaminate Fresh Water Supplies | Colorlines
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Environmental activists warn that million of Americans—and a disproportionate number of people of color—will be affected.1 week ago ·
Manager Fired After Two Black Men Arrested in Starbucks Has Filed a Racial Discrimination Lawsuit ... See MoreSee Less
Manager Fired After Two Black Men Arrested in Starbucks Has Filed a Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
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Shannon Phillips, a former regional manager at Starbucks, has filed a lawsuit for racial discrimination claiming that the coffee giant fired her after the highly-publicized arrest of two Black men1 week ago ·
Africa: Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection
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Column - In late 2018, Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, opened a national campaign "Hands Off Our Girls." Her campaign made big promises to reduce child marriages and teenage pregnancies in ...1 week ago ·
Sierra Leone diamond mine: Legal action over land grab ... See MoreSee Less
Sierra Leone diamond mine: Legal action over land grab
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A community in Sierra Leone has taken a diamond mining company to court. Residents of Koidu say the government failed to protect them when it handed over the...1 week ago ·
Senegal: U.S. Helps Defend Against Sahel Extremists ... See MoreSee Less
Senegal: U.S. Helps Defend Against Sahel Extremists
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The West African country of Senegal is known for its stable democracy and peaceful culture. But as terrorist activity expands across the Sahel, the threat of extremism has grown in the country – so ...1 week ago ·
Uganda: Journalists Arrested in Kampala While Protesting Police Brutality ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda: Journalists Arrested in Kampala While Protesting Police Brutality
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Police in Kampala have arrested several journalists who had taken to the streets to protest brutality at the hands of uniformed officers.1 week ago ·
Ta-Nehisi Coates Tackles Freedom and Enslavement in His Latest Book | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Ta-Nehisi Coates Tackles Freedom and Enslavement in His Latest Book | Colorlines
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“I didn’t want it to be slavery porn. There’s no need for that.”1 week ago ·
New NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea Racially Profiled ‘Black And Hispanic Men’: Report ... See MoreSee Less
New NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea Racially Profiled ‘Black And Hispanic Men’: Report
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Dermot Shea has been appointed to become the next NYPD commissioner despite his past of being accused of racial profiling in a major rape case.1 week ago ·
Black Man Convicted of Murder Still in Prison After 7 Years Despite DNA Test Proving His Innocence ... See MoreSee Less
Black Man Convicted of Murder Still in Prison After 7 Years Despite DNA Test Proving His Innocence
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42-year old Lydell Grant, a Black man from Texas, has been behind bars for the past 7 years serving a life sentence after being convicted of a murder that he says he did not commit. There has even1 week ago ·
White Supremacist Demonstration Sparks Recommitment To Emmett Till Memorial Plans ... See MoreSee Less
White Supremacist Demonstration Sparks Recommitment To Emmett Till Memorial Plans
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Funds pour in after a racist protest.1 week ago ·
Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight ... See MoreSee Less
Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight
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Hundreds gathered this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Greensboro massacre, when 40 Ku Klux Klansmen and American Nazis opened fire on an anti-Klan demonstration in Greensboro, North Carol...1 week ago ·
Africa: University of Bristol Appoints History of Slavery Professor to Interrogate its Past ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: University of Bristol Appoints History of Slavery Professor to Interrogate its Past
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The United Kingdom's first black female history professor, Olivette Otele, is set to take on the role of interrogating the University of Bristol's part in the transatlantic slave trade. She will help ...2 weeks ago ·
Africans Charged More Than 3.5 Times the "Affordable" Rate for Mobile Data | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Africans Charged More Than 3.5 Times the "Affordable" Rate for Mobile Data | Inter Press Service
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People living in Africa are charged an average of 7.1% of their monthly salary for a gigabyte of mobile data, more than 3.5 times the threshold considered affordable2 weeks ago ·
Africa: Gender Inequality in Education Is Still an Issue in Kenya and South Africa ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Gender Inequality in Education Is Still an Issue in Kenya and South Africa
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Analysis - Women still aren't fully represented in higher education in Kenya and South Africa, despite changes in law and policy over the years. This failure of the education sector to harness and dev...2 weeks ago ·
East Africa: Heavy Flooding Devastates Lives and Economies in Horn of Africa ... See MoreSee Less
East Africa: Heavy Flooding Devastates Lives and Economies in Horn of Africa
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United Nations and private agencies are scaling up life-saving humanitarian operations in response to severe flooding across large parts of the Horn of Africa.2 weeks ago ·
South Sudan: Widening Kiir-Machar Fault Lines Dampen Peace Deal ... See MoreSee Less
South Sudan: Widening Kiir-Machar Fault Lines Dampen Peace Deal
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South Sudanese protagonists have drifted apart barely 10 days to the deadline to form a unity government, threatening to reopen fissures in Africa's youngest nation.2 weeks ago ·
Rwanda: Human Trafficking Victim Narrates Ordeal in Kuwait ... See MoreSee Less
Rwanda: Human Trafficking Victim Narrates Ordeal in Kuwait
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In April 2018, she was enticed by a trafficking agent in Kigali she only knew as Mugeni, with promises of a Rwf300,000 monthly salary at a supermarket in Kuwait.2 weeks ago ·
Kenya: Lupita's Documentary Sheds Light On the Forgotten Women Warriors ... See MoreSee Less
Kenya: Lupita's Documentary Sheds Light On the Forgotten Women Warriors
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Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o made historians sit up last week when Channel 4 television showed her documentary, "Warrior Women", about the fearsome but virtually unknown Agoji females f...2 weeks ago ·
Gambian Women Testify About Sex Abuse Under Ex-President Jammeh ... See MoreSee Less
Gambian Women Testify About Sex Abuse Under Ex-President Jammeh
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Speaking calmly through tears, in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how Gambia's ex-president Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her.2 weeks ago ·
West Africa: African Pirates Kidnap 9 Sailors From Norwegian Ship ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: African Pirates Kidnap 9 Sailors From Norwegian Ship
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Nine sailors have been abducted by pirates while anchored off the coast of the West African country of Benin. The Gulf of Guinea is one of the world's most dangerous maritime regions.2 weeks ago ·
New Monument Will Honor New York City’s Historic Black Seneca Village Community ... See MoreSee Less
New Monument Will Honor New York City’s Historic Black Seneca Village Community
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A new monument will honor the legacy of a historic Black community that was displaced due to the creation of Central Park.2 weeks ago ·
Black Man Who Shot a Police Dog in 2016 is Serving a 45-Year Prison Sentence ... See MoreSee Less
Black Man Who Shot a Police Dog in 2016 is Serving a 45-Year Prison Sentence
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Unarmed Black men are killed by police officers all the time and are often acquitted. Meanwhile, there is at least one Black man who killed a police dog who is serving a 45-year prison sentence. His2 weeks ago ·
Hampton University Professor Leads Initiative To Bring Health Screenings To Black Barbershops ... See MoreSee Less
Hampton University Professor Leads Initiative To Bring Health Screenings To Black Barbershops
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A Hampton University professor is leading an initiative to bring health screenings to Black barbershops.2 weeks ago ·
Can the world afford universal healthcare? | Counting the Cost ... See MoreSee Less
Can the world afford universal healthcare? | Counting the Cost
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The United States leads the way as the world moves towards spending $10 trillion a year on healthcare by 2022. The US spends more than any other nation on he...2 weeks ago ·
Libya Renditions: The CIA, MI6 and Gaddafi's Secret Prisons | REWIND ... See MoreSee Less
Libya Renditions: The CIA, MI6 and Gaddafi's Secret Prisons | REWIND
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In 2004, Sami al-Saadi and Abdel-Hakeem Belhaj - two Libyan opponents of the Muammar Gaddafi regime - were abducted en route to the United Kingdom, then repa...2 weeks ago ·
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Missing Ethiopian migrants being trafficked through Yemen
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Despite the ongoing war and humanitarian situation in Yemen, aid agencies warn that human traffickers are increasingly using the country as a route to traffi...2 weeks ago ·
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Military base attack: Dozens of Malian soldiers killed
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At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in an attack on a military base in the Menaka region in northeast Mali. No group has claimed responsib...2 weeks ago ·
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Africa: When Caretakers Side With Child Traffickers
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Analysis - 'The marabout [Quranic teacher] promised my father that he would take care of me and teach me Quran. But [when] we reached Senegal, he forced me to beg on [the] street. I must bring him $1 ...2 weeks ago ·
Disturbing Job Interview Video Released Of Former Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson ... See MoreSee Less
Disturbing Job Interview Video Released Of Former Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson
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Aaron Dean killed Atatiana Jefferson on Oct. 12.2 weeks ago ·
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Somalia: Close to 300,00 Now Displaced By Floods As More Homes Submerged
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At least 273,000 people had to flee severe flooding of the Shabelle River in Somalia, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a report on Friday, Anadolu reports.2 weeks ago ·
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Africa's Youth Make Land Restoration Their Business
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Analysis - The last time Siyabulela Sokomani ran a marathon he did so with a tree strapped to his back. A native wild olive sapling to be exact. It affected his race time for sure, with the seasoned r...2 weeks ago ·
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