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Will Sudan return to civilian rule? | Inside Story ... See MoreSee Less
Will Sudan return to civilian rule? | Inside Story
A power-sharing deal between protesters and the army is signed and a council will temporarily run the country. It was a deal months in the making. Sudan's mi...
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Millennials Overwhelmingly Support Criminal Justice Reform | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Millennials Overwhelmingly Support Criminal Justice Reform | Colorlines
The latest survey from the GenForward Project says even across linesof race and ethnicity, millennials are deeply concerned about the relationship between police and the people they are supposed to se...
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Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them ... See MoreSee Less
Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them
Political leaders often view social media as a threat because it can provide the public with greater access to information
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Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is deeply rooted in its racist history ... See MoreSee Less
Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is deeply rooted in its racist history
More than 50 years on from the mass evictions that drove anyone who wasn’t white from the city center, the army is need to guard the areas known as the Cape Flats.
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Rising Housing Costs Are Making Black Residents Physically Sick ... See MoreSee Less
Rising Housing Costs Are Making Black Residents Physically Sick
New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.
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Libya: Ongoing Atrocities Reveal the Trouble With International Military Intervention ... See MoreSee Less
Libya: Ongoing Atrocities Reveal the Trouble With International Military Intervention
Analysis - It's been eight years since the NATO-led military intervention in Libya. Many analysts consider the action a crucial step forward in protecting civilians from looming atrocity. But today, L...
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Central African Republic Peace Deal - Violated and Fragile ... See MoreSee Less
Central African Republic Peace Deal - Violated and Fragile
Six months after armed CAR rebels signed a peace deal with the government, some have flagrantly violated it, experts say, as citizens wonder why the warlords even have seats at the top table.
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Tunisia: Essebsi Is Gone - Tunisia's Young Democracy Faces Its Toughest Test ... See MoreSee Less
Tunisia: Essebsi Is Gone - Tunisia's Young Democracy Faces Its Toughest Test
Analysis - Tunisia has been popularly hailed as the only successful political transition to emerge from the wider Arab Spring movement. The culmination of this transition was the election of Mohamed B...
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Africa: A Risky Return for Ex-Combatants Into Communities ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: A Risky Return for Ex-Combatants Into Communities
Analysis - Continued human rights abuses and a lack of transparency are hindering the successful reintegration of defectors.
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Uganda: Witness Describes Carnage After LRA Attack On Abok ... See MoreSee Less
Uganda: Witness Describes Carnage After LRA Attack On Abok
A former local leader of Uganda's governing party described seeing bodies, burned homes, and no soldiers when he went to the Abok camp for internally displaced people (IDP) the morning after a Lord's ...
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How slavery became America’s first big business ... See MoreSee Less
How slavery became America’s first big business
Historian and author Edward E. Baptist explains how slavery helped the US go from a "colonial economy to the second biggest industrial power in the world."
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The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres ... See MoreSee Less
The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres
Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss — 6 million acres — occurred over just two decades, from 1950 to 1969, a period lar...
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Huawei Accused of Helping Uganda & Zambia Spy on Political Dissidents ... See MoreSee Less
Huawei Accused of Helping Uganda & Zambia Spy on Political Dissidents
In news from Africa, The Wall Street Journal is reporting employees of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei helped authorities in Uganda and Zambia to spy on political opponents and journalists...
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Horrifying Video Shows 19-Year-Old De’Von Bailey Shot In The Back As He Ran From Police ... See MoreSee Less
Horrifying Video Shows 19-Year-Old De’Von Bailey Shot In The Back As He Ran From Police
Bodycam footage was released.
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West Africa: Strengthen the Role of Women, Young People - It's Key For Peace ... See MoreSee Less
West Africa: Strengthen the Role of Women, Young People - It's Key For Peace
Thousands of deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone are caused by the civil wars and political crises - the lack of peace - in West Africa, and this conflict leads to mill...
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Everything We Know About HBCU Student Javaon Ousley Who Was Killed In Alabama Police Shooting ... See MoreSee Less
Everything We Know About HBCU Student Javaon Ousley Who Was Killed In Alabama Police Shooting
Javaon Ousley was only 19.
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African Woman to Lead UNAIDS ... See MoreSee Less
African Woman to Lead UNAIDS
Analysis - She is an African, feminist and human rights activist who has just been appointed to arguably one of the most important jobs in coordinating and leading the international AIDS response, pos...
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Africa: France Commemorates Its 'Forgotten' African Veterans ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: France Commemorates Its 'Forgotten' African Veterans
More than a million African soldiers fought for colonial powers in World War II. African troops paid a heavy price with 55,000 killed between 1939-1945. @DR
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Africa: Terrorism Survivors - Forced to Farm, Fish, Fight, 'They Slaughtered Three of My Friends' ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Terrorism Survivors - Forced to Farm, Fish, Fight, 'They Slaughtered Three of My Friends'
Analysis - To mark next week's International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa earlier in the...
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Sudan: While Peace Deal is Signed, Feminists Fight for Representation ... See MoreSee Less
Sudan: While Peace Deal is Signed, Feminists Fight for Representation
In Sudan, women are well-represented in the workforce. They are not lacking in any public spaces. And over the past few months, they have made up half, if not more, of the protest crowds making demand...
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South Africa: Seven Years Since Marikana Massacre and Still No Justice Says Rights Institute ... See MoreSee Less
South Africa: Seven Years Since Marikana Massacre and Still No Justice Says Rights Institute
Friday marks seven years since 34 mineworkers were shot dead in a burst of police gunfire during a protest at the then Lonmin Platinum's Marikana operations, but families have yet to see justice.
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2019 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows Developing Increased Intercultural Competence Through Summer Study Abroad Program in London ... See MoreSee Less
2019 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows Developing Increased Intercultural Competence Through Summer Study Abroad Program in London
The 10 meritorious freshmen and sophomores from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) who were selected to be part of the third cohort of the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship program are wrapping
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Zimbabwe: Demonstrations - Police Issue Prohibition Order ... See MoreSee Less
Zimbabwe: Demonstrations - Police Issue Prohibition Order
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a prohibition order against demonstrations planned by MDC-Alliance today, saying anyone taking part in such action will face the full wrath of the law.
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A (Jewish) Public Enemy No More? – A Black-Jewish Dialogue and Healing That is 30 Years Overdue ... See MoreSee Less
A (Jewish) Public Enemy No More? – A Black-Jewish Dialogue and Healing That is 30 Years Overdue
Thirty years ago, Professor Griff was kicked out of the legendary hip hop group Public Enemy for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks. Last spring, Griff openly addressed those remarks with members
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Woman From Arkansas Held Four Black Teens At Gunpoint ... See MoreSee Less
Woman From Arkansas Held Four Black Teens At Gunpoint
Jerri Kelly, a 46-year old woman from Arkansas, reportedly held four Black teens at gunpoint and forced them to the ground while they were going door-to-door to raise money for their high school
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The 1619 Project Centers the Enslaved, Rethinks Story of America | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
The 1619 Project Centers the Enslaved, Rethinks Story of America | Colorlines
“It aims to reframe the country’s history...placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.”
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Africa: Analysis Across Africa Shows How Social Media Is Changing Politics ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Analysis Across Africa Shows How Social Media Is Changing Politics
Analysis - In mid-July Chad lifted its 16-month social media ban. This ended the longest social media blockage seen in any African country. The government argued that the lengthy ban was necessary for...
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NYC to Award $9.75 Million to Black Man Who Spent 30 Years in Prison For Crimes He Didn't Commit ... See MoreSee Less
NYC to Award $9.75 Million to Black Man Who Spent 30 Years in Prison For Crimes He Didn't Commit
Mark Denny, a man who was wrongly imprisoned for almost 30 years for a rape and robbery he didn't commit, has been awarded a $9.75 million settlement from the city of New York. In exchange, Denny had
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United Negro College Fund Teams Up With Cengage To Provide HBCU Students With Access To Free Textbooks ... See MoreSee Less
United Negro College Fund Teams Up With Cengage To Provide HBCU Students With Access To Free Textbooks
The United Negro College Fund has teamed up with Cengage to provide 1,000 HBCU students with free access to textbooks.
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Facebook is going after fake news in local African languages ... See MoreSee Less
Facebook is going after fake news in local African languages
Fake news posted in local languages is just as potent as it is in English.
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Why Students Remain So Ignorant About American Slavery ... See MoreSee Less
Why Students Remain So Ignorant About American Slavery
When it comes to teaching students about slavery in the United States, teachers often stumble through the topic.
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Eritrea: Is Political Change Really On the Horizon? ... See MoreSee Less
Eritrea: Is Political Change Really On the Horizon?
Analysis - Looked at one way, President Isaias' rule is more fragile than ever. Looked at another, his grip on power is only getting firmer.
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Sudan: Silence and Fear - Life Under the RSF in a Darfur Town ... See MoreSee Less
Sudan: Silence and Fear - Life Under the RSF in a Darfur Town
Amna Daoud Morsal has worked in Nyala's main market for decades. At 55, she has developed a well-established market stall in Sudan's third largest city - a city whose name means the "place of chatting...
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Pediatricians Highlight Impact of Racism On Children's Health | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Pediatricians Highlight Impact of Racism On Children's Health | Colorlines
A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics urges doctors and policymakers to address bias and discrimination in health care.
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How Can Rethinking Policing Reverse the Mass Incarceration Epidemic? | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
How Can Rethinking Policing Reverse the Mass Incarceration Epidemic? | Colorlines
A new report from the Vera Institute of Justice breaks down how a single negative interaction with a police officer can alter a life forever—and how a shift in how the nation approaches justice can ...
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How Toni Morrison’s legacy plays out in South Africa’s universities ... See MoreSee Less
How Toni Morrison’s legacy plays out in South Africa’s universities
In some ways, Toni Morrison is even more relevant in South African universities today than she’s ever been.
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Women Pastoralists Feel Heat of Climate Change | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Women Pastoralists Feel Heat of Climate Change | Inter Press Service
Faced with an increasingly dry climate, women pastoralists now must spend much more time searching for water. That takes time away from productive economic activities, reinforcing the cycle of poverty...
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East Africa: Silencing the Guns By 2020 - Recognising African Women's Contribution to the Peace and Security Agenda ... See MoreSee Less
East Africa: Silencing the Guns By 2020 - Recognising African Women's Contribution to the Peace and Security Agenda
Africa's Agenda 2063 places great import on the need to establish peace and stability on the continent as a key component of ensuring that the national and continental development agendas can be achie...
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Mali: UN Warns of Spike in Grave Violations Against Children in Mali As 'The New Normal' ... See MoreSee Less
Mali: UN Warns of Spike in Grave Violations Against Children in Mali As 'The New Normal'
Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners on Tuesday, called on a...
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Murdered Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s African-American Museum Is Vandalized ... See MoreSee Less
Murdered Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s African-American Museum Is Vandalized
Sadie Roberts-Joseph was tragically murdered last month.
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Amber Guyger Murder Trial Judge Suggests A Fair Jury Can Still Be Selected In Dallas ... See MoreSee Less
Amber Guyger Murder Trial Judge Suggests A Fair Jury Can Still Be Selected In Dallas
Judge Tammy Kemp, who is presiding over Amber Guyger’s murder trial for killing Botham Jean, suggested a fair jury can be selected in Dallas despite heavy publicity.
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We may finally have a way to defeat Ebola ... See MoreSee Less
We may finally have a way to defeat Ebola
WHO said the drugs that showed the best results are are “the only drugs that future patients will be treated with”.
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How to Be an Antiracist: Ibram X. Kendi on Why We Need to Fight Racism the Way We Fight Cancer ... See MoreSee Less
How to Be an Antiracist: Ibram X. Kendi on Why We Need to Fight Racism the Way We Fight Cancer
In his new book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” professor Ibram X. Kendi urges readers to break out of the false framework of “racist” and “not racist,” instead laying out what it means to be ...
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“Today the Lynch Mob Only Needs an Assault Rifle”: Ibram X. Kendi on White Supremacist Violence ... See MoreSee Less
“Today the Lynch Mob Only Needs an Assault Rifle”: Ibram X. Kendi on White Supremacist Violence
This week marks two years since white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, where a neo-Nazi drove his car into a crowd of antiracist protesters, killing 32-year-old activist Heather He...
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Ibram X. Kendi: IQ Tests, SAT Scores and Other “Intelligence” Tests Propagate Racism ... See MoreSee Less
Ibram X. Kendi: IQ Tests, SAT Scores and Other “Intelligence” Tests Propagate Racism
Author and professor Ibram X. Kendi joins us to discuss his new book, “How to Be an Antiracist.” He talks about the racist development of intelligence tests that blatantly discriminate against peo...
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Estate of Layleen Polanco Sues NYC over Her Death at Rikers ... See MoreSee Less
Estate of Layleen Polanco Sues NYC over Her Death at Rikers
The estate of Layleen Polanco — a transgender woman who was found dead in a jail cell at Rikers Island in June — is suing the city of New York over her death. The city’s medical examiner ruled l...
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Water in Newark, NJ, Still Unsafe to Drink ... See MoreSee Less
Water in Newark, NJ, Still Unsafe to Drink
In Newark, New Jersey officials have started handing out bottled water after recent tests of the city’s water supply showed that it is still unsafe to drink — some eight months after officials beg...
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Ebola No Longer “Incurable” After Success of Experimental Treatments ... See MoreSee Less
Ebola No Longer “Incurable” After Success of Experimental Treatments
Medical professionals say that Ebola is no longer an incurable disease, after two experimental drugs being used to treat infected patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have shown a 90% surv...
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Racial & Low-Income Family Healthcare Disparities Remain ... See MoreSee Less
Racial & Low-Income Family Healthcare Disparities Remain
Although the percentage of Americans without health insurance is far below what it was a decade ago, it's been rising since the end of 2016. And significant racial health disparities remain: Native
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AI Used to Curb Hate on Twitter Actually Punishes Black People | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
AI Used to Curb Hate on Twitter Actually Punishes Black People | Colorlines
“These systems are being developed to identify language that’s used to target marginalized populations online. It’s extremely concerning if the same systems are themselves discriminating against...
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Lead Concerns Push Newark to Distribute Bottled Water to Residents | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Lead Concerns Push Newark to Distribute Bottled Water to Residents | Colorlines
The EPA says residents should not drink tap water, even if it’s been filtered. The city says more tests are needed.
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#ColorlinesReads: 6 Books That Explore How We Construct Our Identities | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
#ColorlinesReads: 6 Books That Explore How We Construct Our Identities | Colorlines
From essays about the ways mental illness can shape our memories to a lyrical poem that attempts to reconcile desire and political ideas, these books examine the stories we tell ourselves.
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Africa: How the Search for Football's Next Big Thing Is Fuelling a Modern-Day Slave Trade ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: How the Search for Football's Next Big Thing Is Fuelling a Modern-Day Slave Trade
Analysis - It's estimated that more than 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes of making it as professional footballers. In the UK alone, there are more than 2,000 min...
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12-Year Old Black Boy Shot in the Knee By SWAT Even Though His Hands Were Up ... See MoreSee Less
12-Year Old Black Boy Shot in the Knee By SWAT Even Though His Hands Were Up
Amir Worship, a 12-year old unarmed Black boy from Illinois, will never walk normally again after SWAT officers suddenly entered his home and bedroom shot him without warning even though he already
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One of Africa’s wealthiest countries is building a Trump-like wall to stop migrants ... See MoreSee Less
One of Africa’s wealthiest countries is building a Trump-like wall to stop migrants
On paper Equatorial Guinea could be seen as a booming country but in terms of its development indices it is not much better than Cameroon
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Why Are So Many Mass Shooters White Supremacists? The Answer’s Complicated ... See MoreSee Less
Why Are So Many Mass Shooters White Supremacists? The Answer’s Complicated
There are four common misconceptions about mass homicides and who commits them.
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Nigeria: Ten Years of Violence and Displacement in Northeast Nigeria ... See MoreSee Less
Nigeria: Ten Years of Violence and Displacement in Northeast Nigeria
Analysis - It has been 10 years since an insurgency began in northeast Nigeria, with armed opposition groups fighting the Nigerian army. A decade on, the conflict is far from over and civilians are ca...
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Namibia to Actualise Human Trafficking Regulations ... See MoreSee Less
Namibia to Actualise Human Trafficking Regulations
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced that Namibia is finalising the regulations for the law on trafficking in persons to become operational.
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The Link Between White Nationalists’ Racist Rhetoric And Mass Shootings Explains A Lot ... See MoreSee Less
The Link Between White Nationalists’ Racist Rhetoric And Mass Shootings Explains A Lot
In the past decade, the language of white supremacists has crossed national borders, broadened its focus and has been influenced by current mainstream political discourse.
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Chicago Nonprofit Aims To Combat Diabetes Within The Black Community ... See MoreSee Less
Chicago Nonprofit Aims To Combat Diabetes Within The Black Community
A new Chicago-based nonprofit is aiming to combat diabetes within the Black community.
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To Uplift a Woman is to Uplift a Village | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
To Uplift a Woman is to Uplift a Village | Inter Press Service
An eight-month-old boy is examined by a doctor at Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. While women are increasingly using contraceptives to plan their families, there are still too many who lack...
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Bowie State University Creates Center To Increase Representation Of Black Male Teachers ... See MoreSee Less
Bowie State University Creates Center To Increase Representation Of Black Male Teachers
Bowie State University is launching a center that will focus on empowering and supporting Black male teachers and students.
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Morehouse College Launches Program To Help Alumni Eliminate Student Loan Debt ... See MoreSee Less
Morehouse College Launches Program To Help Alumni Eliminate Student Loan Debt
Morehouse College has launched a new fund to help alumni tackle their student loan debt.
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Jay-Z, Will Smith To Produce TV Series About The Civil Rights Movement’s Women Trailblazers ... See MoreSee Less
Jay-Z, Will Smith To Produce TV Series About The Civil Rights Movement’s Women Trailblazers
Jay-Z and Will Smith will produce a television series that captures the civil rights movement through the lens of Black women.
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Malians Need Protection as Country Descends into Chaos - UN ... See MoreSee Less
Malians Need Protection as Country Descends into Chaos - UN
The U.N. refugee agency is urging countries to provide international protection and asylum to people fleeing the increasingly chaotic conditions in Mali.
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FBI ranks "black identity extremists" bigger threat than Al Qaeda, white supremacists: Leaked documents ... See MoreSee Less
FBI ranks "black identity extremists" bigger threat than Al Qaeda, white supremacists: Leaked documents
White supremacist groups are mentioned in the files, however they are described as a "medium threat."
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Jason Orr On How Black Music Can Change the World | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Jason Orr On How Black Music Can Change the World | Colorlines
As the FunkJazz Kafe Arts and Music Festival celebrates 25 years, founder Jason Orr talks to Colorlines about music, Black culture and why it’s important to live beyond labels.
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Activist Melissa McKinnies on the Mike Brown Rebellion—and the Lynching of Her Son Danye | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Activist Melissa McKinnies on the Mike Brown Rebellion—and the Lynching of Her Son Danye | Colorlines
Melissa McKinnies was a Ferguson uprising fixture. It’s for this reason that the St. Louis mother believes that one of her sons was lynched in their backyard. Here are her words.
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'Free Meek' Docuseries Illustrates Plight of Black Men in Criminal Justice System | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
'Free Meek' Docuseries Illustrates Plight of Black Men in Criminal Justice System | Colorlines
The five-part series explores racial injustice in the judicial system through the all too common case of rapper Meek Mill.
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Missing Mike-Mike: Michael Brown Sr. Reflects on the 5 Years Since His Son Became a Political Symbol | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Missing Mike-Mike: Michael Brown Sr. Reflects on the 5 Years Since His Son Became a Political Symbol | Colorlines
Before Michael Brown Jr. became an international symbol of racialized police violence, he was an 18-year-old who cracked jokes, made music and planned for his future. Here, a deeply personal reflectio...
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Planned Parenthood's New Leader On Racial Equity and Reproductive Health Freedom | Colorlines ... See MoreSee Less
Planned Parenthood's New Leader On Racial Equity and Reproductive Health Freedom | Colorlines
Alexis McGill Johnson talks to Colorlines about bringing her life’s work as a racial justice organizer to the reproductive health care organization.
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Ben Carson On Fears That Opportunity Zones Will Create More Gentrification: ‘Rich People Are Going To Get Richer Anyway’ ... See MoreSee Less
Ben Carson On Fears That Opportunity Zones Will Create More Gentrification: ‘Rich People Are Going To Get Richer Anyway’
This man clearly does not care about people who have lived in neighbors for years being displaced.
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How Police Killing Black People Hasn’t Let Up Since Ferguson, In 5 Charts ... See MoreSee Less
How Police Killing Black People Hasn’t Let Up Since Ferguson, In 5 Charts
Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, five years ago. Since then, U.S. police have killed more than 5,000 people.
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Nigeria: Group Worried Over Igbo Girls Trafficked to Malaysia ... See MoreSee Less
Nigeria: Group Worried Over Igbo Girls Trafficked to Malaysia
Anambra State indigenes resident in Malaysia have raised the alarm over the high number of girls from the South eastern states of Nigeria being trafficked to the country allegedly for sex.
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Prosecutor Finally Admits It Was Wrong To Criminally Charge A 10-Year-Old For Playing Dodgeball ... See MoreSee Less
Prosecutor Finally Admits It Was Wrong To Criminally Charge A 10-Year-Old For Playing Dodgeball
But where is the apology?
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Trigger-Happy Amber Guyger’s Defense Will Be ‘Use Of Deadly Force Was Justified’ ... See MoreSee Less
Trigger-Happy Amber Guyger’s Defense Will Be ‘Use Of Deadly Force Was Justified’
Amber Guyger gunned down Botham Jean in his own home.
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Central African Republic: Nation Sees Sharp Decline in Violence ... See MoreSee Less
Central African Republic: Nation Sees Sharp Decline in Violence
Central African Republic may be getting safer, according to new figures from the United Nations that show a sharp drop in the number of attacks and human rights abuses since last year.
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The rise and rise of the literary festival in African cities ... See MoreSee Less
The rise and rise of the literary festival in African cities
There has been a rise of a new kind of literary festival where writers and readers interact over their text and how it affects their lives.
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Tunisia: New Laws Bring New Hope for Trafficking Victims ... See MoreSee Less
Tunisia: New Laws Bring New Hope for Trafficking Victims
Analysis - Trafficking in people - including children, women and foreigners as domestic servants and for street begging, criminal activities and sexual exploitation - is not new in Tunisia. It has bee...
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Africa: Politics v Pilgrimage - Some Muslims Call for Saudi Haj Boycott ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: Politics v Pilgrimage - Some Muslims Call for Saudi Haj Boycott
More than 100 Muslims from Australia to Tanzania are contributing to a Twitter hashtag #boycotthajj in response to Saudi Arabia's political record
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Desertification a Frontline Against Climate Change: IPCC | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Desertification a Frontline Against Climate Change: IPCC | Inter Press Service
Drone visual of the area in Upper East Region, Ghana prior to restoration of the land that was taken in 2015. Years later the community restored the land by planting trees. A new United Nations report...
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The Truth About America's Racist Presidents ... See MoreSee Less
The Truth About America's Racist Presidents
In 1971, then Governor Ronald Reagan of California called African people monkeys in a telephone conversation with President Richard Nixon. To laughter from Nixon, Reagan also stated that Africans are
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The controversial role of private military and security companies in Africa ... See MoreSee Less
The controversial role of private military and security companies in Africa
For many governments, private military and security companies can become an attractive resource.
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Chicago-Based Organization, The Suga Project, to Bring Education and Awareness About Type 2 Diabetes to the Black Community ... See MoreSee Less
Chicago-Based Organization, The Suga Project, to Bring Education and Awareness About Type 2 Diabetes to the Black Community
The Suga Project, LLC seeks to open up the dialogue within the African American community about Type 2 diabetes and bring more awareness to healthy lifestyles.
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Angola has become a much cheaper country for foreign expats—but not for locals ... See MoreSee Less
Angola has become a much cheaper country for foreign expats—but not for locals
"The basket in Angola has become a lot cheaper in dollar terms although the price tags on the items in Angolan supermarkets may not have changed."
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The problem with Ghana’s Year of Return diaspora campaign to boost tourism ... See MoreSee Less
The problem with Ghana’s Year of Return diaspora campaign to boost tourism
The “Year of Return” as a brand is likely to have a positive impact on Ghana s image and its marketability
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Mozambique: Nyusi and Momade Sign Peace and Reconciliation Accord ... See MoreSee Less
Mozambique: Nyusi and Momade Sign Peace and Reconciliation Accord
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and the leader of the former rebel movement Renamo, Ossufo Momade, signed in Maputo on Tuesday evening an Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation, which Nyusi described...
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Eight Hospitalized Survivors Of El Paso Shooting Reportedly Refused To Meet With Trump ... See MoreSee Less
Eight Hospitalized Survivors Of El Paso Shooting Reportedly Refused To Meet With Trump
There were call for Trump not to come to El Paso, Texas.
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Angola: Josefa Sacko Amongst 100 Most Influential African Women ... See MoreSee Less
Angola: Josefa Sacko Amongst 100 Most Influential African Women
The Angolan Josefa Sacko, commissioner for Rural and Agricultural Economy of the African Union (AU) has been included in the inaugural list of 100 most influential African women in 2019, announced the...
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Explosion Of Interracial Couple’s Ohio Home Is Being Investigated As A Hate Crime ... See MoreSee Less
Explosion Of Interracial Couple’s Ohio Home Is Being Investigated As A Hate Crime
Brad and Angela Farse had lived there for 23 years.
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Sudan's Heart-Broken Diaspora ... See MoreSee Less
Sudan's Heart-Broken Diaspora
Analysis - People who left Sudan decades ago still believe in the future of their broken country, and want to return, even after a whole generation.
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Extreme Floods, the Key to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa’s Drylands | Inter Press Service ... See MoreSee Less
Extreme Floods, the Key to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa’s Drylands | Inter Press Service
A borehole in Kenya's Turkana County. Experts say that groundwater in drylands is recharged through extreme floods. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
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Africa: UNHCR Denounces Fines on Migrant Rescue Ships Entering Italy ... See MoreSee Less
Africa: UNHCR Denounces Fines on Migrant Rescue Ships Entering Italy
The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed by the Italian parliament’s decision to impose severe penalties on boats and people conducting rescue operations for migrants in the Mediterranea...
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South Africa: Cape Town's Bloody Gang Violence Is Inextricably Bound Up in Its History ... See MoreSee Less
South Africa: Cape Town's Bloody Gang Violence Is Inextricably Bound Up in Its History
Analysis - When the apartheid government decided to evict people it called Coloured from Cape Town's inner city, it set off a chain reaction that now requires military intervention.
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‘Go Back’ Where You Came From: Video Shows Old White Lady’s Racist Assault At Sesame Place ... See MoreSee Less
‘Go Back’ Where You Came From: Video Shows Old White Lady’s Racist Assault At Sesame Place
Aviral video posted to social media showed an older white woman being accused of telling another woman to go back where she came from while they were surrounded by children at an amusement park in …
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Black Journalists’ Convention Increases Security After Racially Motivated Mass Shootings ... See MoreSee Less
Black Journalists’ Convention Increases Security After Racially Motivated Mass Shootings
As the nation mourns in the wake of a week of multiple mass shootings, thousands of Black journalists are set to converge on Miami, Florida for the annual National Association of Black Journalist (…
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The “tragic error” that led to Kwame Nkrumah becoming one of Africa’s great independence leaders ... See MoreSee Less
The “tragic error” that led to Kwame Nkrumah becoming one of Africa’s great independence leaders
Nkrumah pulled the political rug from under the feet of his party's leaders and fired up passion in young people in the fight for independence.
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Kenya drought: More than a million people face starvation ... See MoreSee Less
Kenya drought: More than a million people face starvation
Drought has left more than a million people on the brink of starvation in northern Kenya. Communities of herders are competing for water and pasture in many ...
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“Toni Morrison Will Always Be with Us”: Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni & Sonia Sanchez Pay Tribute ... See MoreSee Less
“Toni Morrison Will Always Be with Us”: Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni & Sonia Sanchez Pay Tribute
Toni Morrison, one of the nation’s most influential writers, died this week at the age of 88 from complications of pneumonia. In 1993, Morrison became the first African-American woman to receive the...
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Toni Morrison & Cornel West: A Historic Discussion on the State of the World, the 50th Anniversary of the Brown Decision and Condoleezza Rice ... See MoreSee Less
Toni Morrison & Cornel West: A Historic Discussion on the State of the World, the 50th Anniversary of the Brown Decision and Condoleezza Rice
Today, we spend the hour with two of the leading African-American thinkers of our time — Cornel West and Toni Morrison — in a public talk hosted by The Nation Institute. Cornel West has been descr...
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