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POPE FRANCIS PLANS AFRICA TRIP TO VISIT BATTLEFIELDS OF STRIFE
Jun 15 (GIN) – Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, will visit Uganda and the Central African Republic this year, where religious wars, before and now, have wrecked destruction and...
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SOUTH AFRICA REBUKED FOR ALLOWING SUDAN LEADER TO GO FREE
Jun. 15 (GIN) – In a closely-watched meeting of African Union leaders, the presence of alleged war criminal Omar al-Bashir, president of Sudan, neither produced an arrest or interference with his...
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SUMMIT LEADERS HONOR ‘ACCOMPLISHED AFRICAN WOMEN’ AT AWARDS BANQUET
AU LEADERS HONOR ACCOMPLISHED AFRICAN WOMEN AT AWARDS BANQUETJun. 15 (GIN) – This year’s focus on accomplished women was not totally overlooked at the African Union Summit despite its preoccupation...
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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD TO SPOTLIGHT CHILD MARRIAGES
Jun. 15 (GIN) - On the Day of the African Child – June 16 - the African Union estimated that 58 million young women in developing countries will have been married off before their 18th birthday.At the...
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CELEBRATING OUR MEN ON A “JOURNEY TO HEALING
Written By Rhonda L. Ayodele TerryHarlem Hospital Center and The JTH Foundation proudly presented the 2015 Men’s Mind, Body & Spirit Men’s Health & Wellness Conference and Health Fair on...
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#Black Women's Lives Matter
Dajerria Becton-- manhandled and brutalized[Comment]The McKinney, Texas incident shows that racially-motivated police brutality is not limited to young Black men.A cell phone video showing a snarling...
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Autocrat Gen. Museveni Is Told Uganda Needs “New Age” Leader By Ex-Premier,...
[Africa] The following letter was sent to the country's autocrat of 30 years, Gen. Yoweri Museveni, by Uganda's former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who has declared his candidacy for the March 2016...
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Uganda: Democratic Alliance Charts Post-Museveni Path
Opposition parties team up to pressure autocrat of 30 years Gen. Museveni[Africa--Uganda]As Ugandans are aware, the formation of The Democratic Alliance (TDA) was announced to the country on June 10,...
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It's Time For Independent Progressive Convention
Ras Baraka should host progressive Convention[Commentary]“Our cities are crime-haunted dying grounds. Huge sectors of our youth -- and countless others -- face permanent unemployment. Those of us who...
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New York: Scott Stringer Lauds Pregnancy Healthcare Bill
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer issued the following statement backing the pregnancy healthcare Bill.New York State made history today when it voted to support the idea that no pregnant woman...
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New York's Mayor De Blasio Deplores Looming Deportation of Hatian-Descendant...
Mayor De Blasio I am extremely concerned about the potential forced deportation tonight of hundreds of thousands of people from the Dominican Republic, including many children.I call on the Dominican...
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The Rachel Dolezal thing
You either recognize Rachel Dolezal by name or facially. She’s been a topic of national discussion and examination for the last week. Dolezal is ubiquitous: in television interviews, magazines, all...
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Starring Donald Trump as "Airwolf"
Do you remember “Airwolf”? “Airwolf” was the Donald P. Bellasario-produced television series for CBS that ran from 1984 through 1987. Airwolf itself was a high-tech, well-armed, supersonic helicopter...
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CRIES IN THE NIGHT
The winter has our time and thoughts raging on the seas of flight we abandoned on the Nile.On a voyage of stolen dreams and stolen tears, the chains of their passions withheld our flesh.Cries in the...
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CHARLESTON, SC SHOOTING IS THE BIRMINGHAM CHURCH BOMBING ALL OVER AGAIN
Shooting occurred at Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SCThe shocking shooting that left nine people dead at a Charleston SC church on Wednesday has all of the parallels to the 1963 bombing of the 16th...
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NBA Finals: Dub Nation Prevails
It was billed as The Great Player vs The Great Team. That description couldn’t have been more accurate. Outside of having your favorite team in it, the Golden State Warriors versus the Cleveland...
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Charleston Church Massacre: Emmanuel AME Church Will Rise Again From Ashes
Suspect Dylan RoofStatement by President ObamaGood afternoon, everybody. This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley and other leaders of Charleston to express our...
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CHAINS ON MY LIFE
CHAINS ON MY LIFEOn the continent of rare jewels forged from the earth, I gained prosperity with my dreams. Daybreak find me running without the love I knew the night before, with chains on my life.The...
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Race, Hate And The Charleston Church Massacre
Senator Rev. Clementa PinckneyWe have spoken with the National Action Network Chair in Charleston, Elder Johnson, as well as with Reverend Nelson Rivers who heads our religious affairs department of...
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Music: Krosfyah of Barbados Storms Brooklyn
Soca lovers were singing out loud, dancing and of course, “wining” their waists when Krosfyah of Barbados took to the stage last Thursday as part of the “Celebrate Brooklyn” series.Lead vocalist Edwin...
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