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Clark Atlanta University (CAU) announced it will cancel all student balances left over from the last two academic years for university graduates and continuing students. Clark Atlanta University is canceling all student account balances for the Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 semesters by bringing them to a zero balance. Read full story at https://t.co/MxoNF5GPiR #CAU #Momentum pic.twitter.com/5d2u3ugsKn — Clark Atlanta Univ. (@CAU) July 23, 2021
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
[New Zimbabwe] Teachers' unions have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding an urgent meeting with him over poor remuneration and working conditions.
Announcement - President Donald J. Trump, Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today to discuss Sudan’s historic progress towards democracy and opportunities to advance peace in the region.
The Bahamas, one of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, with a high number of cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) says the pandemic has severely affected its tourism-dependent economy.
NORTH SACRAMENTO - Sacramento City Councilman Allen Wayne Warren says he is publically reaffirming his commitment to serve the people of City Council District 2. Warren,who is campaigning for reelection, says he remains a faithful servant to his community and believes strongly that much work remains to be done. When 9-year-old Makaylah Brent was shot […]
Getting counted in the 2020 Census was a critical democratic process. Census data not only affects whether our schools are overcrowded and our neighborhoods get their fair share of resources; […]
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WASHINGTON (CBS) — A group of Black men in Nashville aren’t taking their fitness or voice for granted. “We’re building health and wellness. We’re also building brotherhood,” Demetrius Short told CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion. Every week, Short leads runners through the streets of Nashville, but it’s the race for president that has the intergenerational group going […]
[Ghanaian Times] The World Bank Group (WBG) will continue to support African governments' efforts to ensure fast recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Country Director for the World Bank, Pierre Laporte, has said.
(Reuters) - England's cricket players on central contracts have agreed to take a 15% pay cut for 12 months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on finances, the country's cricket board (ECB) said today.
The article England players agree 15% pay cut as pandemic hits ECB revenues appeared first on Stabroek News.
Black women are concerned about the rise in hate crimes and the persistence of structural racism. In light of the public lynching of George Floyd and the racist rhetoric of the incumbent President, these concerns are unsurprising. According to the Essence poll, 90 percent of Black women support the Biden/Harris ticket, and 80 percent give the incumbent President failing grades.
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At the final debate on Thursday night NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker delivered and also also made history as the second Black woman to moderate a presidential debate after Carole Simpson in1992.
Sporadic gunshots were heard in Lagos on Friday as security forces patrolled Nigeria's biggest city after days of unrest following the shooting of protesters that sparked condemnation at home and abroad.
President Muhammadu Buhari warned demonstrators in a televised address on Thursday not to \"undermine national security\" as he called for an end to widespread protests gripping Africa's most populous country.
The 78-year-old leader was speaking for the first time since the shooting in Lagos on Tuesday, although he did not directly address the incident.
He appealed to the youth to \"resist the temptation of being used by some subversive elements to cause chaos\".
\"For you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and the law and order situation. Under no circumstances will this be tolerated,\" Buhari said.
- 'Please stay indoors' -
Nigeria, where many live in extreme poverty and where the median age is 18, is a tinderbox of economic and social grievances.
\"Police officers are currently patrolling major parts of the city to ensure the safety of residents. Please stay indoors,\" Lagos State Police Command said on Friday.
Protests against police abuse erupted on October 8 after a video of an officer allegedly killing a civilian went viral.
Despite the disbanding of the police unit accused of brutality, the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), protests spread and violence escalated.
Anger spread further after pictures and videos on social media showed security forces shooting on a peaceful crowd of around 1,000 protesters on Tuesday.
Amnesty International said 12 people were killed in the incident, with a total of 56 people dead in the unrest across the country.
- 'Rushing to judgement' -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for an immediate investigation into violence by security forces, which has also triggered condemnation by the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union and others.
Nigeria's president shrugged off the international concern.
\"We thank you and urge you all to seek to know all the facts available before taking a position or rushing to judgement and making hasty pronouncements,\" Buhari said.
The spreading of \"deliberate falsehood and misinformation, in particular through social media\" was, he said, \"a ploy to mislead the unwary within and outside Nigeria into unfair judgement and disruptive behaviour.\"
After the president's speech, a key protest group told its followers to \"stay home\" but many made it clear that the movement would continue.
\"The past two weeks have been tough for many Nigerians, most specifically the last two days,\" the Feminist Coalition said in a statement.
\"We hereby encourage all young Nigerians to stay safe, stay home, and observe the mandated curfew in your state.\"
Others in the youth-led movement insist that the demonstrations will continue.
\"Everybody, get your PVC (electoral card) ready,\" tweeted Afrobeats star Davido.
\"This was just practice. We go again! Now we must deploy our unity and experienc
Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. If you would like to listen to the column, just click on the play button below. (Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) Late money is pouring into MJ Hegar’s campaign for the U.S. Senate, and The Texas Tribune’s Patrick Svitek reported this […]
Rattlers will celebrate Florida A&M University Homecoming this weekend with a series of virtual and in-person events designed to recharge the FAMUly spirit after months of battling the global pandemic. “We just want to remind people of everything that is good and energetic and meaningful about the FAMU experience. That’s why it was essential that we do this,” said Assistant […]
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The City of Birmingham might have found a solution to its projected $63 million revenue shortfall in the fiscal 2020-21 budget that caused employee layoffs and salary reductions – a $40 million sale of the city-owned parking decks. Birmingham Economic Development Partners, LLC, a consortium of private investors is […]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Yesterday Thursday, president Dr Julius Maada Bio commissioned four inshore patrol boats at the White Man’s Bay Navy Headquarters in Murray Town, Freetown. Speaking at the ceremony to mark the occasion, Commander of the Maritime Wing, Captain Navy Philip Juana, said that the role of the Navy is to…
… -involved shooting of Jacob Blake, African-American led organizations marked the first …
Cupcakes and Community, two beautiful words to describe the beautiful Good Cakes and Bakes bakery located in Detroit. In 2013, April and Michelle Anderson opened the doors to what is now one of Detroit's most infamous 'sweet spots.' City.Life.Style. received an exclusive invite to view the newly renovated 2,323 sq. foot space that includes a … Continued
The post Good Cakes and Bakes Re-opens as a “Sweet Spot” in the Community appeared first on The Michigan Chronicle.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s and Democratic rival Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the... View Article
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In summary While other states experience deadly surges in coronavirus cases, a national public health expert says the Golden State 'holds a lesson for all of us.' As COVID-19 cases surge alarmingly around the nation, California is in its own zone. And it's a better place than it was. Fourteen states, including Kansas and North […]
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Michigan State University will be welcoming students back on campus in January with more in-person classes and available dorms, but spring break is a thing of the past - at least for now. For many students, this will be their first time returning to campus since March. In-person classes were cut short last spring … Continued
The post Michigan State University To Increase In-person Classes; Cancels Spring Break appeared first on The Michigan Chronicle.
Faith Education Centre has settled into its new location. The special-needs institution, which launched a GoFundMe campaign on May 21 to relocate from its Willodene, Spanish Town, location, has moved to Innswood Village, also in the Old Capital. “...
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden are intensifying their efforts to persuade uncommitted voters to pick sides in the closing days of the presidential election campaign.
RICHMOND, Virginia-Research examining the link between hot weather and construction methods is allowing city officials to right decades-old wrongs resulting from discriminatory banking practices. A four-year study conducted by the Science Museum of Virginia shed [...]
Cuba has said that because of sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, the island has lost nearly US$5.6 billion in one year.
At least six children were killed when gunmen raided a school in Koumba, southwest Cameroon on Saturday.
Fransisca International Bi-lingual Academy was the victim of the attack.
TV pictures showed a blood stained floor in a room littered with classroom furniture.
An eyewitness, a student at the school - told africanews that he had gunshots before running to hide.
\"We were having the French language lesson when we heard gunshots. The teacher was the first to escape and I heard people shouting. When I came back to check, I saw dead bodies in the primary [school] section,\" said the student whose identity we're keeping for his own safety.
Schools in Cameroon's English-speaking regions reopned two weeks after a lengthy disruption by armed violence and the pandemic - with government promising to give protection to education institutions.
Civilian installations as well as military ones have been targeted in Cameroon's conflict. Rights groups have accused government forces and militia fighters of committing atrocities.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack but authorities put the blame on Ambazonia rebels, a loose militia fighting for the independence of northwest and south Cameroon.
\"... I ask the people to stand up to fight these terrorists today in Kumba, we must put an end to this; our children must go to school, they must not be targets because they demand their education,\" said Ali Aonougu, the administrative head of Koumba sub-division.
Hundreds have been killed in the violence which broke out in 2017 and tens of thousands have been displaced.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Newly appointed United Nations Resident to Sierra Leone – Mr. Babatunde Ahonsi, last Thursday called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio to present his letter of appointment by the UN Secretary General. ”It is with utmost humility and great honour that I present my credentials as the United Nations…
