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Schools in Ethiopia’s Tigray region pillaged, occupied: HRW | Child Rights News | Al Jazeera

Schools in Ethiopia’s Tigray region pillaged, occupied: HRW | Child Rights News | Al Jazeera

A quarter of all schools in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been damaged during a months-long conflict, according to a prominent ...
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'From the Bottom of My Heart': White St. Paul Officer Apologizes During Sentencing for Beating Innocent Black Man Who Was Already Getting Mauled By Police Dog

‘From the Bottom of My Heart’: White St. Paul Officer Apologizes During Sentencing for Beating Innocent Black Man Who Was Already Getting Mauled By Police Dog

A former St. Paul, Minnesota officer was sentenced to six years in prison by a federal court judge on Friday, ...
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Parents demand culturally responsive education |  New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

Parents demand culturally responsive education | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view

Parents from the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice (CEJ) and students are calling out the lack of funding for Culturally ...
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Nigeria devalues naira as part of path to single exchange rate | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

Nigeria devalues naira as part of path to single exchange rate | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s central bank devalued the naira by 7.6% against the dollar as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward ...
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New Poll Finds Popularity of Black Lives Matter Movement Has Plummeted in the Last Year

New Poll Finds Popularity of Black Lives Matter Movement Has Plummeted in the Last Year

A new poll found that the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement has declined in the year since George ...
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In Pictures: The world’s most neglected crises | Burkina Faso News | Al Jazeera

In Pictures: The world’s most neglected crises | Burkina Faso News | Al Jazeera

The Norwegian Refugee Council unveiled its annual index of the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world. This content ...
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VIDEO: Education needed: Anti-Black racism still alive in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality  | SaltWire

VIDEO: Education needed: Anti-Black racism still alive in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality | SaltWire

SYDNEY, N.S. — When the mother of four first saw the video, she thought it was of a racist incident ...
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Kristen Clarke Sworn In as First Black Woman to Lead the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division | Democracy Now!

Kristen Clarke Sworn In as First Black Woman to Lead the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division | Democracy Now!

Kristen Clarke was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday evening after the Senate confirmed her to lead the ...
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“America on Fire”: Historian Elizabeth Hinton on George Floyd, Policing & Black Rebellion | Democracy Now!

“America on Fire”: Historian Elizabeth Hinton on George Floyd, Policing & Black Rebellion | Democracy Now!

AMY GOODMAN: Protests and vigils were held across the country and the world Tuesday to mark one year since the ...
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Macron recognises French ‘responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide | Emmanuel Macron News | Al Jazeera

Macron recognises French ‘responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide | Emmanuel Macron News | Al Jazeera

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, ...
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George Floyd Square one year later: Grieving and hope | Black Lives Matter News | Al Jazeera

George Floyd Square one year later: Grieving and hope | Black Lives Matter News | Al Jazeera

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US — On the kind of low humidity, sunny spring day that Minnesotans live for, George Floyd Square ...
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Dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks with 160 on board | Nigeria News | Al Jazeera

Dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks with 160 on board | Nigeria News | Al Jazeera

The boat left central Niger state and was heading to northwest Kebbi state when it split and sank.This content was ...
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