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Africa Farming
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Tracing the history of farming across Africa gives clues to low production outputs

by lisadtinsley August 17, 2021

Henning Bjornlund – Professor, Business School, University of South Australia; André F. van Rooyen – Principal Scientist, Innovation Systems for the Drylands., CGIAR System Organization; Vibeke Bjornlund – Researcher,School of …

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Aretha Franklin
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How Aretha Franklin asserted control over her career, paving the way for female musicians

by lisadtinsley August 14, 2021

Adam Gustafson Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Penn State “I need a change,” Aretha Franklin says at one point in “Respect,” the new film starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen …

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Haiti Beach
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Four Haitian novels that beautifully blend history, memory and reality

by lisadtinsley August 14, 2021

Marlene Daut – Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia Following the July 7, 2021 assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and after one Haitian official requested that the …

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Southern University tackles food deserts with Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

by lisadtinsley July 7, 2021

LLENA (AI) Health Solutions Inc. recently announced a partnership with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to support their “Center of Excellence for Nutrition, Health, Wellness, and Quality of Life” initiative …

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Guinea-Bissau Swim Federation Alleges FINA Discrimination Against African-American Olympic Hopeful

by lisadtinsley July 6, 2021

In a strongly worded letter to international swimming’s governing body, Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA), the Guinea-Bissau Swim Federation disputes FINA’s refusal to allow Siphiwe Baleka to swim in the Olympics on behalf …

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July 6, 2021 0 comments 788 views
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2021 Fair Housing: Restoring HUD Rules and Revenues

by lisadtinsley June 5, 2021

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor The reality for Black America and other people of color is that housing has not significantly changed since the 1968 federal enactment of the Fair …

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How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After the Pandemic’s Uncertainty

by lisadtinsley May 24, 2021

By Cory Turner, NPR and Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school, …

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Community Spotlight: Youth Revive

by lisadtinsley April 12, 2021

By Angela Ly “The whole concept began when I started analyzing not just the students but the community itself and how the impact of behavior can cause people to have …

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Civil and Human Rights Organizations Fight for Open Records at Florida Prisons

by lisadtinsley April 2, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia African Americans comprise about half of the more than 100,000 inmates in Florida prisons and jails. Black males ages 30 …

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National Museum of African American Music Opens in Nashville

by lisadtinsley April 2, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia From the hymns of slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries to hip-hop artists’ powerful message in the 20th and …

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