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Twin girls, joined at the skull, successfully separated in 18-hour operation in Vatican hospital
A pair of conjoined twin girls with an extremely rare condition have been successfully separated at a hospital in the Vatican City.
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Swaziland holds its first-ever pride parade
In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend.
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Rice U. launches Center for African and African American Studies
CAAAS will provide unique hub for conversations about race, identity and more
Rice University has announced the creation of a robust new center in response to increasing interest and expertise in African and African American Studies on campus.
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Neo-Soul Artist MYOA Drops Dreamy New Single "StarPower"
MYOA Shows Off African Influences With Inspirational New Single
Rising artist Myoa releases eclectic new single, "StarPower." The song is the fourth single from her forthcoming record, Beautiful Journey. With an instrumentation inspired by the singer's trip to Nigeria in 2017, Myoa fully embodies her soul-pop-jazz sound as she sings about her musical career.
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Ugandan popstar and opposition politician Bobi Wine jailed
Robert Kyagulanyi better known as Bobi Wine, the Ugandan Member of Parliament and popular musician was arrested and charged over protests on Monday by Ugandan authorities.
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Corporate America, Politics and You
The Black Votes Matter project in the State of Georgia has demonstrated once again the connection between politics and the dollar. This project has approached corporate America in the person of Coca Cola, Delta, Home Depot, UPS and others, demanding that they take a position against the voter suppression laws enacted by the Georgia legislature.
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Pope apologizes for 'deplorable evil' of Indigenous abuse in Canadian Catholic residential schools
Pope Francis has spoken of his "sorrow, indignation and shame" over the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools, as he kicked off a weeklong "penitential pilgrimage" to the country.
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Vicki Meek At What Point Do We Disappear? Black Women’s Obsession with White Femininity
The giclee images stem from an idea I’ve been mulling around in my head for decades. I think it started in the late 1980s when I was asked by a Black woman, upon noticing that I wore my hair natural, “Are you still wearing an Afro?
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'Queen Cleopatra' actress Adele James talks 'blackwashing'
Adele James is addressing a colorism controversy over a Netflix docuseries in which she stars as Cleopatra. "Queen Cleopatra," which is executive produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, portrays the ruler of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt as a woman of color.
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Try this Earth-friendly diet: How to shop, cook and eat to fight climate change
There is no avoiding it — we have to eat every day. And as the effects of climate change become increasingly evident, the choices we make about what we're eating are more significant than ever.
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What you need to know about the House speaker election
The 118th Congress will begin on Tuesday, bringing in a new era of Republican control of the House and a high-stakes leadership fight that will determine who controls the speaker's gavel.
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Corner Bakery Takes 50% Off Orders on Mother's Day
Guests at Corner Bakery Cafe can get 50% off their order on Sunday, May 10 in honor of Mother’s Day!
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Notice of Public Hearing to Discuss Harmony Public School State Financial Accountability Rating
As part of the December 10, 2022, Board of Directors Regular Meeting, Harmony Public Schools (HPS) will hold a public hearing to discuss the HPS Schools’ 2021-2022 Financial Integrity Rating Systems of Texas (FIRST) accountability ratings.
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Slacktivism is over. The #NeverAgain movement is about what's next
It would be nice to think we could change the world with the click of a button. But if that was all it took, thousands of people wouldn't have flooded the streets of cities around the country this weekend to call for gun law reform. They wouldn't have crowded buses and crafted signs and yelled at the top of their lungs and allowed strangers to crash at their houses and squeezed their bodies next to thousands of other bodies
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Is Coffee Healthy?
Yes, go ahead and grab that cup of joe, or two, or more. Doing so may improve your health and help you live longer, suggests new research.
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After record low flu season in Australia, US hopes for the same
Australia and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere just finished their easiest flu seasons on record, and the United States and other nations in the Northern Hemisphere could have an easy time, too -- if people get flu shots, practice social distancing and wear masks.
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Nina Parker, Karen Civil, Don Benjamin, Amber Rose, Sibley, Kent Jones, Cordell Broadus, Jacquees and More Join Know Your Status Tour
The AHF Youth Task Force kicks off first HBCU college tour to promote sexual health awareness and STD prevention
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced today the launch of the Know Your Status Tour (KYST), a multi-city youth awareness campaign geared towards educating college students on the importance of safer sex, taking the proper precautions to avoid contracting STDs, and if already infected, how to be treated and continue living a productive life day to day. The AHF Youth Task Force will team up with Social Media Influencers and Pop Culture Influencers Nina Parker, Karen Civil, Don Benjamin, Amber Rose, Sibley, Cordell Broadus, Jacquees and more, to reach even more college students across the nation while on tour.
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A 200-pound tortoise named Sparkplug broke out of his enclosure and wound up 30 miles away from his Alabama home
A 200-pound tortoise broke out of his enclosure, evaded capture for two days and wound up over 30 miles away from his Alabama home. It's fitting that his name is Sparkplug.
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First Black woman to serve as USDA's No. 2 set to leave department
Jewel Bronaugh, the No. 2 person at the US Department of Agriculture and the first Black woman in the position, will leave the department on Tuesday after a two-year tenure in which she led agency efforts to diversify its workforce and provide relief to farmers of color who say they have been discriminated against over the years.
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Spring equinox 2022: At last! The first day of spring
Few of us will ever have a way with words as Emily Dickinson, the Belle of Amherst, did: