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  Meet Ramla Ali, first Muslim woman to win a boxing title for England

  Theodora Aidoo

  Ramla Ali took up boxing because she was bullied at school for being overweight. Now she’s a British boxing champion, a model and the first Muslim woman to win a boxing title for England. But for...

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  Ivory Coast protesters raze down coronavirus testing centre

  Theodora Aidoo

  Protesters in Ivory Coast have razed down a half-built coronavirus testing centre. Over 100 angry residents in Yopougon, a neighbourhood of the commercial capital, Abidjan started pulling apart the uncompleted...

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  After 80 yrs, Augusta Savage recognised for pioneering role in black art exhibition

  Theodora Aidoo

  The first art gallery dedicated to the sale and exhibition of black art was opened in 1939 by an influential female activist, art educator and artist, Augusta Savage. She battled poverty, racism and sexism...

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  Outrage as two girls aged three and four are gang-raped in Somalia

  Theodora Aidoo

  Two cousins – three and four years – were abducted and raped in Somalia, sparking public outrage. The government in Somalia has condemned the nefarious act, which has put the lives of the girls...

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  Pauli Murray, the first black female Episcopal priest who fought discrimination and coined ‘Jane Crow’

  Theodora Aidoo

  Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray was a lawyer and poet, who was described as a thoughtful autobiographer and historian, a dedicated political organizer, and a brilliant legal theorist. She coined the name “Jane...

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  Founder of the National Association of Colored Women, here’s how Mary C. Terrell helped uplift women

  Theodora Aidoo

  Mary Eliza Church Terrell was an African-American educator, writer and civil rights activist who advocated racial equality and women’s suffrage from the late 19th century. Terrell founded the National...

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