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Blind in one eye, Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the National Hockey League
Called the “Jackie Robinson of hockey,” Willie Eldon O’Ree became the first black man to play in the National Hockey League. Attaining that honor cost O’Ree a lot, including several...
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‘It’s discrimination’ – Zim court approves joint custody of ‘illegitimate’ Children
A Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that parents of children born out of wedlock can now exercise joint custody. The constitutional rights granted to children alters the common law position that grants sole...
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Culinary icon Jessica Harris receives James Beard Lifetime Achievement award
An award-winning food Culinary historian, cookbook author, educator and memoirist, Jessica B. Harris, has emerged as the recipient of James Beard Foundation’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. She...
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Kenyan president, deputy take 80% pay cut to fight coronavirus
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have cut their salaries by 80 percent in a bid to free-up monies to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Kenyatta made this known...
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Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’, Houston’s ‘I’ll Always Love You’ inducted into Library of Congress
The National Recording Registry has announced that Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’, Glen Campbell’s ‘Wichita Lineman’ and Whitney Houston’s...
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Asma Elbadawi: The Sudanese who lobbied the basketball association to remove a ban on hijabs
Asma Elbadawi is a celebrated basketball player and coach who was born in Sudan and raised in England. She and her friends succeeded in getting over 130,000 people to sign an online petition, and that...
