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Yatta Kiazolu, Ph.D. student faces deportation to Liberia, where she has never lived

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 sekle58 0 Comments

By: Flomo Yarkpawolo Come March 31, Liberian citizens on the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program will face the choice of returning

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Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle head for runoff in Chicago Mayoral Election

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 sekle58 0 Comments African-Americans, black woman mayor, chicago, Chicago election2019, Chicago Illinois, Chicago mayor, City Council, Cook County, Cook County Board, Executive Branch, Law School alum, Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Massillon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Ohio, openly gay woman, political outsider, Preckwinkle, runoff, Toni Preckwinkle, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, women

By: Flomo Yarkapawolo Come April 2, Chicago will elect its first black woman as mayor. The two leading contenders in

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Jemel Roberson – The Dehumanization of Blacks and Police Pulling the Trigger Too Fast

November 15, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments 2900 block of South Claire Boulevard, African-American, black Americans, blacks, bouncer, chicago, dehumanization, Flomo Yarkpawolo, gun, Jemel, Jemel Roberson, killed, Mannys Blue Room, Midlothian police, New Spiritual Light Baptist Church, night club, organist, police brutality, police killed Jemel Roberson, police shot, pulling the trigger, Roberson, security guard

By: Flomo Yarkpawolo At 26-year-old, Jemel Roberson was a great father, an organist at New Spiritual Light Baptist Church in

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Romeo Blackman aka O Dog, the CEO of Goonie Boss Gang Charged in Seven Murders

October 29, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments Blackman, charged, chicago, court records, Englewood District, gang, gang members, Gangster Disciples gang, Goonie Boss, Goonie Boss gang, illegal gun possession, murder, O Dog, Romeo, Romeo Blackman

Romeo Blackman aka O Dog, the Chief Executive Officer of Goonie Boss faction of the Gangster Disciples gang was charged

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Liberian Born, former refugee Wilmot Collins is Helena, MT first black mayor

October 14, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments capital of Montana, Helena, Liberia, Liberian born, Liberian refugee, mayor Collins, Mayor of Helena, Mayor Wilmot Collins, Montana, Wilmot Collins

By: Flomo Yarkpawolo It's been little less than a year now since Wilmot Collins, a former refugee from Liberia became

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Paul Biya seeks seventh term in Cameroon’s 2018 presidential election

October 8, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments Africa, Africa election, Cameroon, Cameroon election 2018, Cameroon President, election in Africa, independent Republic of Ambazonia, Paul Biya, President Paul Biya, Republic of Ambazonia

Cameroon's Presidential election was held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 and the results will not be available until the end

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Chicago Police Officer guilty of murder in shooting death of Laquan McDonald, 17

October 7, 2018October 7, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments 16 shots, 16-counts, aggravated battery, Chicago Police Officer, convicted, firearms, guilty, Laquan McDonald, murder, shooting, Van Dyke

For the first time in nearly 50-years, a Chicago Police Officer has been convicted of murder in an on-duty shooting.

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Mo Farah Wins 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

October 7, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments Bank of America, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, British citizen, chicago, Chicago marathon, Ethiopia, European best, Farah, Galen Rupp, marathon, Marathon winner, Mo Farah, Mosinet Geremew, Olympic medalist, Somalia-born Mo Farah, wins 2018

Mo Farah, Somalia-born, British citizen won the 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.   Farah, 35-year-old, finished in 2:05:11 which

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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments 2018 Nobel Peace, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, armed conflict, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Congolese gynecologist, Denis, Denis Mukwege, Iraqi, ISIS, laureates, Mukwege, Murad, Nadia, Nadia Murad, Norwegian Nobel Committee, Norwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo, sex slave, sexual violence, weapon of war

Dr. Denis Mukwege, Congolese gynecologist and Iraqi Nadia Murad, a former sex slave who was held by ISIS have both

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Komla Afeke Dumor, Ghana’s Gift to the world Remembered

September 26, 2018 Flomo 0 Comments Afeke, Africa, Africa Business Report, BBC News, BBC World News, cardiac arrest, Dumor, Ghana, Ghana Joy FM station, Ghanaian, graduate of Harvard University, John F. Kennedy, journalist, KD, Komla, Komla Afeke Dumor, Komla Dumor, lawyer Kwansema, School of Government, voice of Africa

Had he been alive, a voice of Africa, Komla Afeke Dumor would be 45-years-old on October 3, 2018. Dumor, Ghanaian

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