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Searching for reasons behind opioid deaths of Black men born 1951-70
After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, WBEZ editor Alden Loury ponders the role of racism and segregation in those deaths.
Looking to a Time When Most of the World’s Babies Will Be African
Forecasts suggest that by 2100, a majority of the world’s babies will be African, leading to predictions of an African ...
Fox2Now St. Louis20d
19-year-old African lion at Saint Louis Zoo humanely euthanized following liver disease
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo announced the passing of its 19-year-old African lion, Cabara, Wednesday afternoon. According to the zoo, Cabara had to be humanely euthanized Tuesday after ...
Miami Herald21d
Neighbor ‘had no other choice’ when he shot bear attacking man, Pennsylvania cops say
A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe ... They’re hungry. They’re starving. They’re supposed to be in hibernation,” he told the station. “It could’ve been a lot worse.
The Punch Newspapers24d
NiDCOM probes death of 50-year-old Nigerian in S’African police custody
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 50-year-old ... man, Jeremiah Okoye, while in police custody in Limpopo, South ...
The New York Times24d
In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir ...
Daily Post Nigeria25d
50-year-old Nigerian man dies in South African police custody
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Jeremiah Okoye, has died while in police custody in Limpopo, South Africa. Okoye, who had lived in South Africa for 22 years, resided at 71 Magazyn Street, Polokwane ...
Daily Post Nigeria25d
EPL: Man Utd’s Amad Diallo breaks African player’s record, surpasses Ighalo, others
Manchester United star, Amad Diallo has made history following his hat-trick for the club in their Premier League 3-1 win against Southampton at Old ... for Man United made him the first African ...
The Punch Newspapers25d
50-year-old dies in S’Africa’s police custody
A 50-year-old Nigerian man, Jeremiah Okoye, has died in the custody of the police in Limpopo, South Africa. Okoye, who resided at 71, Magazyn Street, Polokwane Limpopo Province, before his demise ...
Independent.ie27d
South African accused of starving illegal miners to death, as 78 bodies pulled from gold mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific” crackdown ...
Deccan Chronicle27d
Why Hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in abandoned South African mine
Cape Town: South African authorities have come under intense ... have died and 500 others are still trapped, with many ill and starving. How long have they been underground? It’s not clear ...