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Black Iraqis say George Floyd's death sheds light on their own centuries-long plight African-Iraqi men are calling for equal representation and rights. December 6, 2008. Reuters The death of George Floyd during his arrest in the US city of Minneapolis last month has shed light on the plight of another community: Black Iraqis. They say…

  VANCOUVER -- Paramedics responded to a record number of overdose calls on Friday, B.C. Emergency Health Services says. There were 131 calls reporting suspected overdoses that day – "the most recorded in a single day," BCEHS wrote on Twitter Monday. "This is double (the) average daily overdoses." Those calls were made in an area…

SWAHILI Tuko kwenye COVID19 pamoja Huu ni wakati wa busara, sio hofu. Sayansi, sio unyanyapaa.  Ukweli, sio hofu na COVID-19 ni adui wetu wa kawaida sasa. Nchi zina jukumu la kusonga mbele, kusonga mbele, na kuongeza kiwango na lazima zitangaze vita dhidi ya virusi hivi. Mlipuko huelekeza nyumbani uhusiano muhimu wa familia yetu ya kibinadamu. Kuzuia kuenea zaidi kwa COVID-19 ni jukumu la pamoja kwa sisi sote. We are in the COVID19 together  This is a time for prudence, not panic. Science, not stigma.  Facts, not fear and COVID-19 is our common enemy now.  Countries have a responsibility to gear up, step forward, and scale-up and must declare war on this virus.  A pandemic drive home the essential interconnectedness of our human family. …

The Underground Railroad was a secret network of abolitionists (people who wanted to abolish slavery). They helped African Americans escape from enslavement in the American South to free Northern states or to Canada. The Underground Railroad was the largest anti-slavery freedom movement in North America. It brought between 30,000 and 40,000 fugitives to British North…

Swahili Community Day:  Proclamation by Queen Elizabeth the II on June 22/2019, and the Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Roberson, on June 22 2018 https://snapthatpenny.blogspot.com/2018/06/first-swahili-community-day-in-vancouver.html Lugha ya Kiswahili, inaimarisha watu (Jumuiya), inakuza mazungumzo ya kitamaduni, anuwai, mazungumzo ya kitamaduni, sanaa, Muziki, michezo, na Umoja) Languages are important for jobs, for communication between people, for interacting, if you fall in love to visit new countries or with some foreigner, it's good to know her or his native language.   Language is very much important to our culture, it allows us to pass on ideas, knowledge, and even attitudes…

 As the new year begins, most organizations are in a reflective mood.  Emphasis is placed on past challenges and how these can be converted into successes in the future.   At parties and cocktails, the atmosphere is celebratory as organizations brace for the future. This is no different for AGL.  Although a fledgling organization, AGL‘s impact on the…