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John just sent me some pics from Anabel’s birthday party on Sunday and I thought y’all might like to see. Anabel is a little girl in Ghana. Her mother abandoned her when she was three years old. Some homeless kids found her and brought her to John, who...
by McCrowlerr
on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 09:37 AM PDT
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Anabel is a little girl in Ghana who was abandoned by her mother when she was three years old. Fortunately she was brought to my friend John, who helps as he can, and he arranged for her to stay in a local childcare center. She has been there since...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 08:27 AM PDT
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History of � Buffalo Soldiers in�the Spanish-American War BY DOPPER0189, BLACK KOS MANAGING EDITOR On February 15th, � 1898, over 250 American sailors were killed when the battleship Maine blew ...
by Black Kos
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 02:00 PM PDT
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As we delve into the findings of the UNICEF 2023 Child Marriage report, we are faced with both encouraging progress and sobering realities regarding child marriage worldwide. Today, I want to share my thoughts on the report’s insights and the urgent...
by populationmediacenter
on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 06:36 AM PDT
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Just a quick update, I’ll write more fully about this later, but I thought y’all might want to know that Favour’s baby finally had his Naming Ceremony today and is now officially a member of the community. Favour is a young Nigerian woman who is living...
by McCrowlerr
on Sun Apr 14, 2024 at 10:46 AM PDT
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In the heart of Zambia, a revolution was brewing, not on the streets, but across the airwaves. From May 2021 to September 2022, two riveting radio shows – Kwishilya (“Over the Horizon”) in the Bemba language and Siñalamba (“Breaking the Barrier”) in...
by populationmediacenter
on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM PDT
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I usually try to get these updates written on Tuesdays but sometimes I don’t make it. This is one of those times. Things have been so chaotic, both here and in Ghana, that I was waiting for things to resolve a bit. Not sure that they have but...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 08:05 AM PDT
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Three strikes for former Prez 'No Labels' out; Soft sentence for GOP vote fraudster WI reconsiders drop-boxes NE nixes Electoral College change Biden v. Israel Sanders joins Biden to tout success against Big Pharma... It was yet another busy news day...
by TheBradBlog
on Thu Apr 04, 2024 at 06:58 PM PDT
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It has been a time of rest, recovery, and repair for my friend John in Ghana so there isn’t much dramatic to write about this week. One of the young men John had been mentoring stole his phone last month, along with all of the passwords and personal...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Apr 04, 2024 at 08:17 AM PDT
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A “human-induced” heat wave struck Burkina Faso and Mali in early April resulting in many deaths, with temperatures topping out above 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat lasted for 5 days and occurred during Ramadan, when Muslims do not eat or drink...
by GatheringTribes
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 09:11 PM PDT
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The Wagner Group, designated a terrorist organization 15 Sep 2023 by the British government and under sanction by the US Department of Treasury, has been committing atrocities against civilians in Mali according to Human Rights Watch. Abject poverty,...
by C0RI0LANUS
on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 07:54 PM PDT
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I’m trying to get back to my schedule of writing updates about John and Ghana on Tuesdays but things have been in such a chaotic flux for the last couple of weeks that it’s not easy. I feel like I should wait a day or to for things to resolve...
by McCrowlerr
on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 07:45 AM PDT
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I usually try to write an update on what’s happening with my friends in Ghana on Tuesdays, sometimes later in the week if I have to, but this week has been chaotic and things have been messed up so I wasn’t able to do anything because I wasn’t sure...
by McCrowlerr
on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 08:32 AM PDT
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Trump is promising political violence whether he wins or loses Also: Navarro goes to prison Scofflaw MI MAGA attorney arrested SCOTUS allows TX to override federal law, Constitution Biden's SOTU success... On today's BradCast, some much needed...
by TheBradBlog
on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 07:04 PM PDT
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Let’s start with a somewhat disturbing punishment: The parents of murderous school shooter Ethan Crumbley have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, first the mother in February, now the father. The case was prosecuted by Oakland County...
by elenacarlena
on Sat Mar 16, 2024 at 05:05 PM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 09:34 PM PDT
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I wanted to post at least a brief update for those who may be concerned with events with my friends in Ghana. There has been a lot going on there with almost everyone. But right now we are limited in what we can do with them. Last week John was filming...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 11:31 AM PDT
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Islamic State says they did it. BBC: IS belatedly claims Burkina Faso church attack. This was last week on the 14th claiming the attack that happened on Feb 25th. The article notes that while no one has claimed the mosque attack on Feb 25th, Al Qaeda...
by GatheringTribes
on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 07:41 PM PDT
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I thought I should update y’all on what has been happening with my friends in Ghana after last week and the demolition of the Buduburam Refugee Camp. I described that here John is no longer living in the camp but some of our friends still do. Or used...
by McCrowlerr
on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 08:23 AM PST
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Buduburam is a former refugee camp for Liberians who fled from their home country during its bloody and horrible civil war. It was run by the UNHCR but after the war was declared over the camp was technically closed and the Liberians staying there were...
by McCrowlerr
on Sat Mar 02, 2024 at 01:20 PM PST
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