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More than a century later, near the land where Texas prisoners picked cotton under scorching sun amid threats of severe whippings, the discovery of 95 African-American remains at a Fort Bend school ... The convict-leasing system in Texas was also overwhelmingly African-American....

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Activists call attention to human remains at Texas site

Herald-Standard 20 Jan 2019

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Helios Towers buys stake in SA Towers to build 500 cellphone masts

Business Day 18 Jan 2019

Earlier this week, Helios Towers, which owns and leases out 6,560 cellphone masts in Africa, said it was entering the South African market through a joint venture with Vulatel. The company followed that up with an announcement on Friday that it would buy 89.5% of SA Towers for an undisclosed sum ... “The SA Towers pipeline is over 500 urban locations....

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S.C. African-American Museum Already Expanding

Anderson Observer 14 Jan 2019

The Post and Courier reports the International African American Museum in Charleston has entered into a lease with the city that opens a section of the Charleston ......

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Planned museum leasing more space

Index-Journal 14 Jan 2019

The International African American Museum in Charleston has entered into a lease with the city that opens a section of the Charleston Maritime ......

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Breaking ground soon, African American Museum to lease space at Maritime Center

The Post and Courier 14 Jan 2019

Starting Monday, the International African American Museum will have new space to accommodate its expanding staff. A lease with the city of Charleston opens up a section of the Charleston Maritime Center for the museum's use. Charleston City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to lease the 1,806 square feet of waterfront space to the museum....

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More Innovations in NAHCO as Godsmart Increases Stake

This Day 14 Jan 2019

The new NAHCO is an Airports Council International (ACI) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) certified International Airport Professional (IAP) and an IATA – certified Leasing Professional with expertise in infrastructure provision and public private partnerships....

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Planned South Carolina museum leasing more space for staff

The Times & Democrat 13 Jan 2019

The Post and Courier reports the International African American Museum in Charleston has entered into a lease with the city that ......

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BANGI CEO Sees Positive Developments In Special Letter To Shareholders

The Record 13 Jan 2019

BANGI (pronounced bon-ghee), which means "marijuana" or "hemp" in the African dialect Swahili is a diversified investment vehicle that acquires and leases specialized real estate assets, such as cannabis farms....

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Utah’s state constitution bans slavery — mostly. And Rep. Sandra Hollins says mostly isn’t good enough.

The Salt Lake Tribune 05 Jan 2019

... the only African-American member of the Utah Legislature ... African Americans were imprisoned and forced to labor in convict leasing programs that pumped money into the state coffers; more than 70 percent of Alabama’s revenue came from the practice in 1898, the ACLU reported....

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Continental drifts towards Africa

Mail Guardian South Africa 03 Jan 2019

It was only when the Russians moved into the Central African Republic with guns and soldiers in 2018 that the world suddenly woke up to the reality that a new Russian Africa strategy was in place ... India will have at least one mission in 47 African countries when this process in completed....

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Discovery of African-American graves in Texas highlights ‘moment of reckoning’

Chicago Sun-Times 29 Dec 2018

For African-Americans who had just started to taste freedom after emancipation, the threat of being sent back into bondage through convict leasing was terrifying — and those in power in the south used it to suppress political activity and other aspirations....

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