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China’s population to reach 1.42 billion by 2020 Xinhua BEIJING – China’s population is expected to reach about 1.42 billion by 2020, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. As of the end of 2015, China had a population of about 1.37 billion. The annual natural population growth rate will be around six […]

Britain joins international condemnation of Israel’s settlement law Raf Sanchez The Telegraph Britain and a host of other nations have condemned a new Israeli law that gives retroactive approval to illegally built Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli parliament passed the controversial measure late on Monday night and by Tuesday afternoon the […]

H.R.40 – Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act 115th Congress (2017-2018) Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] Introduced January 03, 2017 Committees: House – Judiciary Latest Action: January 12, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Action By: House Judiciary January 03, 2017 Referred to the House […]

United States: Indiana National Guard, Republic of Niger form new partnership State Partnership Program builds relationships; has lasting impact in Africa By NATE HERRING U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Jan 31, 2017 NIAMEY, Niger – The Indiana National Guard and the Republic of Niger began a new partnership Jan. 26 as part of the National […]

African Union backs mass withdrawal from International Criminal Court (ICC) Voice of America ADDIS ABABA — The African Union is moving forward on what it calls a “withdrawal strategy” from the International Criminal Court, a move that could alter peace, security and justice on the continent. Dozens of heads of state — some of whom […]

America: A brief view of historical time periods before and after the arrival of the Trump family – Who are Americans? Below is a brief history of the Trump American family heritage in conjunction with a very brief history of a just few events which took place in United States related to the nation’s citizens. […]

2020 U.S. Census may add Middle Eastern and Northern Africa How will this impact those who consider themselves African American or White or Black African or Other? NPR The White House is putting forward a proposal to add a new racial category for people from the Middle East and North Africa under what would be […]

Detroit: A look back at the demographic changes French census for Detroit in 1750 was: 450 Free 33 Enslaved In 1806 Detroit becomes a city. 1820 Detroit Population: 1,422 white 1,442 (95.29%) African American: 67 (4.7%) Detroit City Population 1880: 116,340 1890: 205,876 1900: 285,704 1910: 465,766 1920: 993,678 1930: 1,568,662 1940: 1,623,452 1950: 1,849,568 […]

U.S. Census -Release Date January 10, 2017: African American population statistics U.S. Census Bureau The black/African American population on July 1, 2015 was 46.3 million, up about 1.3 percent from July 1, 2014.  The number of people who identified as black/African American in the 2010 Census was 42 million. (This compares to the 2010 Brazilian […]

Miami: Brightline high-speed express train unveiled Costing more than $3 billion, the privately-funded high-speed Brightline passenger service unveiled its first train in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two diesel engines and four passenger cars arrived in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area after from the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California. The trains have 240 seats. There will be […]