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Here are the instructions of how to enable JavaScript in your browser, Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country, The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson, Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story, Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Little People, Big Dreams: Josephine Baker. Can you trust US polls? Electric scooter hire schemes could be coming to UK cities - but are they a good idea? traces the adventures of Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe as they sail the high seas, often fighting for their lives, in …. Either way, with the right books, you can celebrate Black History Month this year by doing what you do best: reading. Sign up to our newsletters full of updates, activities, ways to support us and fun ideas to inspire children to read. VideoThe voice of Johnson and Trump on Spitting Image, Africa's top shots: Hula-hooping at 60 and other feats, Avoiding war in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. 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