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Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, where a formal memorial ceremony for members of Congress, the Cummings family and invited guests will take place followed by a public viewing. Cummings died Oct. 17 and is the first black congressman to lie in state in the Capitol. A funeral will be held at Cummings' home church in Baltimore on Friday, Oct. 25. Read more: https://wapo.st/33W3h8W . Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK  

Whitney Moore Young Jr.  (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American  civil rights  leader. He spent most of his career working to end  employment discrimination in the United States  and turning the  National Urban League  from a relatively passive  civil rights  organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised. Watch the full-length episode at http://video.pbs.org/video/2325571478 (US Only) http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/po... Premiering February 11, 2013 on Independent Lens. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/br... Whitney M. Young, Jr. was one of the most celebrated - and controversial - leaders of the civil rights era. The Powerbroker follows his journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. Unique among black leaders, he took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allie...

Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The Mara X and Mara Z will use Google’s Android operating system and cost 175,750 Rwandan francs ($190) and 120,250 Rwandan francs ($130) respectively. Samsung’s cheapest smartphone in the country costs 50,000 Rwandan francs ($54), and nonbranded phones are 35,000 Rwandan francs ($37). Mara Group CEO Ashish Thakkar said the company was targeting customers “willing to pay more for quality”. “This is the first smartphone manufacturer in Africa,” Thakkar said after touring the company with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Companies assemble smartphones in Egypt, Ethiopia and Algeria but import the components, he said. “We are actually the first who are doing manufacturing. We are making the motherboards, we are making the sub-boards during the entire process,” he said. “There are over 1...

Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE is an English actor. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 and is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. Helen Mirren, original name Ilynea Lydia Mironoff, (born July 26, 1945, London, England), British actress especially known for her role as Detective Jane Tennison on the television series Prime Suspect (1991–96, 2003, 2006) and for her subtle and sympathetic portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), for which she won an Academy Award. Helen Mirren Biography Dame Helen Mirren Reveals Why She Wouldn't Play the Queen in the Crown | Lorraine Catherine the Great (2019): Official Trailer | HBO