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South Africa: Tributes for Dumisani Kumalo - From Anti-Apartheid Campaigner to Influential Diplomat
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Dumisani Kumalo, a leading anti-apartheid organizer in the United States who later served for a decade as South African ambassador to the United Nations, died on Sunday evening after a lengthy illness...1 hour ago ·
Basketball Team Refuses To Play On MLK Day After Teenagers Display A Trump Flag
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The coach spoke out.1 hour ago ·
Investment in irrigation is paying off for Ethiopia’s fast-growing economy
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Ethiopia has seen the fastest growth in irrigation of any African country1 hour ago ·
High School Student Told She Was ‘Too Dark’ To Be On Dance Team
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Camille Sturdivant is fighting back after being discriminated against at her high school.1 hour ago ·
Mozambique: Ex-Minister's Arrest Opens Can of Worms in Mozambique
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The arrest of a former finance minister as well as the indictment of several other government officials has bust wide open the level of government corruption in Mozambique and to an extent, raised som...1 hour ago ·
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MLK Day Special: Rediscovered 1965 King Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa
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As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. In a m...1 day ago ·
Nollywood’s growing international reach signals the broadening definition of the Nigerian film
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Nollywood was built on the idea of Nigerians telling Nigerian stories for Nigerians, and that broadened to storytelling by Africans for Africans1 day ago ·
Congo-Kinshasa: Making Sense of the Struggle for Democracy
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Analysis - On January 10, amid much controversy, the national electoral commission announced that Félix Tshisekedi had won the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) presidential poll. Prior to thi...1 day ago ·
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The DA plans to approach the International Criminal Court (ICC) if President Cyril Ramaphosa fails to intervene directly to stop the "ongoing human rights violations" on Zimbabweans, allegedly by pres...1 day ago ·
Africa: Oxfam Told to Do More to Tackle Sexual Misconduct and Abuse
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Bullying and elitism within global aid charity Oxfam have created "toxic" work environments and enabled sexual harassment by staff, an independent commission has found.1 day ago ·
Africa: How Technology Is Helping Farmers Predict and Prepare for El Niño
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Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.1 day ago ·
Zimbabwe: Govt Issues Stern Warning As Activists Call New 5-Day Shutdown Protest
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Anti-government activists have called for a second, and this time five-day, shutdown protest beginning Monday, prompting the administration to warn that "we will not hesitate to enforce the law".1 day ago ·
Zimbabwe: Blocked Internet in Zimbabwe Hides Government Crimes Against Humanity
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Opinion - The Mnangagwa regime's blocking of the internet, particularly Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube in Zimbabwe is the modern equivalent of Nazi book burnings. The world needs to act again...1 day ago ·
Zimbabwe: Defiant NGOs Deny 'Regime Change Agenda', Blame Unrest On Poor Economic Policies
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CIVIL society organisations have rejected government allegations that they are working with the opposition to push a a regime change agenda aimed at unseating President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administra...1 day ago ·
Kenya: Tracing the Genesis of Majengo Slums' Connection to Terror Attacks
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A story is told of one Tom Otieno, 18, from Kisumu County, born and raised in a Catholic family only to end up as a terrorist.1 day ago ·
Africa: Communiqué On the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Press Release - The African Union Commission takes note of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Repubic of the Congo proclaiming the final results of the presidential and nationa...1 day ago ·
Kenya: MP Kuria Roots for a Hybrid System of Government
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Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has come out to support a hybrid system of government, in a memorandum sent to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) on Friday.1 day ago ·
Kenya: Deadly U.S. Airstrike Kills 52 Al Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia
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An air strike by the United States forces on Saturday left 52 Al-Shabaab militants dead, in the week the terror group claimed responsibility for the Nairobi attack.1 day ago ·
Southern Africa: Africa's Revolutions Have Brought Disappointment - But Hope Remains
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Guest Column - When I immigrated to the United States from South Africa towards the end of the 1960's I was totally unaware of the wars of liberation against Portuguese colonialism that had begun in t...1 day ago ·
Mali: 10 UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Attack
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An attack on the UN mission in Mali has left 10 peacekeepers dead and at least 25 injured. Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, an Islamist group with al Qaida ties, has claimed responsibility.1 day ago ·
Louisville International Airport To Be Named After Muhammad Ali
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Louisville International Airport will be named after legendary boxer and social activist Muhammad Ali.1 day ago ·
Sentence In Police Killing Of Laquan McDonald Inspires Activists To Call For Political Change
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Black activists issued a call to political action after the cop who gunned down Laquan McDonald received a light sentence.1 day ago ·
Iranian TV Anchor Detained By US Authorities Is An African-American
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The Iranian TV anchor detained by U.S. authorities is an African-American.1 day ago ·
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Cases in Congo Expected to Double Amid Fears Outbreak Could Cross Borders
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With health system at breaking point, uncertainty over how virus is being transmitted prompts fears it could range beyond DRC1 day ago ·
East Africa: Why East African Coffee Is in Danger of Extinction
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Ethiopian, Kenyan and Ugandan coffee farmers are suffering from low coffee prices hence they cannot make ends meet.1 day ago ·
South Africa: Khoisan Will Continue to Camp Outside Union Buildings Until Their Demands Are Met
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Using the Nelson Mandela statue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria for shade, six Khoisan, led by Chief Khoisan SA, said the time for talking about their demands was over.2 days ago ·
Sierra Leone: Learning to Live As a Couple When One Partner Is HIV-Positive in Sierra Leone
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"The greatest support I ever received living with HIV for 10 years has come from my HIV-negative partner."2 days ago ·
DR Congo’s top court has upheld a controversial election result for a Tshisekedi win
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The Dec. 30 election results have been strongly disputed by Martin Fayulu, the opposition leader, and independent observers.2 days ago ·
'There were black Confederates too': Bargaining with US history
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Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, shares her views on the Confederate Monument debate.3 days ago ·
Sudan protests one month on: 'This time it's different'
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Despite killings, tear gas, arrests and beatings, demonstrators step out and demand end to President Bashir's rule.3 days ago ·
Scores of migrants unaccounted for after boat capsizes off Libya
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Three rescued migrants say up to 117 others were on board dinghy that capsized, 93km northeast of Tripoli.3 days ago ·
East Africa: South Sudanese Refugees Face Uncertain Future in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia has been praised for its open door policy to refugees feeling war-torn South Sudan. But with no signs of the conflict ending, concerns are growing over how they can integrate into Ethiopian s...3 days ago ·
A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day
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In Alabama, Lee even gets first billing.3 days ago ·
Fox News Calls Gladys Knight A ‘Freedom-Loving Patriot’ For Singing At The Super Bowl
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This can’t be the support the soul legend wants.3 days ago ·
VPNs are now a part of life for Zimbabweans trying to get around a government internet shutdown
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“VPNs brought us back online.”3 days ago ·
LA Teachers Strike Enters Fifth Day with Thousands of Supporters | Colorlines
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Tens of thousands of teachers, parents, students and supporters in the Los Angeles Unified School District are demanding better pay, smaller class sizes and more resources and support staff for studen...3 days ago ·
Morocco Group Empowers Women to Fight Partner Abuse, Rape
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Victims of domestic violence are often unaware of resources available to them and are too afraid to ask. In Morocco, a new initiative aims to change that by helping women take legal action against the...3 days ago ·
Africa: The AU Should Challenge Election Bodies Over Questionable Results
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Opinion - It is unusual for the AU to speak out against official election results in member states but it has now cast doubt on the preliminary results announced in DR Congo. It is high time for this,...3 days ago ·
Zimbabwe: Revolt and Repression in Zimbabwe
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The Zimbabwean government's decision to hike fuel prices has sparked fierce opposition. In this Q&A, Crisis Group's Senior Consultant Piers Pigou explains how economic hardship is driving ordinary cit...3 days ago ·
South Africa: Hugh Lewin - South African Journalist, Author, Militant and Prisoner
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Analysis - Hugh Lewin, who provided a unique voice on the South African story over many decades as militant, prisoner, journalist, author and much else, has died in Johannesburg at the age of 79.3 days ago ·
Laquan McDonald’s Murderer, Jason Van Dyke, Is Sentenced
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Jason Van Dyke killed Laquan McDonald in 2014.3 days ago ·
In Africa’s freest country for the press, the murder of a journalist brings back dark memories
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After his identity was exposed, Ahmed Hussein-Suale said in September he had received death threats and he feared for his life.3 days ago ·
Chicago Judge Acquits 3 Officers in Laquan McDonald Killing
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Back in the United States, a Chicago judge on Thursday acquitted three police officers accused of covering up the 2014 murder of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a fellow officer. The acquittal came ...3 days ago ·
Zimbabwe: Five Killed as Government Attacks Fuel Hike Protesters
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In Zimbabwe, at least five people have been killed and hundreds more arrested after government forces moved to suppress nationwide protests against the government’s move to more than double the cost...3 days ago ·
L.A. Teachers’ Strike Enters Fifth Day as Oakland Teachers Hold One-Day Strike
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And in California, contract negotiations between Los Angeles school district officials and the union representing more than 30,000 teachers are set to resume today, after marathon talks Thursday faile...3 days ago ·
Brazil: Former Rio de Janeiro Cop Identified as Marielle Franco’s Killer
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In Brazil, a former Rio de Janeiro police officer with ties to organized crime has been identified as the likely killer of prominent human rights and gay rights activist and city councilmember Mariell...3 days ago ·
Mozambique: Renamo Will Continue to Pursue Peace, Says Momade
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The newly elected President of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, Ossufo Momade, declared on Thursday that Renamo is committed to peace and will lay down its weapons...3 days ago ·
Zimbabwe: What Now After a 2nd Internet Shutdown, and Treason Charges for Activists?
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Zimbabwe's government has again forced a "total Internet shutdown", Misa Zimbabwe says, after a violent crackdown by police when huge crowds protested against dramatic fuel price increases.3 days ago ·
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Officially Been Labeled ‘The Most Dangerous Person In America’
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The New Yorker has Republicans shook.3 days ago ·
STUDY: Why the Ban on Pell Grants for Incarcerated People Should Be Lifted | Colorlines
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Postsecondary education greatly increases employment opportunities and wages for the formerly incarcerated.4 days ago ·
5 Writers of Color Who Should Win the Poets Laureate Fellowship | Colorlines
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The Academy of American Poets’ new grant program will support the poets who head arts initiatives for cities, tribes and states across the country.4 days ago ·
Louisville Renames Airport After Muhammad Ali | Colorlines
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“It is a fitting testament to his legacy.”4 days ago ·
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Grover Thompson, a Black man who was wrongfully convicted of a 1981 attempted murder, was finally exonerated 23 years after dying in prison and over a decade after the real killer confessed to the cri...4 days ago ·
Africa: No Citizenship, No Financial Aid - Refugee Students Get Raw Deal
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Analysis - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme received almost half a million applications for the funding of higher education in 2019. Among those who need not bother applying, however, are stu...4 days ago ·
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The government ordered another nationwide internet shutdown Thursday - the second this week - ignoring local and global condemnation of its brutal crackdown against protestors and the adverse impact o...4 days ago ·
What You Should Know About Lebron James' I Promise School
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This past year, Lebron James open his I Promise School in Akron, Ohio. We discuss how the academic institution benefits at-risk students and families.4 days ago ·
Kenya: Probe Intensified for Riverside Drive Attack After 11 Suspects Arrested
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Police are closing in on more suspects believed to have played part in the terror attack at 14 Riverside Drive Complex, after the arrest of 9 on Thursday.4 days ago ·
Nigeria: Atiku Visits America After 12 Years
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will arrive the United States any moment from now, crossing one of the most serious political hurdles on his path ahea...4 days ago ·
Black Columnist Admonishes America To View James Baldwin's Beale Street With Different Optics
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Tolson Banner, a writer and columnist, says Beale Street is anywhere Black USA: rural or urban - where the 24/7 steady drumbeat of Black Lives Matter beat out justice.4 days ago ·
Africa: Factbox - Five Ways Healthier Food Can Save the World From Climate Change
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The world's population must drastically change diets in order to prevent "potentially catastrophic" damage to the planet, scientists have warned.4 days ago ·
6 Black Celebrities Who Give Back to the Community
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Even though she's probably the first name to come to mind, Oprah isn't the only Black celebrity who donates to charity. Here are six others you should know!4 days ago ·
Western media's photos of dead bodies in the Nairobi terror attack dishonored the victims
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The New York Times and the Daily Mail’s editorial decisions reveal deeply embedded institutional practices4 days ago ·
Calls To Boycott GM Grow As Black Workers Sue For Racist Work Environment
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Multiple current and former employees of General Motors have sued the automaking giant over accusations of a racist workplace environment that included everything from nooses to being called the N-…4 days ago ·
Freedom Rider: Kamala Harris Destroyed Black Lives | Black Agenda Report
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Harris has spent her career locking up Black and brown people. She should not be allowed to shake hands, kiss babies or walk into black churches without being taken to task. “Kamala Harris is no fri...5 days ago ·
Angola: Over One Million Angolans Affected By Drought
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Studies of the food Resilience and Nutrition Security Programme in Angola (FRESAN) conducted in 2018 indicate that over 1.1 million Angolans living in the southern provinces of Huíla, Namibe and Cune...5 days ago ·
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrice Lumumba
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Blog - (1) January 17 marks the forty-first anniversary of the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba.5 days ago ·
Africa: Civil Society Petitions AU Over Zimbabwe Crisis
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Civil society organisations in Zimbabwe have petitioned the African Union (AU) to intervene and resolve the crisis in the country after a strike over fuel increases left at least eight people dead.5 days ago ·
Southern Africa: New Leaders Can Do More for Rights
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New leadership in key Southern Africa countries renewed hope for greater respect for human rights, but the region's leaders failed to live up to expectations in 2018, Human Rights Watch said today in ...5 days ago ·
Mauritania: Repressive Laws Restrict Peaceful Speech
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Mauritanian authorities used a litany of harsh and overbroad laws on terrorism, cybercrime, apostasy, and criminal defamation to prosecute and jail human rights defenders, activists, bloggers, and pol...5 days ago ·
Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent
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Egyptian authorities increasingly relied on counterterrorism and state of emergency laws to crush peaceful dissent during 2018, including by prosecuting journalists and human rights activists, Human R...5 days ago ·
Nigeria: Heightened Insecurity Threatens Rights
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Press Release - Persistent attacks by Boko Haram, intensified conflict between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities, and violent banditry in many northern states dominated Nigeria’s human rights...5 days ago ·
Survey on UN Sexual Abuse Shifts Focus on Virtual Fugitives from Justice www.ipsnews.net/2019/01/survey-un-sexual-abuse-shifts-focus-virtual-fugitives-justice/ ... See MoreSee Less
Survey on UN Sexual Abuse Shifts Focus on Virtual Fugitives from Justice | Inter Press Service
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 2019 (IPS) - A survey of sexual harassment at the United Nations has uncomfortably shifted the focus to some of the senior UN officials who have either escaped censure – or pu...5 days ago ·
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African countries should be building private-public partnerships in higher education
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It’s time for the continent’s higher education sector to develop its own partnership models that deal with a different currency: knowledge.5 days ago ·
Justice in America Podcast Co-Hosts Shout Out Criminal Justice Reformers www.colorlines.com/articles/justice-america-podcast-co-hosts-shout-out-criminal-justice-reformers ... See MoreSee Less
Justice in America Podcast Co-Hosts Shout Out Criminal Justice Reformers | Colorlines
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As the show returns for a second season, Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith III talk to Colorlines about the activists and organizations fighting to remake the nation’s criminal justice system.5 days ago ·
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Zimbabwe: Govt Restores Internet, Maintains Freeze On Facebook, Twitter
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Zimbabwe's paranoid government Wednesday restored the internet but kept social media sites blocked as tensions remained high in a country that has seen violent protests past three days.5 days ago ·
Black Agency Launches #400YearChallenge With 60-Second Animation That Honors the 400 Year Anniversary of the First Enslaved Africans’ Arrival in the U.S. www.blacknews.com/news/black-agency-400-year-challenge-60-second-animation-anniversary-first-ensl... ... See MoreSee Less
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The Adinkra Group, an African cultural resource company based in Washington, DC has launched the #400YearChallenge - a creative awareness campaign to draw attention to the 400 year anniversary of the ...5 days ago ·
A Cop Charged With Felony Now Sued By Black Man He Shot
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A black man sues the officer who shot him in the back.5 days ago ·
Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya and how to stop the attacks
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Al-Shabaab is partly motivated to attack Kenya because of the benefits to recruitment and fundraising that are a partial byproduct of international press coverage.5 days ago ·
Mainstream Media Needs To Figure Out How To Call Racists Racist
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In this age of normalized nationalism, it’s time that popular publications definitively add another word to their stylebooks: racist.5 days ago ·
Cape Town delayed Day Zero but South Africa’s water woes aren’t over
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Cape Town, one of the world’s favorite tourist cities, can count on its clout to draw attention to its water woes—other South African cities can't.5 days ago ·
Black Lawmaker Gives Perfect Reason For Rejecting Resolution That Condemns Steve King’s Racism
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King is an “unrepentant” racist, Rep. Bobby Rush says.6 days ago ·
DNC Stops Supporting Women’s March After Tamika Mallory’s Comments On Minister Louis Farrakhan
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Tamika Mallory recently appeared on “The View,” which has caused backlash.6 days ago ·
Africa: How Uganda and UNHCR Failed Refugees
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Analysis - Uganda hosts Africa's largest refugee population and is heralded as a model of progressive refugee policies. But damning 2018 reports have revealed fraud and corruption within Uganda refuge...6 days ago ·
Black Scholar Still Says the Crash of the US Economy is Coming Sooner Than You Think
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Dr. Charles L. Singleton, a Black scholar and HBCU alumni, further elaborates on why he feels the crash of the U.S. economy is coming sooner than you think.6 days ago ·
Africa: How Harvesting Natural Products Can Help Rural People Beat Poverty
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Analysis - Every day, people around the world harvest natural products like fungi, plants, bark, flowers, honey and nuts. These non-timber forest products, as they are known, can play an important rol...6 days ago ·
Kenya’s president says the deadly standoff at a luxury Nairobi complex is over
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At least 14 people have been killed and 700 rescued from the scene of attack so far.6 days ago ·
Cote d'Ivoire: Why Gbagbo Acquittal Is a Bigger Blow for the ICC Than the Bemba Decision
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Analysis - Just less than three years into their trial former Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé, leader of the youth militia, have been acquitted and ordered to be releas...6 days ago ·
Gabon: The Coup in Gabon Surprised Everyone. Why Forecasts, and the Plot, Failed
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Analysis - Coups d'états have become increasingly rare across the world.6 days ago ·
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Come, See, Play, Explore! NASCAR, Wakanda, and More January 18, 2019 - February 28, 2019 Actress Dorothy Steel during a scene in Black Panther Portsmouth, VA -- The Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmou...6 days ago ·
REPORT: Companies Target Black and Latinx Youth With Junk Food Ads | Colorlines
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The candy, soda and fast food industries disproportionately push their products on kids of color.6 days ago ·
Essence Honors Black Women in Hollywood | Colorlines
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Regina Hall, KiKi Layne, Jenifer Lewis and Amandla Stenberg each have their own cover.6 days ago ·
Cote d'Ivoire: Jubilation Among Gbagbo Supporters, but Rights Groups Lament Justice not Served
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In a stunning decision Tuesday, the International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo of war crimes charges. The ruling amounts to another major setback for ICC prosecutor...6 days ago ·
WhatsApp has engaged teams of scientists to help beat its fake news problem
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WhatsApp says it neither can nor wants to access any of the messages sent on its platform. So content moderation like Facebook and Twitter isn’t an option.6 days ago ·
Africa: World Bank Outlines Ways to Reduce the Scale of Climate Disasters
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A new report from the World Bank Group warns that climate change will interrupt our world as we know it.6 days ago ·
The acquittal of Côte d’Ivoire’s ex-president is another blow to the ICC’s future
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Twenty years since the creation of the International Criminal Court, only three individuals have been convicted6 days ago ·
Cote d'Ivoire: Interview - ICC's Acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo Raises More Questions Than Answers
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Interview - The former president of Ivory Coast has been acquitted of crimes against humanity, raising concerns over the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court and leaving victims still wai...6 days ago ·
Ex-Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald May Receive Light Sentence
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What is the point of a conviction without appropriate jail time?6 days ago ·
What Court’s 2020 Census Ruling Against Trump Means For The Black Community
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A federal judge rules against the Trump administration’s plan to ask a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.6 days ago ·
White Supremacist Who Terrorized Black Woman Lawmaker Goes Unpunished
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White supremacist who racially harassed Vermont’s sole Black lawmaker online will face no legal consequences.6 days ago ·
