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Sudan: Protesters Vow to Press On After Talks Suspended
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Sudan's army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has suspended crucial talks with demonstrators over the transition to civilian rule. Protesters expressed disappointment and vowed to press on with th...3 days ago ·
Nigeria: 20,000 Souls Lost to Boko Haram Crisis - WHO
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lamented that the Boko Haram crisis has led to over 20,000 deaths.3 days ago ·
Africa: Facebook Bans Israeli Firm That Ran Campaigns to Disrupt Elections
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Facebook has removed hundreds of fake pages, groups, and accounts that it says were run by an Israeli firm that was targeting countries in Africa, CNN reports.3 days ago ·
Nigeria: Over 171 Million People Could Be Lifted Out of Extreme Poverty If ... - Osinbajo
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Over 171 million people could be lifted out of extreme poverty if all children left school with basic reading skills, that is, equivalent to a 12 per cent drop in the world total; the Vice President o...3 days ago ·
Kenya: UN Urges Calm After Protests By LGBT+ Refugees in Kenya Turn Violent
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The United Nations has urged LGBT+ refugees in Kenya to show "calm and restraint" after protests demanding better treatment turned violent, with police firing tear gas and arresting more than 20 demon...3 days ago ·
Man Who Killed Two Black Shoppers in a Grocery Store Found Incompetent for Trial
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Gregory Alan Bush, the man who was facing several charges for fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kroger grocery store in Kentucky last year, has been found currently incompetent to stand trial.3 days ago ·
Pamela Turner’s Children Rip Into The Baytown Texas Police Department
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We hope the family of Pamela Turner gets justice.3 days ago ·
Founded On Racism, The SAT Wants ‘Adversity Scores’ To Make Things Right
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There were some questions about how effective the Scholastic Aptitude Test’s (SAT) new “adversity scores” could be given the test’s racist origins.3 days ago ·
Take Notes, Celebs! Halle Berry Refuses To Ignore Black Reporters On The Red Carpet
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Another reason to love Halle Berry.3 days ago ·
Facebook shut down a network of fake accounts that targeted African elections—from Israel
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The network spent over $800,000 on Facebook ads from 2012 till April this year.4 days ago ·
Baytown Police ‘Are Lying’ About Pamela Turner, Benjamin Crump Says
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“The Baytown Police Department are lying on #pamelaturner when they say she had outstanding warrants,” Benjamin Crump said about the killing of the 45-year-old unarmed grandmother.4 days ago ·
How bad prosecutors fuel America’s mass incarceration problem
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Want to fix the criminal justice system? Start with overzealous prosecutors.5 days ago ·
Opinion | Undistorting the Civil War
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A new museum in the former capital of the Confederacy situates the conflict in the history of slavery and freedom.5 days ago ·
Kim Kardashian Did Help Free 17 Inmates -- But These Two Women Actually Did the Work!
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Two Black female attorneys, Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody, are finally being given due credit for recently freeing 17 prisoners who received life-without-parole sentences for minor drug offense...5 days ago ·
The little known story of the Polish refugees who fled to East Africa during World War II
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“If Siberia had been darkness and cold and marked by death and deprivation, Africa was heat and color and life.”5 days ago ·
Women Human Rights Defenders Face Greater Risks Because of their Gender | Inter Press Service
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It’s likely that these names, among countless others, are not known to the average news consumer. But their tireless and dangerous work, however, has made news headlines as protests led to historic ...5 days ago ·
Morocco: Law Misused to Silence Reporters
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Press Release - Moroccan authorities are using a law designed to keep people from falsely claiming professional credentials to bring criminal charges against people trying to expose abuses, Human Righ...5 days ago ·
Cameroon Crisis “More Alarming Than Ever” | Inter Press Service
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Minette (38) and her family fled their home in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions after their home was burned down. They have received some plastic sheeting and utensils from the Norwegian Refugee ...5 days ago ·
Africa: Repatriation - Why Western Museums Should Return African Artefacts
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Analysis - A large number of artefacts held in Western museums and libraries are known to have been appropriated over the ages through conquest and colonialism. The looting of African objects anthropo...5 days ago ·
Nigeria: Police 'Uncover' Plots to Attack Oil Installations - Official
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The Nigeria Police Force say they have uncovered specific plots by 'some subversive elements' to attack oil installations across Nigeria.5 days ago ·
San Francisco Says Nah to Facial Recognition Software | Colorlines
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The city is the first in the nation to ban the police and other municipal departments from using the technology.5 days ago ·
Watch the Trailer for Laquan McDonald Documentary, '16 Shots' | Colorlines
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The Showtime documentary will examine the 17-year-old’s murder at the hands of the Chicago Police Department and the subsequent cover-up.5 days ago ·
READ: Andrew Gillum Slams Florida Leaders for Taxing Formerly Incarcerated at the Polls | Colorlines
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The former mayor of Tallahassee says a bill that effectively rolls back the language of Florida’s Amendment 4 is “unworthy of the governor’s signature.”5 days ago ·
How Alabama’s Abortion Ban Will Hurt Black Women The Most
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The governor of Alabama is expected to sign the abortion ban into law with six days.5 days ago ·
Social Media Says It Has Identified The Texas Cop Who Shot And Killed Pamela Turner
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The Baytown Police department officer who killed Turner is named Juan Manuel Delacruz, according to one journalist.5 days ago ·
Africa: A New 'Climate Strike' - Opting for No Children As Climate Fears Grow
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German schoolteacher Verena Brunschweiger decided shortly after her marriage not to have children - not because she did not want them but because she felt she could not justify the climate damage caus...5 days ago ·
Racist Robocall Defends White Woman Who Killed A Black Man In Georgia: ‘Negroes Aren’t American’
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Hannah Payne hunted down 62-year-old Kenneth Herring after a hit-and-run.5 days ago ·
Global Hunger Is Threatening Families Because of Climate Change | Inter Press Service
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Droughts are not new to East Africa. However, abnormally high temperatures in the region are linked to climate change and proving deadly for livelihoods and livestock. Credit: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam5 days ago ·
Nigeria: How Using the Military in Nigeria Is Causing, Not Solving Problems
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Analysis - Governments have a responsibility to protect their citizens against external aggression and internal violence. The first is usually the responsibility of the military. The second duty falls...5 days ago ·
Africa: Energy as a Key Driver to Addressing the Youth Migration Challenge in Africa
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Opinion - The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.5 days ago ·
Cameroon: Hope for Western Cameroon As Biya Finally Talks Peace
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Cameroon president Paul Biya is preparing to call a caucus on ending the conflict in the english speaking regions of the country where separatists have been fighting government forces for close to two...5 days ago ·
Crystal Mason Speaks Out For The First Time Since Being In Federal Custody
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The mother of three is serving time in Texas for voting.5 days ago ·
Public Executions Of Black People Are Showing No Signs Of Ending
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In less than a week’s time, America has witnessed — or turned a blind eye to — two separate public executions of unarmed Black people as the troubling trend shows no signs of ending.5 days ago ·
Does Your City Employ Environmental Justice Best Practices? | Colorlines
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A new study examines how cities from San Francisco to Baltimore are making the environment safer for residents of color.5 days ago ·
Are Valedictorian Honors About Merit Or Race And Class?
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A growing number of schools are changing how they bestow valedictorian honor or doing away with it altogether.5 days ago ·
The Trump administration just made its first move in a clampdown on US visas for Nigerians
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The United States has indefinitely suspended a popular visa interview waiver for Nigerian visa applicants.5 days ago ·
What’s Happening In Cleveland? String Of Inmates Dying Causes Fear
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Cleveland officials were investigating after an inmate was recently found dead in the city’s county jail. It was the ninth inmate death in the past year, which has family members demanding an…5 days ago ·
Central Park Five Speaks Ahead of 'When They See Us' Premiere | Colorlines
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Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise tell their stories before the Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries about their lives hits Netflix.5 days ago ·
Hollywood Reacts to Georgia Abortion Law | Colorlines
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Nearly $3 billion was spent in the state on television and film shoots last year. Now, producers are using that leverage to protest the restrictive law.5 days ago ·
Libya: Migrant Women, Children Denied Shelter in Libya's Battleground
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Migrant women and children trapped in the battle for control of Libya's capital are being turned away from shelters, exposing them to airstrikes and sexual abuse, aid agencies said on Friday.5 days ago ·
Sudan: Here Are the Key Hurdles Sudan Must Clear to Install Democracy
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Analysis - Sudan is no stranger to uprisings. After months of protest a massive civilian uprising finally ousted former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from power. He had been president for 30 years...5 days ago ·
White HBCU Student Says He Thought ‘There Would Be More Black People’
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This is an ongoing trend at HBCUs.5 days ago ·
‘I’m Pregnant!’ Texas Cop Shoots And Kills Unarmed Black Woman
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A police officer shot and killed an unarmed Black woman whose last words were “I’m pregnant” following a physical confrontation in an apartment complex parking lot in Baytown, Texas.5 days ago ·
South Africa: Energy Sector Can Contribute Towards Economic Growth
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While challenges remain in South Africa's energy sector, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe is confident that the sector is poised for growth, if invested in.5 days ago ·
Privatization Solution Worse than Problem | Inter Press Service
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In order to make the case for privatizing state-owned enterprises, their real problems were often exaggerated in order to make the case for privatization from the 1980s.5 days ago ·
Cameroon: 'I've Not Gone to School Again' - the Student Victims of Cameroon's Crisis
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Analysis - For years now, students and teachers in the Anglophone regions have been prevented from going to school.5 days ago ·
Man Awarded $60K After Being Arrested for Refusing to Give Police His Name During Traffic Stop
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Robert Mitchell, a Black man who filed a lawsuit against the Bakersfield Police Department for allegedly making an "unconstitutional arrest" on him during a traffic stop two years ago, has reached a s...5 days ago ·
Malawi: Chakwera Commits to Uphold Women Rights, Endorses 'Women Manifesto'
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Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful, Lazarus Chakwera, has said he is personally committed to supporting women in their endeavors beyond May 21 polls when he is elected the country's pres...5 days ago ·
Africa: Safeguarding Women After Disasters - Some Progress, but Not Enough
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Analysis - Hundreds of Mozambicans were killed and thousands made homeless recently by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Almost immediately, there were reports of a sadly familiar story: women being forced t...5 days ago ·
Nigeria: Over 90,000 Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon - Officials
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Officials from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and those from Adamawa and Borno states on Monday said about 90,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon "are safe" and...5 days ago ·
The Best Black YouTubers Creating Content in 2019
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The YouTube community is overflowing with talent. However, popular content creators of color still go unnoticed - discover a few of the best Black YouTubers.5 days ago ·
Mixing It Up: 5 Black Food Bloggers to Follow in 2019
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In this article, we aim to diversify your go-to food blogs. These five Black food bloggers provide delicious recipes you'll want to take a bite out of.5 days ago ·
Tunisia boat capsize: Most of the victims Bangladeshi | Inter Press Service
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Survivors of a boat carrying migrants that sunk in the Mediterranean during the night of 9 and 10 May, gather at a shelter in the Tunisian coastal city of Zarzis on May 11, 2019. Photo: AFP / FATHI NA...5 days ago ·
Officer Isn’t Fired After Video Catches Him Punching Black Mom In Front Of Her Child
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In a disturbing video that has received thousands of views, Atlanta police beat and used a Taser on a Black woman in front of her young child. The reported offense? A speeding ticket. The woman, id…5 days ago ·
Felicity Huffman Faces Just Months In Prison While Black Mom Served 5 Years For Admissions Scandal
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Tanya McDowell went to jail for five years for trying to get her son a better education.5 days ago ·
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The wife of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring was still searching for answers days after he was killed by Hannah Payne.5 days ago ·
Eric Garner’s Mother Blasts ‘Tricks’ And ‘Lies’ At Trial For Her Son’s Killer
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New York City rush hour traffic was literally brought to a halt Monday morning ahead of administrative trial for the police officer who killed Eric Garner nearly five years ago.5 days ago ·
This was probably the last chance for president Ramaphosa to save the party of Mandela
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Since ousting Jacob Zuma, Ramaphosa has begun to execute a complicated turnaround strategy. But the job is half done.5 days ago ·
After Being Sent To Prison By Texas’ Jim Crow System, Crystal Mason May Lose Her Home
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Crystal Mason is in jail for voting. Here is how you can help.5 days ago ·
Namibia: Windhoek Declares Water Crisis
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THE Windhoek municipality's chief executive officer Robert Kahimise said the city will introduce stricter water-saving measures as of 1 June 2019 to reduce excessive water consumption as he declared a...5 days ago ·
West Africa: Benin's Unrest Reflects a Broader Worrying Trend in West Africa
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Analysis - Across West Africa, several countries' democratic reputations are under threat.5 days ago ·
The story of Oromo slaves bound for Arabia who were taken to South Africa
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The story of the 204 boys and girls is captured in a new book laden with graphs, maps, charts and statistics.5 days ago ·
Liberia: Redeeming the Liberian Nation
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Analysis - Since the end of the Liberian Civil war, successive governments have ignored attempts to bring to closure the experiences of the conflict. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in its fin...5 days ago ·
Burkina Faso: UN Condemns Deadly Attack On Burkina Faso Church
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Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres have voiced their outrage at a deadly attack on a Catholic church in the north of Burkina Faso on Sunday, during which six people wer...5 days ago ·
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's Land Commission Red Flags Tenure Chaos
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THE Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) established by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the country's land ownership patters in the aftermath of the land reform programme has issued a damning as...5 days ago ·
Ethiopia: How Amharic Unites - and Divides - Ethiopia
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Analysis - The emperors made us speak one language to bring us together. It failed, but it also succeeded.5 days ago ·
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It has been more than four weeks since former President Omar Al-Bashir was deposed, but still the alternative did not take shape yet, thus creating a power vacuum that will have its impact on the way ...1 week ago ·
Burkina Faso: Six Killed in Catholic Church Attack
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Gunmen killed six people attending mass at the Catholic Church of Dablo in northern Burkina Faso Sunday morning, officials and witnesses said.1 week ago ·
Body Cam Shows Maryland Police Officer Calling Black Men the N-Word
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A white female police officer from Maryland is being investigated after she was recorded on Instagram Live and on her own body camera calling Black men the n-word while she was questioning them.1 week ago ·
Black Teen, Now 32-Years Old, Still Serving 11 Life Sentences in Prison For Crime He Didn't Commit
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Juan Rayford Jr. was 17-years old when he was wrongfully accused of attempted murder and ultimately sentenced with life imprisonment despite his non-involvement in the crime. Now at 32-years old, Rayf...1 week ago ·
Africa Seeks Return of Stolen Assets From Europe, U.S., Others
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Heads of anti-corruption agencies have requested governments in Europe, United States and other jurisdictions to speedily repatriate stolen assets belonging to African nations.1 week ago ·
Taraji P. Henson To Host Summit On Black Mental Health
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Actress Taraji P. Henson will host a summit focused on Black mental health.1 week ago ·
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If you needed any reminder of the omnipresent danger Black folks continue to be in at the hands of police, just look at the latest developments from the Sandra Bland and Oscar Grant cases.1 week ago ·
Kenya: Worrying Trend As Women Get Sucked Into Drug Trade
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Ordinarily, one would expect a 62-year-old grandmother to be at home looking after her grandchildren and regaling them with historical tales.1 week ago ·
A police encounter can mean a death for a disabled person. Let’s change the law
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Assembly Bill 911, the “Manny Alert Act,” mandate a statewide system to allow families to voluntarily provide first responders with helpful information about impaired family members in advance of ...1 week ago ·
Chicago Gets Its First Black-Owned Urgent Care Facility
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A group of Black doctors joined forces to open Chicago’s only Black-owned urgent care facility.1 week ago ·
South Africa is the latest country to see a democratic swing to populism over liberal politics
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The contrasting fortunes of the liberal Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) speak to a paradigm shift among voters both in South Africa and globally.1 week ago ·
Nigeria On the Brink Over Rising Insecurity
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Opinion - President Muhammadu Buhari's meeting with the Service Chiefs last Thursday after which he ordered them to ensure that Nigerians go to bed with their eyes closed was timely and instructive. T...1 week ago ·
Africa: Democracy and Elections in Contemporary Africa
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Document - I was here in 2015 to speak at the Oxford Africa Conference on "A Continent on the Move: People, Politics and Business Across Borders."1 week ago ·
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Nigeria: Abuja Residents, Activists March, Demand End to Arrest of Women
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A group of human rights activists, women organisations and residents of the Federal Capital Territory has called for an end to the unlawful arrest of women in Abuja.1 week ago ·
East Africa: Where Has the Freedom to Create Music Gone?
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Opinion - If music be the food of love, play on." This is the first line of the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare where the speaker is asking for music because he is frustrated in courtship; h...1 week ago ·
Sudan: How the West Influenced Overthrow of Sudanese President
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A PLOY by influential Western nations and their allies to destabilise Sudan and effect regime change has been unearthed, amid reports now-ousted President, Omar al-Bashir ignored warnings by experts a...1 week ago ·
Activists Organize to Bail Out Black Mamas for Mother's Day | Colorlines
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In more than two dozen cities across the country, mothers who cannot afford bail are getting help to get home.1 week ago ·
Chris Darden Quits Defending Nipsey Hussle’s Accused Murderer After Death Threats
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Chris Darden will stop representing Nipsey Hussle’s accused murderer after he and his family were exposed to a series of death threats.1 week ago ·
Kentucky Inmate’s Family Is ‘Pleased’ After Officer Is Charged For Beating Him While Handcuffed
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The family of a Black prisoner who was beaten by corrections officers while he was handcuffed in Kentucky last year welcomed the news this week that they were finally being charged criminally.1 week ago ·
Cop Isn’t Charged After Shooting A Black Child Less Than A Second After Giving Command
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Once again, another Black child was shot by the police. But Lorenzo Clerkley Jr., 14, lived to tell his story, unlike many other police shooting victims.1 week ago ·
Zimbabwe: Zim Newsrooms a Danger to Female Journalists
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NEWSROOMS have become difficult and dangerous environments for young graduates joining the journalism profession in Zimbabwe, AB Communications chief executive officer, Susan Makore has said.1 week ago ·
Jamar Clark’s Family Rejects Settlement After White Woman Shot By Cop Receives $20 Million
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Minnesota clearly treats their victims of police violence differently.1 week ago ·
D.C. Officials Don’t Appear To Give A Damn About Colonizers Infiltrating Howard University’s Campus
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There was a meeting that Howard University supporters said was a waste of time.1 week ago ·
Nigeria: Nearly 900 Children Released from Armed Group in North-East
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Press Release - A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria today, as part of its commitment to ...1 week ago ·
Africa: Western Sahara - Natives of the Desert, Natives of Africa?
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Analysis - This is the final article in the seven-part series Living In Translation about language and identity. They are guest edited by Nanjala Nyabola. See all the articles here.1 week ago ·
Well-Known Street in Los Angeles Renamed as President Barack Obama Blvd
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In a momentous event, thousands of people gathered to witness the unveiling of the street sign that is named after former President Barack Obama. The 3.5-mile road named after Obama, which intersects ...1 week ago ·
Central African Republic: MSF Reaches Town Cut Off By Violence in Central African Republic
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Press Release - Over the last six years, Central African Republic (CAR) has endured peaks of intense violence that have weakened an already precarious health system and deprived people of access to ev...1 week ago ·
Mozambique: Militant Attacks Complicate Cyclone Response in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado
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Floodwaters from Cyclone Kenneth have receded, but damaged roads and bridges are keeping relief teams from reaching thousands still in need. To make matters worse, recent sporadic violence in Mozambiq...1 week ago ·
Here’s How Nipsey Hussle Was Trying To Stop Gentrification In South Los Angeles
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The rapper was seriously trying to give back to his community.1 week ago ·
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Former Neighborhood Is Becoming Unaffordable To Black Folks
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Like many major cities across the country, Atlanta has been hit hard with gentrification that has pushed too many longtime Black residents from their homes. And the very neighborhood where civil ri…1 week ago ·
New Docuseries on Race in America Says 'We Gon' Be Alright' | Colorlines
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Based on Jeff Chang’s book of the same title, the series examines the roots of America’s division and inequality—and how we can change course.1 week ago ·
The Female George Zimmerman Shoots And Kills 62-Year-Old Black Man In Apparent Vigilante Road Rage
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A woman who witnessed a hit and run car accident in Georgia this week before chasing the driver and ultimately shooting him dead was charged with murder.1 week ago ·
We have Stolen His Land. Now We Must Steal His Limb | Inter Press Service
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May 9 2019 - (Tricontinental) – When the late South African artist Tito Zungu wanted to depict the world of the migrant labourer, he settled on the envelope. It was by infrequent letters that the mi...1 week ago ·
