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"In particular, we should challenge the completely false narrative that our country is a place where people of a certain race or culture are targeted for persecution."
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Naomi Campbell graces the November 2020 issue of Vogue magazine and opens up about experiencing racism and advocating for Black women.
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The players also wanted … the over 100 other impacted African-American athletes may be shortsightedly characterized …
The rapper aims to effect change for future generations, recently partnering with neobank company Chime in a national effort to help the youth; details inside.
In summary California's COVID-19 recession is having a devastating effect on local bond issues for sports and entertainment venues. COVID-19 and the severe recession it spawned abruptly ended what had been one of California's longest-running and most powerful economic booms. California's unemployment rate more than quadrupled as millions of jobs vanished in the partial economic […]
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By KEN SWEET and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers U.S. stocks fell in morning trading Monday after initially making gains following a report that China's economy grew at a 5% annual rate in the last quarter. Investors are also preparing for a busy week of corporate earnings reports. Procter & Gamble, Netflix and IBM are a few of the larger companies that will reveal the extent of the virus pandemic's impact during the most recent quarter. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 0.5% as of 11:23 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of big blue chips was down 0.4%, […]
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The NBA's 2020 Draft Will Be Held Virtually in ESPN's Studios
It is hard to see how Georgia's Senator David Perdue genuinely mispronounced the name of a woman with whom he's had to work for nearly four years in the United States Capitol yet, that is what his team alleges was the case on Friday, October 16. 'KAH-ma-la, ka-MAH-la, kama-LAH, Kamala-mala mala. I don't know. Whatever,'...
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Anti-Police Brutality Protest Sees Police Brutality
National armed forces opened fire on Nigerian youth in Lagos at an anti-police brutality demonstration on Tuesday — injuring around 50 people and shooting at least 20 dead, as per unconfirmed reports
Amnesty International which has already condemned the use of excessive force by the Nigerian police to subdue protesters, stated there was ``\"credible but disturbing evidence'' of the incident.
\"While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities that under international law, security forces may only resort to the use of lethal force when strictly unavoidable to protect against the imminent threat of death or serious injury,\" Amnesty tweeted.
#EndSARS, #EndSWAT and Police Reform.
The escalation in violence comes two weeks after the #EndSarsNow movement took to the streets across Nigeria, following the circulation of video showing a man being beaten, apparently by police officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
The government proclaimed the dissolution of the police unit which has been accused of human rights crimes including abuse, torture and killings but has since created the Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) in its stead further inciting the youth to seek complete police reform.
Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave’’) that are part of a five-episode West Indian community-based mini-series “Small Axe.’’ McQueen’s homage to his Caribbean roots will appear on Prime Video later this year. Other NYFF entries will roll out in theaters, VOD and on streaming service – in months to come
KAIZER Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt holds Warriors’ attacking midfielder Khama Billiat in high esteem and is hoping to turn him into a goal-scoring machine in the 2020-2021 DStv Premier League. by Sports Reporter Hunt told kickoff.com on Tuesday that the technical team at Kaizer Chiefs should start playing to Billiat’s strengths. The former Bidvest Wits coach says he wants to revive Billiat’s career. Under Ernst Middendorp, the Warriors talisman struggled in the 2019/2020 Absa Premier Soccer League where he scored three goals and provided two assists, attracting a barrage of criticism from the South African media. “I think he is willing and has huge potential still. We have to get him into the right areas of the field. I don’t want to know what’s gone on here before, that’s got nothing to do with me,” Hunt said. “I have to just see what’s in front of me and hopefully we can get him into double figures, he’s that type of goalscorer in the league. That’s the first aim. If he does his part, we can do our part and hopefully we can be successful.” Hunt said he has high expectations for Billiat. “I have huge expectations, I know him from when he came from Zimbabwe to Ajax, he is older now but he should be more experienced and wiser. I think the most important thing we’ve got to do as a staff is to start playing to his strengths a little bit more where you can get the best out of him. That’s all I’m going to do, whatever he needs, the support, extra work if he’s willing,” Hunt said. After providing two assists for Yagan Sasman to grab a brace in the MTN8 quarter-final against Maritzburg United on Sunday, Billiat is up against his former club Mamelodi Sundowns in the first league match at FNB Stadium on Saturday. will be part of the Warriors squad that take on Algeria in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations matches next month unless anything happens between now and then.
by Derek Major -The largest Black bank in the U.S. has proudly announced it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 customers after a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and a focus on racial [...]
On Thursday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will share a debate stage for the last time before the November 3 election. Maybe. Why only 'maybe?' Well, several reasons actually. 1) Biden said last week Trump needed to test negative for Covid-19 on the day of the debate or he […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality defied a curfew as gunfire rang out where they were setting up a blockade Wednesday, a day after shots were fired into a crowd of demonstrators singing the country’s national anthem. That disturbing turn drew global outrage. It’s not clear if any protesters […]
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More Americans than ever obtained a basic bank account in 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday. But data was gathered before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and start of this historic recession. But the agency noted that the loss of jobs and incomes due to the pandemic in 2020 likely reversed these positive trends. The FDIC study looks at the unbanked — Americans who do not have a basic checking or savings account — and the reasons why these individuals are outside the traditional bank system. While […]
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Hundreds of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to voice outrage at the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Nigeria.
Africa's most populous country has faced growing unrest as a protest over brutality by a Nigerian police unit known as SARS ballooned into wider grievances against the government.
Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over 1,000 people in the main city of Lagos on Tuesday, with Amnesty International reporting that several people were killed.
On Wednesday, demonstrators draped in the national flag of Nigeria and chanting liberation slogans marched to Abuja's embassy in Pretoria carrying banners reading \"End police brutality\".
Another group of about 400 people in Cape Town, mostly Nigerian nationals, vowed to continue picketing until there was change in Nigeria.
Well-known South African rap star AKA voiced solidarity with the people of Nigeria, saying: \"How can people shoot to KILL their own countrymen and women?\"
\"This is insane... Sending love and strength to Naija,\" AKA tweeted to his 4.6 million followers.
South African opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), pledged its \"moral and political solidarity\" with Nigerians and called on the government to rein in its army and security services.
\"The EFF salutes the young lions of Nigeria in their resolve to graduate their successful fight against police brutality under the banner of #ENDSARS,\" it said in a statement.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions condemned the crackdown, saying the accumulated anger of citizens over decades of failure in the delivery of basic social services and endemic corruption, was \"visible in the pent-up anger, which has been boiling over in mass street protests in cities across the country\".
Both groups called on the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States to send a strong message to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately end crackdown on protesters.
South Africa and Nigeria are the economic giants of Africa, competing for sporting prowess, cultural dominance and economic strength.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided [...]
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced several rule changes ahead of the third and final presidential debate Thursday night.
Nigerians protesting against police brutality stayed on the streets in Lagos on Wednesday, breaking the government curfew following a night of chaotic violence in which demonstrators were fired upon, sparking global outrage.
Shots were fired Wednesday as young demonstrators set up barricades by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos, where protesters had been fired upon Tuesday night, causing numerous injuries although officials said no deaths.
One protester told The Associated Press that his brother was shot and killed in the previous day's demonstrations and that he himself had been hurt in the leg.
Gunfire could be heard across Lagos, Nigeria's largest city of 14 million, including on the highway to the airport, at a major bus station, outside the offices of a television station and at the Lekki tollgates. Smoke could be seen billowing from several points in central Lagos.
Demonstrations and gunfire were also reported in several other Nigerian cities, including the capital city, Abuja.
The nationwide #EndSARS protests against police brutality have rocked Nigeria for more than two weeks. They started after a video circulated of a man being beaten, apparently by officers of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
In response to the protests, the government announced it would disband the SARS unit, which Amnesty International says has been responsible for many cases of torture and killings.
The demonstrators' demands have widened to include calls for accountable government, respect for human rights and an end to corruption in Africa's most populous nation of 196 million.
Despite massive oil wealth and one of Africa's largest economies, the bulk of Nigeria's 200 million people have high levels of poverty and lack of basic services, as a result of rampant corruption, charge rights groups.
[allAfrica] As of October 19, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,646,278. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 39,747, and recoveries 1,354,446.
