VIPD Economic Crime Unit arrest 34-Year-Old Woman for Fraudulent Transactions

Cleaver, Eldridge (1935-1998)

Eldridge Cleaver, author and civil rights activist, was born on August 31, 1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Cleaver, a child of six, lived in a household where his father abused his mother. The Cleavers moved to Phoenix, Arizona and finally settled in Los Angeles, California where Cleaver spent much

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Source: Black Past

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America

Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast

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Source: Chicago Defender

30-y-o grandmas helping to raise child criminals, says counsellor - Dozens of teens feature in serious crimes, including murder and buggery, since March

According to data released by the Court Management Services (CMS), children remained high on the list of criminal offenders over the last two months – a reality childcare experts fear will only get worse as families cope with the suspension of physical classes and job losses caused by the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Zimbabwe: NetOne Executives Out On Bail

NetOne lost over US$1 million in a USSD server gateway deal when top management, including the firm's chief executive Lazarus Muchenje allegedly ignored advice from engineers on the associated national security risks of having foreigners control telecommunications traffic, the Harare

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Exception but Never the Rule – Voice and Viewpoint

On April 21, 2020, San Diego Superior Court Judge Harry Elias granted Jane Dorotik, 73, to be released from prison due to health issues and her

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Lesotho: ABC Faces New Power Dynamic After Thabane Ouster

We all know that he also has ambitions (to lead the ABC) ... There is Prof Mahao who has led the processes that have catapulted Majoro to the premiership and then there is Mr Thabane fighting to remain

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Source: allAfrica.com

Minority-Owned Small Businesses Were Supposed To Get Priority. They May Not Have

Lawmakers did set aside $30 billion for smaller lenders, in part with the aim of helping business owners of color — like

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Source: HPPR | In touch with the world, at home on the High Plains

MADNESS!

Listing several of the cases, Williams paid particular attention to that of Noel Chambers, who was incarcerated at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in February 1980, after he was deemed unfit to plead to a murder

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Ghana: Bishop Obinim Still in Police Custody Over Failure to Meet Bail Bond

Obinim was arrested on Tuesday, May 19 on a warrant issued by the court and thus charged with the offence of publication of false news and forging of documents contrary to sections 208 and 159 of the Criminal and other Offences Act, 1960 (Act

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jay-Z Phoned Minnesota Governor About the Death of George Floyd

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter may be a rapper, businessman, entrepreneur, and producer, but first and foremost he’s a Black man, which is exactly what he told Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz when he called him personally to discuss his feelings about the death of George

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Benin, Ivory Coast withdraw declarations from Africa rights

Benin and Ivory Coast become the third and fourth countries to withdraw their declaration under Article 34 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Source: The East African

Coronavirus causes learning losses

“Even before the COVID pandemic, we were already faced with a very serious challenge in education, which is a global learning

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Uganda: Jinja RDC, Eric Sakwa Loses Case to Block Interdiction

Court in Jinja has dismissed a case in which Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Mr Eric Joseph Sakwa was challenging his interdiction after being charged with an alleged criminal

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Source: allAfrica.com

White Motorist Charged with Murder of Black St Paul Man

In the late evening of May 1st, Douglas Lewis was killed after he was shot four times by Watertown resident Anthony Trifiletti after a minor traffic

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD UNCOVERS “THE MYTH OF AMERICAN JUSTICE” – Voice and Viewpoint

The 1965 Watts Riots were a reaction to police mistreatment of Marquette Frye, a young African-American motorist who was stopped and detained by an officer of the California Highway

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Shooting of Walter Scott

The shooting of Walter Scott occurred on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light. Scott, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a white North Charleston police officer. The race difference led many to

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$3 Trillion HEROES Act promises more COVID-19 relief for consumers and businesses

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Africa: Benin and Ivory Coast Withdraw Declarations From Rights Court

Benin and Ivory Coast become the third and fourth countries to withdraw their declaration under Article 34 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

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Source: allAfrica.com

Murkomen yaps himself out of majority seat

Within the circles of the Kalenjin political elite, Kipchumba Murkomen, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, is usually referred to as the “deputy

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

History of African Americans in Boston

Until 1950, African Americans were a small but historically important minority in Boston, where the population was overwhelmingly white. Since then, Bostons demographics have changed due to factors such as immigration, white flight, and gentrification. According to census information for

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Source: ThoughtCo

Thabo Mbeki: It is time for Côte d’Ivoire to cross the Rubicon

The possible return of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo to the Côte d’Ivoire after his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity might well be the catalyst for negotiations in that country, argues Thabo

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Speid says closure of private schools will cost Gov't more

JAMAICA Teachers' Association President Owen Speid has called on the Government to provide funding to private schools, many of which are now struggling to stay afloat due to the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in school doors being closed from early

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

White man allegedly posed as a protester to vandalize buildings in Minneapolis

In the late evening of May 1st, Douglas Lewis was killed after he was shot four times by Watertown resident Anthony Trifiletti after a minor traffic

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Suspect in Belgian's murder case set free

Ms Njuguna is accused of killing the wealthy Belgian woman between December 11, 2018 and July 15, 2019

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Rwandan Felicien Kabuga Calls Genocide Charges 'Lies'

After decades on the run, Felicien Kabuga called the charges against him "lies" and his lawyer doubted he would receive a fair trial in an international

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Source: allAfrica.com

Govt needs to respect media rights

WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over from his long-time mentor, the late Robert Mugabe in November 2017, one of the noticeable things was his approach to the media, he was more accessible, willing to engage and sought them out at every opportunity to sell his message of

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC, which is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King Jr, had a large role in the American Civil Rights

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Source: ThoughtCo

You can still support the Black Lives Matter movement without going to a protest. Here's how.

Since last week, protests have erupted in over 300 cities nationwide against the endless police violence waged against Black

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Source: theGrio

Two men arrested in connection with Limpopo school burglaries

Limpopo police have recovered laptops and WiFi routers, thought to have been stolen during school burglaries, when arresting two

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Source: https://www.news24.com

South Africa: Police Sergeant and Accomplice Appear in Court for House Robbery

The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the arrest and appearance of a police Sergeant and his accomplice in the Lichtenburg Magistrates' Court on Friday, 15 May 2020 for house

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Source: allAfrica.com

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