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The Democratic Socialist will become the first woman mayor of New York’s second largest city.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
The five candidates seeking the gubernatorial Democratic nomination in Virginia participated in a virtual forum Thursday on education, the economy, vaccines and police reform.
The post Va. Democratic Gubernatorial Hopefuls Square Off in Virtual Debate appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Opposition People's National Party President Dr Peter Phillips will address councillors and caretakers today, as speculation arises that an election is near.
Dr Phillips will deliver the main address at the Mico University College after the councillors and caretakers meet in a closed-door session, which PNP officials said would be brief.
There has been heightened speculation that Prime Minister Andrew Holness will announce the date of a general election within weeks.
The constitutional due date for the next general election is end of February 2021, and there has also been suggestions for Jamaica to hold the general election and the municipal election (formerly parish council election) at the same time, which would be a historic move.
It is expected that Dr Phillips will put all councillors and caretakers on alert, and urge them to complete projects still left hanging in their respective municipalities, before an election of any form is called.
When the Black Lives Matter movement grew in strength, voice and prominence several years ago, I remember seeing signs posted in yards that said, “blue lives matter” (meaning police officers) and I thought: “you totally do not get it!”
Certainly, the majority of police officers value all human life, but it is painfully clear that there are too many officers who swore an oath to protect and serve all citizens, DON’T value the lives of Brown and Black people who reside in the communities they serve in.
Why is it that an UNARMED Black Man who is handcuffed and shown not resisting (per a new video that’s now surfaced), UNJUSTLY dies at the knee of a White police officer; YET, a White man whom police believe murdered at least two people and was on the run (with loaded weapons in his possession); is captured and taken into custody with NO SHOTS fired or physical injury subjected to his person by the police?
I agree with LeBron James’ expression of anger over the senseless murder of Mr. George Floyd when James posted a photo on Instagram of the officer kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck as he is handcuffed next to a photo of Colin Kaepernick quietly kneeling in protest of police brutality.
Sadly, I’m not sure that the police officers who committed this crime will see justice for this murder; there is too much recent history that shows it doesn’t happen, but the call for social and fair justice for murders of unarmed Blacks and other minorities must be proclaimed and pursued.
Georgia’s secretary of state is making public a list of nearly 102,000 voters who will be removed from the rolls unless they act to preserve their registration.
Republican Brad Raffensperger announced the list Friday, part of an every-other-year bid to remove voters who may have died or moved away. The state has about 7.8 million voters and his office said the removals include about 67,000 voters who submitted a change of address form to the U.S. Postal Service, and about 34,000 voters who had election mail returned.
Having been officially sworn in on Dec. 2, new Queens Borough President Donovan Richards got to enjoy some pomp and circumstance with an official inauguration
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The decision whether to open the Birmingham and Bessemer Courthouses for in-person absentee voting on Saturdays is now in the hands of the Jefferson County Commission. The five-member body will meet today at noon to consider opening the courthouses Saturdays, Oct. 17 and 24 to accommodate “in-person” absentee voting […]
[Nairobi News] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) may not remain 'single' for long after the Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) offered a political partnership deal ahead of the 2022 General Election.
Pittsburgh’s incumbent Bill Peduto conceded the city’s Democratic primary for mayor to Ed Gainey, who can become the city’s first Black mayor in November. Gainey, a five-term state representative, won…
The post Ed Gainey Is Close To Becoming Pittsburgh's First Black Mayor appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most unfortunate.
It seems quite mind-boggling that Cricket West Indies (CWI) continues to guard the audit report that it commissioned last year as close as my granny used to guard her thread bag under the mattress.
Now, the man who was mentioned as the lead actor in what seems like a high-budget film, Whycliffe Cameron, who lost in his unrealistic bid to preside over the affairs of West Indies cricket again last year, is taking CWI to court to squeeze the report out of the organisation's hands.
Prime Minister Holness, Cabinet minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, and Member of Parliament Pearnel Charles Jr were at National Heroes' Park to mark the 97th anniversary of the birth of the humble Jamaican man from Martha Brae in Trelawny.
Well, apart from serving as Jamaica's third prime minister (PM), he was one of the finest men to have walked the length and breadth of this north Caribbean island.
THE Opposition People's National Party (PNP) can claw its way out of the apparent financial hole in which it has found itself, aspiring president Lisa Hanna believes.But, that will only happen if members of the embattled party can unite, she cautioned, following a series of leadership challenges brought on by constant infighting.
Lil Waynemade headlines after he endorsed PresidentDonald Trump last week. Shortly thereafter it was reported that his girlfriend Denise Bidotbroke... View Article
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Newly appointed Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding sent a strong message to the Holness administration on Tuesday, warning that he would keep the Government in check and be fearless in reining in corruption and malfeasance. Golding, 55,...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Controversial Manchester Central independent candidate Rohan Chung, who had applied for a magisterial recount following the final count for the September 3 General Election, was yesterday presented a legal bill of almost $2.3 million by attorneys representing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) MP-elect Rhoda Crawford.
Local Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie is to table a motion in the House of Representatives today seeking to make Portmore the country's 15th parish.
The Andrew Holness administration says it cannot comment substantively until it gets the official written judgment of a Supreme Court ruling that has shaken a national- security establishment now dependent on states of emergency (SOEs) to help...
India Walton, a community activist and Socialist has defeated four-term incumbent Byron Brown in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for the city of Buffalo. While the election isn’t final yet, the majority of votes cast during early voting and on Tuesday gave Walton large enough of a […]
The post Socialist India Walton Defeats Four-Term Buffalo Mayor In Primary Shocker appeared first on The New York Beacon.
Senator Norman Washington Horne has confirmed that he is interested in becoming president of the People's National Party (PNP),...that is if the organisation's delegates so desire.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of black communities roil the nation.
Protests following the 2014 fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown thrust Ferguson into the national spotlight.
The city voted Tuesday amid another day of protests over the death of Floyd, a black man who died last week after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
The shooting of Brown, a black teen, by a white Ferguson police officer prompted a Justice Department investigation that resulted in a consent agreement reached in 2016 that requires significant changes in the city, including municipal court reforms, community policing efforts, hiring more minority officers and improved policies in areas such as use of body cameras and search and seizure practices.
Both Jones, 65, and Robinett, 49, said if elected they would help Ferguson continue implementing the changes outlined in the agreement.
