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Disney has placed a restriction on several of their classic movies for children under the age of seven on their popular streaming service Disney+ following an assessment of the media giants assets. Many Disney staples such as Dumbo, Peter Pan, and The Aristocats are being flagged by the company due to racial stereotypes and offensive undertones in many of the characters. At one point during a musical interlude in the 1941 classic Dumbo, the film was accused of ridiculing enslaved African-Americans on Southern plantations with faceless black workers toil away to offensive lyrics such as, ‘When we get our pay, […]
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He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
On Monday (Nov 9), the new Vice-President-elect took to Twitter to share a special message for Black women, who once again saved the election with their overwhelming support at the polls, noting that the significant win "couldn't have happened" without Black women's diligence.
By Julianne Malveaux For a lot of people, especially in the Black community, conversations about death are uneasy. Nobody wants to candidly face their mortality. Some want to 'leave it in God's hands.' Some have given more thought to homegoing service details – the preacher, choir, and repast – than to some of the more … Continued
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… and fueled racial stereotypes of African-American men as sexual predators. Horton … . My polling location is predominately African-American, and the line was already …
Alexandra Olson | Associated Press From the Editor: This story was first published on Oct. 29, 2020. It was updated on Nov. 12, 2020, to correct the name of the CEO of Awaken. She is Michelle Kim, not Michelle Lee. Update also includes Labor Department comments. Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging […]
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Stacey Abrams is being heralded for helping to turn Georgia blue to boost the Biden-Harris ticket and may now be... View Article
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The search for Takayla Tribitt's killer was a collaborative effort.
[Nation] Mogadishu -- Somalia's preparation for this year's elections is facing an early bump after 12 contenders for the presidency rejected the poll team named last week.
OVER 350 families close to Gwayi-Shangani Dam are facing imminent displacement to pave way for the construction of the largest water body in Matabelaland North province. BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE The Gwayi-Shangani Dam pipeline was estimated to provide 147 mega litres a day and, therefore, ensure bulk water supply in the medium term to Bulawayo and Matabeleland North. Speaking during a tour of the project which was organised by Bulawayo Civic Society Organisation, the project’s assistant engineer Lucio Chayeruka said 350 families would be displaced. “I am aware of the 350 families that are going to be affected by the construction of the dam,” Chayeruka said. “We have done a survey and saw that 350 families need to be evacuated as they are going to be affected by the dam construction. “The matter is now with the Lands and Agriculture ministry, but as it stands, the matter is now urgent so urgent intervention is required.” Chayeruka said the Lands ministry would decide the fate of the families. “It is the sole responsibility of the ministry to decide when and where these families will be resettled. Once we start the construction process, the structures will have to be removed,” he said. Chayeruka decried lack of funding for the delay in the completion of the dam which is currently 39% complete after the contractor, China International Water and Electric Corporation, abandoned the project in January due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is being constructed to link Cowdray Park and the City of Bulawayo. In 2016, the contractor suspended operations due to lack of funding. “This dam is a US$121 million project. I haven’t seen the bill of quantities, but I know that this is a US$121 million project. Of that US$121 million, so far we have used about 39% of the money,” Chayeruka said. “The issue here is actually of funding as you will see that we have all the materials in place. The only material that we might need to buy is cement and when all funding has been put in place, the dam will only take one year to be completed.” Matabeleland Collectives chairperson Jenny Williams said civil society organisations needed to know if those families were going to be compensated. “It is important for us the civil society to empower the community that is within the 60km radius of the dam and what it will mean for them when the dam is constructed. They need to be empowered to know what is coming their way,” Williams said. “The communities need to be empowered so that people cannot come and take advantage of those communities.” The project is going to help improve the water situation in Bulawayo which is currently facing serious water shortages. lFollow Praisemore on Twitter @TPraisemore
By Julianne Malveaux For a lot of people, especially in the Black community, conversations about death are uneasy. Nobody wants to candidly face their mortality. Some want to 'leave it in God's hands.' Some have given more thought to homegoing service details – the preacher, choir, and repast – than to some of the … Continued
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by Christopher Tidmore - (BlackPressUSA) - Donald Trump earned a historically high African-American vote in his bid for reelection of at least 12 percent, according to results of 2020 exit polls by Edison Research – an improvement of four percent over his 2016 totals. The problem was that the president needed more than 20 percent […]
[Nation] Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to support neighbouring Mozambique fight an escalating insurgency after Islamic militants beheaded more than 50 people.
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Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, November 12. Dwindling options Proposition 15 is dead — and with it, one of California’s few remaining hopes of infusing money into local governments and schools staring down massive deficits. The Associated Press called the race late Tuesday night with 51.8% of voters opposing and 48.2% supporting the campaign to […]
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The St Catherine South Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the community of Washington Mews in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine last night.\tThe man is yet to be identified and no motive has been established for...
Jamaica on Wednesday recorded 53 additional COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from 17 to 62 years, increasing the total to 9,634, of which 4,237 are active.\tOf the new cases, 20 are males and 33 are females.\tThere was no new fatality, keeping the...
When they say thefuture of horror is Black and female, they aren’t lying. WithNia DaCosta’s’ highly anticipatedfilm“Candyman”on its way to theaters next August, it cannot be denied that this genre’s door is being burst wide open for emerging talent to come through and make theirmark. […]
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decadeslong church cover-up of his sexual misconduct. The Vatican report blamed a host of bishops, cardinals and popes for […]
… the people, led by our African-American constituency and our “suburban woman …
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com When news broke that Jeopardy’s beloved host Alex Trebek died on Nov. 8, at the age after battling pancreatic cancer, celebrities and the average person alike, took to social media. Fans, friends and family used the platform to pay tribute to one of America’s all time favorite game […]
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Still can’t believe that people voted for a man who has done nothing, but spit hate verbally, mentally, and physically (children being detained), and the reason behind many deaths because he did not take COVID seriously. The US will never be an equal country….it will always be divided because of the mindset […]
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After a long, hard year, the Festival of Lights is a welcome reset
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Malvin Russell Goode was the first African American news correspondent for a major television network. Goode was born on February 13, 1908, in White Plains, Virginia, but his family moved to Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, when he was very young. Goode, the third of four boys and two girls, attended public school in Homestead, Pennsylvania. […]
The consolidation of pro-life votes within one political party raises questions about the movement’s long-term political interests. If only one party welcomes pro-lifers, it also knows they have nowhere else to go--and can act accordingly.
Telehealth services have seen a giant increase in use since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social distancing and quarantine restrictions now the norm, it has made it very difficult for marginalized populations to get access to adequate health services. According to a study published by the Journal of […]
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CARS AND CONVERSATION: The 2nd Annual UNITY in the commUNITY continues the dialogue, Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at MotorWorks, 1107 Wallace ...
… the 25th Amendment in 1870, African-American men were given the right … elected Barack Obama, the first African American to hold the highest office …
… a lot of African-American women, that’s another African-American woman,” Brandon said … tired Black women may be.
“African-American women aren’t doing all …
