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“The best way to protect worker unity is to protest racism, patriarchy and xenophobia,” continued Davis. “Labor united will never be defeated.”
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
The World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus almost solely on Covid-19, which in a matter of months has killed more than 310,000 globally, and infected nearly 4.7 million.
Despite the tensions, countries hope to adopt by consensus a resolution urging a joint response to the pandemic.
While diplomats have agreed in principle on the draft resolution, observers voiced concerns that in the current politicised atmosphere, some countries might still choose to break the consensus next week.
And Washington is also leading a number of countries in demanding that the WHO end its exclusion of Taiwan -- considered by Beijing to be part of its territory -- and allow it to access next week's assembly as an observer.
The United States, which will be represented during the assembly by Health Secretary Alex Azar, is meanwhile not among the countries who are asking the WHA to make a call on the issue of Taiwan's participation.
This week at the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta, representatives from Black Voters Matter joined a press conference re: GA’s recently passed voter suppression bill, SB 202, which prevents full and free access to the ballot for voters throughout the state, and the corporate accountability campaign movement to combat it. See statement below: “When Kemp […]
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Today, two U.S. lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., are asking the Department of Homeland Security to keep Constant detained until the Haitian government provides a plan to ensure the safety of his victims in Haiti and his prosecution under Haitian law.
The letter said, “There is substantial reason to believe that the Haitian government will not be willing to protect its citizens from Mr. Constant.”
“Sending Mr. Constant to Haiti at this time, without a credible plan by the Haitian government to prosecute him for his past crimes and protect the people of Haiti from potential future crimes, is dangerously irresponsible.
We, therefore, urge the Department of Homeland Security to detain Mr. Constant in the United States, in accordance with the law, until the Haitian government provides a plan to handle Mr. Constant’s arrival safely and prosecute him under Haitian law.”
They pointed out that similar convict, Jean-Robert Gabriel was convicted in absentia for the 2004 massacre in Raboteau, and is currently a member of the high command of Haiti’s army, made by current Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who is currently governing by decree after the country failed to hold legislative elections on time.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joined local officials, community and business leaders to denounce Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 Monday afternoon. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the proposed laws will prevent voter fraud and protect voter integrity. Senate Bill 7 would limit extended early-voting hours, prohibit drive-thru voting and make it illegal for local […]
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May 18 : 5,959 cases, Buhari meets Task Force
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,959 (new cases = 338)
Total recoveries = 1,544
Total deaths = 182
Active cases = 4,183
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 17, 2020
\tPresident Buhari on Sunday evening met with the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force team at his residence for their weekly briefing.
Other news:
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\t\tKano state officials donate half salaries to COVID-19 response
\t\tHumanitarian Affairs Minister delivers federal food support to Kano
\t\tNigeria impounds UK jet for flouting regulations
\t\tLagos outlines conditions for lockdown lifting
\t\tDelta, Bauchi, Zamfara States distributing food palliatives
May 17 : 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees infected
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,621 (new cases = 176)
Total recoveries = 1,472
Total deaths = 176
Active cases = 3,973
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 16, 2020
\tThree people who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates on an evacuation flight have tested positive for COVID-19.
May 16: 5,445 cases, govt on evacuees expenses
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,445 (new cases = 288)
Total recoveries = 1,320
Total deaths = 171
Active cases = 3,959
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 15, 2020
\tDuring their press briefing on Friday, the presidential task force covered a wide range of issues relative to the spread of the virus and containment efforts.
May 15: 5,162 cases, Canada evacuation hits snag
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,162 (new cases = 193)
Total recoveries = 1,180
Total deaths = 167
Active cases = 3,815
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 14, 2020
\tSpeaking at the daily briefing of the presidential task force, Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed that evacuation plans from Canada had hit a glitch.
May 14: 4,971 cases, recoveries pass 1,000
\tTotal confirmed cases = 4,971 (new cases = 184)
Total recoveries = 1,070
Total deaths = 164
Active cases = 3,737
\tOver in north-eastern Yobe State, there are reports of mysterious deaths which authorities say have led to 471 being buried in the past five weeks.
He was wanted for alleged crimes during the Rwandan genocide.
French police arrested Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga on Saturday.
The 84-year-old had been pursued by international justice for 25 years over crimes allegedly committed during the 1994 genocide.
\"The arrest of Felicien Kabuga today is a reminder that those responsible for genocide can be brought to account, even 26 years after their crimes,\" said Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague.
Kabuga is Rwanda's most-wanted man and is the subject of a $5 million (€4.6 million) bounty offered by the United States.
Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald Trump.
\"More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing,\" Obama told graduates from several dozen historically black colleges and universities at the first ceremony.
That celebration was followed by a second, star-studded prime-time ceremony for high school students in which Obama continued along the same lines, telling students to step up where leaders had failed.
James echoed Obama's call for the students to step up, urging them to \"Stay close to home\" and help rebuild communities devastated by the virus and shutdowns.
The gravity of Obama's message was underscored by the fact it was the second time in a week he had hit out at the response to the pandemic, having pointedly refused to criticise Trump in public in the three years since leaving office.
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The movement has had a lasting impact on United States society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism.
The Civil Rights Movement refers to the political actions and reform movements between 1954 and 1968 to end legal racial segregation in the United States, especially in the US South.
This article focuses on an earlier phase of the movement. Two United States Supreme Court decisions—Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), which upheld separate but equal racial segregation as constitutional doctrine, and Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) which overturned Plessy—serve as milestones. This was an era of new beginnings, in which some movements, such as Marcus Garveys Universal Negro Improvement Association, were very successful but left little lasting legacy, while others, such as the NAACPs painstaking legal assault on state-sponsored segregation, achieved modest results in its early years but made steady progress on voter rights and gradually built to a key victory in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
After the Civil War, the US expanded the legal rights of African Americans. Congress passed, and enough states ratified, an amendment ending slavery in 1865—the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment only outlawed slavery; it provided neither citizenship nor equal rights. In 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified by the states, granting African Americans citizenship. All persons born in the US were extended equal protection under the laws of the Constitution. The 15th Amendment (ratified in 1870) stated that race could not be used as a condition to deprive men of the ability to vote. During Reconstruction (1865–1877), Northern troops occupied the South. Together with the Freedmens Bureau, they tried to
But Baltimore City because of its other public health plague—unceasing crime and violence—could doubly use a patron saint, And who better than Mother Mary Lange, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence to fulfill that role?
It is time for Mother Mary Lange to be canonized a saint in the Catholic Church.
We are urging persons of good will, irrespective of their faith to write to Pope Francis and urge him to canonize Mother Mary Lange as the first African-American saint recognized by the Catholic Church.
Please address Pope Francis as Your Holiness and write him at Saint Martha House, 00120 Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City or Your Holiness, Pope Francis at Apostolic Palace 00120 Vatican City,
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is the first Catholic diocese in the United States.
The United States of America elected its first African- American president in 2008; it is time that the Catholic Church catch up.
Patriot Supreme has introduced a tasty new THC-Free CBD product for its veteran and non-veteran customers to enjoy.
MESA, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- Patriot Supreme is pleased to announce the release of its THC-Free CBD oil gummies.
Patriot Supreme tests all of its CBD products to ensure they are safe and do not contain THC.More information about Patriot Supreme can be found at http://www.patriotsupreme.com THC-Free CBD oil gummies have many advantages over their oil, tincture and capsule counterparts:- Patriot Supreme gummies are sweetened with multi-fruit flavored glucose syrup, eliminating the hemp taste which can be found in other CBD oil products;- Gummies make dosing easier and more manageable for customers who are new to CBD oil consumption;- Each gummy contains an average of 25 milligrams of active CBD and is also a source of vitamin C and E;- The CBD oil in gummies is digested slower, which may have a longer-lasting effect than fast-absorbing oil.Patriot Supreme gummies are made with American-grown hemp that is all-natural and GMO-free.
\"We triple certify our CBD products to ensure full customer safety,\" says a spokesperson for Patriot Supreme.
\"Our customers can rest assured that Patriot Supreme's CBD gummies contain no detectable THC whatsoever,\" says company founder Justin Elenburg.Patriot Supreme's CBD products have received hundreds of positive testimonials from military and non-military customers.
\"In these troubling times our leader, Mr. Andy Bropleh Jallah had asked me to inform residents that their welfare remains his foremost priority\", said the Chairman of Team Andy, Emmanuel B. Zor.
He spoke over the weekend at the start of donation of food and non-food items including anti-Corona virus materials to over six communities in the district to help in containing widespread of the pandemic.Mr.
\"As you may be aware of the danger this virus has caused the entire world; our leader Mr Andy Bropleh Jallah who is currently residing in the united States, says you can't fight this virus on empty stomach; it's against this backdrop that he thought it wise through his supporters here under the banner 'Team Andy' to bring these relief items, while you're observing the stay home order.\"
Items donated include rice, oil, clorox, pop soap, and water drums, among other.Receiving the donation, the Chairman of Famous Island in New Georgia Gulf community, Brooks Barlue, extolled Team Andy for the gesture and promised to reach out to the neediest.
Also speaking, the Chair lady of Courage Island community in New Georgia, Ms. Ayesha M. Sayon expressed delight over the donation and termed it as timely.
That turnout is at least ten percentage points higher than in 2016, and the highest voting level among that age group since the 26th Amendment granted those over 18 were granted the right to vote in 1971. Not only did young people vote in unprecedented numbers, but they also voted heavily in swing states like Georgia and Michigan.
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On May 11, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted yes on a bill that would mandate the state to set up an 8-member commission to examine how California engaged in — and benefited from — the enslavement of Black men, women and children.
If the bill, AB 3121, passes, it would charge the commission with coming up with proposals for redressing the “negative effects of slavery,” which could include direct payments to Black Californians.
“California was nominally a ‘free state,’ but in practice we allowed slavery within our borders even after statehood, while runaway slaves were often denied sanctuary by the courts,” said Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), author of AB 3121 and chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).
At the committee hearing for the bill, Weber said the legislation is the number one priority of the CLBC.
“Income and wealth inequality have roots in slavery and have been codified time and again with anti-black policy decisions,” said Isaac Bryan, Executive Director of UCLA’s Black Policy Project at the Bunche Center for African American Studies.
As the general elections draw closer, Joe Biden is continuing to build his campaign team and now political strategist Karine Jean-Pierre has been selected as a senior adviser.
Jean-Pierre is expected to advise Biden on strategy, communication and engaging with crucial communities such as Black people, women and progressives.
Biden has already had an advantage with Black voters in the primary elections, especially over his former opponent Bernie Sanders.
Biden swept the Black vote in states like South Carolina, while Sanders lost them by a large margin.
Although Black votes were generally low for Trump during the 2016 elections, Black voter turnout rates dipped for the first time in 20 years in a presidential election, according to the United States Census Bureau.
by Najee El-Amin - In 2016, Mississippi’s voter turnout rate took a nosedive as 70,000 eligible citizens did not show up to cast a ballot. Activists have been trying to figure out why this happened and how to get African Americans, a powerful voting bloc, energized and back to the polls. Their efforts are coming […]
May 12: Cases hit 4641, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar donation
\tCase statistics at close of day May 11 stood at 4,641 with 242 new cases.
Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed on Monday announced a 10-day lockdown on three areas that border Kano state in a bid to contain spike in COVID-19 cases.
Briefs of major daily developments and our COVID-19 blog on Nigeria has more information
\t\tMay 10: 4,121 cases, US repatriation underway
\t\tMay 9: 3,912 cases, UK returnees, stretched bed spaces
\t\tMay 8: 3,526 cases, more repatriation flights expected
\t\tMay 7: 3,145 cases, Niger State patients protest
\t\tMay 6: Ban on flights extended, repatriation starts, cases hit 3,000 mark
\t\tMay 5: Almost 3,000 cases, Gombe patients protest ‘poor care’
\t\tMay 5: Cases hit 2,802, Buhari waives medical import tax
\t\tMay 4: Relaxation of lockdown starts, Kano deaths explained
\t\tMay 3: Ganduje relaxes Buhari’s lockdown, 2,388 cases so far
\t\tMay 2: Nigeria topples Ghana to become most impacted in West Africa
\t\tMay 1: How Nigeria recorded about 1000 cases in a week
May 10: 4,121 cases, US repatriation underway
\tNigeria case statistics stood at 4,151 with 239 new cases.
Meanwhile Lagos State governor has threatened that a new lockdown could be imposed if people continue to flout rules put in place.
May 7: 3,145 cases, Niger State patients protest
\tNigeria’s case statistics as at close of day May 6 stood at 3,145 cases with 532 recoveries and 103 deaths.
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With Republican-led voter suppression efforts ramped up, one could make a legal argument of gross negligence about our election system. But can anyone prove it?
POLLING PLACE APP EMPOWERS AMERICANS TO BREAK FREE FROM VOTING BARRIERS WASHINGTON, DC … September 16, 2020 – Election day on November 3rd is quickly approaching and Americans across all 50 states are already trying to plan out how they can vote, who will babysit their kids, and how much time they can afford to […]
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If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this November. So says Dr. William Busa, founder of EQV Analytics, a ‘North Carolina-focused campaign consulting firm serving Democratic candidates with advanced campaign analytics. Dr. Busa served as digital director to NC []
The film runs just under one hour and thirty minutes while highlighting Michelle Obama’s life.
Becoming opens up with a glimpse into Michelle’s personal life outside of being Mrs. Obama and begins with the relationship with her brother Craig.
Mrs. Obama also speaks about how her life was shaped by “white flight” during the ’70s.
The film then turns its lens beyond Michelle as the main focus and offers us a look at young people that she wants to touch with her life’s message.
Michelle lets us into her raw and painful hurt of being attacked in the media when the Obama family was placed on the national stage during the ’08 campaign, how she felt the need to be perfect because they were the first black family in the White House.
May 16: Cases pass 300 mark
\tTotal confirmed cases = 306 (new cases = 19)
Total recoveries = 113 (new recoveries = 1)
Total deaths = 5
Active cases = 189
Tests within 24-hours = 4,044
Total tests = 53,029
\tAs of May 9, Ethiopia had recorded 210 cases, it means that it took a week for the next 100 cases to be registered.
Number of cases (new cases)
May 8th = 194 (16)
May 9th = 210 (29)
May 10th = 239 (11)
May 11th = 250 (11)
May 12th = 261 (2)
May 13th = 263 (9)
May 14th = 272 (15)
May 15th = 287 (19)
May 16th = 306
May 15: 287 cases, returnees hit 10,000 – UN says
\tTotal confirmed cases = 287 (new cases = 15)
Total recoveries = 112 (new recoveries = 4)
Active cases = 168
\tAll the new cases involve men.
IOM report by BBC
May 14: 272 cases, record for one-day testing
\tTotal confirmed cases = 272 (new cases = 9)
Total recoveries = 108
Active cases = 157
Tests over 24-hours = 3,580
Total tests so far = 45,278
\tAll nine cases are Ethiopians, five male and four female.
May 10: 239 cases, Abiy appreciates US support
\tSunday May 10 new cases were 29 raising the total national tally to 239.
May 7: Tigray’s first cases takes tally to 191
\tEthiopia’s northern Tigray region recorded four cases of COVID-19, the first in the region.
Don’t Let High Turnout Distract You From the Reality of Voter Suppression
Kentucky and Georgia are having historic turnouts, but that doesn’t mean voters aren’t facing major obstacles
Voters cast fill out their ballot during Tuesdays Kentucky primary on June 23, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Photo: Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesKentucky and Georgia’s historic voter turnouts for primary elections are a tremendous victory, one that speaks to the backbreaking work of thousands of volunteers, organizers, and candidates (many of them Black, Indigenous, and of color) who drove out the vote in their districts.
Though there appeared to be few issues during Election Day, poll workers temporarily locked out several Jefferson County voters who were unable to reach the polling place by 6 p.m. due to traffic leading to the Expo Center.
And now Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is refusing to mail absentee ballot applications to voters for the August runoff and November general election.
And though it may be true that Kentucky and Georgia broke records in their primary voter turnout, it is also true that these states, and many others, can do far better in November.
With both the local government and general elections on the horizon, there are mounting calls for the Government and the Opposition to give urgent consensus to holding both polls simultaneously in light of a number of prevailing conditions being faced by the country.
The last local government elections were held in November 2016 and with the next polls due between November 2020 and February 2021.
Jamaicans last elected a government in February 2016, with the current administration’s five-year term ending in February 2021 and the next election due within a maximum of three months thereafter, closing the window in May.
For him, local government and national elections should not be held just because they are due, but for real benefits to the citizens and the country.
In the 2016 general election, only 47.7 per cent of the 1.82 million registered voters participated in the process, the lowest turnout since 1983, when the PNP boycotted the 1983 snap election.
NBA star LeBron James has continually used his platform to spread awareness about issues impacting the Black community.
The nonprofit—dubbed More Than a Vote—was launched to encourage the Black community to register to vote and to spread awareness about voter suppression tactics being used throughout the country.
The collective of athletes and entertainment stars who are a part of the effort include NBA players Trae Young, Draymond Green, Udonis Haslem and Derrick Rose, retired NBA player Jalen Rose, WNBA star Skylar Diggins-Smith, NFL player Alvin Kamara, comedian Kevin Hart and others.
More Than a Vote will work in concert with other nonprofit organizations focused on voting rights to drive impact.
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Election 2020: How To Register To Vote
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The Collective Political Action Committee has announced a campaign to register 250,000 African American voters on Juneteenth.
According to a release, The Collective, a group dedicated to electing black candidates, will launch its “Vote to Live” campaign, an attempt to register 250,000 African American voters.
The Vote to Live campaign is a data driven voter engagement program to reach African American voters through digital advertising, mail, and text messaging.
On Thursday June 18, The Collective will launch an extensive digital voter registration campaign using online ads aimed at reaching unregistered Black voters.
“The Black vote is powerful and when we vote, we change the course of history,” The Collective’s Founder and President
Quentin James said in a press release.
The report, Reconstruction in America, documents more than 2,000 black victims of racial terror lynchings killed between the end of the civil war in 1865 and the collapse of federal efforts to protect the lives and voting rights of black Americans in 1876.
In that brief 12-year period, known as Reconstruction, a reign of terror was unleashed by Confederate veterans and former slave owners in a brazen effort to keep black people enslaved in all but name.
The report is a prequel to EJI’s groundbreaking 2015 research that identified and recorded more than 4,400 black victims of racial terror lynchings from the post-Reconstruction period, 1877 to 1950.
The new report allows that grim tally to be further expanded with the addition of the 2,000 documented victims from the Reconstruction era itself – bringing the total number of documented cases of black people who were supposedly free yet were lynched in the most sadistic fashion to a staggering 6,500 men, women and children.
Bryan Stevenson, EJI’s executive director, told the Guardian that the new report highlights the capitulation and complicity of American institutions – from local sheriffs right up to the US supreme court in Washington – in the face of white supremacist violence.
Twenty-eight-year-old Kyren Gibson and his 8-year-old son, Kyng, have recently taken the internet by storm, thanks to a video in which Kyng flawlessly recites the definitions of financial terms that many often struggle to grasp even into adulthood.
The full-time personal trainer, who currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and left his life “in the streets” behind to pave a better way for his son, recently spoke with Atlanta Black Star about his passion for paving a better way for his son and the importance of financial education in the Black community.
As Gibson began educating himself more, he came to see that the disparity in the financial literacy gap was one unique to the Black community, driving him to be even more committed to closing that gap, starting with educating his son.
Gibson is all about breaking the cycle of financial illiteracy among the Black community and feels teaching Blacks and Black children the ins and outs of the financial world is an important way for African-Americans to be able to level the playing field in life.
Gibson plans to create a variety of tools for kids and parents to learn the basics of financial literacy, including flash cards, coloring books, workbooks for both adults and children, and a website with more resources as well.
