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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.
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.
Preserved by Purpose: Black Lives Still Matter
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By Shewanda Riley
This week, I’m revisiting the words I wrote about 6 years about the shooting of unarmed Black men.
I’m writing this column with the same emotions that many of you may have been feeling recently: shock, disgust, disappointment, anxiety, fear, anger, frustration and hopelessness in response to the lack of accountability in the repeated killings of unarmed African Americans by armed white men whether they be civilians or police officers.
However, if all that is done is protesting by forwarding a video clip or jogging 2.23 miles without following it up with more strategic actions, the emotions are a temporary distraction that do not lead to long term sustained change.
Ahmaud Arbery is now part of a long list of African American men shot down in the prime of their lives.
Each of these names represents more than just the loss of a life of African American men killed for seemingly no reason by armed white men.
By Julianne Malveaux Voters between 18 and 29 made history in the 2020 election. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, or CIRCLE [https://circletufts.edu/2020-election-center], at least 52 percent of them, and perhaps as many as 55 percent, voted. That turnout is at least ten percentage points higher than in 2016, and […]
Niger, in West Africas Sahara region, is four-fifths the size of Alaska. It is surrounded by Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso. The Niger River in the southwest flows through the countrys only fertile area. Elsewhere the land is semiarid.
Republic, emerging from military rule.
The nomadic Tuaregs were the first inhabitants in the Sahara region. The Hausa (14th century), Zerma (17th century), Gobir (18th century), and Fulani (19th century) also established themselves in the region now called Niger.
Niger was incorporated into French West Africa in 1896. There were frequent rebellions, but when order was restored in 1922, the French made the area a colony. In 1958, the voters approved the French constitution and voted to make the territory an autonomous republic within the French Community. The republic adopted a constitution in 1959 but the next year withdrew from the Community, proclaiming its independence.
During the 1970s, the countrys economy flourished due to uranium production, but when uranium prices fell in the 1980s, its brief period of prosperity ended. The drought of 1968–1975 devastated the country. An estimated 2 million people were starving in Niger, but 200,000 tons of imported food—half U.S.-supplied— substantially ended famine conditions.
The 1974 army coup ousted President Hamani Diori, who had held office since 1960. The new president, Lt. Col. Seyni Kountché, chief of staff of the army, installed a 12-man military government. A predominantly civilian government was formed by Kountché in 1976.
In 1993, the countrys first multiparty election resulted in the presidency of Ousmane Mahamane, who was then deposed in a Jan. 1996 coup. In July, the military leader of the coup, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, was declared president in a rigged election. Considered a corrupt and ineffectual president, Maïnassara was assassinated in April 1999 by his own guards. The National Reconciliation Council, responsible for the coup, kept its promise and held democratic elections; in Nov.
U.S. Department of State Background Note
Although Haiti averages about 302 people per square kilometer, its population is concentrated most heavily in urban areas, coastal plains, and valleys. About 95% of Haitians are of African descent. The rest of the population is mostly of mixed Caucasian-African ancestry. A few are of European or Levantine heritage. Sixty percent of the population lives in rural areas.
French is one of two official languages, but it is spoken by only about 10% of the people. All Haitians speak Creole, the countrys other official language. English is increasingly used as a second language among the young and in the business sector.
The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism. Increasing numbers of Haitians have converted to Protestantism through the work of missionaries active throughout the country. Much of the population also practices voudou (voodoo), recognized by the government as a religion in April 2003. Haitians tend to see no conflict in these African-rooted beliefs coexisting with Christian faith.
Although public education is free, the cost is still quite high for Haitian families who must pay for uniforms, textbooks, supplies, and other inputs. Due to weak state provision of education services, private and parochial schools account for approximately 90% of primary schools, and only 65% of primary school-aged children are actually enrolled. At the secondary level, the figure drops to around 20%. Less than 35% of those who enter will complete primary school. Though Haitians place a high value on education, few can afford to send their children to secondary school and primary school enrollment is dropping due to economic factors. Remittances sent by Haitians living abroad are important in paying educational costs.
Large-scale emigration, principally to the U.S.--but also to Canada, the Dominican Republic, The Bahamas and other Caribbean neighbors, and France--has created what Haitians refer to as the Tenth Department or the Diaspora. About one of every eight Haitians lives
Moreover, the majority of essential workers seems to be minorities working in the food service and delivery fields, warehouse workers, health care aides in nursing homes and assisted living centers, etc. many of the which didn’t necessarily choose to work, but had to work in order to take care of the family – including family members that may be unemployed during the shelter in place order.
The ugly business of beauty
Brittany Brown, a Black hair salon owner in Fort Worth, was publicly shamed on Facebook by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for continuing to run her business.
Yet, when Shelly Luther, a White salon owner, blatantly went against Dallas County and Texas’ orders and reopened her salon to customers, people began to rally behind her.
But on May 7, Abbott remained persistent, reopening salons and barbershops throughout Texas Friday and eliminating jail time for shelter-in-home violators in a modified version of his executive orders for COVID-19, which would also be applied retroactively to Castro-Garcia and Mata’s cases.
Throwing fire on flames
It gets worse…
Just as African Americans were watching and waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel – when they can go back to work, be in the presence of family and friends, and enjoy life as it used to be – the unjust deaths of two young Black men and a young Black woman came to light.
And that is what Glenmorangie—a premium single malt whisky made in the Scottish Highlands—has done for its East African patrons.
This past week was Glenmorangie Whisky Week, and Wednesday was World Cocktail Day, so in line with breaking stereotypes about the consumption of whisky, Glenmorangie hosted several events.
Antoine Bbayaga, the Glenmorangie brand ambassador for East Africa, started the week off with cocktail training by showing people how to set up their home bars or kitchens with basic equipment and a variety of Scotch whisky cocktails they can make at home.
It is a strong peaty whisky that has remained the untamed Islay single malt whisky of the world.
So wherever you are today, pour yourself a glass of your favourite Scotch and join the rest of the world in celebrating the World Whisky Day.
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
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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.
Electoral authorities in Guinea on Saturday declared President Alpha Conde winner of Sunday's election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo.
\t Some people went to the streets to protest immediately after the announcement. Such demonstrations have occurred for months after the government changed the constitution through a national referendum, allowing Conde to extend his decade in power.
\t Opposition candidate Cellou Diallo received 33.50% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Voter turnout was almost 80%.
\t Political tensions in the West African nation turned violent in recent days after Diallo claimed victory ahead of the official results. Celebrations by his supporters were suppressed when security forces fired tear gas to disperse them.
They accuse the electoral authorities of rigging the vote for incumbent president Alpha Conde.
\t At least nine people have been killed since the election, according to the government. The violence sparked international condemnation by the U.S. and others.
\t ``Today is a sad day for African democracy,'' said Sally Bilaly Sow, a Guinean blogger and activist living abroad. The government should take into account the will of the people who have a desire for change, he said.
ICC warning
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on Friday that warring factions in Guinea could be prosecuted after fighting erupted.
“I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages and contributes in any other way to crimes … is liable to prosecution either by the Guinean courts or the ICC,” she said.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages or contributes, in any other way, to the commission of #RomeStatute crimes, is liable to prosecution either by #Guinean courts or by the #ICC."
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) October 23, 2020
Despite this, and despite the historic inequities that have contributed to this, Pan African mothers are fighting for life.
In either case, they resisted the government policy of killing male Israelite babies and jeopardizing the lives of mothers (Exodus 1:15-17).
Here the biological mother of Moses, Jochebed; her daughter, Miriam; and his adopted Egyptian mother, Bityah, fight together for the life of Moses.
This response invites us to fight for life with our Pan African mothers.
Bread for the World is committed to fighting for life with Pan African mothers and all mothers in this Mothers’ Day season.
Félicien Kabuga, one of the leading architects of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda has been arrested, the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said on Saturday, May 16.
Kabuga was indicted by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1997 on seven counts of genocide, complicity in genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, attempt to commit genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, persecution and extermination, all in relation to crimes committed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
\"The arrest of Félicien Kabuga today is a reminder that those responsible for genocide can be brought to account, even twenty-six years after their crimes,\" the Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said in a statement.
Kabuga, known as the Financier of the Genocide, was a very wealthy businessman during the Genocide and a major shareholder of hate radio station RTLM.
As the genocide progressed, Kabuga was reportedly given a visa to enter Switzerland only to be later expelled.
2. Citizen’s Review Board (Police Review)
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform.
“It is clear that Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are no longer simply negligent, but in fact, complacent in the spread of misinformation, despite the irreversible damage to our democracy.
The groups say that Facebook amplifies White supremacists, allows posts that incite violence and contain political propaganda and misinformation, and doesn’t stop “bad actors using the platform to do harm.”
They want to apply public pressure on Facebook to “stop generating ad revenue from hateful content, provide more support to people who are targets of racism and hate, and to increase safety for private groups on the platform.”
Facebook’s employees recently publicly criticized Zuckerberg for deciding to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested police-brutality protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
Characterized by his frenetic piano playing and raspy singing voice, Richard’s music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk.
“Tutti Frutti” (1955), one of Richard’s signature songs, became an instant hit, reaching No. 2 on Billboard Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers chart and crossing over to the pop charts in both the United States and overseas in the United Kingdom.
Richard’s next hit single, “Long Tall Sally” (1956), hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Top 100 while reaching the top ten in the UK.
Richard’s critically acclaimed debut album Here’s Little Richard (1957) peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
In 2015, Richard received a Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music for his key role in the formation of popular music genres and helping to bring an end to the racial divide on the music charts and in concert in the mid-1950s changing American culture significantly.
Author CEO Kenneth Braswell wrote these books understanding that cases like Ahmaud Arbery highlight racial trauma for Black parents and children.
Atlanta, GA — Kenneth Braswell, Atlanta-based CEO of Fathers Incorporated, has authored two children’s books, Daddy, There’s a Noise Outside and Daddy Can I Cry?
The horrific incident of Ahmaud Arbery and the trauma inflicted through the viral video on top of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness.
Following the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016, parents, educators and librarians around the world have been looking for ways to talk to children about race, justice, and privilege.
Both books are available on Amazon or can be purchased directly from the website at FistoreOnline.com
Kenneth Braswell is available for interviews discussing this subject matter and recently release a COV19-19 coparenting resource guide offering tips and strategies to parent during a crisis.
ANC members have blocked roads in Naledi, Soweto, apparently in a bid to prevent voters from partiipating in local by-elections
The World Health Organization attributes 23 per cent of all deaths to unhealthy environments; and this year, the top five risks cited in the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report were all related to the environment.
In the context of COVID-19 infection, medical experts have warned that existing health problems, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart disease are critical determinants of lung damage risk; and results of a recent study indicate that long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide-largely the result of burning fossil fuels-may be one of the most important contributors to COVID-19 fatality.
According to the World Health Organization, nearly one in three people suffers from malnutrition-and \"a large part of the world's population is affected by diet-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.\"
A 2015 evaluation by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meat as carcinogenic, linking it to colorectal cancer; and in some countries, endocrine disrupting chemicals, which can produce adverse developmental, neurological and immune effects, can be found in plastic bottles and metal food cans.
By altering natural wildlife habitats for our own living, agriculture and industrial purposes, humans have reduced the natural \"buffer zones\" that would have separated them from wildlife, and created opportunities for diseases like COVID-19 to spill over from wild animals to people.
After four days of waiting, the U.S. finally has a new president. The Associated Press has called the election: President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. crossed the threshold for necessary electorate votes winning Pennsylvania and Nevada, and current electorate votes total 290 (270 were needed). His most recent voting total at time of printing is 74,857,880 […]
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.
Situated on the Atlantic coast in westernmost Africa and surrounded on three sides by Senegal, Gambia is twice the size of Delaware. The Gambia River flows for 200 mi (322 km) through Gambia on its way to the Atlantic. The country, the smallest on the continent, averages only 20 mi (32 km) in width.
Republic.
Since the 13th century, the Wolof, Malinke, and Fulani peoples have settled in what is now Gambia. The Portuguese were the first European explorers, encountering the Gambia River in 1455, and in 1681, the French founded an enclave at Albredabut. During the 17th century, Gambia was settled by various companies of English merchants. Slavery was the chief source of revenue before it was abolished in 1807. Gambia became a British Crown colony in 1843 and an independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations on Feb. 18, 1965. Full independence was approved in a 1970 referendum, and on April 24 of that year Gambia proclaimed itself a republic.
Dauda Kairaba Jawara served as Gambias president from 1970 to 1994. A military coup led by Capt. Yahya Jammeh deposed the president in July 1994, suspended the constitution, and banned existing political parties. Jammeh promised new elections, which were held in Sept. 1996 and which he won with 55% of the vote. In 1997, he returned the country to civilian rule, and in 2001, he lifted the ban against opposition parties. Censorship of the press and other repressive measures mar the countrys transition to democracy. In Dec. 2004, Gambia passed a media law that allows the state to jail journalists found guilty of libel and sedition. In September presidential elections, incumbent Yahya Jammeh won a third term.
In Nov. 2011 presidential elections, incumbent Yahya Jammeh won 72% of the vote, Ousainou Darboe 17%, and Hamat Bah 11% with 83% voter turnout.
On the morning of Dec. 30, 2014, an attempt was made to oust President Jammeh. Nine men attacked the presidential palace in Banjul. The coup attempt was led by Lieutenant-Colonel Lamin Sanneh. Sanneh once led the countrys
This weekend marks the first round of elections for 568 seats in the lower house of parliament.
The New Florida Majority to Host Ballots + Bubbly + Brunch Event to Encourage African-Americans Throughout Florida to Get Out to Vote
