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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that more provisions of the Protection of Personal Information (Popi) Act will come into force on 1 July 2020, giving the legislation more bite to protect
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JFJ raises geofencing concerns
WITH the Government indicating that it will be using geofencing technology to supervise returning Jamaicans who will self-quarantine at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one human rights advocacy group has said it will be keeping a close watch on the
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Black History Month
Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and in the Netherlands (as of 2016)[6] where it is known as Black Achievement Month. it began as a way for remembering important people and events in
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Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users
Zoom Video Communications is planning to offer all its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls and will launch a trial version in July, the video conferencing provider said on
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Donald Trump: White Supremacist
There is a simple truth that has been obvious to many of us since he put out a full-page ad for the lynching of innocent Black and brown boys: Donald Trump is a white
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Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War
Todd Brewster examines the most critical six months in Abraham Lincolns Presidency, when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, fought with his generals, and coped with bouts of depression. a book signing follows the
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Shooting of Michael Brown
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12-Year-Old ‘This Is Us' Star Reveals The Racism He’s Already Experienced
Child actor Lonnie Chavis has detailed the racism he’s already experienced at 12 years old in a powerful new
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4 Devices to Add to Your Car for Better Safety
You will be able to get more privacy if people do not know what you keep inside your
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If We Don’t Solve Racial Injustice, We’ll Never Solve The Climate Crisis
During Hurricane Katrina, Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, was watching the news, seeing Black people on roofs waving anything they could find to beg the helicopters above to save their
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98 teachers in Western Cape positive for Covid-19, as 16 schools close
MUST READ | 29 Eastern Cape schools closed because of positive Covid-19 cases
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The Scientist Behind the Ebola Cure is Black ⋆
Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease thanks to Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a virologist from Congo who was the first scientist to discover the deadly virus in
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Tim Scott won’t acknowledge systemic racism and defunding police because he actually wants to stop systemic racism...by defunding the police
But, for some reason Scott won’t acknowledge that there is systemic racism in the way officers police black people in
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Beyoncé Reportedly In Talks with Disney for $100 Million Deal
The Sun reports the former Destiny’s Child member is in negotiations with Disney to be involved with three of the brand’s projects in a deal worth $100
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Kenya: Ex-City Hall Finance Chief Losses Bid to Stop EACC From Tabling Evidence
Mr Osiro, who served in Governor Evans Kidero's administration, said the order that allowed detectives access information concerning his bank statements, account opening documents, cheques, deposit slips and payment vouchers was made by an incompetent
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N.A.A.C.P. v. Alabama Ex Rel Patterson (1958)
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Crips
The Crips also known as Original Crip Homies (OCH) are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of
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Africa Day 2020 - a Unique Opportunity for Reflection
On Africa Day, it is well worth noting that any given set of data visualisations reveal that African countries have thus far been spared the worst of Covid-19's direct effects, though the knock-on effects of global and local policy decisions are still to be fully accounted
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“I Know You Know That Black Lives Matter”: Meghan Markle Makes Her Most Political Statement Yet In Graduation Speech
Meghan Markle, 38, addressed the graduating class of her former high school in Los Angeles with an emotional speech that sought to grapple with the continued unimaginable loss of Black
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The Wife Of Derek Chauvin, Accused Killer Of George Floyd, Has Filed For Divorce
The wife of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who has been charged with George Floyd’s death, has filed for
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Frontline Workers, Public Employees Hit Hard By Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
The HR manager then forwarded a letter from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) indicating that she has filed a claim on March
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George Floyd: Protests, Police, and Prosecutors
Browne-Marshall: What should Minnesota Gov. Walz have known about any type of uprising or riot or protest, peaceful or otherwise, involving George
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Nigeria: Bill to Repeal Police Act Passes Third Reading
Abuja — The House of Representative at the plenary yesterday passed for third reading a bill which seeks to repeal the Police Act 2004 and enact Nigeria Police Act, 2020 to provide for the framework for the police force and ensure cooperation and partnership between the police and host
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(1995) William Jefferson Clinton, “the Job of Ending Discrimination in This Counrt is Not Over”
In July 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered a major speech at the White House  in defense of Affirmative Action programs across the nation at a time when many critics were calling for their repeal.  He argued that such programs were still needed in a talk he officially titled, The Job of Ending
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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern
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Congo-Kinshasa: Leaked Review Exposes Scale of Aid Corruption and Abuse in Congo
The 70-page draft review - circulated last month to aid officials working in Congo and obtained by The New Humanitarian - looks at everything from corruption within the Ebola response to how women and girls are subjected to sexual
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An Open Letter To The 9-Year-Old Black Girl Who Witnessed The Killing Of George Floyd
Then I saw the videos of protesters getting tear-gassed when just weeks ago white men with guns and masks were more threatening, more irate, more disrespectful to police over reopening the country and they saw no tear gas or
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TikTok Loosens Grip On Political Speech For Black Lives Matter – Free Press of Jacksonville
Last year, a Bytedance spokesman told Bloomberg that TikTok didn’t remove videos from the Hong Kong protests for political reasons, saying they may have instead been taken down for violating guidelines around violent, graphic, shocking or sensational
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Prince Harry Supports Decision To Review Singing Of Slave Song At Rugby Games
The Rugby Football Union announced last week that, in light of recent events, it would review the controversial use of the slave spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” which is routinely sung by fans of the England rugby union
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