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This piece has been adapted from “We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism,” by Andy Campbell. The House’s Jan. 6 committee concluded its final public hearing this week, but the fallout of the Capitol riot is far from over. Indeed, leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys extremist […]
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
By Jenna Dooley, Northern Public Radio 14th Congressional District candidate Jim Oberweis has filed a Notice of Contest with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican challenged incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood on the November ballot. After the results came in declaring Underwood had won, Oberweis requested a discovery recount. In a news […]
In the Republic of Congo, women are using sports betting to cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is the case of Geordine Bikindou based in Pointe-Noire, the commercial city of this Central African nation. Having gone bankrupt in trading bananas, Geordine took up betting. Thanks to a friend's advice and it's going well.
''I thought I could do something else. And I have a sister who plays sports betting who advised me to play as well. And the first time I played, I won an 89 euro ticket and since that day I've had a nack for it'', she told our Erika Jocia Macket.
The single mother of one, Geordine, an unemployed pharmacy graduate, has an ambition to operate her own pharmacy.
Charlène Matongo, another bettor has also succeeded to relaunch the business, having bet one day for just 0.92 cents. Today, her situation is better than before.
''This game helps me a lot in these times of pandemic. In spite of the difficult situation, I had taken the risk of betting 0.92 cents and I had won 230 euros. This money enabled me to advance my work and to make some provisions\", Charlene said.
But in Congolese society where sports betting is dominated by men, women here have to deal with preconceived ideas, and to some extent ridicule.
''I am not ashamed of what I do. On the contrary, I am proud to play among men and I encourage other women to do so'', she added.
Reporting from Pointe Noire, Erika Jocia Macket noted that '' In these times of health crisis, sports betting has become a real activity for the benefit of all social classes. While some women take responsibility for themselves, others prefer to bet in secret away from prejudices.''
According to a recent survey, women currently make up 15% of registered bettors in Congo.
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Black Women Film Network (BWFN) has announced that it will host its annual BWFN Short Film Festival as a virtual experience on Saturday, October 10,…
by Rich Lord Women hold nearly half of the seats on major boards and commissions that make many decisions in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, and Black residents hold more than one in every four, PublicSource has found as part of the year-longBoard Explorer project. Both figures represent steps toward greater diversity in the region’s power … Continued
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If he had lived long enough to have his day in court, Jeffrey Epstein would have been acquitted or triggered a mistrial, his former lawyer says. 'It was foolish of him to kill himself because he had a pretty strong defense,' Alan Dershowitz, former Harvard Law School professor and onetime defense attorney for Epstein, said in an exclusive interview with […]
Day two of BLACK ENTERPRISE’s inaugural Women of Power Tech virtual summit was just as invigorating as the first! A number of dynamic leaders shared insights and perspectives about how they scaled their…
From politics to science to culture and sports, many women smashed glass ceilings or became the symbols of a movement in 2020. FRANCE 24 takes a look at 12 women who overcame the odds, blazed trails…
Claims of Bias
The defence lawyers of Omar al-Bashir doubled down on their allegation of bias and ineligibility against the prosecutor general Tagelsir al-Hebr of the ousted Sudanese president’s case. Bashir found guilty last December of corruption and currently on trial since July 21st for undermining constitutional order and the use of military force to commit a crime could face the death penalty if convicted. After a gruelling almost two-hour session, the judge decided to adjourn the media covered trial - which is broadcast on Sudanese television, for a week to November 10.
Background
Bashir was in power for 30 years until the military overthrew him on April 11, 2019, following unprecedented mass youth-led street demonstrations. Since his fall from position, Bashir has been jailed in Khartoum's high-security Kober prison and has also been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the deadly conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan that broke out in 2003.
The United Nations estimates 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced in the conflict.
Last month, Sudanese officials met with ICC top prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to explore options of trying Bashir over genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
An Unfortunate Passing of a Senegalese Boy
Three men were each sentenced to two years in prison — of which 23 months are suspended, by a court in Senegal on Tuesday in a high-profile case that saw three fathers facing charges of \"placing the lives of others in danger,\" after the trio urged their sons to embark upon a risky migration trip to Europe by sea which left one of the boys pronounced dead. The men were acquitted of the charge of abetting migrant trafficking at the insistence of their defence attorney.
An Untimely Death Borne of Desperation
Their sons were with other migrants who boarded a canoe to make the crossing from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands, the first step in a plan to reach continental Europe. But one of them, a boy aged about 15 nicknamed Doudou, fell ill and died after having problems eating\" during the trip — as per a source close to the investigation.
Further details are unclear, as according to local media his body was tipped overboard after he died.
The children of the two other fathers survived the attempted crossing and have since returned home.
The fathers of the three — who are fishermen in the coastal town of Mbour, were arrested a couple of weeks afterwards.
The father of the deceased child had paid 80 euros to a smuggler, who was to take the boy to Spain. His ultimate destination was Italy where he hoped to sign up for a football training academy in the hopes of launching a lucrative professional career to help his family.
The Economic State of Affairs in Senegal
Doudou's untimely and unfortunate passing triggered an uproar in Senegal - prompting anguished debates about poverty, parental pressure and the allure of life in societies abroad that are perceived to have a better standard of living. The pressure to migrate is especially strong among fishing communities as coastal villages in Senegal have been badly hit by dwindling catches that many allege are due to the disruptive presence of foreign factory ships - in addition to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Canary Islands lie more than 100 kilometres from the coast of Africa at their closest point, and many boats —big canoes also called pirogues, are overcrowded, underpowered and in poor shape for such migration trips.
Over 500 people have died this year, mostly in October and November, according to the United Nations’ International Office for Migration (IOM), compared to 210 fatalities for the whole of last year.
A new survey by YouGov, showed more than two-thirds of Republicans believe Joe Biden will not be sworn in as the president on inauguration day,
Students who wear the headscarfs will no longer be required to seek a waiver to participate in sporting events.
Master narratives become the background music of our lives, undercurrents so ingrained that the violence they often engender is rendered unremarkable. One master narrative is the tale we tell about the United States being a welcoming country to immigrants, about how the “bootstrap” mentality enables one to build and sustain a life here. Another is that incidents of police and state violence...
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The conversation on mental health within the Black community has become increasingly louder as more and more public figures share their own experiences dealing with health issues. According to Mental…
