Login to BlackFacts.com using your favorite Social Media Login. Click the appropriate button below and you will be redirected to your Social Media Website for confirmation and then back to Blackfacts.com once successful.
Enter the email address and password you used to join BlackFacts.com. If you cannot remember your login information, click the “Forgot Password” link to reset your password.
The adviser to the EU’s top court has issued a recommendation to allow data protection agencies in any EU country to take legal action against Facebook or any other tech firm even if their regional headquarters are in a different EU state. The recommendation was issued after Facebook sought to rebuff Belgium’s privacy regulator in a data case by saying its European Union headquarters were in Dublin and so Ireland was the lead authority in the EU for the U.S. social media giant. Advocate-General Michal Bobek, the adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union, recommended that the data protection agency in any EU country should be able to take legal action in various situations even if they were not the lead authority. If the recommendation is followed, it could prompt action by national agencies in the 27-member EU against other U.S. tech companies, such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which also have their EU headquarters in Ireland. Facebook did not provide an immediate comment. EU judges often follow advocate-general opinions but do not have to. They usually deliver a ruling in two to four months. Belgium’s regulator sought to stop Facebook gathering data on the browsing behaviour of Belgian users to show them targeted advertising without their valid consent. The regulator said this took place even if the user did not have a Facebook account. Facebook challenged this on the basis that the Irish privacy watchdog is the lead authority for Facebook. Bobek said the lead authority had a general competence over cross-border data processing and the power of other authorities to start legal proceedings was curtailed in cross-border cases based on the “one-stop-shop” mechanism enshrined in EU rules. But he said the lead authority needed to cooperate closely with other data protection authorities, which he said could still bring cases to their courts. EU privacy rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), give leeway for other national privacy regulators to rule on violations limited to a specific country. France and Germany have already done this. -Reuters
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
FEMALE creatives in southern Africa have called on governments in the region to establish quotas for women in the sector, provide safe working spaces and support their work to encourage productivity in the post COVID-19 era. BY LIFE STYLE REPORTER Speaking during a Unesco ResiliArt debate organised by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), Zimbabwe Music Crossroads director Melody Zambuko said governments should establish quota systems for women when providing assistance. “The unequal access to opportunities is quite clear. The working space needs to be levelled as women are the multi-taskers of our society. You will remember that long before COVID-19 women were marginalised in the workspace. Regardless of occupying the same position at work, the female officer earned less than their male counterparts, she said. Bulawayo-based artist and businesswoman Patience Phiri said the COVID-19 period had extended the gap between male and female artists. “What we need as women is for the government to invest in us. We want to say to the government please love us, please pay us, please give us safe platforms, and can we please be treated equally to your boy children that you love so dearly. If you invest in us, we will make you so proud,” she said. Trade Union for Musicians of South Africa (TUMSA) founder Ernestine Deane said many female artists found themselves in a prolonged situation of unemployment as the arts, culture and tourism sectors were the first to be affected by the COVID-19 lockdown measures. “We call upon the governments to issue as a matter of urgency any available relief funds. The government needs to quickly identify the different needs of the various communities that make up the creatives sector and support each community with its desired needs. There is no one-size-fits-all, especially for women who have been severely affected by COVID-19,” she said. Tapiwa Langa from Mozambique said female artists in the region felt left out of government programmes but were afraid to speak out. ResiliArt is a global movement initiated by Unesco that aims to strengthen the resilience of artists and cultural professionals in the face of the enormous challenges posed by the current health crisis.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Who is Quawan “Bobby” Charles, and why are some comparing his death to Emmett Till? The 15-year-old’s death has sparked demonstrations in rural Iberia Parish, Louisiana, a densely populated county where African Americans comprise about 31 percent of its residents. According to multiple reports and … Continued
The post Killing of Quawan 'Bobby' Charles, was ‘Emmett Till-like lynching’ appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
[Nation] Students joining universities this year will miss the joy of practically experiencing the fabled ivory tower, coming face-to-face with professors and walking the halls of academia while taking selfies with new-found friends, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the last police cruiser passed me, the officer looked at me and slammed on his brakes; the others did the same.
The officer wasted no time jumping out of his car with his gun pointed at my window.
I was a Broward County prosecutor in the 1980s and I got stopped multiple times by city cops and the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
On this particular night, I was pulled over approximately at 11 p.m. To my surprise, the officers already knew my name and knew the names of all my friends who were in the car.
I immediately stopped moving and asked the reason for the stop and the other officer told me to ignore him.
Henry Alexander from Cape Town had to relearn how to walk and how to use a knife and fork to eat after suffering a critical case of Covid-19.
Like Kingman, the majority of motorists at our Sun City sign wave were passionately supportive of Trump. Anti-Trump motorists were extremely vitriolic, giving us their middle finger.
It's Christmas! Santa Claus is delivering presents. Did you know there's a way to track Santa and see when he'll arrive in your home town?
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling late Wednesday, Nov. 25, upholding certain rights to gather for
Press Release - Africa should open markets, diversify supply and strengthen regional value chains to become a competitive provider of certain health-related products, a new ITC report finds.
