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The overthrow of President Alpha Conde in Guinea capped a steady slide from grace for the veteran opposition leader and human rights professor who critics say failed to live up to pledges to deliver democratic restoration and ethnic reconciliation. A dishevelled Conde appeared in a video circulating on social media as he was being held […]
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Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
The Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) described Clarke as a titan of Caribbean media, adding that his mission was centred on press freedom and media independence.
“With his counterparts and friends Harold Hoyte of the Nation in Barbados, J Lester Spaulding of Radio Jamaica Limited, and Ken Gordon of the Trinidad Express, Oliver championed a united regional media giving birth to the Caribbean News Agency and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union.
“The quality and growth of Jamaica's media environment and its excellent level of press freedom attained are the legacies of the work and passion of Oliver.
“Oliver Clarke will forever be regarded as a media pioneer, a press freedom fighter and one who transformed the business of media into a critical contributor to national development.
Describing Clarke as a great Jamaican patriot, NCU President Dr Lincoln Edward said the late businessman “advocated tirelessly to protect and promote press freedom across the Americas through international forums such as the Inter-American Press Association as well as the Commonwealth Press Association
He pointed out that it was in recognition of Clarke's distinguished public service that the university conferred on him the Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, during the institution's commencement in August 2013, where he delivered the keynote address.
As an entrepreneur, Dionna Dorsey is more than a little familiar with riding out a rough patch of slower sales.
But as it has done with many areas of the economy, the coronavirus pandemic took a significant toll on her business, Dionna Dorsey Design, which offers creative direction, graphic design, and brand strategy.
So Dorsey went into action mode, in what she calls her “pandemic pivot,” and shifted much of her time and attention to her side hustle, a fashion company called District of Clothing she started four years ago during another lull in her main design work:
“My prime client went on a spending freeze and I was like, now what the heck do I do?
There were tactical things, such as streamlining fulfillment and maximizing social marketing, that Dorsey did to boost sales.
Dorsey also shares the following tips for how show achieved her remarkable increase in sales:
Master your messaging
“I put the Common Purpose collection first on the website with some marketing language, letting folks know that the only way we’ll get through is together, and that your purchase will support COVID-19 relief.
However, the Louisiana rapper caught a stray after YFN Lucci gave him props on Instagram with Boosie’s past collaborator Webbie letting off some choice words in the comments.
Lucci posted on Instagram an image of him and Boosie together, writing in the caption, “Dem n*ggas did that for the boss” in what appeared to be a salute to the OG.
“N*GGAZ DID THAT AND DOING ALL THIS SH*T FOR THE BOSS NOW BUT WHERE THE F*CK ALL U N*GGAZ WAS, WHEN I SACRIFICED ALL MY SH*T N TOOK CARE OF FAMILIES WHEN YOU WAS IN JAIL JUST WONDERING,” Webbie said, while tagging Boosie.
Later on Thursday (May 14), Boosie replied to Webbie and shared the reply with his Instagram followers essentially calling out Webbie for lying on his name.
Boosie was so angered at Webbie’s jab that he temporarily shut down his Instagram page but is back to business.
In the aftermath of the presidential election of 2016, many people have experienced relationship blowouts with friends, family, romantic partners, and colleagues over accusations of racism. Many of those who voted for Donald Trump have found themselves accused of being racist, as well as sexist, misogynist, homophobic, and xenophobic. Those making the accusations feel this way because they associate these forms of discrimination with the candidate himself, on account of statements he made and behaviors he displayed throughout the campaign, and the likely outcomes of policies and practices that he supports.
But many of those accused find themselves confused and angry at the accusation, and feel that exercising their right to vote for the political candidate of their choice does not make them a racist, nor any other form of oppressor.
So, who is in the right? Does voting for a certain political candidate make someone a racist? Can our actions be racist even though we dont mean them to be?
Lets consider these questions from a sociological standpoint and draw on social science theory and research to answer them.
When people are accused of being a racist in todays United States they often experience this accusation as an attack on their character. Growing up, we are taught that being racist is bad. It is considered among the worst crimes ever committed on U.S. soil, in the forms of genocide of Native Americans, enslavement of Africans and their descendants, violence and segregation during the Jim Crow era, Japanese internment, and the fierce and violent resistance shown by many to integration and the 1960s movement for Civil Rights, to name just a handful of notable cases.
The way that we learn this history suggests that formal, institutional racism—that enforced by law—is a thing of the past. It follows, then, that the attitudes and behaviors among the wider population that worked to enforce racism through informal means is also (mostly) a thing of the past too. We are taught that racists were bad people who
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On Wednesday evening, law enforcement responded to an active shooter at the Westgate Entertainment District shopping center in Glendale, Arizona.
Not too long after arriving on the soon, Glendale officers took the suspected shooter into custody and identified him as Armando “Junior” Hernandez.
According to his mother, Hernandez is 20 years old and he grew up in Peoria, Arizona, which is about 4 miles north of Glendale.
Arizona State Sen. Martín Quezada tweeted that he was present at the Westgate Entertainment District and witnessed the gunman, who he described as “an armed terrorist with an AR-15.”
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I first met Ruth many years ago as I was recruited to be part of North Dallas Gazette‘s team, where she was the Editor.
During our many conversations, I learned of Ruth’s many passions and hobbies; like her love for books, traveling and food.
In Ruth’s association, we had the luxury of sampling food from many new restaurants, organizations and caterers.
In writing about Ruth at this moment triggers many memories.
Ruth, I know you will be dearly missed as you have greatly impacted many people.
[East African] After a long wait following intense gunfire in parts of Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday, Guineans saw what many had been waiting for.
The death of 76ers great Moses Malone rocked the sports world Sunday.
A ferocious rebounder, the Hall of Famer known as the Chairman of the Boards was mourned far and wide.
Former and current NBA players took to social media, released statements, and expressed grief over losing the three-time MVP who led the Sixers to their last NBA title in 1983.
“I am extremely saddened to hear of Moses’ passing this morning. This is extremely tough for me. I am completely in shock and words can’t express the pain and loss I am feeling right now,” Dominique Wilkins said in a statement.
Malone played alongside Wilkins in Atlanta from 1988-91 and made the same impression on the Hawks’ legend as he did on so many who spent time with him.
“He was one of the first greats who truly mentored me and showed me how to be a professional. I never saw anyone work harder than Moses, and away from basketball he was just as kind and thoughtful,” Wilkins said.
The news quickly spread through the Sixers community and a flood of posts on Twitter and Instagram followed from those who knew him personally, and those who only knew him as an icon of unyielding aggression in the paint.
Allen Iverson said on Twitter, “My condolences to the family and friends of Moses Malone. You will truly be missed. Rest in peace Big Mo!”
Malone’s former Sixers teammate Charles Barkley said in a statement, “The man I called ‘Dad’ passed today. Words can’t explain my sadness. I will never know why a Hall of Famer took a fat, lazy kid from Auburn and treated him like a son.”
Current Sixers big man Jahlil Okafor tweeted a photo of Malone in a sea of fans with the words, “You had the whole city of Philly on your back. Rest in Paradise.”
76ers CEO Scott O’Neil and NBA commissioner Adam Silver released statements as the void left by the 60-year-old’s passing was felt in all corners of the NBA.
“I have fond memories of when Moses and Dr. J led their Sixers to a 4-0 sweep in the 1983 NBA Finals against my Lakers,” Magic Johnson said in a tweet.
The passing of Malone came
As news hit on May 18th that legendary DFW sports journalist Roger B. Brown passed away days after his 61st birthday, many of his friends and former media colleagues took to social media to express their feelings about the beloved “Roger B.”
“Damn.
My world just got rocked 30 minutes ago when Alicia Young, the sister of sports journalist Roger B. Brown, called to tell me that he died today,” Roland S. Martin wrote in an Instagram post.
Roger B. Brown wasn’t just a colleague of mine at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and KKDA-AM, he was also my Alpha Phi Alpha brother.
Another former colleague, longtime Star-Telegram Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill Jr., wrote a Facebook post accompanied by a picture of Roger B. and a post from his sister breaking the news of his death.
“Prayers to the family of the legendary Roger B. Brown, former Star-Telegram columnist—NBA writer, former longtime talk show host on Soul 73 KKDA.
Music mogul, Russell Simmons first made his debut with Def Jam Records, he then launched his clothing line Phat Farm. Now, Russell Simmons is presenting his latest venture in the advertising world.
Simmons recently launched Narrative, a digital marketing, entertainment and technology company, with his longtime business partner Tricia Clarke-Stone.
While many might label this latest venture as an advertisement agency, both Clarke-Stone and Simmons are quick to avoid referring to it as such.
“We want to make sure agencies don’t view us as a competitor,” said Ms. Clarke-Stone. “We’re not trying to be agency of record for different brands and clients. We believe we have a level of expertise that’s really rooted in creating immersive brand experiences across platforms.”
Narrative is a company that touts itself on providing marketing solutions for publishers, agencies and brands.
“We work for agencies, we’re not an agency,” Simmons added. “We’re a digital solutions [company]. We think our future is working for agencies, not working around them.”
The company’s purpose is to create digital campaigns driven by social media, branded entertainment and celebrity-driven content, using techniques such as crowd-sourcing, gamification and rewards.
These campaigns are also distributed through pop-culture, entertainment, music and lifestyle websites. Equipped with behavioral-data analytics and a custom ad-serving platform, among other technologies, the company is launching with high hopes of being just as successful as Simmons other businesses.
“We’re creating unique experiences that we’re producing, and then we have the technology to be able to scale it across platforms and then deliver really highly robust analytics,” said Ms. Clarke-Stone.
Narrative is launching with about 9 employees, and by end of year Mr. Simmons and Ms. Clarke-Stone expect to have close to 20, mostly based in New York, with some key people in Los Angeles.
Artist/Activist Common, Political Activist Angela Davis, and Daughter of Malcolm X Among Other Confirmed Performers and Speakers for Multi-Platform #MalcolmXDay Event Honoring the Iconic Leader’s Impact and Legacy
Today it was announced that legendary artist Stevie Wonder, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Actor/Activist Russell Brand and Rev. Al Sharpton have joined Tuesday, May 19 #MalcolmXDay livestream event in celebration of Malcolm X’s 95th birthday.
They will join Grammy-winning Artist/Activist Common, Political Activist Angela Davis and Artist/Activist Ayanna Gregory in a “Tribute in Word and Sound” airing at 3:00 p.m. EST.
Afterward at 4:00 p.m. EST Rep. Pressley will join Professor, Author and Activist Ilyasah Shabazz, who is the daughter of Malcolm X, in a discussion centered on “Black Women Leading the Revolution.”
“As the global community strives to endure this time of crisis, the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center remains committed to advancing our rich legacy of human rights and social change,” said Ilyasah Shabazz.
“We are excited to join together with so many great artists, activists and community leaders to celebrate my father’s 95th birthday, honor his lasting impact, and create a safe space that inspires and uplifts scholarship, joy and resilience in both our children and larger communities.”
\"The 14th Presidential Address by Kaguta Museveni on Covid-19 which was slated for today has been moved to tomorrow, Tuesday 19th, at 8pm.
According to Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general of Health Services at the ministry, social media reports that 105 truck drives have tested positive for COVID-19, are false.
He said that the ministry did not release results on Sunday because samples had to be sorted appropriately and divided between Uganda Virus Research Institute and the National Health Laboratory Services by laboratory teams for quick turnaround time.
Dr Mwebesa said that all truck drivers have to undergo COVID-19 testing and receive results before proceeding to Immigration at border points.
Previously, truck drivers were allowed to proceed with their journey after their samples had been taken and when the results turned positive, they would be followed up.
AN Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) senior official has sued six men believed to be State security agents for torturing her in Domboshava over a video she posted on social media protesting the abduction of three MDC Alliance officials.
Moreblessing Nyambara, the Artuz national secretary for gender and social welfare is currently nursing severe injuries from the incident which happened on Saturday.
In an interview with NewsDay, Nyambara said on the day of the incident, a man in military uniform approached her, while she was at a shopping centre in Domboshava waiting for her turn to buy subsidised mealie-meal.
“He then said he wanted to know why I was inciting people to turn against government by posting a video on social media about the abducted MDC MP Joanah Mamombe and two other party youths.
Nation Mudzitirwa, the Artuz spokesperson revealed that the union will be approaching the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to file a report over the incident.
Fathers' Rights Movement Zimbabwe (FRMZ) believes Frank Buyanga's child custody case has demonstrated that fathers' rights are disregarded in Zimbabwe.
\"Frank Buyanga case has demonstrated that father's rights are disregarded in Zimbabwe.
Buyanga's child custody case has been raging on and the businessman has approached the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) complaining about the way his case has been handled.
Last month, Buyanga was ordered by Justice Jacob Manzunzu to return the child to his mother within 24 hours and the businessman immediately appealed.
At the hearing, Matanga claimed that police had already engaged Interpol to help locate the child and his father.
Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the pandemic.
Here are some of the key findings from the survey:
The CDC is the most trusted source of information (57%) for Black women when it comes to the pandemic (followed by news channels at 42%).
However, Black women currently use news channels most (69%) to gather information, followed by news websites (43%), the CDC website (32%) and then state government websites and social media (both 31%).
Black women view Dr. Anthony Fauci (66%) as the most trusted leader/expert when it comes to information on the pandemic, followed by state governors (46%) and city mayors (30%), while President Donald Trump is the least trusted (1%).
The majority of Black women were already planning to vote in the upcoming presidential (63%) and state (62%) elections, and the COVID-19 crisis does not impact their plan to vote.
A full-scale investigation is now in progress over the alleged abduction of three MDC Alliance members and the public should await the results, which will be made public, before coming up with unsubstantiated conclusions, the Government said yesterday.
During a joint press conference yesterday, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday confirmed he had directed police to institute a full-scale investigation on what transpired after the flash demonstration by the MDC Alliance in Warren Park in western Harare last week.
Minister Kazembe said the demonstration, which was staged by the MDC Alliance members, was illegal as they had not followed the proper procedures and had also violated the lockdown regulations.
Police, at the joint press conference, said investigations were still underway, but so far they had not recovered the vehicle belonging to Ms Mamombe.
Comm-General Matanga told the same press conference that the police had put together investigation teams deployed by the head of Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
I’m honored to be selected by Savoy Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” along with many other distinguished leaders who represent some of the world’s most successful organizations.
As Chief Marketing Officer at IBM Global Financing, I help customers understand how delivering integrated technology solutions yields significant business value and helps solve complex company problems.
With experience working directly with many C-suite executives – including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CTOs, CIOs, and CMOs – I know that top of mind challenges now include driving profitable growth through innovation and improving competitiveness.
But meeting these challenges is highly dependent on the close collaboration of all C-suite executives. One of the most important relationships is between the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, who need to work closely together to align customer engagement initiatives with the company’s overall ROI objectives.
Transforming your organization for growth
Today’s business landscape is constantly evolving as technology is fundamentally shifting the relationship between customers and suppliers.
Traditional sales and marketing tools and processes are quickly becoming irrelevant as up to 67 percent of a buyer’s journey is now along digital channels1. Before they contact you, your customers are nearly 60 percent of the way through their decision-making cycle2.
That’s why new disruptive technologies – such as cloud, analytics, mobile, and social – have become vital for your organization’s ability to compete.
In fact, mobile may be the most significant technology for new strategic investments. A recent IDC report points out that while mobile now accounts for 25 percent of IT budgets at large enterprises, that’s expected to grow to 40 percent by 20183.
But technology itself can’t drive success. It takes a strong commitment to effective collaboration within the C-suite to accelerate your transformation and to assure growth in the years ahead.
New C-suite
The gunman in a deadly rampage late last year at a military base in Florida communicated with al-Qaida operatives about the attacks in the months leading up to it, U.S. officials said Monday as they laid out new details of a shooting that killed three American sailors.
The FBI learned of the contacts between Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani and operatives of al-Qaida after breaking the encryption on cellphones that had previously been locked and that the shooter, a Saudi Air Force officer, had tried to destroy before being killed by law enforcement.
“We now have a clearer understanding of Alshamrani’s associations in the years, months and days leading up to his attack,” Attorney General William Barr said at a news conference in which he sharply chastised Apple for not providing help in unlocking the phones.
Once unlocked by the FBI, the phones revealed contact between Alshamrani and “dangerous” operatives from al-Qaida in the Arabian Pensinsula, or AQAP, and also showed how he had been radicalized overseas for at least the last five years, officials said.
Law enforcement officials left no doubt that Alshamrani was motivated by jihadist ideology, saying he visited a New York City memorial to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and posted anti-American and anti-Israeli messages on social media just two hours before the shooting.
LisaRaye is defending herself after people took her comments about helping to improve Turks and Caicos as the star saying she is the reason the island is successful and well known.
Earlier this month, a clip from her “Cocktails With Queens” segment on Claudia Jordan’s Fox Soul show Out Loud was released where, at one point, LisaRaye said she “turned their island around” after marrying former Prime Minister Michael Misick.
“I became the poster child for Turks and Caicos because Turks and Caicos was a jewel of an island, an elite island, that no one knew about until I said, hey, here we are over here!
It got ugly fast, with Claudia claiming people were even hitting her up to complain about what the star said about her contributions to Turks and Caicos.
“As their first lady, I brought a lot of attention to Turks and Caicos Island.
