Day: October 12, 2020
#ShutItDown: Ongoing Namibian Protests Call for End to Gender-Based Violence
According to EWN, Namibian youth have been charging the country with protests dubbed #ShutItDown since last week Friday. This follows the discovery of a missing woman’s body not far from her house in Walvis Bay this past Tuesday. In April…
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#EndSARS: Nigerian Protests Against Police Brutality Strengthen
Nigerians continue to call upon President Muhammadu Buhari to end police brutality through ongoing countrywide protests. According to Aljazeera, this follows news of a civilian who reportedly died at the hands of the federal security agency Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)…
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Police Say White Suspect Wore Blackface and Fake Beard to Kill The Mother of His Child, Witnesses Initially Identified As A Black Man
A white man accused of killing the mother of his daughter tried to hide his identity by using blackface while committing the act. Authorities stated in a probable cause police affidavit that 33-year-old Andrew Charles Beard wore blackface and a…
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Video shows Black jogger stopped by ICE agents in Boston, investigation now underway
29-year-old Bena Apreala was stopped while jogging in Boston by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Apreala told WBUR, he was running a few miles from his home when two SUVs approached him. One of the vehicles blocked the sidewalk and pulled up…
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Meet Eric Hale the first Black man to be named Teacher of the Year in Texas
A first-grade teacher at a Dallas, Texas elementary school has recently made history after becoming the first Black man to win Texas Teacher of the Year. Eric Hele works at Burnet Elementary was featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier…
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Black Lawyer Dressed In Dashiki Told ‘He Wasn’t A Lawyer’ Tased and Tackled In California Courtroom
A California lawyer was arrested after a incident started inside a San Bernardino courtroom last year where he was tased and tackled to the ground. In September Jaaye Person-Lynn was convicted of a misdemeanor from the January 2019 incident inside…
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