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Essence Festival of Culture hosted a session on Saturday called 'Good Trouble,' a one-on-one conversation between sports journalist Jemele Hill & activist Tamika Mallory. During the segment, Mallory discussed what motivates her […]
The post Jemele Hill and Tamika Mallory Discuss What Changed After the Protests Against Police Violence in 2020 appeared first on Essence.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today scheduled to meet Matabeleland traditional leaders in Bulawayo to, among other things, discuss the emotive Gukurahundi issue, marginalisation and development of the region. This is not the first time that Mnangagwa has met traditional leaders from the region to discuss festering issues in the region, but there is a worrying trend that these indabas are becoming empty talkshows. The President has also met members of the Matabeleland Collective (MC) at the State House in the city not once, but more than twice. In all these engagements, regional leaders have been clear that they will not settle for anything less than a sincere Gukurahundi apology and a truth-telling process led by the chiefs and civic society organisations from the region. They contend that this is key towards finding a lasting solution to Gukurahudi. In all the past engagements, Mnangagwa has skirted over the apology part and rushed to facilitate exhumations and reburials of Gukurahundi victims and issuance of identity documents to the survivors. This has left many affected citizens sceptical over his sincerity in dealing with the issue. They still believe that Mnangagwa, as one of the perpetrators, must not dictate the direction to be taken, but allow them to lead the healing process. In short, he should talk less and listen more. That's true statesmanship. The message has been very clear that the President cannot put the cart before the horse. From Mangwe to Tsholotsho, Bulawayo and Nkayi — demands of an acknowledgment, apology and a truth-telling process before reburials are uniform. Why does he now want to fast-track an issue that is as old as the country’s independence? We wonder why Mnangagwa is not doing the right thing. Mnangagwa should listen to the people who were affected in order to make his meetings meaningful. If the meetings fail to achieve anything, the people of Matabeleland will lose confidence in him and those meetings will be a wasted opportunity to resolve the crisis. Mnangagwa should simply own up to the atrocities, apologise and seek the consent of the victims on how they would want the crisis to be resolved. This is a key ingredient of transitional justice.
A TEACHER by nature, writer Ellen Aaku was born to Zambian parents in the UK,...
The post Author Ellen Aaku is documenting the experiences of black individuals and families appeared first on Voice Online.
For the first time in its three-year history, IBM’s annual list of the world’s 40 leading women in the field of artificial intelligence includes an Israeli — Hagit Tzafrir, head of the Health Division at [...]
Oct. 5 voter registration deadline quickly approaches — Georgia League of Women Voters president, Lucy Hale, calls students to action this election season. In the 2016 election, young people 18 to 29 years old contributed only 19% of votes. As we near the next election in the midst of ongoing pandemic, turnout is a bigger...
During Lizzo's meteoric rise she's been both praised and dragged for her body positivity. But now the entertainer is coming... View Article
The post Lizzo tired of activism centered around being ‘fat and Black’ appeared first on TheGrio.
… books about Hinduism, Buddhism and African American history on his shelf. She … on employment training largely with African Americans in north Minneapolis. Their hardships … the historical traumas in the African American community as unique, but he …
There are a number of famous people who are voting for president for the first time, and they're not just the late teens and young twentysomethings.
(Trinidad Guardian) For the first time in three months, the Ministry of Health recorded no new COVID-19 infections in its daily update on Monday.
The article Trinidad & Tobago records zero new COVID cases in 24-hour span appeared first on Stabroek News.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves created history in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) when he led his ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) to a comfortable fifth-consecutive victory in general elections here on Thursday.
BLACK LONDONERS are six times more likely to be stopped in vehicles by police than...
The post Black Londoners six times more likely to be stopped in vehicles than white people appeared first on Voice Online.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s festival is dedicated in honor prolific director Michael Schultz and commemorates the 45th anniversary of “Cooley High” a critically successful coming of age film directed by director Michael Shultz released in 1975. A special evening celebrating Michael, the film and cast members will take place on Saturday, October 24th, from 3pm to 9pm. The festival also includes the October 25th premiere of the 2020 Film With A Purpose production “I’m Not Special.”
With some 300 uniforms collected in 2020, UniCycle Jamaica has hit its goal of collecting and distributing 1,000 gently worn khaki uniforms to students in need across the island. Unicycle Community Outreach Director Maria Greenland recently turned...
SGranitz/WireImageJustin Timberlake lured his fans to his Instagram with a throwback shirtless pic, and then - plot twist! - turned the post into a rallying cry for them to go…
THE GREEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT — Reportedly, through various written and verbal communications, the Green County Commission had informed Sheriff Jonathan Benison that his additional employees, supported by bingo funds, would be laid-off unless the Sheriff provided the necessary payroll payments at the beginning of each quarter of 2020-2021, as well as reimburse the county the back pay due for the same employees.
For Black History Month, The Voice is asking a diverse range of Black people what it means to embrace a bold, Black British future. This week, Tobi Kyere discussed how Black British people are building spaces for themselves, in difficult circumstances
… of the wave of young African Americans in the Pittsburgh area who … Project organization, which has advocated African Americans voting in every election for … two of the many young African Americans who have committed to voting …
