Posts Tagged ‘International’
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in a high-profile prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow
After a drug conviction by Russian courts that led to imprisonment, WNBA star Brittney Griner has been able to return home.
Read MoreThreats to schools across US may be coming from overseas
Bad actors have taken advantage of the fact that school is back in session, calling in violent threats that disrupt school and police activities.
Read MoreSwitzerland has ‘systemic’ racism issues, UN experts say
The U.N. Human Rights Council released a report that highlights the prevalence of systemic racism against Black people in Switzerland.
Read MoreWe can stop the police brutality that killed Dalian Atkinson, but let’s first admit there is a problem
Police brutality doesn’t just end the lives of Black Americans. Several notable cases in the UK remind us that borders don’t stop racism.
Read MoreThe War in Africa the U.S. Military Won’t Admit It’s Fighting
By: Bryan Maygers huffingtonpost.com “What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things — especially when it comes to the U.S. military in Africa.” So writes investigative reporter Nick Turse in his latest book, Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa….…
Read More‘Genocide Project’–Study Shows Shocking Stats of Blacks Murdered In Brazil
The high rate of killings of African descendents in Brazil, likenes itself to what has now been termed “genocide project” of Black people.
Read MoreFighting Poverty, Plagued by Violence: Why 10,000 Black Women in Brazil Marched for Their Rights
Black women from all over Brazil, of different backgrounds, education and socioeconomic status, came together to protest widespread inequality. BY KIRATIANA FREELON, The Root They were lawyers, feminists, Christians, transgender women, domestic workers, militants, favela dwellers, politicians, students and many more. Despite their differences in beliefs, education and income, on Wednesday they came together behind the…
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