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Africa: Is a Green Recovery in Africa Possible After Covid-19?

Africa is hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis and especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A new report suggests ways the continent can build back better as it … Read More The post Africa: Is a Green Recovery in Africa Possible After Covid-19? appeared first on Black Politics. https://blackpolitics.org/africa-is-a-green-recovery-in-africa-possible-after-covid-19-2/

Africa: Is the International Criminal Court Going After the Wrong People?

Many of the ICC’s greatest triumphs have been in prosecuting war criminals in the eastern Congo. Yet relentless violence there continues. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a region fabled for its verdant rainforests and rare wildlife. Unfortunately, it is equally notorious for being the theatre of some of the country’s fiercest violence,

After Skirting Filibuster Fight for Months, Democrats Near a First Battle

WASHINGTON — With a showdown coming over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, Democrats are finally bumping up against the limits of what they can accomplish in the evenly divided Senate without changes to the filibuster rules.Republicans who see the commission as a threat to their midterm election

Months after insurrection, America’s political journalists are back in their comfy safe space

Mere months after the United States passed half a million pandemic deaths due to willful public misinformation by elected officials and the attempted seizure of the U.S. Capitol so that the lawmakers within could be either forced into nullifying an election or executed for their unwillingness to do so, the new political story is “Democratic

House Republicans moving to replace Cheney after she again calls out seditionists for their lies

It is impossible to feel sympathy for Cheney, whose odious version of conservatism was never far afield of the lie-fueled, panic-promoting opportunism that has now reduced the movement to conspiracy theory and demands to tamp down on democracy itself, but the Republican move is a dire one for the country. Supporting fraudulent claims that the

Metro Atlanta braces for more severe storms after 1 killed in Douglasville tornado

“This time of year, we should be winding down tornado season,” Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said.Sherell Lewis used a blue tarp to stop water from entering his house after a tree caused damage to the master bathroom in his southwest Atlanta neighborhood Monday.Credit: Alyssa Pointer / [email protected]: Alyssa Pointer / [email protected],

Man’s family seeks answers after deadly shooting

Taryn Clemons was incredulous that her daughter survived the ordeal with only minor physical injuries.“For her to still be here,” she said, trailing off. “There were shots fired through the back door where she was sitting behind her father on the driver’s side …“Why would someone do something like this to such a kind man?”

Arrest made months after deadly shooting at NW Atlanta food mart

Fabian Sheats, 37, was taken into custody on an unrelated charge and brought back to Fulton County to face charges of murder, aggravated assault, and weapon possession in the Nov. 13 shooting death of Demario Fielder.According to Atlanta police, Fielder, 39, was shot in the chest outside the Troy Supermarket on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard

Amanda Gorman: Publisher Faces Backlash After Selecting White Dutch Writer To Translate Her Poems

Amanda Gorman continues to win adulation after she read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in January, 2021. But now, a Dutch writer has stirred a bit of controversy after rejecting an assignment to translate Gorman’s works. According to The Associated Press, Marieke

Six Capitol Police Officers Suspended After Insurrection | National

The United States Capitol Police has reportedly suspended six officers and is investigating nearly 30 others in connection with the deadly January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol building. According to a statement provided to The Hill, the Capitol Police’s Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating a total of 35 officers, and that “Acting Chief

Black Man Featured in BET’s ‘Smoke’ Documentary Is Free After Trump Pardon | National News

A man who was sentenced to life in prison under the heavily-maligned “three strikes” rule in the 1994 crime bill has returned home to his family after being pardoned by former President Donald Trump. Corvain Cooper, who was featured last year in BET’s documentary Smoke: Marijuana + Black America, was arrested in 2013 in California

Stacey Abrams Says There’s More Work To Be Done After She Helped Turn Georgia Blue | National

While Georgia’s Senatorial run-off races earlier this month were historic, it is unlikely that the state would have turned blue without the work of former Gubernatorial candidate-turned voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. Abrams’ Fair Fight organization and ground organizing effort helped register millions of people to vote in the southern state and elect Democrats Raphael

IVORY COAST : After Zimbabwe, B2Gold sets its sights on Ivorian gold

The booming Ivorian gold sector has succeeded in attracting a new player that is already well known in African mining circles: Canada’s B2Gold Corp. Source link

NYPD officer hospitalized after getting beat up by mob in Queens

An NYPD officer was hospitalized early Saturday after he was beat up by a gang of men as he jogged in civilian clothes during his dinner break in Long Island City. The officer, whose name was not released, was in stable condition after the 6:30 p.m. Friday attack by a group of six to nine

Violence erupts after black man beaten to death in Brazil store

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a Black man at the store. The killing, which has sparked protests across Brazil, occurred late on Thursday when a store employee called security after the

Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard free after completing parole

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst who sold government secrets to Israel, has completed parole and is now free to return to the Jewish state, according to reports. Pollard, 66, was jailed for passing thousands of confidential documents to an Israeli official in exchange for lucrative payoffs until his arrest in 1985 —

Trump campaign lawyer under protection after ‘threats of harm’

One of President Trump’s campaign lawyers in Pennsylvania was placed under official protection following threats against her, according to court papers filed Wednesday evening. Philadelphia lawyer Linda Kerns “has been the subject of threats of harm, to the point at which the involvement of police and US Marshals has been necessary to provide for her

Elderly man killed after falling into campfire in ‘freak accident’

A 71-year-old man died in Georgia after he fell into a campfire in a “freak accident,” officials said. The unidentified man had been staying as a guest on the property Saturday in Franklin when authorities believe he fell into the fire while trying to get out of his camping chair, news station WXIA reported. The

Trump hails ‘victory’ in Nevada after board tosses local election results

President Trump on Monday celebrated what he called a “Big victory” in Nevada after Clark County commissioners declined to certify the election results for a county commission race — though the decision does not directly impact the presidential election results, which commissioners certified. “Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat

Police arrest DC man in firework attack after Million MAGA March

A man was arrested for allegedly hurling fireworks at people in the aftermath of the “MAGA Million March” in Washington DC, police said Sunday. Javien Michael Dawson, 26, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for Saturday’s attack on the 1600 block of K Street, not far from the White House, cops said. Video

House Democrats make new-member banquet ‘to go’ after backlash

House Democrats on Friday decided to make their traditional new-member banquet a “to-go” event after facing backlash for planning the lavish indoor dinner despite the risk of spreading COVID-19. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi initially defended throwing a socially distanced, but indoor, sit-down feast inside the Capitol building to greet newly elected congressional members to Washington,

Mom cries ‘I lost my baby!’ after migrant boat accident kills 74

Heart-wrenching video captured a distraught mother — whose boat packed with more than 120 migrants split in half, killing at least 74 — screaming, “I lost my baby! Where’s my baby?” The 6-year-old girl was among those who perished in the devastating shipwreck Wednesday off the Libyan coast, the latest in a series of migrant

Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimpanzees for first time

Wild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the infectious disease that’s mostly found in humans. The baffling discovery was made in several chimps at Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau, and in another more than a

AOC defends ‘defund the police’ mantra after Dem losses

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her support for “defund the police” Thursday night after an election season in which Republicans weaponized the mantra to paint Democratic opponents as anti-cop and soft on crime. Democratic leaders complained that two issues closely associated with AOC — defunding the police and socialism — contributed to Democratic losses in House

California nurse dies after fall on hike stranded her for 2 days

A “passionate” California nurse has died after a fall on a hike left her stranded for two days in freezing temperatures, authorities said. Cassandra Bravo, who worked at Loma Linda University Medical Center, was hiking a trail on Mt. Whitney Thursday when she slipped and fell about 100 feet down rocky terrain, news station CBS

Jeffrey Toobin fired after probe into Zoom masturbation scandal

Jeffrey Toobin was canned from the New Yorker on Wednesday over his caught-on-Zoom masturbation ordeal. The 60-year-old staff writer was fired following a three-week probe into an incident where he was allegedly caught pleasuring himself during an election simulation work call with some of the magazine’s biggest names. “As a result of our investigation, Jeffrey

Vanuatu records 1st COVID-19 case after man returns from US

Vanuatu has recorded its first case of the coronavirus after a citizen who had been repatriated from the United States tested positive while in quarantine. The Pacific nation had been among the last few countries to have avoided the virus altogether. Health authorities say the 23-year-old man was asymptomatic when he returned on Nov. 4

Afghan woman left blind after attack for taking job as cop

An Afghan woman’s father was so opposed to her landing a job with the police that he tipped off a group of savages who shot her and stabbed her in the eyes, according to a report. “I asked the doctors why I can’t see anything? They told me that my eyes are still bandaged because

Mama bear and cub shot after climbing on Russian nuclear sub

Nyet today, bear! A mother bear and her cub were gunned down by the Russian Navy — after the animals climbed on a nuclear submarine that was docked off the eastern coast of the country, the BBC reported. A hunting instructor was called in by the Navy to “neutralize” the wild animals moored off a

Steve Bannon Loses Lawyer After Suggesting Beheading of Fauci

Stephen K. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump who is known for his right-wing extremism, suggested on Thursday that the F.B.I. director and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci should be beheaded, and Twitter responded by banning one of his accounts.On Friday, a prominent lawyer who was defending Mr. Bannon against fraud charges in federal court