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IMF, World Bank Must Support Developing Countries’ Recovery
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 6 2021 (IPS) The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ...
‘America is on trial’: Family of George Floyd speaks before trial | Black Lives Matter News | Al Jazeera
Family and lawyers representing George Floyd kneeled for eight minutes and 46 seconds in front of Hennepin County Courthouse in ...
Students lead US push for fuller Black history education
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came and it was time ...
Fulfilling the Right to Education for Children Left Furthest Behind in Burundi’s Crisis
By External Source Apr 2 2021 (IPS-Partners) On 5 December 2019, heavy rainfall triggered landslides in Cibitoke province in northwestern ...
Chauvin’s restraint of George Floyd was ‘unauthorised’: Officer | Black Lives Matter News | Al Jazeera
The restraint former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin used on Black American George Floyd was unauthorised, an official with the ...
Seven Texas officers fired after probe into Black inmate’s death | Black Lives Matter News | Al Jazeera
Seven officers involved in the custodial death of a Black jail inmate in the US state of Texas have been ...
Texas Court to Review Case of Black Mother Sentenced to 5 Years for Filling Out Provisional Ballot | Democracy Now!
Texas’s Court of Criminal Appeals has agreed to review the case of Crystal Mason, a Black resident and mother who ...
Black Panther Activist “Chip” Fitzgerald Dies After 51 Years in Prison | Democracy Now!
Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald has died in prison after being locked up for over 51 years in California. He was the ...
Reparations ‘definitely’ have merits, says the first Black Fed president – CNN
Chicago suburb approves reparations for Black residents Even though redlining — an illegal form of lending discrimination — has been ...
Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally
Continued inequity in COVID-19 vaccination means virus mutations occur and newer variants emerge that may be resistant to currently available ...
Chauvin’s trial leaves many Black viewers emotionally taxed
For some it’s too much to watch. Others just can’t turn away. The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former ...
The African Roots of Black Music
Support African Elements via Patreon; https://www.patreon.com/africanelements*Ad Free Videos for as little as $1/Month Subscription!!*In this episode we look at how ...
