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Lagos locked down after protesters fired on, president urges calm
President Muhammadu Buhari said he was committed to providing justice for victims of brutality
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Could black voters who sat out in 2016 determine the next U.S. president?
It is suggested that voter apathy is common within black communities, fed up with underrepresentation and inequality.
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#ENDSARS – The hashtag capturing a million voices for Nigeria
A report in June 2020 by Amnesty International documented at least 82 cases of torture, ill-treatment, and killings by the unit
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African Activist accused of stealing back France's stolen artefacts
Diyabanza charged with attempted group theft of a historical object, and if convicted, faces10 years in prison
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Hidden stories…The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
first diplomatic contact between the two since fighting over the mountainous enclave erupted again, leaving hundreds of people dead.
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Milan fashion week celebrates Black designers and their creations
During Milan’s fashion week, a clothing trade show held semi-annually in Milan, (Italy) held in February/March and September/October of...
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Brewing industry gets more diverse, as Budweiser launches Black scholarship program
Budweiser, an American-style pale lager produced by Anheuser-Busch Inbev, currently part of the transnational corporation AB InBev and...
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The woman behind BLM: a Nigerian immigrant that fights for “the possibility to live with dignity”
Seven years ago Tometi helped to create what is possibly the biggest protest movement in US history. She explains what the critics of BLM...
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