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16Nov/16

Two white South Africans charged after forcing black man into coffin

November 16, 2016CrimeAfrican National Congress, African National Congress Youth League, Black people, City: Pretoria Gauteng, Economic Freedom Fighters, Geography of Europe, Law/Crime, Middelburg, Netherlands, Political ideologies, Political spectrum, Politics, Pretoria, Roossenekal, Social Issues, South Africa, United States v. The Amistad, Victor, White South Africans, Willem Oosthuizensmbale

Two white male South Africans appear in court on charges of assault against a black man in Middelburg.

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14Apr/15

Lack of blacks on Brazil’s catwalks prompts protest

April 14, 2015FashionAfro-Brazilian, Afro-Brazilian literature, Afro-Brazilians, Americas, Black people, Brazil, Countries, Intergovernmental organizations, International organizations, Latin America, Law/Crime, Mauricio Lima, Paulo, Political geography, São Paulo, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Sao Paulo state prosecutor's office, Social Issuessmbale

Afro-Brazilian women dance as they present outfits during a demonstration against discrimination of Afro-Brazilian models in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Sao Paulo state prosecutor’s office has threatened legal action against the SPFW’s organizers unless they increase the number of black models.
In the last SPFW, in January, just eight of the 344 models were black.

SOURCE: AFP/Mauricio Lima