Earl “Butch” Graves, Jr., CEO of Black Enterprise magazine, is speaking out due to civil unrest in the wake of the George Floyd killing, which is part of a trend of deaths of black men at the hands of police. Due to ongoing racial inequities, Graves believes that corporate America must take leadership in providing opportunities and stamping out institutional racism and discrimination. Read more
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‘White Lives Matter’ supporters chant ‘Blood and Soil’ as they rally in Tennessee
SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 28, 2017) (NBC)- About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis took to the streets of the small Tennessee city of Shelbyville on Saturday (October 28) to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the federal government over the issue earlier this year. Continue reading
Black man hugs neo-Nazi skinhead during Florida protests
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 19, 2017) (ADAM SAMEI) – A black man confronted a neo-Nazi skinhead and hugged him during an anti-fascist rally at Florida University to denounce a speech by the alt-right leader Richard Spencer on Thursday (October 19). Continue reading
Teenagers death sparks violence in S.Africa
Houses were set alight on Monday (May 8) as racial tensions flared in South African town of Coligny in North West province after a court granted bail to two white farmers who were accused of killing a black teenage boy. Report by Pascale Davies. Continue reading
Specter of xenophobic chaos looming over South Africa again
Various,South Africa (China Global Television) – Tensions between South Africans and foreigners rose again in Pretoria and parts of Johannesburg recently.
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Brawl breaks out during keynote Zuma speech
A session of South Africa’s parliament convened for a keynote address by the president descended into chaos as far-left lawmakers brawled with orderlies after interrupting the speech and the main opposition party walked out. Continue reading
National Guard deploys in Charlotte
National Guard troops are deployed in Charlotte following second night of violent protests sparked by a fatal police shooting of a black man.
“Justice or Else” rally marks 20 years since Million Man March
(REUTERS) – United in their call to end racial and economic injustice, thousands of activists rallied with the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who led the first Million Man March 20 years ago.
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Man critical after exchange of gunfire in Ferguson – police
A man who fired at police during protests in Ferguson is in a critical condition after being wounded in a gun battle with officers, St. Louis county police chief says.
Two police officers shot in Ferguson, Missouri, ambush
St. Louis County’s police chief says there are possible leads in the search for the gunman who shot two officers during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri.
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