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Trump signs executive order on police reform

Law enforcement officials applaud after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing

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‘He looks like Bin Laden’: Ex-cop accuses UK police of racism over airport stops

Kevin Maxwell: ‘We know racial discrimination is a real thing in the police’ (Photo supplied) By Richard Assheton British police “deliberately” targeted Black and Asian airport passengers for questioning based on their race and perceived religion using powerful stop-and-search powers, a former counter-terrorism police officer has told Middle East Eye. Kevin Maxwell, a former detective

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father dies from coronavirus complications

By Phil Helsel U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said Monday that her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, had died from complications from the coronavirus illness COVID-19. “No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him,” Omar, D-Minn., said in a statement. Omar, who asked for privacy, said her father died Monday. She

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Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple

Photo: Credit/Associated Press /Ben Margot, File/ Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with threats and disturbing deliveries to their home, including live spiders and cockroaches, federal authorities said Monday. Executives were upset about the newsletter’s coverage,

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Britain’s Johnson to launch cross-government commission on racism

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the M&S clothing department and other retail outlets in Westfield Stratford to see the COVID-19 measure taken before reopening tomorrow, in London, Britain June 14, 2020. John Nguyen/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by

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More global protests emerge over racism, police actions

A wounded member of a far-right group is escorted by British police officers in riot gear, during scuffles as police tries to contain a protest at Trafalgar Square in central London, Saturday, June 13, 2020. British police have imposed strict restrictions on groups protesting in London Saturday in a bid to avoid violent clashes between

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Book: First lady delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup

FILE- In this Feb. 18, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump kisses his wife, first lady, Melania Trump after a campaign rally in Melbourne, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump delayed her move to Washington after Donald Trump became president to gain leverage in renegotiating her prenuptial agreement, according to

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The Hidden Holocaust: How King Leopold II Murdered 10 Million Africans.

King Leopold II By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. The horrors in the Congo at the hands of Leopold do not elicit the same outrage as compared to the mentioning of evil men like Hitler. The relentless pursuit of profits in the Congo by King Leopold II resulted in one of the worst levels of moral decadence

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Racism Towards Africans Is Alive and Well in China

The recent news of evictions and mistreatment of African students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic is rooted in a history of violence and discrimination. The recent wave of evictions and forced detentions of Africans living in China, especially in the southern city of Guangzhou, has shocked most people, especially Africans. While the reporting and

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Pulling down statues of racists? Africa’s done it for years

In this April 9, 2015, file photo, cheering students surround a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes, as it is removed from the campus at the Cape Town University, Cape Town, South Africa. New campaigns in the U.S. and Europe to pull down monuments to slave traders and colonial rulers are now following Africa’s lead.

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