Denzel Washington played Malcom X in a recent movie which many critics believe should have won the Oscar it was nominated for. Photo Provided by African Exponent By The African Exponent KEY POINTS Black people receive the least lead roles in Hollywood, with only 11% Movies with Black People receive the lowest investment in both

Protesters clash with security forces members as they gather near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad hours after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2023. Reuters/Ahmed Saad By Reuters Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the

People shop at a market stalls in east London, Britain, January 23, 2021. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s high rate of inflation fell by more than expected in June and was its slowest in over a year at 7.9%, according to data that will ease some of the pressure on the Bank of England

Raghe Mohamed Abdi was shot dead by police on a highway south of Brisbane. -AAP Image By Australian Associated Press Attacked by a terrorist in Somalia, Mohammed Abdi sought protection and relocated to Australia. Years later his son Raghe Abdi was shot dead by police on a highway south of Brisbane in what was described

A part of a Russian cruise missile Kalibr is seen inside a building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 18, 2023. Press Service of the the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday,

By Reuters The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday signed off on nearly $1 billion in new funding for Kenya that could ease pressure on government finances in East Africa’s largest economy, the global lender said in a statement. The IMF said the board completed the fifth reviews under Kenya’s Extended Fund Facility and

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of a three-day Gulf tour to strengthen regional ties. On the first leg of his trip, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and other officials welcomed Erdogan at the airport in the port city of Jeddah. The president

File – Storks walk in front of harvesters in a wheat field in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. Russia said Monday July 17, 2023 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Washington’s supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as a crime. “The US administration itself gave an assessment to these munitions through the mouths of its employees some time ago, when the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the

Photographer Somali Times In May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was re-elected as the country’s president despite being heavily criticized for massive corruption, restrictions on the media and abuse of power during his previous term in office 2012-2017. Then Hassan Sheikh was reelected 15 May 2022 and he started corruption together with his 2 wives, brothers,