‘Black lives do not matter’ in US, Floyd’s brother tells UN
By AFP
George Floyd’s brother on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because “black lives do not matter in the United States”,...
America’s original sin: Floyd death prompts historical soul-searching
By AFP
Confederate monuments are coming down and statues of Christopher Columbus are being toppled as Americans grapple with the ghosts of the country's racial...
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
By AFP
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented...
British slave trader Edward Colston’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests
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British protesters tore down the statue of a renowned slave trader and threw it in the harbour on the second day of weekend...
BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls for Government to Pay $14 Trillion in Reparations for Slavery
Foreign
The founder of Black Entertainment Television, Robert Johnson has called on the US government to pay $14 trillion in reparations for slavery.
Johnson, who became the...
