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For the past week, protests across South Africa have left at least 70 dead and hundreds more arrested.Per CNN, unrest came as a result of the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was given a sentence of 15 months in jail for contempt of court after failing to appear in a corruption case concerning his presidency. The 79-year-old Zuma, who was President of South...
Earlier this month, a group of heavily-armed Black men were confronted by Massachusetts police and engaged in an hours-long standoff with police before surrendering. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the confrontation, but the detained individuals – now identified as members of the Rise of the Moors group -- face a variety of charges. The entire incident is...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, recently announced her decision to decline the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's offer to be a tenured faculty member. She'll instead be heading to Howard University.Days after her announcement, Hannah-Jones joined Blavity News for a Facebook Live discussion about...
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