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Black Stars Who Took Home Major Trophies in 2023 [Updated]
Beyoncé, Viola Davis, and more award-show winners prove just how much Black excellence is reigning this year.
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#EndSARS: Nigerians Say Government Forces Surrounded, Fatally Shot Unarmed Protesters Demonstrating Against Police Brutality
Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the government, hundreds of young Nigerians gathered in Lagos Tuesday afternoon to continue protesting against police violence in the country. As they had been doing for weeks, they waved Nigerian flags, danced to Afrobeats and carried signs with the slogan “#EndSARSNow.” The Nigerian military threatened last week to take…
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Africans in China Say Police Have Told Them to Stop Sharing Stories About Racial Discrimination: Report
A Ugandan woman who filmed a racist encounter at a Guangdong, China 7-Eleven earlier this month says Chinese police officers visited her shortly afterward demanding she delete the video. As BuzzFeed reports, Darasa (who wasn’t identified by her full name to protect her from possible retribution) is one of multiple Africans currently living in China…
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Zero: Netflix to Debut First Ever Scripted Series With Afro-Italian Protagonists
It’s time for another Strong Black Lead—or should I say, Forte Capitanare Nero? Yep, that’s right; the blackest Netflix is going international with Zero, which will be the first scripted series to feature Afro-Italian protagonists. The series’ writer, Antonio Dikele Distefano confirmed this history-making fun fact. Fabula Pictures will be producing. According to IndieWire: The…
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White South African Farmers, Fearing Violence, Tap Israeli Special Forces Agent for Defense Classes
White South African farmers are enrolling in specially designed self-defense courses based on fears that they’ll be attacked by black South Africans. According to Newsweek, which cites local news sources, a number of white farmers have tapped Idan Abolnik, a former soldier with the Israeli special forces, to help them protect themselves. This follows the…
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Ava DuVernay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Janelle Monáe and More Join Call for Justice for Slain Afro-Brazilian Activist
More than two weeks after the assassination of Marielle Franco, an Afro-Brazilian politician who had staunchly advocated against police violence, grim details have emerged around her death. As Kiratiana Freelon reported for The Root, the 38-year-old Franco was gunned down in her car by armed men in Rio de Janeiro. She was shot a total…
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Boko Haram Releases Some Kidnapped Girls, Warns Parents to Keep Their Daughters Away From School
Early Wednesday morning, Boko Haram militants returned to the town of Dapchi, Nigeria, to release dozens of schoolgirls they abducted in February back to their families. Sky News reports that 91 of the 110 girls who had been kidnapped were returned, while the New York Times notes that a final count is still being tallied.…
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South Africa Demands Retraction From Australia After Minister Offers ‘Civilized’ Help to White South African Farmers
On Wednesday, an Australian minister lamented the plight of white South African farmers, saying that they “deserve special attention” and need help “from a civilized country like ours.” During his remarks, Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton also suggested fast-tracking visas for the farmers based on humanitarian grounds. Now the South African government says the…
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Black Panther Inspires Black Brazilians to Occupy White-Dominant Spaces
Black Panther has inspired the Diaspora in myriad ways. The film has been applauded by black people across the world for touching on the complex relationships between Africans and African Americans, for serving up positive images of African culture for global audiences, and for providing a vehicle that allows black people throughout the world to…
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The Same People Who Want to Keep Somalis Out of the US Want Trump to Let in White South Africans
South Africa’s Parliament, in a landmark vote last week, moved to amend the nation’s constitution to allow for the government to seize land from white South Africans without compensation. The controversial decision has sparked questions about what might happen to the white South African farmers who currently own the land, and how the land would…