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Fans of Megan Thee Stallion are trying to shift the public’s attention away from what they believe to be a misogynistic narrative around the current trial against Tory Lanez, who is accused of shooting the rapper in the foot. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was charged in 2020 with assault with a semi-automatic […]
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’ was yesterday released from prison after completing his sentence for the 2010 killing of Troy Collymore, who he shot after a robbery at a Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, pharmacy.
Just over a year ago, Rowe, who was initially indicted for murder, pleaded not guilty to the capital offence but threw himself at the mercy of the court as he admitted instead to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Justice Navindra Singh would later sentence Rowe to 15 years for the killing and nine years for the armed robbery.
Expressing his remorse to Justice Singh, Rowe had begged the judge for lenience, while stating that he was truly sorry for what had happened, and wanted to be given an opportunity to care for his mother, whom he said had been diagnosed with cancer.
Noting the lengthy time Rowe had been behind bars, Justice Singh had asked him his plans once released.
By Gillian Brockell, Washington Post A replica of a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over a newly emancipated Black man has been removed from a public park in Boston. Crews were seen early Tuesday morning wrapping and lifting the statue, according to footage from Boston 25 News. Over the summer, the Boston Art Commission voted […]
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The Hennepin County Judge handling the case of the four former officers who have been charged with killing George Floyd is concerned they won’t get a fair trial. According to
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will make his feature directorial debut with a biopic about late-great comedian Richard Pryor. Barris will... View Article
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\"We're pleased to have taken it down this morning,\" a spokesperson for Mayor Marty Walsh said.
Word on the street is that Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger shooting our favorite hot girl, Megan Thee Stallion, in the foot. Page Six is reporting that Lanez, born Daystar Peterson shot Megan following a dispute inside his vehicle early Sunday morning, and allegedly there is video footage.
For more than a week, people have heavily criticized the hip-hop industry, particularly the leading men of the music genre, for staying silent about the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion . The rapper took to social media last week to say Tory Lanez shot her in the foot as she walked away from his car last month. Despite the high-profile nature of the shooting, notable rap stars have been silent on the topic, as Blavity previously reported . On Monday, some hip-hop legends finally spoke out in support of the 25-year-old rapper whose real name is Megan Pete. In an hour-long Instagram video, Houston native Bun B addressed the situation and said Pete needed support especially from those who hail from the southern city. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bun B (@bunb) on Aug 23, 2020 at 12:13pm PDT
‘I am excited that the mystery of his genius is finally going to be explored.’ Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will make his feature directorial debut with a biopic about late-great comedian Richard Pryor. Barris will direct the project for MGM and produce along with Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor via her […]
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There are many parallels today with what Frederick Douglass described in his speech to white America delivered on July 5, 1852. Read the full text here.
For 43 days and counting, protestors have marched throughout Milwaukee and other counties. Sometimes starting early afternoons, and ending close to midnight. But it is not just our city, around the world has seen protests in every state. Since they started, we have seen laws changed, statues taken down, murals painted and a slew of []
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Word has been swirling that Tory Lanez has been deported due to his involvement in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. However, the Canadian crooner's representative says their client has not been given the boot from the States.
Ethiopian forces blocked people from the country's embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan on Thursday at the busiest crossing point for refugees, Sudanese forces said.
Their account follows allegations by refugees in previous days of Ethiopian forces stopping people from fleeing the month-old deadly conflict in Tigray.
The Sudanese forces, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the events, said people tried to cross from Ethiopia around 6 a.m. to Hamdayet in Sudan but were stopped, and refugees waiting on the Sudan side became upset and began throwing rocks.
The Sudanese forces then cleared the area, and on Thursday evening they confirmed that the border crossing remained closed.
Tensions have been rising at the border in recent days as the flow of Ethiopians crossing has slowed to hundreds per day from several thousands.
A senior Ethiopian government official who has served as spokesman during the conflict did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The European Union's crisis management commissioner Thursday urged the Ethiopian government to restore communications in its northern Tigray region and called on both sides to cease hostilities.
\"I urge... the Ethiopian authorities to lift the communication blockade,\" Janez Lenarcic said at Um Raquba camp in neighboring Sudan, where he spoke with Ethiopian refugees who had fled their homeland over the last month.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month ordered military operations against the northern Ethiopian region's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in response to what he said were attacks on Ethiopian federal army camps.
Tens of thousands of refugees have since poured into eastern Sudan, with many complaining that they have not been able to re-establish contact with those left behind or lost on the scramble to leave due to a communications blackout.
\"I spoke with a number of refugees in this camp today and what is perhaps most painful to hear is that they have zero information... about their relatives and friends who stayed behind,\" Lenarcic said.
Abiy on Saturday claimed the conflict was over after federal troops took control of the Tigrayan capital, Mekele, but the TPLF threatened a full-scale counter-offensive on Wednesday.
Lenarcic also urged Ethiopia's government to provide access for humanitarian workers and goods, while calling on both sides to \"cease the hostilities\".
Ethiopia has formally granted the United Nations access to deliver aid to Tigray.
Protesters gathered outside the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg Wednesday against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial.
With burned face masks, protesters sang and danced carrying banners which read “We’re not guinea pigs… No safe vaccine.”
“It goes against all protocols. And even if people are going to consent, there has to be informed consent. It’s a form of a violation of a person’s body. It’s a form of rape. It’s not acceptable. So vaccine period, whether it’s in China or Italy, is not acceptable. But however logic should tell me that if you want to test, test in the areas which they call the epicenter of the world, but the epicentre of South Africa”, Sean Goss said.
The continent’s first vaccine trial for the coronavirus began in South Africa last week. It is part of one already underway in the United Kingdom.
The vaccine was developed at the University of Oxford. Some 2,000 volunteers in this Southern African nation are expected to participate. Members of the Traditional Healers Organisation also came out in support of the protest.
“We feel that our government is not supporting traditional medicine, is also not recognising the work of traditional healers, because there are many things that there are many, many medicines that traditional healers could produce that could help with the COVID-19. So we feel that government is not supporting traditional medicine”, Seloane Mokgatsi, of the Traditional Healers Organisation said.
South Africa has over 151,000 confirmed cases, the most in Africa. Overall, the continent has more than 400,000 cases.
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In honor of the victims of the Greensboro Massacre, the city council is considering making an apology for the lives lost.
Twitter immediately called out Tory Lanez and DaBaby for working with the \"Say it\" crafter because Lanez allegedly shot the Houston rapper. DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion are good friends and have collaborated frequently. Mega Thee Stallion responded on Twitter by calling the post old and saying, \"nice try.\"
Megan Thee Stallion is recovering from a recent shooting both physically and emotionally. The rapper shared a message on social media on July 16 letting […]
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Rap sensation Megan Thee Stallion returned to Instagram this weekend with a handful of messages after the release of Tory... View Article
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… groups with Hispanics, whites, and African Americans from across America. You can …
The Texas rapper slams Tory Lanez.
The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation partnered with Icy Hot to launch to help high school athletics programs that have been financially burdened by COVID.
It looks like Netflix may have another hit on its hands when it debuts Tiny Pretty Things. Based on the... View Article
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