I hope young brothas and sistas can take that love and support other Black folks had in coming to the defense of that lone Black security guard in Alabama, and see how important it is to come together as a people to help our own. That inner self hatred and tribalism have kept us working against one another long enough. What we witnessed, no matter how small it may seem, should be the blueprint of coming to each other’s defense and building with one another . When we stand, we should all stand and when we fight, we should all fight. ALL POWER TO MY AFRICANS ✊🏽❤️🖤💚
NIGER BLOCKS FRENCH MEDIA, ENDS MILITARY DEALS!
In the wake of sanctions and manoeuvres by the West against Niger’s military government, Niamey has banned broadcasts of RFI and France 24, media outlets funded by the French government. It’s the third time that the two media outlets have been banned in the region in less than two years - they were taken off air in Burkina Faso and Mali for providing a platform to terrorist groups and fomenting dissent against the two governments that replaced pro-France regimes. In their reporting of the latest events in Niger, the two outlets have focused on the condemnation of the new government by Western governments and regional bodies such as ECOWAS, ignoring the voices of the thousands of people who have thronged the streets to give their stamp of approval to the new leaders.
The new government has also revoked five longstanding military deals with former colonial power France. The deals, which date back to the 1970s, were inked with previous governments to enhance security. But they have failed to curtail a growing Islamist insurgency in the country, one of the factors which triggered the recent military takeover.
Her murder was first labeled as a drowning when they retrived her from the Ohio River, but her car was discovered several blocks away from the Sherman Minton Bridge, with blood inside. When an autopsy was preformed, it was determined that she received several blows to the head before being tossed into the river, her killer was never found She was only 34 years old.
(This happened on August 5th, 1965)