A series of poignant ceremonies have been held to commemorate heroic Soldiers of Africa-Caribbean who fought and were killed on WW1 battlefields but whose contributions were never acknowledged in history books.
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NIGERIA: Fourth Door Of Return Holds In Lagos OCTOBER 21
Badagry, an ancient city in Lagos State, Nigeria will host hundreds of diaspora Africans including Dr. Julius Marcus-Garvey to a historical, spiritual and economic event tagged ‘Fourth Door of Return’.
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CANADA: MPs Elects First Black House Of Common Speaker
Canada’s House of Commons has voted in its first Black speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of the previous speaker over Nazi veteran recognition in Parliament.
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TUNISIA: Presidential Pronouncement Fuels Racism Against Black Tunisians
Black Tunisians are experiencing more instances of racism following the country’s president’s openly criticising migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
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SWITZERLAND: Six Police Officers On Trial Over Nigerian’s Death
Six police officers appeared in court on Monday on trial in Switzerland on manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a Nigerian man five years ago.
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SPITTING IMAGE: Lawyer Who Spat On BLM Protester Chose Jail Over Probation Deal’
A white Wisconsin lawyer who spat at a black teen during a Black Lives Matter protest rejected a deal of a year of probation with 100 hours of community service, saying she’d “rather go to jail.”
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LAZY STEREOTYPE: Yaya Touré Slams Former Agent Over Lazy Stereotypes Of Africans
Ivorian international and former Manchester City FC footballer Yaya Touré has spoken out against his former agent over comments he made to a UK newspaper where he made reference a “curse” against Manchester City’s boss Pep Guardiola.
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Black Teenager Shot In The Head For Ringing Wrong Doorbell
Kansas City police said they are working to quickly prepare evidence for the Clay County prosecutor in the shooting of a Black teenager while trying to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house.
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UK: King Charles Approves Research On The Monarchy’s Slavery Ties
King Charles has for the first time signaled his support for research into the British monarchy’s historical links with transatlantic slavery, after the emergence of a document showing a predecessor’s stake in a slave-trading company.
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UK: Aristocrat BBC Journalist Quits For Reparations Crusade
A BBC journalist whose family made history by publicly apologizing for owning enslaved African people and paying reparation has now quit her job to campaign for reparations.
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