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Archives for June 2016

On Parliament-Funkadelic And A Less ‘Squeaky-Clean Picture’ Of Blackness

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Walter Ray Watson | June 24, 2016 | NPR I want to take a moment to remember and appreciate Bernie Worrell, the former keyboard star of Parliament-Funkadelic who is dying from cancer as I write this. George Clinton is the front-man and mastermind recognized for building the sprawling musical ensembles of 10-15 musicians at a time known as Parliament-Funkadelic. But … [Read more...] about On Parliament-Funkadelic And A Less ‘Squeaky-Clean Picture’ Of Blackness

Why Ethiopia, Eritrea skirmish is unlikely to spiral into another war

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Seyoum Tesfay, Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University | June 23, 2016| The Conversation International attention has once again been drawn to the fraught relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Both sides admit that the recent flare-up of armed conflict on the common border has resulted in “significant casualties”. The border between the two countries … [Read more...] about Why Ethiopia, Eritrea skirmish is unlikely to spiral into another war

ICC sentences DR Congo’s Bemba to 18 years in jail for war crimes

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2016-06-21 | France24 The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba to 18 years in jail after he was convicted of a slew of rapes and murders in the Central African Republic over a decade ago. Bemba, 53, in March became the first person to be convicted by the global war crimes court of crimes of sexual violence in … [Read more...] about ICC sentences DR Congo’s Bemba to 18 years in jail for war crimes

The great escape

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Robert Winder | 19 June 2016 | New Statesman Almost a thousand people drowned in the waters between Libya and Italy in May. Yet still more migrants come. Can anything be done, or are we experiencing a crisis without end?  On 14 June 1985, representatives of five out of the ten members of the then European Economic Community (EEC) – Belgium, France, West … [Read more...] about The great escape

Danish youth party apologises for calling Barack Obama ‘negro without talent’ in song

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Harriet Agerholm | 20 June 2016 | The Independent Song lyrics endorse Trump as next US leader, with words: 'We would vote for Trump, if we were in LA' The youth group of a right-wing Danish political party has apologised for a song describing Barack Obama as a "negro without talent". Members of the Danish People’s Party (DF) youth wing claimed the song, set to the … [Read more...] about Danish youth party apologises for calling Barack Obama ‘negro without talent’ in song