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Migrants Rights news w/c 08/08 August 09, 2016
  Report: Unaccompanied migrant children in the EU Unaccompanied children are in the forefront of the refugee crisis, according t... [MORE]

Migrants Rights News August 01, 2016
Blogs   Byron Hamburgers: When employers fail to do right by migrant employees Don Flynn, 1 August 2016 &... [MORE]

Freddie Gray case, 640 death in SA, Briefing on deaths in custody July 13, 2016
Judge drops assault charge against Lt. Brian Rice in Freddie Gray case Posted By Larry FedjaA judge dropped one of four charges against Baltimore p... [MORE]

Jamaican Second World War hero Laurent Phillpotts dies February 29, 2016
    George Ruddock - Editor of The Voice       A well-known Jamaican war veteran who fought for Britain... [MORE]

THE VOICE ONLINE NEWS January 02, 2016
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Meet the British families who have opened their homes to asylum seekers September 21, 2015
Meet the British families who have opened their homes to asylum seekers Posted By: Zinzi Eka-Naphtalion: 17 September 2015In: All News, Human Right... [MORE]

Leicester Night club bars Black student from entry May 23, 2015
  caribdirect | May 23, 2015 | 0 Comments Wold news. A doorman at a Leicester nightclub has been suspended after a group of students al... [MORE]

PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF THE MARK DUGGAN FAMILY March 25, 2015
    For the attention of news editors & forward planning   For further information, contact Stafford Scott on 020 7430 2869... [MORE]

India: Record 94 custody deaths in state in 3 yrs, but not 1 chargesheet March 22, 2015
India: Record 94 custody deaths in state in 3 yrs, but not 1 chargesheet   source: The Times of India published: 18 March 2015 For the last ... [MORE]

Zimbabwe: Prison riots – a case for reform March 22, 2015
Zimbabwe: Prison riots – a case for reform source: New Zimbabwe published: 19 March 2015 Beneath the riots that claimed the lives ... [MORE]

No convictions over 500 black and Asian deaths in custody March 21, 2015
  source: The Guardian published: 21 March 2015 More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances w... [MORE]

15 black women killed during police encounters. Their lives matter too March 15, 2015
15 black women killed during police encounters. Their lives matter too Three months after Tanisha Anderson lost her life in an incident with Clev... [MORE]

10-year-old maths genius, Esther, wins uni place March 05, 2015
As with any other 10-year-old girl,  Esther Okade likes to play with her dolls and making loom bands. But unlike other children her age, she... [MORE]

Paris siege hero gets citizenship February 20, 2015
The supermarket worker who hid terrified shoppers away during the siege in Paris has been recognised for his bravery and awarded citizenship by th... [MORE]

EastEnders star Nitin opens voting for the First-Ever BEDSA Awards February 04, 2015
Nitin Ganatra, also known as, Masood from EastEnders, will be hosting the first-ever Black and Ethnic minority sports awards with voting opening... [MORE]

Oscars snub Selma: shortlist twenty white actors and actresses January 21, 2015
Oscars snub Selma: shortlist twenty white actors and actresses     This year’s list of Oscar nominations has ra... [MORE]

Home Articles Adoption & Fostering Business & Finance Community Education & Training Entertainment January 21, 2015
After securing a 57-47 victory, Jamaica won the international tri-series after beating England in the deciding match, coming out 2-1 winners overa... [MORE]

UWI students block gates in protest demanding 2014 grades January 21, 2015
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday January 21, 2015, CMC – Students at the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) hav... [MORE]

City-wide celebration of active women sat as 'This (Birmingham) Girl Can' January 16, 2015
'This Girl Can' is a new campaign aiming to promote physical activity by helping women of all ages overcome barriers to participation.   It's... [MORE]

Chikunguyna continues to spread across the Caribbean November 09, 2014
  November 9, 2014 131 16 2 3 ATLANTA, United States, Sunday November 9, 2014, CMC – The United States Ce... [MORE]

Heavy rainfall causes flooding, power outages across St Lucia November 08, 2014
  CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Saturday November 8, 2014, CMC – Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in St. Lucia on Saturday resulting ... [MORE]

Police chief apologises to mother of Lloyd Butler November 05, 2014
Police chief apologises to mother of Lloyd Butler who died in custody source: Birmingham Mail published: 5 November 2014 The Chief Constable o... [MORE]

Aboriginal Legal Service calls for 24-hour hotline to prevent further deaths in police custody October 28, 2014
Aboriginal Legal Service calls for 24-hour hotline to prevent further deaths in police custody source: ABC News (Australian) published: 15 October... [MORE]

Mark Duggan officer faces misconduct investigation October 26, 2014
  source: The Guardian published: 26 October 2014 An officer involved in the police operation that led to Mark Duggan being shot dead is und... [MORE]

Death prompts new call for Yarl’s Wood Immigration Centre to be closed October 26, 2014
  source: Bedfordshire News published: 26 October 2014 A charity against the detention of refugee women in the UK believes Yarl’s Wood... [MORE]

New investigation after 2,000 police officers are implicated in corruption October 20, 2014
  source: The Independent published: 17 October 2014 Police corruption is to be investigated by a powerful committee of MPs amid fears of w... [MORE]

Parents of black 13-year-old boy shot dead by elderly white neighbor win $1.5million judgement against killer August 18, 2014
The parents of a 13-year-old Milwaukee boy who was fatally shot by an elderly neighbor have won a $1.5 million civil judgment against the convicted ... [MORE]

Sharing the news with Campaigns ‘N’ Progress July 11, 2014
The positive news portal source: RedAlert WMpublished: 11 July 2014 This Facebook page was established to share points of progress in c... [MORE]

Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce inquest finds police failures contributed to her death July 11, 2014
source: The Guardianpublished: 10 July 2014 Police failures contributed to the death of a mother whose shooting by an officer triggered the 1985 ... [MORE]

Police chief in court over [Grainger] shooting July 11, 2014
source: The Guardian published:  9 July 2014 A chief constable [appeared] in court on Wednesday over health and safety breaches af... [MORE]

CCTV captures violent arrest June 26, 2014
CCTV captures violent arrest which left man with shattered eye-socket source: Birmingham Mail published: 24 June 2014 A West Midlands Polic... [MORE]

38 police officers leave while facing conduct inquiries June 23, 2014
source: BBC News published: 20 June 2014 Thirty-eight police officers in England and Wales have left the service in the past four years, a... [MORE]

Human rights activists call for the immediate closure of Guantanamo Bay May 23, 2014
Human rights activists call for the immediate closure of Guantanamo Bay source: Rabble.ca  published: 23 May 2014 Shortly after he became Pr... [MORE]

Partial review of inquest into death of Mark Duggan May 20, 2014
Partial review of inquest into death of Tottenham man Mark Duggan taking place in July at Royal Courts of Justice 1:12pm Tuesday 20th May 2014 in N... [MORE]

Bring Back our Girls Protest March May 13, 2014
     Dear Concerned friends,   WE SHALL NOT STOP... [MORE]

Drive for new legal review for Mumia April 25, 2014
Drive for new legal review for Mumia By Betsey Piette on April 25, 2014 Mumia Abu-Jamal It seems almost too good to be true. On April 15, Phi... [MORE]

The Grand American Tradition of Violent White Supremacy April 17, 2014
  By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan Another U.S. shooting spree has left bullet-riddled bodies in its wake, and refocused attention on... [MORE]

Karyn Washington, Founder of For Brown Girls, And #DarkSkinRedLip, Commits Suicide April 13, 2014
The young woman launched her website in order to celebrate the beauty of black women who don’t always feel the love out here, and pushed the p... [MORE]

Teen charged for Jamaican schoolgirl’s murder in London March 28, 2014
Nine days before she was shot dead, the 15-year-old was chosen to welcome the Jamaican High Commissioner to the school in Hackney where she was a st... [MORE]

Umunna Demands Proper Justice for Cherry Groce March 27, 2014
« Streatham Megabowl   Chuka Umunna has called on the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to give a full, public and meaningfu... [MORE]

Brixton College To Be Sold Off: The Process of Gentrification Continues March 25, 2014
Brixton College To Be Sold Off: The Process of Gentrification Continues     Demonstration Save Brixton College Thursday 27th March 5 - ... [MORE]

Tony Benn was fearless opponent of racism and fascism March 14, 2014
Tony Benn was fearless opponent of racism and fascism, says Unite Against Fascism    was a fearless opponent of all forms of racism ... [MORE]

Learn and enjoy Igbo language in London March 14, 2014
Learn and enjoy Igbo language in London Friday, 14 March 2014 14:03Section: black community - community   Share The Igbo Cultural... [MORE]

War Children: The unfortunate lives of children born to conflict March 14, 2014
With all the conflict in the world today it’s hard to think that anyone is safe at all. That’s certainly the case with the thousands o... [MORE]

Caribbean a source of prodigious talent March 13, 2014
Caribbean a source of prodigious talent, depth of ideas - World Bank The World Bank said there is “a real demand for Caribbean talent,&rdq... [MORE]

American Gallery of Black Youth Killed by Violence March 13, 2014
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The conspiracy of silence around Croydon's knife attacks March 10, 2014
The conspiracy of silence around Croydon's knife attacks Friday, 31 January 2014 11:24 AM 5 Georgie Keate: 'The borough commander saw me and ... [MORE]

Meet Eliza, Founder of Lives Not Knives March 05, 2014
  By Becca Taylor - Wednesday 5th March, 2014 Becca Taylor introduces Eliza Rebeiro and explains how she and Lives Not Knives are combati... [MORE]

Murder probe launched after Brixton stab victim dies March 03, 2014
Murder probe launched after Brixton stab victim Dwane Simpson dies in hospital Written by Tim Dickens on February 28, 2014 in News, Uncategor... [MORE]

Anthony Grainger : Parents tell of terrible ordeal on second anniversary of his death March 02, 2014
Anthony Grainger : Parents tell of terrible ordeal on second anniversary of his death Posted: 02 Mar 2014 12:34 AM PST The parents of a man shot d... [MORE]

Moazzam Begg arrested February 28, 2014
Moazzam Begg arrested for uncovering western complicity in rendition and torture originally by: CAGE  published: February 2014 CAGE is outr... [MORE]

Female Genital Mutilation (Fgm) Awareness To Be Spread To Every School February 28, 2014
Female Genital Mutilation (Fgm) Awareness To Be Spread To Every School Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:15 AM PST Michael Gove has pledged to act on female ... [MORE]

UK Government unveils new measures to end FGM February 09, 2014
UK Government will make it mandatory for all NHS acute hospitals to provide information on patients who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FG... [MORE]

Teenager stabbed in racist attack complains to police January 29, 2014
Teenager stabbed in racist attack complains to police about their handling of investigation   Wednesday 29 January 2014 A teenager who was... [MORE]

Girls and violence January 26, 2014
  Foundation 4 Life have teamed up with Harrow Children and Family Services on a major international research project (funded through ESF Daph... [MORE]

Why so many find the Mark Duggan verdict hard to accept January 23, 2014
Why so many find the Mark Duggan verdict hard to accept The 'lawful killing' verdict at Mark Duggan's inquest raises worrying questions about h... [MORE]

Statement of solidarity from Relatives for Justice January 21, 2014
  Written by IRR News Team Below, we reproduce a statement from Relatives for Justice, a support group for those bereaved and injured i... [MORE]

UK food prices among the highest in Europe January 21, 2014
UK food prices among the highest in Europe - New global food index compares 125 countries to reveal the best and worst places to eat healthily New ... [MORE]

After Duggan January 20, 2014
After Duggan January 17, 2014 10:15 am Author:  Diane Abbott There are lessons for the Labour Party to learn in the wake of the shooting ... [MORE]

One week until 27 January - Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 January 20, 2014
        One week until 27 January - Holocaust Memorial Day 2014   ... [MORE]

Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old tomb January 20, 2014
Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old tomb of brewer to the gods in Egypt Egypt's minister of antiquities says murals on tomb walls show 'fabu... [MORE]

Top Priorities for Africa in 2014 January 20, 2014
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2014 http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2014/01/top-priorities-foresight-africa# ... [MORE]

Obama Says Blacks Disproportionately Targeted... January 20, 2014
Obama Says Blacks Disproportionately Targeted in Marijuana Arrests January 20, 2014 | Posted by Nick Chiles As the move to legalize marijuana gath... [MORE]

Mark Duggan case: IPCC apologises January 17, 2014
Mark Duggan case: IPCC apologises for 'wrong' shooting details A jury concluded Mark Duggan was lawfully killed Continue reading the main story ... [MORE]

Trust comes from accountability January 16, 2014
Written by Jon Burnett There can be no trust in the police if they are not genuinely accountable to the communities they serve. After the Mark Dug... [MORE]

Entrepreneur Captures Nigerian Toy Market January 15, 2014
Entrepreneur Captures Nigerian Toy Market With ‘Queens of Africa’ Dolls January 15, 2014 | Posted by Tracy With the booming economy ... [MORE]

More Than 30,000 African Migrants March in Tel Aviv For Refugee Rights January 15, 2014
More Than 30,000 African Migrants March in Tel Aviv For Refugee Rights Tens of thousands of African asylum seekers and their supporters took to the... [MORE]

150,000 Still Displaced In Haiti January 14, 2014
150,000 Still Displaced on Haiti Earthquake’s Fourth Year Anniversary Four years ago Sunday, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, destroying... [MORE]

Thousands of African migrants protest outside Israeli parliament January 10, 2014
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - African migrants take part in a protest opposite the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem January 8, 2014. RE... [MORE]

5 Powerful Speeches to Change Your Consciousness January 10, 2014
Please click the link for further info: http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/12/19/powerful-speeches-to-change-your-consciousness/ ... [MORE]

Free online course for parents to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation January 07, 2014
Keep them Safe, Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation (PACE), and the Safeguarding Chidlren e-Academy have created a free online course for pare... [MORE]

The Drum Salutes Nelson Mandela January 01, 2014
The Drum Salutes Nelson Mandela The Drum Salutes Nelson Mandela - Hero, Icon, Legend The Drum wish to express our deepest sadness at the passing... [MORE]

James Avery - who played Uncle Phil in TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - has died. January 01, 2014
The 68-year-old's publicist told Sky News he died from complications following open-heart surgery in Glendale, California, on Tuesday ... [MORE]

Baroness Floella Benjamin opens new exhibition at RAF Museum December 02, 2013
Caribbean History Baroness Floella Benjamin opens new exhibition at RAF Museum On Friday 1st November a new exhibition entitled 'Pilots of the Car... [MORE]

The Making of Ancestral Voices 2 Campaign November 27, 2013
  The Making of Ancestral Voices 2 Campaign What will you contribute to the preservation of African History and Culture?  &nb... [MORE]

Marvin Gaye’s family sues Blurred Lines writers for “blatant rip-off” November 08, 2013
  Three of the Motown legend’s children claim that R&B stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams stole from Gaye’s 1977 hit Got... [MORE]

Passing of Esteemed Community Elders October 23, 2013
National AfrikanPeople’s Parliament ‘People Empowered for Self-Determination!’ ‘Taking Responsibility, Effecting Solutions... [MORE]

Jessica Huntley Passed Away October 14, 2013
Dear Friends   It is with regret and deep sadness that I write to report that Jessica Huntley passed away at Ealing Hospital in West London e... [MORE]

Ulric Cross dies at 96 October 05, 2013
Ulric Cross War hero and former Appeal Court judge Ulric Cross died yesterday, aged 96. Cross died in his sleep around 2 pm, at ... [MORE]

Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 37th anniversary of being a republic September 24, 2013
  PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday September 24, 2013, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 37th anniversary of being a republ... [MORE]

Boy, 11, admitted to college to study quantum physics August 29, 2013
    Call him the Doogie Howser of the physics world. Carson Huey-You has been admitted to Texas Christian University as an incomin... [MORE]

Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Speech While Ignoring Reality August 29, 2013
The March On Washington: Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Speech While Ignoring Reality August 29, 2013 | Filed under: Featured,Headlines | ... [MORE]

March Against the Genocide of Black People in Brazil August 28, 2013
  Tue, 08/27/2013 - 12:05 — Wangui Kimari Printer-friendly version by Wangui Kimari Recent police excessive force again... [MORE]

Economic Justice Eludes Black Americans 50 Years After MLK’s ‘Dream’ August 26, 2013
Economic Justice Eludes Black Americans 50 Years After MLK’s ‘Dream’ August 26, 2013 | Martin Luther King during the 1963 Marc... [MORE]

Responses to the government’s ‘go home’ campaign August 15, 2013
nts, with its ‘go home’ campaign and immigration spot checks at stations. It is also ‘consulting’ on access to healthcare, u... [MORE]

UWI Mona campus to offer course on reparation for Caribbean slavery August 07, 2013
UWI Mona campus to offer course on reparation for Caribbean slavery The course is being designed by lecturer in the Department of Government in ... [MORE]

Informant Planting Crack On Black Business Owner July 27, 2013
Surveillance Video Catches Police July 27, 2013 |  How many other Black men are in prison because of such practices? AFRICANGLOBE &ndas... [MORE]

Brazil Census Show Afro-Brazilians Now The Majority Population July 27, 2013
Brazil Census Show Afro-Brazilians Now The Majority Population July 27, 2013 |   Afro-Brazilians participate in an Afro-religious ceremony... [MORE]

Slavery compensation... July 26, 2013
Slavery compensation: Caribbean nations propose Mau Mau model Regional organisation targets British, French and Dutch governments over continui... [MORE]

Ten Luxuries From Africa We Couldn’t Live Without July 25, 2013
  July 25, 2013 |  The majority of the world’s cocoa is produced in Africa AFRICANGLOBE – We often treat ourselves to l... [MORE]

Fractals and Benoit Mandelbrot: Lessons for society July 22, 2013
Following the passing of Benoit Mandelbrot this week, Horace Campbell writes of the mathematician’s groundbreaking academic work on fractals a... [MORE]

Acquittal In Trayvon Martin Murder Trial A Wake-up Call July 20, 2013
  July 20, 2013 | George Zimmerman has since gone into hiding AFRICANGLOBE – Civil rights leaders at the NAACP national convention... [MORE]

Afro-Mexican activists vow to continue protest... July 19, 2013
Afro-Mexican activists vow to continue protest, hunger strike over murder of Malcolm X grandson By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | Last updated: Jul... [MORE]

Dearest Trayvon, I Heard You Scream July 15, 2013
Dearest Trayvon, I Heard You Scream (On Trayvon Martin & Representation) by Tanya SteeleJuly 15, 2013 11:38 AM   Several fri... [MORE]

Jimmy Mubenga: Home Office official makes qualified apology to family July 15, 2013
Jimmy Mubenga: Home Office official makes qualified apology to family Head of immigration enforcement says he apologises for death of Angolan asylu... [MORE]

Open season on black boys after a verdict like this July 15, 2013
Open season on black boys after a verdict like this Calls for calm after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin are e... [MORE]

re-post of Don't White People Kill Each Other, Too? July 10, 2013
Published on The Root (http://www.theroot.com/)   Home > Don't White People Kill Each Other, Too? &nbs... [MORE]

Obama at Robben Island July 01, 2013
Madiba’s Vigil Obama at Robben Island by VIJAY PRASHAD The vigil around Nelson Mandela is more for us than him; he has perhaps ... [MORE]

Seven African Countries Cut Child HIV Infections By Half June 26, 2013
Seven African Countries Cut Child HIV Infections By Half June 26, 2013 | Filed under: Africa | Posted by: Editorial_Staff   African govern... [MORE]

Youth unite for a better world June 25, 2013
Ama Biney 2013-06-20, Issue 635 http://pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87927 cc G GAll over the globe young people face similar and dissimilar... [MORE]

Welfare, Not Slavery Destroys Black Families June 22, 2013
June 22, 2013 |    Bishop E.W. Jackson AFRICANGLOBE – At a Juneteenth event in Newport, Virginia E.W. Jackson, the Republican... [MORE]

Demand for slavery reparations delivered to Dutch embassy in Suriname June 20, 2013
  In its petition, the Committee requests that The Netherlands acknowledges the suffering of people who were enslaved here. Marvin Hokstam P... [MORE]

Racial violence since the death of Stephen Lawrence June 18, 2013
Racial violence since the death of Stephen Lawrence April 18, 2013 — Press release Written by Institute of Race Relations As the twenti... [MORE]

Rape of Iraqi Women by US Forces as Weapon of War: Photos and Data Emerge June 18, 2013
http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/10/03/rape-iraqi-women-us-forces-weapon-war-photos-and-data-emerge ... [MORE]

The Dark Truth About Why South Africa Destroyed Its Nuclear Weapons in 1990 June 17, 2013
  By: Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 9:47 pm. Why would any country voluntarily dismantle its nuclear weapons which... [MORE]

Black Youth, terrorism and the moral blindness. By Lee Jasper June 15, 2013
  Source Operation Black Vote   Tags (Organised By...) Lee Rigby, Woolwich, Woolwich murder, terrorism, islam, black youth,... [MORE]

European Commission Funding Available June 14, 2013
European Commission Funding Is Available For Activities To Address The Gender Pay Gap Or To Promote Gender Balance In Economic Decision ... [MORE]

Constance Briscoe has been charged with perverting the course of justice June 13, 2013
Judge Constance Briscoe charged over 'inaccurate' police statements about Chris Huhne speeding scam Constance Briscoe, one of Britain’s mos... [MORE]

Petition targets affordable cervical cancer screening for Caribbean women June 13, 2013
   BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 13, 2013 - The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has launched a regional petition aimed at get... [MORE]

Jamaica government moves to stop child labour June 13, 2013
   The International Labour Organisation estimates that children make up nearly 30 per cent of the world’s estimated 50 to 100... [MORE]

‘Black supplementary schools need OUR support’ (repost) June 12, 2013
‘Black supplementary schools need OUR support’ Call comes as Croydon Council cuts crucial funding for BME education programme &n... [MORE]

Islamic boarding school fire in Bromley treated as suspicious by police June 09, 2013
Two people treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Darul Uloom school, amid ongoing fears of reprisals for Woolwich murder The fire at the Dar... [MORE]

Gatlin shoots down Bolt in Rome June 07, 2013
Bolt, 26, was fastest out of the blocks at the Diamond League meeting but American Gatlin, 31, powered past the Jamaican to win in 9.94 seconds. ... [MORE]

Sweden, ‘riots’ and far-right Facebook vigilantism June 06, 2013
June 6, 2013 — News Written by IRR European News Team Swedish neo-Nazi vigilantes formed a ‘National Guard’ to stop ‘rac... [MORE]

Britain has said sorry to the Mau Mau. The rest of the empire is still waiting June 06, 2013
Britain has said sorry to the Mau Mau. The rest of the empire is still waiting British colonial violence was brutal, and systematic. If t... [MORE]

Two British soldiers admit sexual and racial abuse of Afghan citizens June 04, 2013
  Kim Sengupta Defence Correspondent Tuesday 04 June 2013 Two British servicemen were disciplined and fined today for carrying out, respec... [MORE]

Nigeria: New Law Bans Gay Marriage May 31, 2013
Nigeria: New Law Bans Gay Marriage Friday, 31st May 2013 15:16 Gay couples who display "public shows" of affection in Nigeria could be imp... [MORE]

Upsurge in anti-Muslim attacks May 30, 2013
May 30, 2013 — News Written by Jon Burnett An overview of the anti-Muslim violence and abuse that has taken place in the last seven days. ... [MORE]

Second oldest man dies in Barbados at the age of 113 May 30, 2013
    Sisnett was one of the last two living men verifiably born in the 19th century and the oldest and last surviving verified man born i... [MORE]

Chinese schoolboy, 15, exposed as Egypt’s ancient temple graffiti vandal May 28, 2013
  Internet users name and shame teenager who scratched 3,500-year-old artwork Tuesday 28 May 2013 ... [MORE]

Timbuktu’s manuscripts were saved from jihadists May 26, 2013
How Timbuktu’s manuscripts were saved from jihadists By Sudarsan Raghavan,May 26, 2013 It was 7 o’clock on a hot night i... [MORE]

Brazil 'to write off' almost $900m of African debt May 25, 2013
Brazil 'to write off' almost $900m of African debt     Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (L) wants to boost trade with Africa Contin... [MORE]

Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival May 20, 2013
Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival Ancient manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africa'... [MORE]

Inquest into Jimmy Mubenga’s death at the hands of G4S to begin May 09, 2013
May 9, 2013 — News Written by IRR News Team On Monday 13 May 2013, the inquest into the death of Jimmy Mubenga begins. Jimmy Mubenga, who... [MORE]

Malcolm Shabazz marks third generation of family's men killed May 09, 2013
Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:23 pm | Updated: 11:55 am, Sat May 11, 2013. Malcolm Shabazz marks third generation of family's men killed By Herb... [MORE]

Deaths in immigration detention on the increase? May 03, 2013
  May 2, 2013 — News Written by Harmit Athwal This year, two men have died following their detention in immigration removal cent... [MORE]

Racism Rears Its Ugly Head As First Black Cabinet Minister Takes Office In Italy May 02, 2013
Racism Rears Its Ugly Head As First Black Cabinet Minister Takes Office In Italy ·    Italy, has long had problems wit... [MORE]

Minister for Women and Equalities Announces Scheme to Help Realise Your Childcare Business Aspirations May 01, 2013
Minister for Women and Equalities Announces Scheme to Help Realise Your Childcare Business Aspirations by Sonia Brown With ... [MORE]

SUPPORT THE 100 Black Men Of London May 01, 2013
SUPPORT THE 100 Black Men Of London  NEW ORLEANS TRIP     Help us take our Mentees to The 100 BOA Annual Conference, New Orle... [MORE]

An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a Role Model April 30, 2013
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a Role Model webBy Rakhi Kumar Dear Michelle Obama, I'm addressing this to you becau... [MORE]

Machel Montano’s manager shot multiple times in Trinidad April 30, 2013
Anthony Chow Lin On was shot twice in the right arm and once in his side, while another bullet grazed his chin. (Credit: i955fm.com) PORT-OF-SPAIN,... [MORE]

Trinidad ruling party "needs to change its policies" - Warner April 29, 2013
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday April 26, 2013 – Austin “Jack” Warner, the former national security minister who is expected to ... [MORE]

The story behind the new stamp for John Archer, Black Mayor of Battersea in 1906 April 29, 2013
 Nubian Jak ripped off !  The story behind the new stamp for John Archer, Black Mayor of Battersea in 1906   ... [MORE]

GUBA Foundation host event to raise autism awareness in African communities April 29, 2013
GUBA Foundation host event to raise autism awareness in African communities 11:21am Monday 29th April 2013 in News Knox Daniel with his 8-year-... [MORE]

Will Trinidad and Tobago lead the Caribbean? April 27, 2013
  There is a more compelling argument for a regional airline that serves the interest of CARICOM by transporting goods and Caribbean people in... [MORE]

Bolt vs. Blake in Brussels April 25, 2013
  Training partners Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt will face-off on the tracks at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme in the IAAF Diamond League later... [MORE]

DNA links Trinidad Caribs to Africa and North America April 24, 2013
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday April 24, 2013 – The history books have always indicated that the first inhabitants of the Caribbean were... [MORE]

Barbados makes strides against human trafficking with recent arrests April 23, 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday April 23, 2013 – The Barbados government says the recent arrest of two people involved in a human traffickin... [MORE]

For Blacks in Cuba, the Revolution Hasn’t Begun April 23, 2013
  By ROBERTO ZURBANO Published: March 23, 2013  Multimedia     The Ambiguous Island CHANGE is the lat... [MORE]

Buying Black: Too Much Money Flows Out of the Black Community April 22, 2013
  Buying Black is not an option anymore its necessary for survival. Support Diane Stowers’ gas station AFRICANGLOBE – Aundre ... [MORE]

African Students Who Invented Anti-Malaria Soap, Awarded $25,000 April 18, 2013
  Moctar Dembélé and Gérard Niyondiko, inventors of the anti-malaria soap AFRICANGLOBE – Two African students ... [MORE]

Business is Warfare — Warfare is Business April 18, 2013
  THERE IS A SAYING that an economic downturn is a great time to start a business. All I know is that business is a constantly changing fl... [MORE]

Bi Kidude obituary April 17, 2013
Bi Kidude obituary Enigmatic performer of taarab music and one of the first Zanzibari women to sing in public Bi Kidude playing in Nai... [MORE]

TUC Black workers — Putting Race Back on the Agenda April 17, 2013
TUC Black workers — Putting Race Back on the Agenda 15 April 2013Lorna Campbell THE 20th ANNUAL TUC Black Workers’ Conference, too... [MORE]

A Crowdfunding Site for Black Entrepreneurs April 16, 2013
      Crowdfunding has become popular with small entrepreneurs AFRICANGLOBE- William Michael Cunningham says th... [MORE]

Urgent! Help save Black Heritage Today April 15, 2013
FORGET SAVING PRIVATE RYAN – How about Saving your HERITAGE     Black Heritage Today – ... [MORE]

31 Dead and over 200 injured in Baghdad bombings today April 15, 2013
31 Dead and over 200 injured in Baghdad bombings today, it's not even on the front page of BBC news anymore. Perspective.   ... [MORE]

Rangers exec criticised after racist comments April 10, 2013
Charles Green, the chief executive of Glasgow Rangers, has been criticised by campaign group Show Racism the Red Card for using ‘racist and ... [MORE]

Ban on London Met’s foreign students lifted April 10, 2013
The Home Office has lifted a ban on overseas students enrolling at London Metropolitan University as a result of the university making improvement... [MORE]

UKIP candidates in immigration row April 10, 2013
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