“If we have commonly been given preferential treatment, then why do Black people remain on the lower and dying end of nearly every racial disparity?” Kendi said on Twitter. “Whenever they answer this question, they express racist ideas of Black inferiority while claiming they are ‘not racist’.” … [Read more...] about Biden revokes ‘propaganda’ report released by Trump administration
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Mira Furlan, ‘Lost’ and ‘Babylon 5’ actress, dead at 65
"I'm not sure that this is the right time or place to diiscuss the sheer randomness of what happened...and have all been dreading this day. We kept hoping that she would improve. In a group email sent to the cast a while back, I heard that she might be improving." … [Read more...] about Mira Furlan, ‘Lost’ and ‘Babylon 5’ actress, dead at 65
FBI arrest agent over bribery cover up claim in battle over $10bn mountain
There were reports that a number of luxury gifts and payments had been made to relatives and associates of Lansana Conté, and to senior officials in the short-lived military dictatorship that followed his death. They included claims that a gold-and-diamond encrusted miniature Formula One car was given to a former government minister. BSG Resources responded to this allegation by saying that the car was worth no more than $2,000, and had been given to the mining ministry, not an individual, in a ceremony that was held in public. … [Read more...] about FBI arrest agent over bribery cover up claim in battle over $10bn mountain
The tycoon, the dictator’s wife and the $2.5bn Guinea mining deal
"We came here looking for money," said Kadiatou Diallo, 30, whose albino skin is wrinkled and covered with blistering moles, giving her the appearance of someone twice her age. Diallo stands on a thin wedge of pavement in front of Conakry's main Faisal mosque with her sister, Mariama Kesso Diallo, 28, and Mariama's eight-month old daughter, Assatou Baïlo Diallo – they sleep, eat, wash and beg here, hemmed in between large pools of stagnant rainwater as the rainy season pummels the town, incessant traffic and their makeshift tent – a single side of plastic sheeting that provides neither shelter nor privacy. … [Read more...] about The tycoon, the dictator’s wife and the $2.5bn Guinea mining deal