Category: Police
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The Corporate States of America
One nation under a Corporation As my man, the infamous hip-hop artist Immortal Technique once said about the United States, “Slave trade was the capital for capitalism.” The original sin of the United States was ensuring that corporations could sell, buy, and trade African bodies to rich plantation owners for massive profits. This was the first…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Death toll climbs as South Africa violence continue: South Africa unrest death toll climbs to 72: policeThe death toll from five days of violence in South Africa has risen to 72, police said Tuesday, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of troops to quell the unrest. #Zulu #southafrica #politics #Riots Assassination threatens more chaos for Haiti Jovenel Moïse was…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says “There may be reasons why they wouldn’t record the deaths properly and that they weren’t treated with dignity and respect because that was the whole purpose of the residential school … to take total control of Indian children, to remove their…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Efrain Zepeda
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the trucker driver and good Samaritan, Efrain…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in George Floyd’s death Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday for causing George Floyd’s death, a jury verdict that could send the disgraced former Minneapolis police officer to prison for the rest of his life. #justiceforgeorgefloyd #FuckThePolice #KillerCops Cuba has a new leader and it’s not a Castro He…
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Holding Space for the Revolution: 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader in 2021
COVID-19. The social uprising. The Capitol riot. Ongoing police violence. The kids are still in cages, and Biden’s probably going to finish Trump’s border wall. The Derek Chauvin trial. Candace Owens’ edges are still struggling. To say the least, there’s a lot going on. If you’re feeling like your inner revolutionary wants to take action…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Righteous Keitt
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Photographer Depicts the “Boys of Volta” Who Fish in the World’s Largest Man-Made Lake Child trafficking around Lake Volta has recently been spotlighted by organizations such as IJM and in reporting by CNN. While some experts disagree on the extent of trafficking in the region, all agree with the findings of the International Labor Organization that working on the lake is…
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The Series Finale of the United States of America
Coronavirus! Coronavirus! Coronavirus! The United States has become the leper colony of the world as the global COVID19 pandemic rages on. A quarter of the world’s infected resided in the U.S. Despite all this, Congress is still debating how to give its fellow citizens the least amount of COVID relief possible. Despite the massive loss…
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My Top Five Anti-Capitalist Hip-Hop Songs
Hip-hop has a long and storied history, from its humble beginnings in the hood to its current stronghold on global mainstream culture today. These days hip-hop is so mainstream that the Mighty Mighty Roots Crew is the Tonight Show’s house band with Jimmy Fallon. Who knew a music genre created by working-class black and brown…
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