Virginia prosecutor says officers acted properly in arrest of Martese Johnson | US policing
Posted on April 21, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
US policing This article is more than 8 years oldVirginia prosecutor says officers acted properly in arrest of Martese JohnsonThis article is more than 8 years oldEncounter that left University of Virginia student bloodied stemmed from ‘reasonable suspicion’ when he was turned away from a bar after failing ID test
A prosecutor has said he found no evidence of excessive force or racism by officers involved in the arrest of a University of Virginia student who was bloodied and pinned to the ground in a widely publicised incident.
[Read More]'Were just waiting to die': the black residents living on top of a toxic landfill site
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Cancer townNew OrleansIn the 1980s, black New Orleanians were encouraged to buy houses built by the city on top of a toxic landfill. Three decades later it is one of Louisiana’s worst cancer hotspots, but residents of Gordon Plaza are still fighting to be relocated
In 1988, Jesse Perkins was 27 years old and trying to get his piece of the American dream.
BoxWith savings from his job at New Orleans’ sewage and water board, he purchased his first home in Gordon Plaza, a newly built subdivision in the city’s Desire neighborhood.
[Read More]Adwoa Aboah on acting, recovery and her racial awakening: I am a Black woman. I have a lot to say
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Valentine Belue
ModelsInterviewAdwoa Aboah on acting, recovery and her racial awakening: ‘I am a Black woman. I have a lot to say’Hannah J DaviesShe is one of the world’s most in-demand models, but it wasn’t always this way. As she gets her big acting break in Top Boy, she explains how she got through a tumultuous decade A few weeks ago, Adwoa Aboah experienced what she describes as “a sombre moment”. “I was at my mum and dad’s, clearing out my childhood room,” she says, her voice a little shaky.
[Read More]Dubai's skyscrapers, stained by the blood of migrant workers | Nesrine Malik
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
OpinionDubai This article is more than 12 years oldDubai's skyscrapers, stained by the blood of migrant workersThis article is more than 12 years oldNesrine MalikDubai seems to be a place where the worst of western capitalism and Gulf Arab racism meet in a horrible vortexVisiting Dubai on a work trip, I was wandering the resplendent hallways of my a hotel searching for an ATM when a commotion occurred. Some of the hotel staff were scurrying about, looking obviously distressed.
[Read More]England captain Owen Farrell to miss Six Nations and prioritise mental health | Owen Farrell
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Owen Farrell This article is more than 1 month oldEngland captain Owen Farrell to miss Six Nations and prioritise mental healthThis article is more than 1 month oldPlayer announces break from international rugby unionHe will continue to play for Saracens and captain the clubOwen Farrell will miss the Six Nations next year after deciding to take a break from international rugby in order to “prioritise his and his family’s mental wellbeing”.
[Read More]Lara Stone and Georgia Jagger make gap teeth the new face of fashion | Fashion
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
The ObserverFashion This article is more than 13 years oldLara Stone and Georgia Jagger make gap teeth the new face of fashionThis article is more than 13 years oldPopularity of models has made unusual looks the new perfectionCall it the flight from perfection. The gap-toothed smile flashed by some of today's top models is leading to a Stateside boom in quirky dental treatment in place of the perfect, straight white smiles for which young Americans have historically endured years of treatment.
[Read More]New Mexico officials call for governors impeachment after firearms restriction | US gun control
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Valentine Belue
US gun control This article is more than 4 months oldNew Mexico officials call for governor’s impeachment after firearms restrictionThis article is more than 4 months oldDemocratic governor’s emergency order restricts carrying firearms for at least 30 days amid spate of gun violence
New Mexico state representatives Stefani Lord and John Block are calling for the impeachment of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham after Grisham issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque, the state’s largest city.
[Read More]Sukhdev Sandhu | The Guardian
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
The 90-year-old German American director, who completed a trio of documentaries during lockdown, reflects on his career, his black activism and asking his father difficult questions about Nazi occupation
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Veteran photographer Tony Vaccaro dies aged 100 a life in pictures | Culture
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
Veteran photographer Tony Vaccaro dies aged 100 – a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Drafted in 1943, Vaccaro survived the Battle of Normandy and created unflinching images of the conflict in Europe. He went on to forge a career documenting famous figures in art, film and fashion
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Main image: US infantrymen during the Battle of the Bulge, 1945.
[Read More]Why the 'rules' of racism are different for Arabs | Movies
Posted on April 20, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Movies This article is more than 23 years oldWhy the 'rules' of racism are different for ArabsThis article is more than 23 years oldBrian WhitakerArabs are the only really vicious racial stereotypes still considered acceptable in Hollywood, writes Middle East editor Brian Whitaker"Stop it, you dirty little Arab!" My grandmother always used to say that when I did something disgusting, like picking my nose or flicking food at my younger brother.
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