Tag: Black lives matter
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Ex-Army Sergeant guilty of killing Black Lives Matter protestor pardoned by governor of Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has decided to forgive a former US Army soldier who was convicted of shooting and killing someone during a protest...
Independent Africa
Kanye West calls ‘Black Lives Matter’ a “scam” amid ‘white lives matter’ shirt backlash
Kanye West briefly addressed backlash he received Monday for wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt to his YZY SZN 9 runway show in Paris,...
World
Black Lives Matter: Activists demand #EndSARS protesters’ release
Prominent Black Lives Matters activists and celebrities have written to Nigeria's president demanding justice over the treatment of people during protests against police brutality.The...
Sports
Emmanuel Gyasi takes a knee in support of Black Lives Matter movement
Italy born Ghanaian forward Emmanuel Gyasi took a knee after scoring in Spezia's home defeat to Pisa in solidarity to the Black Lives Matter...
World
Simpsons ends use of white actors to voice people of colour
US animated comedy series The Simpsons will no longer use white actors for the voices of characters from other ethnic backgrounds, the show's producers...
World
Theodore Roosevelt statue to be removed by New York museum
A bronze statue of former US President Theodore Roosevelt is to be removed amid an ongoing backlash against symbols of racial bias and imperialism.The...
Sports
Premier League players to wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ on back of shirts
Premier League players' names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with 'Black Lives Matter' for the first 12 matches of the...
News
PLAYBACK: Ernesto Yeboah speaks about recent arrest
Following his arrest on Friday, June 6, 2020, after he led a protest at the Black Star Square over the gruesome murder of African-American,...
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I was kidnapped by police and soldiers Ernesto Yeboah speaks about George Floyd vigil arrest
Ernesto Yeboah, the leader of Economic Fighters League, has described his arrest last Friday night as a “kidnap†by the security forces.According to him,...
News
Group demands answers from Ghana Government over disruption of #BlackLivesMatter vigil
Economic Fighters League is demanding explanations from the Ghana government over circumstances that led to the disruption of its Black Lives Matter vigil at...
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