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The Ten layers of Oppression When You are Black and Poor in South Africa 0
- Africa
- Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
Oppression, when written about, is often reduced to one layer of suffering. Yet when one unpacks the lives and narratives of the poor it becomes clear that their struggle to survive takes place under many layers of oppression. Layer One: The History of Racial Oppression The most obvious layer of oppression is that of a
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Prosecutor says Trump could be culpable for his role in Capitol riot 0
- USA
- Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who previously led the criminal investigation into the Capitol riot, said former President Trump could be culpable for his role in the raid. Sherwin told CBS News’s “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday that it was “unequivocal” that the former president was “the magnet that brought the people
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How Slavery Helped Build a World Economy by the Schomburg Centre.0
- World
- Saturday, March 20th, 2021
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”—Patrick Henry, Speech in the Virginia Convention, March, 1775. How Slavery Helped Build a
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Why Nigeria is stuck in a cycle of sharp devaluations 0
- Nigeria
- Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
When it comes to currency devaluations in Nigeria, the policy approach seems to be the bigger the better. The devaluation of the currency is usually sudden and sharp, wreaking havoc on people and businesses. One might wonder what qualifies as a sharp devaluation. I derive this by taking the inflation differential between the US and
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ISWAP kill over 30 Nigerian soldiers over a three day period 0
- Nigeria
- Monday, March 15th, 2021
Islamist militants have killed over thirty soldiers during a series of clashes in North-East of Nigeria since last week, sources claim. ISWAP kills 30 Nigerian soldiers. Security across the entirety of Nigeria has been deteriorating in recent months. The recent being four attacks that claimed the lives of about twenty-seven soldiers and ten members of
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The great exodus through the Mediterranean sea 0
- World
- Friday, March 12th, 2021
Every day, thousands of refugees head for Europe. Their hopes for a new life are greater than their fear of the passage across the Mediterranean Sea. It’s springtime, and again, refugees are making their way to Europe. The reasons are manifold: poverty – often abject poverty -, no education, no chance of a job. Then
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