New York, U.S. | Xinhua | African Americans are much less in favor of sending U.S. forces to defend Ukraine than the general U.S. population, according to the findings from a new poll from the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Only 21 percent of Black Americans supported sending military …
Read More »Washington, other US cities gear for more protests over police brutality
Washington, United States | AFP | The US capital girded Saturday for a big demonstration against police brutality as protesters angry over the death of George Floyd and broader issues of economic and social inequality for black Americans take their nationwide movement into a second boisterous weekend. With protests in solidarity …
Read More »‘Plain angry’ Jordan joins sports world call for change after Floyd death
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | NBA icon Michael Jordan decried “ingrained racism” in America Sunday as the sports world’s reaction to the death of unarmed black man George Floyd leapt leagues and continents. “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” Jordan said in a statement Sunday, as …
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